Behind the Scenes February 2025

Hi there, Highly Sensitive Person - 

What weird full moon energy we're having right now!

Everyone I've talked to today (including myself, because I give great advice) has said they're just done today. Over it.

Lots of slogging, low-energy, "blahs" are going around right now.

And while I felt bad about being in the blahs for about an hour and a half, I realized that this is a natural retraction period after a BIG season of change, effort, and growth.

It's normal to need a break after you've been leaning into life HARD lately, and it doesn't mean anything about you if you need a rest and a break for a hot minute.

This was a lesson it took me YEARS to learn, and I still catch myself interrupting those patterns when

I see them raising their heads like an internal whack-a-mole game in my mind.

In addition to sharing my version of the expansion - retraction cycle in this week's episode of the Highly Sensitive Club, I want to give you permission to take it easy on yourself this week too.

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If you're looking for a peek behind the curtain to see how I handle stress and the need for rest, this is the episode for you.

I'm sharing some pearls of wisdom after 10 years of self-development and growth on this Behind-the-Scenes episode, so tune in to see what's been happening over here for the past few months.

Rest for me has included a lot of "hermit" time with my stories and favorite calm activities. I highly recommend:

• Navvi (my new music obsession - slow, electronic, ethereal)

• The Empyrean series by Rebecca Yarros (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm, which just came out two weeks ago!)

• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (one of my all-time favorite N64 games)

• Great British Bake Off (series 7 currently, working out way forward)

• Virgin River (if Hallmark were soapier!)

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (because there's no such thing as too much Link)

Comment below and let me know what you've been listening to, reading, playing, watching, etc.

How do you like to hermit?

And if you missed last week's episode and need a boost of encouragement, I highly recommend you come back to this episode anytime you're working through a tough season.

We all deserve rest and grace, no matter how high of an achiever you are.

Steph

P.S. Ready to make 2025 your year? Here are two ways I can help:

1. Grab your Vision Session to help you get crystal clear on your big goals, tap into your dreams again, and decide on practical action steps to get started. All you have to do is show up for the conversation, and I'll pull out the rest.

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