310 - Why We Embrace The Void Before The Year of The Horse
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Jill Herman discusses the importance of embracing a gentler approach to the new year through conscious pauses and values-based choices.
We are halfway through January already, and Jill invites listeners into a gentler, more intentional way of approaching the new year, one that says no to urgency, pressure, and the push to immediately produce results. Speaking to both longtime listeners and those who are just finding the show, she reintroduces her idea of "wintering": a conscious pause marked by rest, quiet, and reflection as an active, not a passive, practice. She shares how choosing not to rush forward has already begun to shift things for her in really big ways. Via some personal stories, including a recent loss and a challenging family moment, Jill reflects on what it looks like to choose love, forgiveness, and self-trust when discomfort would be easier, and she explores how small, values-based choices (especially those that are rooted in compassion rather than fear) can redirect the course of our lives. Rather than framing outcomes as rewards or punishments, she describes them as the natural flow of how we show up, what we plant, and what we're willing to claim. This heartfelt episode of the podcast also touches on Jill's ongoing work with nontraditional healing methods and the clarity that emerged from a…
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