E&E please help me give a warm Aroma-T welcome to @Caroline Fransz!🌟 Caroline hosts The Crochet Circle, a supportive place for beginners and crocheters to learn skills, gain confidence, and enjoy crochet together. She's been so successful at this that she's founded another Skool community... Skool Made Simple, where she helps you to build and grow your Skool community without it taking over your life. She's on YouTube, Etsy and other platforms that she will share with us!

I believe we are being invited to be still and know. What oil helps you become still and present?

This week has been so busy. It didn’t go as I’d planned. Life and the needs of those I love took over like Calgon and carried me away. (IYKYK) And that’s ok. I’m good with it. I used a beautiful blend to keep my energy up. Another one to fight the virus that’s coming at me. And still another one to study for my sermon. (Yes. If you didn’t know. I’m also a Pastor 🙏🏾) Life is unpredictable. Even when we’ve got it all scheduled! 😂 I’m glad that my anchor holds in the Solid Rock of Jesus. And His Blood covers! My Essential Oils are doing what they do! I’m suited up in the Armor of God. But Power belongs to Him! HalleluYah and Amen! 🙏🏾 What’s your week’s win?

Have you ever noticed when you have moved into over functioning? It looks like: • Being the dependable one • Anticipating needs before they’re spoken • Taking initiative without being asked • Solving problems quickly and efficiently From the outside? She looks powerful. Inside her body? It can feel very different. High-achieving women are often wired to perform under pressure. They’re thoughtful, responsible, capable. But when achievement becomes identity, the body can start living in a subtle state of bracing. Over-functioning isn’t always loud stress. It’s chronic “I’ve got this.” And the body interprets that as: Stay alert. Stay ready. Don’t drop the ball. Over time, this can show up physically as: • Tight shoulders and jaw • Shallow breathing • Afternoon fatigue • Hormonal irregularities • Digestive changes • Inflammation that doesn’t fully settle Because the body heals in safety — not in self-imposed responsibility. What I often see is this quiet belief: “If I don’t carry it, it won’t get carried.” “If I slow down, everything falls apart.” That belief keeps the system slightly elevated — even when life looks calm. This is where supportive practices — including aromatherapy — can be powerful. 🌿 Certain scents help: • Signal safety to the limbic system • Encourage deeper exhale • Soften vigilance • Create space between reaction and response But the deeper shift isn’t just physiological. It’s learning that your value isn’t tied to how much you hold. When high-achieving women soften even 10%, their bodies often respond beautifully: Steadier energy. More regulated hunger. Clearer thinking. Better sleep. Not because they stopped being capable. But because they stopped carrying what was never meant to be theirs alone. I’d love to hear — where do you notice yourself over-functioning? And what would it feel like to release just a little of it?

I know this community is quiet right now… and that’s okay. But I do want to know who’s here with me — because I’m not building this for “nobody.” I’m building it for you. So let’s make this easy: What are you dealing with MOST lately? Reply with a number (no explaining needed): 1️⃣ Stress / overwhelm 2️⃣ Anxiety / racing thoughts 3️⃣ Sleep issues / waking up tired 4️⃣ I feel numb and drained 5️⃣ I’m okay — just want to maintain peace I’ll respond to every comment with one simple essential oil support idea