The pull to support, the fear of losing myself. Close quarters, family dynamics, and a nervous system that wants to run. Here is how I am meeting it with open hands.

I am about to spend three weeks in close quarters with my parents, supporting them through a trip that is practical on the surface, but emotionally layered underneath.

This episode is my real time reflection on what it looks like when healing meets family. The moment my adult self made the decision, and my inner child reacted. The love, the guilt, the gratitude, and the old roles I can slip into without even noticing.

I share the approach I am taking into this journey to help me stay grounded, regulated, and connected to myself, even when old dynamics get activated. Not as a perfect plan, but as a practice.

This is also a different kind of India for me. Not tourist India, but ancestral land, lineage, and the weight and medicine of family.

I do not know what this trip will bring. I cannot control the lesson. But I can choose the way I meet it.

And if you want to follow along in real time, I am considering sharing short vlog style check ins from the trip. Think of it as a live experiment. Me navigating the challenges, hopefully with grace, possibly failing miserably and laughing at myself, and maybe you coming along for the wisdom, the humour, or just to be nosey 😆

If you want that, email the word VLOG to iam@dharmischumacher.com or comment VLOG on YouTube.

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New year pressure is real. I share why resolutions fade, and the one word practice I use to stay focused, flexible, and consistent all year.

New Year can bring a lot of pressure to reinvent yourself, reset your habits, and make big promises. But if you have ever watched a resolution fade by February, you are not alone.

In this episode, I share a gentler and more sustainable way to move through the year. Instead of rigid resolutions, I invite you to set an intention, often through choosing one guiding word for the year. Something you can return to again and again, without the shame spiral when life gets messy. This simple practice is not to be underestimated. It can create real momentum and meaningful change.

In this episode, I share:
• Why New Year resolutions often fall away
• Why intention works differently. It gives you a flexible direction you can return to
• How I choose my word for the year, and how my spirit medicine card supported it
• How to energise your intention so it feels alive, not like a flat idea

This is a beautiful practice to do any time of the year, but my favourite time is winter, when everything naturally slows and you can hear yourself more clearly.

If this episode resonates, I would love to hear your word for the year and what it means to you. Drop a comment on YouTube, or email me at iam@dharmischumacher.com. I read and reply to every message personally.

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Feeling flat, exhausted, or underwhelmed after the festive break? This episode reframes the pressure we place on one season, and offers a new way to plan your year.

How was your festive break, really?

So many people I asked said exhausted, chaotic, or quiet. Almost no one lit up and said it was everything they hoped for.

If it felt like an anticlimax, it might be because the expectation was impossible.

In this episode, I explore why we ask one season to meet so many needs, connection, magic, play, rest, joy, meaning, and a reset, and why that pressure can leave us feeling flat afterwards.

Then I share a different way to live it.

What if the answer is not trying harder next year, but spreading the magic out?

We do not need a perfect Christmas, we need a more rhythmic life.

Invitation:
Take two minutes today. Write down how this festive break truly felt, and choose 6 to 8 simple markers you can place in your 2026 diary to meet your needs across the year.

Research mentioned: Nawijn et al. (2010), Applied Research in Quality of Life, vacation happiness, anticipation, and the role of rest.

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Want the real story of my 2025, the messy bits and the magic bits? I’m sharing the mindset that helped me hold both. If you need permission to be human, press play.

Want the real story of my 2025, the messy bits and the magic bits? I’m sharing the mindset that helped me hold both. If you need permission to be human, press play.

This is a personal end of year episode, not a lesson, just me speaking honestly about what this year held in different areas of my life.

There were big highs in my work, and there were also months where home life completely floored me. There was grief, hormones, parenting storms, and some deeply proud milestones too, often running side by side.

In this episode, I reflect on:

• The season that stretched me the most as a mum
• The quiet grief of losing a friendship, and what helped me let go
• Perimenopause symptoms that made everything feel sharper and harder
• The wins and milestones that still arrived in the middle of it all
• Why surrender and trust have become non negotiable for me

If you’re reflecting on your own year and feeling like it was a mix of heartbreak and breakthroughs, I hope this helps you feel a little less alone, and a little more steady as you move into 2026.

Subscribe, listen, and then take five minutes to ask yourself, what am I proud of, and what am I no longer willing to carry forward.

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Family Triggers and Decision Regret, Human Design Basics to Understand Yourself and Others

Fiona Bleetman breaks down Human Design, Energy Types, Authority, and Centres. So you can read your chart, pause before a yes, and soften expectations.

A special Christmas Eve episode for anyone heading into family time, big feelings, or old dynamics and thinking, why does this always happen.

Human Design has changed how I run my business, the kindness and grace I offer myself, and the way I navigate relationships with the people I love. So I am really grateful I got to sit down with Fiona Bleetman and bring you a simple, beginner friendly introduction to the basics.

Consider this support for the festive social season. A lens you can take into conversations, gatherings, and all the unspoken expectations, so you can understand yourself and others with more compassion, and far less friction.

If you are doing a little inner work this winter, and quietly mapping out what you want 2026 to feel like, this is a powerful place to start. Not to label yourself, but to understand how you think, process, decide, and work best, so you can make plans that actually fit you.

Production note

To date, this has been the most technically challenging episode to get out for you to hear. I went from annoyed, to anxious and worried, to completely at peace with it. I have done my absolute best, with the tools and skills I have, and there is still a slight echo on my voice in places, plus a few edits that may feel a bit choppier than usual.

And listen, apparently it happens to the best of us. If it can happen to Stephen Bartlett, who has about six mics recording, a sound engineering team behind the scenes, and the full pro setup to make sure everything is silky smooth, then it can definitely happen to little ol’ me. And it did.

If you are watching on YouTube, you might also notice the video looks a bit different, and you will not always have the side by side view of the chart that we are talking through. But it never hurt anyone to use their imagination a little, and pay slightly closer attention to what is being said.

I laugh now, because I truly have done everything I can to resolve this. It has also been a massive lesson for me in loosening my grip on perfectionism. I hope it does not hinder your enjoyment, because it is a fabulous conversation. Thank you for being patient with my imperfections.

Inside this conversation:

• The parts of your chart that explain why you thrive, or burn out
• Why you might need time before a yes, and why that is not indecision
• The difference between Energy Types, and why some routines feel impossible
• What defined and undefined Centres can reveal about communication and confidence
• How Human Design can soften expectations, especially around family dynamics
• A parenting lens that might reframe focus, pace, and pressure

This one is also great to watch on YouTube if you want to see the chart examples.

Connect with Fiona
Instagram: @fiona.humandesign
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-bleetman-humandesign/
Website: www.humandesignconsultancy.com

Link to human design calculator:

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This short December episode offers a quiet pause before the year rushes on. I guide you through gentle reflective journaling prompts that invite you to slow down, honour what this year has held, and consciously reconnect with what truly matters before moving forward.

The Winter Solstice marks the shortest day of the year, a natural pause point before the light slowly begins to return. In nature, it signals an ending. And for us, it offers the same invitation.

This episode is not about rushing into goals or pushing ahead. It’s about standing still long enough to recognise how far you’ve come, what you’re ready to release, and who you are becoming. The prompts I share are simple, grounding, and accessible, whether journaling is already part of your life or you’re completely new to the practice.

This reflection is especially supportive if you’ve been feeling overstimulated, emotionally full, or pulled in too many directions. Taking time to reflect in this way helps ground your energy, soften your nervous system, and reconnect with your inner truth before the next chapter begins.

What you’ll experience in this episode:
• A guided reflective journaling journey you can return to in your own time
• Support for slowing down during a busy and emotionally charged season
• A gentle bridge between closing one chapter and consciously opening the next

Want to go deeper with this work?
If journaling is something you enjoy and you’d like to take this work further, I’ve created a Winter Solstice Close Down Process for you.

For £11, you’ll receive a PDF with deeper journal prompts and a short guided meditation to support the reflection process. It’s a tool you can use this year and return to again whenever you want to consciously close a chapter and begin a new one.

To receive your copy, simply email the words ‘WINTER SOLSTICE’ to iam@dharmischumacher.com

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Winter invites us inward, but that can feel confronting when you barely recognise the woman staring back at you. Discover how mirror work helps you reconnect and feel safe in yourself again.

This simple daily practice invites you to pause, meet yourself with honesty, and gently rebuild the relationship you may have neglected for years.

I share how mirror work helped me rebuild my relationship with myself during one of the darkest chapters of my life, and how it can help you reconnect with your identity, regulate your nervous system, soften your self-talk, and feel safe with the woman you are becoming.

You will hear:

• Why looking into your own eyes can be one of the most confronting and transformative practices
• How mirror work strengthens self-trust, self-love and emotional safety
• Why big emotions can surface and why that is a sign of healing
• How to begin with simple one-minute exercises that feel safe and achievable
• The stages of mirror work, from gentle gazing to speaking to yourself with love and truth
• Ways to use this practice to soften body image struggles without making the episode only about appearance

This practice is simple but profound. And in the stillness of winter, it becomes even more potent. If you have been feeling lost, disconnected, or unsure of who you really are, mirror work is a way back home to yourself.

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In this episode, I explore why joy is your most powerful guide in a season that promises magic yet somehow manages to drain and overwhelm you. Follow your joy to nourish your soul and recharge your battery.

This time of year is supposed to feel magical.
Yet somehow you’re running around ticking everyone’s boxes but your own.

It's easy to lose yourself in December’s chaos, but joy, real joy - the kind that expands your heart and actually feels good, is one of the most powerful guides you have. Especially when the world is pulling you in ten different directions.

You’ll hear:

• Why joy is a compass that brings you back to yourself
• How childhood joy holds clues to your authentic self
• Why saying yes when you mean no drains your energy
• The difference between obligation energy and true desire
• How creativity and play can be the perfect antidote when you're drowning in commitments
• Simple ways to bring micro joy into your day so you stop running on fumes

This episode is your permission slip to slow down, breathe and reconnect with what genuinely lights you up, not what the world tells you should matter.

Joy is your guide. It shows you where to go, what to choose and what your soul is actually craving.

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