09/12/2025
She noticed it the other day.
A tin of Roses under the tree.
After Eights on the sideboard.
Matchmakers in the cupboard.
Mince pies “just in case”.
A Terry’s Chocolate Orange in the fruit bowl.
Stollen bites she genuinely can’t remember buying.
None of it arrived in one go.
It just… accumulated.
The slow creep of December snacks that starts the minute the Halloween aisle disappears.
And as she moved the After Eights out of sight, a memory hit her:
Her Nan’s living room.
The bowl of Roses that magically refilled itself.
The chocolate ornaments on the tree.
Matchmakers that only existed at Christmas.
Nan sipping Harveys Bristol Cream from a tiny cut-glass sherry glass.
And it clicked.
She wasn’t buying the food.
She was buying that feeling.
The familiarity.
The comfort.
The “this is what Christmas looks like” script her body learned years ago.
Most of us think December is a willpower thing…
But more often, it’s just patterning.
Tiny behaviours shaped in childhood that still fire without us noticing.
And once you understand why you’re doing something, it suddenly feels easier to make a different choice.
Not stricter… just clearer.
More space.
More awareness.
More you.
This is the work I do with women — combining nourishment, habit rewiring and gentle energetic support so your body actually feels safe enough to respond differently.
That’s often what creates the real, visible change people try to force for years.
If December is already showing you a few patterns you’d love to shift next year, comment NOURISHED or message me — I’ll pop you on the waitlist, or we can chat about what might help you right now.
Jennie x
