Knowing what to do in your business doesn’t always mean you can do it consistently. Sometimes the gap isn’t clarity — it’s capacity. I’m curious, have you noticed that in your own work?

This morning, the heaviness 🫣 of the end-of-year season finally surfaced. Holiday wrap-up Family obligations Business loose ends Moody teens 48-hours of insomnia & brain fog That low-grade chaos that quietly hums in the background this time of year. And Scott looked at me and said, “You don’t deal well with chaos. You kind of run away from it.” And my response was simple: "You're absolutely right!" At 56, I don’t want chaos in my life anymore. ❌ I don’t want to white-knuckle family obligations when my body is asking for rest. ❌ I don’t want to stress over my business because I need to hustle out one more offer just to hit a number. ❌ I don’t want to feel behind, guilty, or irresponsible for honoring my energy. This is the season of life where I want to feel at ease with my decisions. Fulfilled by my relationships. Spacious in my calendar. Free to travel, explore, and rejuvenate when I’m tired. I want to start client calls at 11am if I’ve been dealing with insomnia for five days —and feel zero guilt about it. Because at this stage of life? I don’t need a medal for persevering. I don’t need a trophy for another hack-a-thon. I don’t need flowers for surviving. I’ve already earned the right to choose what good looks like. And here’s the part I want to say clearly — especially to the women reading this: We do not need to acquiesce to chaos. We do not need to wear over-responsibility as a badge of honor. We do not need to earn rest by exhausting ourselves. And we certainly don’t need to build businesses that punish us for having a life. This is exactly why I built the Aligned AF Life & Business Mastermind. Not as another push. Not as another performance arena. But as a container for women who are done confusing chaos with commitment. Inside this mastermind, we build businesses that: ✨ Generate recurring, predictable revenue ✨ Don’t rely on adrenaline or constant launches ✨ Are grounded in lived experience — not proving ✨ Support real life, real bodies, real seasons

As January approaches, I keep coming back to this: Starting over isn’t the same as starting supported. This season has me thinking more about safety, self-trust, and how change actually lasts, especially for midlife women who are tired of pushing themselves forward. I’m holding space for a calmer way to begin the year, one rooted in listening rather than fixing. Just sharing in case this lands for anyone else navigating this transition. 🤍

Just sharing for anyone who might need to hear this today. Midlife has a way of asking different questions than it used to, especially around food, energy, and how we relate to our bodies. And this time of year seems to amplify it. For many women, it’s not the food itself that feels heavy. It's the anticipation. The expectations. The family dynamics. The inner voice is already planning how to “undo” December. What I keep noticing is this: It’s not that effort disappeared; it’s that pressure stopped being helpful . If that inner voice feels louder right now, nothing has gone wrong. It's just pressure trying to protect you. And pressure doesn’t need obedience; it needs understanding. If you’re open to sharing, I’d love to know: 👉 What feels most tender in your relationship with your body right now? No fixing. No advice. Just space to name what’s true. 💛

I’ve noticed something this month: The women I coach aren’t struggling with food… They’re struggling with the inner voice that tells them they’re failing. December reveals those patterns so clearly. ✨I’m curious What inner dialogue are you most aware of right now