When the Cold Comes Back: A Reminder to Surrender

Happy Monday, everyone! 🤍

Well, the Northeast really did it again…We went from beautiful, spring-like weather to a freeze warning and plunging temperatures almost overnight.

And if I’m being honest—getting up this morning felt hard.

There was resistance. That quiet, heavy “ugh… not again” feeling.

And I know I wasn’t the only one feeling it (come on, you can be honest, nobody is reading your thoughts)

But as I sat with that feeling, instead of immediately pushing past it, I found myself wondering…

What if this is Mother Nature’s way of reminding us of something deeper?

The Lie We’ve Been Sold

We live in a culture that glorifies pushing and not surrendering at all cost.

Push through.

Be tougher.

Only the strong succeed (usually talking about physical strength and/or emotion absence)

Don’t feel—just do.

Never surrender.

We’re taught that strength looks like...overriding ourselves, like silencing the body, and conquering whatever is in front of us at all costs.

But let’s pause for a second…

What has that actually done for us?

For you?

Do you truly feel at peace with who you are?

With how you’re showing up in your life?

Or does it sometimes feel like you’re just… moving through it—existing inside a life that was shaped by expectations, pressure, and what you were told you should want?

What If Peace Lives Somewhere Else?

What if real peace, you know the kind where your body softens, your shoulders drop, and you finally feel like you can exhale—fully

isn’t found in pushing harder?

What if it lives in something we’ve been taught to avoid?

What if it lives, in the surrendering to what is right in front of you, right now?

Not giving up.

Not losing.

Not falling behind.

But softening.

Pausing.

Allowing yourself to listen.

From a psychosomatic perspective, your body will always find ways to communicate with you. Through tension. Through fatigue. Through resistance.

And, instead of asking, “How do I get past this?”, what if you asked…

“What is my body trying to tell me?”

The Power of the Pause

The answer is definitely NOT in doing more or becoming more (whatever that means). Maybe it’s in doing less—intentionally.

In the inhale. In the placing your hand on your chest.

In the slow, conscious exhale.

In reconnecting to yourself.

Because underneath all of the noise, all of the conditioning, all of the “shoulds”…

there’s a quieter voice.

The one that knows:

• What you actually want

• What you truly need

• What feels aligned—and what doesn’t

But you can’t hear it if you never stop moving.

A Challenge for You This Week

This week, I want to invite you into something simple.

Just 3–5 minutes a day.

That’s it.

Pause.

Breathe.

Close your eyes if it feels safe.

Let your inhale fill you.

Let your exhale soften you.

And gently ask yourself:

"What do I really want? What do I really need?"

No judgment. No pressure to fix or change anything right away.

Just listen.

Meeting the Version of You That’s Been Waiting

There is a version of you that isn’t rushing, that isn’t constantly pushing that isn’t living according to someone else’s expectations—spoken or unspoken.

This person is still there. Quietly waiting inside of you, waiting for you to slow down long enough to meet them.

And I would love to meet them too.

Your Next Step

If you’re feeling ready to step off the hamster wheel…to stop just existing and start truly living—

not in a perfect, easy way, but in a way that feels real, embodied, and connected—

I’m here to support you.

Because even on the coldest days, there is still beauty.

There is still light.

There is still you.

Click the link in my bio to begin.

You don’t have to live someone else’s life. You get to create your own story. You get to leave your mark.

And most importantly—you get to feel your life as you’re living it 🤍