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How and why to begin slowing down this season
On slowing down as a birthright
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Happy Sunday, Soothers. If you’ve been reading my work for a while you know that I generally get Seasonal Affective Disorder pretty bad. And yet, somehow, this is the first fall/winter I’m actually excited about the season.
A lot of this is 1. I know my best tactics to keep my mood at least level, if not good (I’ll share those tactics below) and 2. Because I now work for myself for the first time… ever… I can turn inwards and use this season and cycle for what it’s meant to be — inner reflection, slowing down, my version of hibernation.
Anybody who follows me on Instagram knows how often I am out in nature and how much inspiration I draw from it. And the more I tune into the cycles of the seasons and nature, the crazier I know it is that we are…
