I'm Making a Shift: A Vulnerable Look at What's Really Happening at Peace & Plenty Right Now
I started 2026 with a clear, powerful intention: SLOW DOWN.
French press coffee instead of rushing. ACTUAL self-care appointments: Dedicated reading time. Trying out embroidery. Starting 1:1 pilates sessions.
As a health and life coach, I preach these things daily to my clients and my audience of midlife women. But what snuck up on me was this: I wasn't fully walking the walk.
When you run your own business and you're not yet at an income level where you can outsource, you ARE all the roles. CEO and visionary. Podcast host and producer. Content strategist. Email writer. Social media director. Sales. Community builder. And that's on top of being a mother, a wife, a daughter, a homemaker.
When you're in the grind, you don't realize how much you're overdoing it. Until it catches up with you.
I started January with a solid plan for the year, and it felt doable. But a month in, something became clear: just because it's doable doesn't mean it's what I WANT for this season of my life.
My girls are old enough to take care of themselves...but I still want to take care of them, too. The time goes fast enough without me being so busy that I miss parts of it.
Last weekend, sitting in the lobby of The Hotel Chelsea (a place that always seems to inspire something in me) and something sparked. A knowing about what I'm actually meant to be creating right now. But I wasn't ready to fully see it yet.
Then, this week I had a powerful session with my own coach that put everything into perspective. She asked me about my vision, about what lights me up, about when I feel most energized. (The irony is not lost on me that this is the exact work I do with my own clients...but you know that old expression about the shoemaker.) And I realized how misaligned I've been feeling. My gut wants to learn, research, teach, write, and coach. But what I've actually been doing? Marketing. All. The. Time.
Yet, I still tried defending myself: "But I've worked so hard...I've accomplished X and Y and Z..."
Her response was gentle but reaffirming: "Yes, you have. Celebrate it all!"
And I realized: no one can take that away from me. Everything I have done has gotten me to where I am right now, at this moment in time.
She gently presented other scenarios - different ways of structuring my brand and business where I could keep teaching and coaching…but make room for more of what lights me up.
And suddenly, I could see it. A different path. One that honors what actually sets my soul on fire.
And right now…I’m having clarity I haven't had in a while. I'm experimenting. I'm giving myself grace to explore what this year might look like - and accepting that it might look different than what I originally planned.
If things feel misaligned for you, I implore you to do the same. Slow down. Take stock. Trust that inner gut, your true knowing. But you have to get really quiet and still to hear it...and you must give yourself grace.
This is me living into my own framework right now. Priorities: realigning with what actually matters to me in this season. Permission: giving myself grace to pivot, even when it feels scary. Perimeters: setting boundaries in my calendar that are hard but necessary for ultimate fulfillment.
Maybe more certifications aren't what I need right now. Maybe more podcast subscribers aren't the goal for this season of my life.
Maybe what I'm actually meant to do in 2026 is trust myself enough to follow what lights me up - even when it looks different than the plan. ✨
The Hotel Chelsea - January 23, 2026