Mental Health After the Holidays: Coping With the January Slump
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Mental Health After the Holidays: Coping With the January Slump

After the holidays, many people experience a quiet emotional drop—especially those navigating grief, loss, or major life transitions. This piece explores why January mental health can feel heavier than expected and offers gentle, body-based ways to support yourself through the post-holiday blues. You’re not broken—you’re moving through a real transition.

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How to Set Embodied Mental Health Goals for the New Year
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How to Set Embodied Mental Health Goals for the New Year

The pressure to “fix yourself” at the start of a new year can feel especially heavy when you’re navigating grief, loss, or major life transitions. This piece offers a softer, embodied approach to mental health goals—one rooted in emotional well-being, nervous system support, and compassion rather than urgency or perfection.

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Using a Coaching Intensive to Release Old Patterns Before 2026
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Using a Coaching Intensive to Release Old Patterns Before 2026

As the year comes to a close, many people notice old emotional and relational patterns rising to the surface. This post explores why end-of-year transitions make these patterns feel louder—and how a focused, trauma-informed coaching intensive can support deep healing and an emotional reset before 2026.

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How to Let Go of the Past and Start Fresh in 2026

How to Let Go of the Past and Start Fresh in 2026

Letting go of the past isn’t about forcing closure—it’s about creating safety, support, and space for grief to be held. In this post, you’ll learn how unresolved experiences live in the body and how trauma-informed, somatic grief support can help you step into the new year with more ease and clarity.

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Recognizing and Managing Holiday Loneliness

Recognizing and Managing Holiday Loneliness

For many, the holidays can heighten feelings of loneliness, grief, and disconnection—particularly during the first Christmas without a loved one. This piece explores why holiday loneliness shows up, how it affects the nervous system, and offers somatic, trauma-informed support for navigating grief during the holidays with greater care and compassion.

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How Coaching Intensives Help You Reflect and Set Intentions for the New Year
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How Coaching Intensives Help You Reflect and Set Intentions for the New Year

As the year comes to a close, many people crave clarity but feel too overwhelmed to slow down. This post shares why year-end reflection can feel heavy and how coaching intensives offer a compassionate container for insight, intention-setting, and emotional support. Discover a gentler way to start the new year grounded and aligned.

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How to Create Meaningful New Year’s Intentions That Stick
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How to Create Meaningful New Year’s Intentions That Stick

Creating meaningful New Year’s intentions isn’t about reinventing yourself — it’s about honoring what you’ve lived through and choosing changes that feel supportive, sustainable, and aligned with your values. For those navigating grief, transition, or overwhelm, intentions work better than traditional resolutions because they meet you where you are. This post explores how embodied, trauma-informed coaching can help you step into the new year with clarity, steadiness, and care.

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How Much Does Grief Support Cost?
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How Much Does Grief Support Cost?

Grief support can take many forms, from therapy to coaching to community care, and the cost varies depending on the depth and type of support you choose. This guide explores what influences pricing, why investing in grief support matters, and how to find options that honor both your needs and your budget. Most importantly, it offers a compassionate reminder that tending to your grief is a meaningful investment in your wellbeing.

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How to Manage Holiday Overwhelm and Stay Present

How to Manage Holiday Overwhelm and Stay Present

The holiday season can stir deep emotions—grief, pressure, old family patterns—even while the world expects celebration. This blog explores why holiday overwhelm is so common, how to notice your body’s early signals, and gentle grounding practices to stay present during the holidays. If it feels hard to hold everything alone, you’ll also find support options including grief coaching online and somatic grief healing.

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Breaking Free From Holiday Perfectionism: Choosing Gentleness in a Tender Season

Breaking Free From Holiday Perfectionism: Choosing Gentleness in a Tender Season

This blog explores how holiday perfectionism takes root—especially for those navigating grief, caregiving, and profound life transitions—and how it quietly intensifies stress during the holidays. You’ll learn how somatic grief healing, emotional boundaries, and trauma-informed coaching can help you soften expectations and create a season that honors your capacity. A gentler holiday is possible, and you don’t have to navigate it alone.

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Finding Steadiness Through Gratitude
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Finding Steadiness Through Gratitude

Discover how gratitude can support mental health, calm the nervous system, and bring steadiness during seasons of loss or change. This gentle guide explores the science and soul of gratitude—offering somatic, trauma-informed ways to reconnect with your body, your breath, and your sense of peace.

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🌿 Finding Ease in the Messy Middle: The Link Between Perfectionism, Anxiety, and Grief
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🌿 Finding Ease in the Messy Middle: The Link Between Perfectionism, Anxiety, and Grief

Perfectionism and anxiety often show up after loss, convincing us that if we “just hold it together,” we’ll feel safe again. But grief asks something different — softness, presence, and permission to be human. This post explores how coaching and somatic grief support can help you loosen perfectionism’s grip and begin to heal with compassion.

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