Meeting Yourself in the Dark: Re-Imagining Your Relationship With the Winter Season

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In this podcast episode, I delve into my life-long journey of transforming my relationship with the winter season. Once dreading the cold and darkness, I have learned to reframe this time of year as as an opportunity for deep self-connection by asking myself the question "what is this season BEST for?" 

Tune in to hear me reflect on my past, including my struggles with childhood fears and postpartum experiences of grappling with fear of the dark. I emphasize the importance of how meeting ourselves in the dark fosters self-trust.

Towards the end of the episode, I share my own delightfully practical ways to enjoy winter, such as taking a social media break, engaging in cozy activities, and reconnecting with my inner light. The episode encourages YOU to reconsider their approach to winter and find joy and meaning in this quieter, darker time of year.

00:17 Reimagining the Winter Season

01:33 Winter Camp: Meeting Yourself the Dark

02:09 Personal Journey with Darkness

05:14 The Winter Solstice and Seasonal Reflections

06:33 Cultural Expectations vs. Natural Rhythms

09:35 Winter as a Time for Self-Connection

13:13 Practical Tips for a Cozy Winter

19:10 Reconnecting with Inner Light and Warmth

22:13 Invitation to Reflect

You can't stay on your own side if you don't know what your needs are in the first place. Tend is a 12-week season where you'll learn to notice and name your needs, build unshakeable trust that they're legitimate, and stay by your own side, even when everything in you wants to self-abandon. 

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