A Message From Your Coach 🤍Day 5 & 6 Updates We have shown up hard for four consecutive days. And I am incredibly proud of us. This is honestly work that most people avoid at all cost. It can be challenging to really see these aspects and really confront them head on, and you all are amazing in showing up for yourself. So I am so incredibly proud and inspired by you all. We have surfaced our patterns. We have traced them back. We have followed the evidence. We wrote our letters. We are doing the work that most people spend a lifetime avoiding. And that deserves to be honored. So here is what’s next for us: Days 5 and 6 are intentional rest and integration days. Not because we are slowing down. But because integration is a part of our work. Our subconscious needs space to process what has been excavated. Our nervous system needs time to settle into the shifts that we have begun. Our body needs permission to catch up with everything that our awareness has uncovered this week. Rest is never falling behind. Rest is part of our separation work. So for the next two days we will: 🕯️ Return to our sacred space 📓 Revisit what came up in our journals this week aka cycle 🌬️ Breathe. Move. Be still. 🤍We will be gentle with ourselves. Notice what continues to surface. Notice what feels lighter. Notice what is quietly shifting beneath the surface even when you're not actively working. That notice? That's paying attention. That is honoring ourselves. That is the work. We come back together on Day 7 — and we go even deeper. We are doing beautifully. Every single one of us. Peace, love, and progress.

The Pre-Separation Prep The work begins before the work begins 1. Set Your Sacred Intention Before the challenge opens, get clear on why you're here. Ask yourself: - What am I ready to separate from? - What has this pattern cost me — in energy, time, opportunities, peace? - What becomes possible on the other side of this? Write it down. Date it. Seal it. You'll return to this on Day 30. 2. Create Your Sacred Space Designate a physical space that belongs to this work for the next 30 days. It doesn't need to be elaborate. It needs to be intentional. Gather: - 🕯️ A candle - 📓 A dedicated journal — new if possible. This journal is only for Summer of Separation. - 🃏 A tarot or oracle deck if you have one - 💧 A glass of water — hydration supports nervous system regulation during deep work - Anything else that signals to your subconscious: this is sacred space The ritual of returning to the same space daily is part of the reprogramming. 3. The Honest Inventory Before we go deep, we get honest about what's actually there. Journaling prompts to complete before July 1: - What patterns do I keep repeating that I'm tired of? - Where in my life do I feel stuck, heavy, or disconnected? - What have I been avoiding looking at? - What emotion lives just beneath the surface most days? - Where am I performing growth instead of embodying it? Don't rush these. Sit with each one. What comes up first is usually the truth. 4. The Digital Detox Window Designate the first 30 minutes of your morning as phone-free starting now — not July 1. Now. This single habit begins retraining your nervous system and attention before the challenge even opens. You're already separating. You're already practicing. 5. Audit Your Inputs For the next few days before July 1, pay attention to what you're consuming: - What content are you absorbing? - What conversations are you having? - What are you listening to first thing in the morning? You don't need to overhaul everything. Just notice. Awareness before action is always the first step in subconscious work.

Evening Ritual for Day 1 Close the day with intention The Decompression Practice — 5 minutes of intentional breathing before bed to signal the nervous system that the day is complete. What did I notice about myself today? Where did I default to old patterns? What am I choosing differently tomorrow? Evening Reflection Prompt — Three questions to answer nightly: I Will Go First. - What did I notice about myself today I have been meaning to take a nap all day. However, when I get in a groove or really get into rhythm, I never quite get around to that nap. - Where did I default to old patterns? Honestly, I have been pretty progressive today. Yesterday I was in a zoom where I noticed some old patterns coming up. I felt a bit uncomfortable in the space. I feel that came up because of my apparel and how I was seeing myself in relation to the others in the space. Even though they were very kind and welcoming, I felt awkward. I took quick restroom break during the session, and when I came back, I was bit a better. However, I noticed that insecure feeling was still there a bit. - What am I choosing differently tomorrow? Right now, I am feeling like I was progressive today so I will stay on it tomorrow. Gratitude With Depth — Not just what you're grateful for but why it matters to your growth right now. Grateful for internal and external support for my efforts. Sometimes we have to keep in mind that even though we may feel like we lack physical support. We always are supported. Even in the unseen realms. Release Writing — Write down anything you're still carrying from the day. Then physically close the journal. Symbolic but powerful. Grateful right now. Grateful for all of you in the space.

Evening Rituals Close the day with intention What did I notice about myself today? Where did I default to old patterns? What am I choosing differently tomorrow? - The Decompression Practice — 5 minutes of intentional breathing before bed to signal the nervous system that the day is complete - Evening Reflection Prompt — Three questions to answer nightly: What did I notice about myself today? Today I felt myself feeling uncomfortable with a money conversation going in on my setting. Even though I have been putting in work, I have yet to circulate the funds to match the output of energy I am putting out. I know this is deeper work that I must do, and believe or not, I have been on it since post last June. And I know in February hopping here, around March I leveled it up so more, and I can definitely feel the progress. The part that made me uncomfortable is that fact that I want to be able to contribute more than I have been able to. And I know the other parties are looking at me and judging me because I have yet to monetize to the level of work I am putting out which is causing them to have to do more. Where did I default to old patterns? I would have to say in relation to this. Part of me knows, I am working as diligently as I can to turn my situation around. However, when other parties do not feel that way even though they see me putting in this work, it causes me discomfort. At the same time, I am trusting my process and allowing myself to follow through. In the past, it may have impacted me so much that I go into a depression. However, I am still moving so grateful for that. What am I choosing differently tomorrow? Tomorrow, I will make sure to do some reinforcement work in this area. I definitely know that I am progressing in showing up more confidently for myself so staying after it. Sharpening myself, my craft, learning, and refining my efforts. Gratitude With Depth — Not just what you're grateful for but why it matters to your growth right now.

Today's Exercise — The Letter of Release 📓 Sit in your sacred space. Light your candle. Get still. Then write a letter directly to your pattern. In your letter: - Name it. Call it exactly what it is. No softening. No minimizing. Say it clearly. - Acknowledge it. Let it know you see it. You have always seen it — even when you pretended not to. - Thank you. Yes — thank it. It protected you once. Honor that before you release it. - Revoke its power. Let it know clearly and specifically how you will no longer allow it to influence your choices, your relationships, your visibility, your business, your voice. - Release it. Declare out loud that it no longer belongs to you. It was never yours to begin with. Write without filtering. Write without editing. Let it all come out onto the page. This is not a polished exercise. This is a reckoning. I'll go first. 🙋🏽‍♀️ Dear Self-Doubt aka Dimisha 🤣 I see you. I have always seen you even when I pretended I didn't know you were there. You showed up in third grade when I watched those girls tear someone apart for simply being seen. And in that moment I decided the safest thing I could do was make myself smaller. Express less. Risk nothing. That decision made sense for a nine year old. It has no place in the woman I am now. You have followed me through every career. Every room I walked into. Every moment I was about to step fully into who I am — and you whispered are you sure? I am sure. I want to thank you for keeping me safe when safety felt impossible. But I no longer need that kind of protection. I am not that little girl at the top of the stairs anymore. I am choosing visibility. I am choosing courage. I am choosing to take up the space I was always meant to occupy. You do not get to come with me where I am going. I release you. Peace out. Lol — Ashley Your turn. 🔥And have fun with this. Give it the energy you need to release it. Write your letter. Take your time. And when you're ready — share as much or as little as feels right in the comments below.