What if this January isn’t about changing anything — but about noticing what’s already holding you steady?

Today, on Episode #186 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we slow things down.

January isn’t about adding new habits or pushing for big goals. It’s about awareness, connection, and gratitude for the habits, routines, and rituals that are already supporting you.

In an unsteady world, our habits become anchors. This may be a time for steadiness, predictability, and repetition — not more doing.

We reflect on simple, familiar habits that help calm our nervous systems and bring us back to ourselves:

• Morning rhythms that feel comforting and familiar
• Predictable movement and gentle care for the body
• Evening routines that help us unwind and feel safe
• Choosing the familiar over the new
• Protecting our energy and allowing ourselves to stop

This is a quiet invitation to notice what already steadies you — and to do a little more of that.

These aren’t small things. They are the habits that remind us: you’re okay, you’re supported, you’re safe.

On this episode:

Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

Welcome to 2026, Habit Thrivers!

Today, in this very first Habit Thrive Podcast episode of 2026, I hope to set the tone for a new year that’s not about rigid resolutions, but about intention, alignment, and self-trust.

You may have noticed that traditional New Year goals or resolutions have fallen out of favor over the years (especially for those of us in our “Me Now” years).

That harsh “fix yourself and push harder” energy may no longer feel aligned with who you are in this stage of your life.

If this is you, I want to instead issue a bold invitation — a phrase that really landed for me as I wrapped up 2025, and one that feels like a much more supportive way to move forward.

To me, an invitation is never about pressure or persuasion; it’s a soft opening, a gentle doorway, and a reminder that real change happens when we choose it for ourselves.

In 2026, give yourself permission to pause, to breathe, to listen inward, and to trust yourself and the science that supports sustainable change.

Join me in moving forward in a way that feels right for you, with curiosity instead of expectation and compassion instead of critique.

Today's episode is a reminder that growth doesn’t require force—just trust, kindness, and the confidence to choose what aligns with who you truly are.

On this episode:

Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now” Years

Instagram: @Habitguru365

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

Welcome to the closing week of 2025, Habit Thrivers!

As we wrap up 2025, several themes from our year together stood out:

• Meditation and mindfulness as coming home to ourselves;
• Movement as nourishment and joy;
• Nutrition as care and empowerment;
• Ayurveda as a reminder that rhythm and seasons matter;
• Decluttering as a way to lighten not just our homes but our minds;
• And overall wellness as self-honouring rather than self-improvement.

Woven through it all was our Habit Thrive lens — habits, routines, and rituals — because that’s where wisdom becomes lived experience.

Today, on Episode #184, I'm sharing some more of my favourite podcasts (including one specific episode I have listened to throughout 2025).

Listen through the Habit Thrive lens by asking how what you hear could become a supportive habit, grounding routine, or meaningful ritual in your Me Now Years.

The insight I received from my podcast listening has inspired something bold for 2026!

Starting January 1st, I’ll be sharing short, soulful 2–5 minute daily audio messages as a private podcast — not as a challenge, but as an invitation to gentle, consistent grounding and connection.

You can join for a month, a year, or whenever it feels right for you. Just click the link below to see the details.

Thank you for an incredible 2025 and for being part of this beautiful Me Now community. I can’t wait to see what 2026 holds as we continue to thrive together!

On this episode:

Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

Clutterbug Podcast

Wellness by Design

The Flipping 50 Show

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond