Awareness Over Acceleration: A Midwinter Reflection

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In this episode, Ashley Green shares a midwinter reflection emphasizing the importance of awareness over the pressure to rush into the new year.

Send us Fan Mail In this short episode of The Green Heart Wellbeing Podcast: Life After Teaching, I’m easing back in with a midwinter reflection and sharing my word for the year: awareness. January can come with a lot of pressure to rush, reset, and move faster. This episode offers a quieter alternative. I reflect on midwinter as a season of noticing rather than forcing, and why awareness feels like a more supportive place to begin the year — especially if you’re navigating change, burnout, o...

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Host: Ashley Green

Topics covered

• midwinter reflection
• awareness
• self-improvement
• navigating change
• burnout

Keywords

• midwinter
• reflection
• awareness
• self-improvement
• burnout
• change

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