Ep. #302: The Gift of a Gentle Start—How to Ease Into the New Year

January can feel like everyone else hit the “GO” button while I'm still standing in my living room wondering if a bomb went off over the holidays.

If you’re still putting decorations away, finding glitter in places glitter shouldn't be, and feeling like you’re already behind on a year you just started, I want to invite you to take a breath — you’re not doing anything wrong.

Today I want to talk about the gift of a gentle start—especially for Highly Sensitive People.

• No rushing into the new year. 
• No reinventing yourself with "New Year, New You!"
• No pressure to hit the ground running. (In fact, you don't need to hit anything... )

I want to invite us to take a calmer, kinder approach to the new year.


Links:

• Learn about The Sensitive & Strong Community Cafe
  
  • https://sensitiveandstrongbook.com/sensitive-strong-community-cafe/

• Take the “Am I a Highly Sensitive Person?” Self-Quiz
  
  
  • https://cherigregory.com/hspquiz/

Chapters

• (00:00:00) - A Quiet Start to the New Year
• (00:00:58) - Grit and Grace
• (00:01:43) - February 1st Is No Longer A New Year's Day
• (00:04:25) - A Less Punishing New Year for Highly Sensitive People
• (00:10:10) - The Siren Song of New Planner: