Happy Winter Solstice!

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There's a lot going on right now. Most people are focusing on the pressure of the holidays - gifts, food, travel.

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Underneath that culturally-conditioned pressure, however, you may be also be feeling something deeper. More existential. Today, I want to give voice to that pressure.

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(By the way - if you're feeling great right now, I invite you to let that be your experience! You are not wrong if you don't fit into what I'm describing. Trust your own path and timeline.)

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If you heard my last podcast, I described a massive fall apart I went through over Thanksgiving. Here I sit, over three weeks later, still feeling the effects of that moment. I haven't gone more than two days without crying.

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Yet, in between those heavy emotional stages, I've also tapped into a level of bliss and inner peace beyond what I've ever experienced.

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I feel like that perfectly describes the energy of this time.

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Many people look for their purpose in what they do. But my perspective is your purpose is found in who you become. Right now is an in between time for many people. It feels like a birth and death, all at once.

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🥀 What is dying are old parts and patterns of us. Aspects of our conditioning, like the behaviors we created to attract attention or feel like we are enough, are coming to the surface to be seen and released.

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🌹 What is birthing is a new paradigm. One where we know we're enough, just the way we are. Where peace trumps chaos, and authenticity leads.

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If you're feeling like grief, dying, or that you're going through a breakup… you are. But not in the way you think.

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You're actually grieving the old version of you. The one that helped you survive until now, but won't help you thrive in your next chapter.

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It's hard to offer support for this kind of work in an email, beyond naming what you're feeling so you don't feel like you're going crazy.

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What I can tell you is the message I received a few days ago: "you can't negotiate with your nervous system." If you are feeling grief, sadness, anger, or any sort of way, allow yourself to feel it fully. THEN get back to your center. Bypassing the feelings, "high vibing" or distracting your way out of them, blocks what is trying to pass through.

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With all that said - I still hope you have a wonderful holiday week! May you find the moments of peace, connection, and magic that do exist when you take the time to look for them.

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I won't be writing next week. I'll be visiting my family in Michigan and creating some downtime for myself.

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So, I'll see you in 2026! 🎉 Thanks for joining me on this crazy ride. I'm grateful to be in your world.

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Andrea

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