I wanted to drop in and say Happy New Year and also that I don't have anything interesting to say as I had about 3 hours sleep last night and my brain is off. I had planned for this to be a big working day but best laid plans and all that. I hope you have a lovely day and I will be back tomorrow!

For Christmas this year I got a new Apple Watch. My old one was basically on its last legs, so it felt like a practical upgrade. Once I had it set up, I decided to download a stress-tracking app. Partly out of curiosity. Partly because I spend so much time teaching about calming the nervous system and reducing stress. And partly because we’ve got Break the Stress Reaction coming up in January. If I’m honest, I expected it to confirm what I felt, that I’m fairly calm these days. Instead, it showed me something different. According to the measurements it uses, my stress levels are still quite high. Now, I know these apps work off averages and baselines, and everyone is different. I’m not taking it as a diagnosis or a hard truth. But it did make me pause. What it highlighted to me is that after years of trauma, chronic stress, and pushing through discomfort, my body has learned to treat a stressed state as “normal.” What I experience as calm is still activated compared to a more regulated baseline. That was actually really useful information. Not in a “something is wrong with me” way. More in a “there’s another layer here” way. It’s given me a new focus for the January challenge. Not just teaching stress regulation, but continuing to deepen it in myself too. And it’s made me curious about what 2026 could look like if my everyday baseline becomes genuinely lower and steadier. Not just coping. Not just functioning. But truly less activated day to day. So now I am considering what would it feel like if my body didn’t have to stay slightly on edge all the time? Could my calm get even calmer? If you would like to join us on this challenge, you can get it in the premium tier of my other group for $7 HERE

I’ve been thinking about how much effort goes into creating good content in our field. Blogs, podcasts, videos, posts, all the things we pour our time and energy into. And sometimes they just need a little extra love, a boost from people who understand the work we do. So let’s create a space where we can support each other properly. If you’d like help promoting something you’ve created, share your link below. It might be a blog, a YouTube clip, a podcast episode or a post you’d love more eyes on. Important: This thread is for posting links only, not for critiquing the content here. If you want to support someone, please click on their link and leave your comment or like on the actual blog, video or platform they’ve shared. That’s the support that actually helps them. No feedback or commentary here about backgrounds, presentation or technical details unless the person specifically asks for it. This is simply a place to share our links and help each other grow by engaging on the original platform. Alright, let’s go. Share what you’d like a little extra love on and let’s lift each other up.

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