The holiday season can be a time of connection, beauty, and meaning - and it can stir unhealed wounds, activate our younger parts, and amplify stress. This guide helps you to stay rooted and resourced - and intentional.

1. Create Your Inner Home Base.

Before entering any event, family gathering, or emotional terrain, pause for a YOU-turn and ask:

• “What do I need to feel grounded and present?”
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“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.” ― Simone Weil

When Presence Becomes a Weight

Relationship dynamics can sometimes hold us, not in love or support, but in place—a subtle, insidious tightening that whispers: you are small, and you must stay that way for the world to be safe.

Over time, the weight builds. You adjust, ...

 “Responsibility is a way of being that unlocks the power to create your life. You hold the key… remember to use it.” ~ Maria Mellano

How often do we look outside ourselves for answers, for change, for absolution, and blame?

“Taking responsibility” is an often misunderstood concept. It can feel like accepting blame for something that’s “not mine” and a burden. However, embraced in the healing ...