12/08/2025
If December feels overwhelming or exhausting, you’re not imagining it. Every year friends, colleagues and clients tell me the same thing (and I also tell myself): “I don’t know why I feel so tired… I wish I felt more festive.” And honestly? It makes perfect sense.
December is naturally a season of endings. Instead of slowing down we experience the pressure of demanding expectations, disrupted routines, emotional echoes, and capitalist marketing. Your entire being is juggling a lot, even if nothing “bad” is happening. Your system easily becomes overwhelmed. When you feel the exhaustion, you’re responding to a season that asks more from your body than it gives back.
In my latest blog post I go more in depth about this, but in a nutshell here is some quick advice:
Let yourself move slowly.
Let yourself take breaks.
Let yourself feel whatever comes up.
Winter is not a performance; it’s an invitation to soften, simplify, and breathe.
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