This summer, let yourself be good
Hi Soothers! Happy Sunday. This week’s newsletter will be short and sweet, as I begin my annual Sunday Soother Summer Break. Basically I take most of August (and some of September, maybe?) off from both this here newsletter and its sibling podcast, as well as social media (though I scheduled 31 days of journal prompts for you over on Instagram for you to enjoy).
I’m doing some other stuff, too: unsubscribing from all podcasts; instating stronger boundaries around my phone (it doesn’t get to come with me unless I need it for driving directions this August, and I won’t look at it for an hour after waking up and an hour before bed); and not working with any 1:1 clients other than my existing Soothe masterminders; not creating any new workshops or classes. I’m planning lots of long walks and book reads by a river, and while all of this sounds magnificent and relaxing… I am totally dreading it.
I am beginning healing of my overworking, which I turn to to numb out, try to gain control in this world of chaos, and use to distract myself from uncomfortable feelings. To many other humans, a lazy August of reading and strolling probably sounds delightful, but my brain and nervous system well understand what they’re in for: an August without easy access to distractions, to speed and hurrying, to lots of doing. And without distractions, emotions I like to avoid will arise…
