There’s a lot of “new year, new you” messaging this time of year — and if that’s ever made you feel like you’re broken or behind, this episode is for you.

In today’s episode of Loving Your Life Again, we’re starting the year with one simple but powerful focus: safety first.

You don’t need to become someone new.
You didn’t fail at healing.
You adapted to what felt safest at the time.

Your nervous system’s job is to keep you safe — and it does that by sticking with what it already knows, even when those patterns no longer serve you.

In this episode, I explain (in very simple language):

• what “safety in the body” actually means
• why healing doesn’t start with mindset alone
• how survival patterns form — and how we gently come out of them
• why body, mind, and spirit all matter in healing
• what we’ll be exploring together this month inside the Breath of Renewal Circle

This is a grounding, gentle conversation for anyone who feels tired of surviving and ready to begin coming home to themselves — at a pace that actually feels safe.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• Why you don’t need a “new you” — just reconnection to who you already are
• How your nervous system decides what feels safe
• Why familiar patterns can feel safer than healthy ones
• What “finding safety in your body” really means
• How healing involves body, mind, and spirit (not just positive thinking)
• Why awareness + tools help you return to safety when life feels overwhelming

This Episode Is For You If…

• You feel stuck in survival mode
• You’ve done mindset work but still feel dysregulated
• You’re healing from toxic or emotionally abusive relationships
• You feel disconnected from your body or emotions
• You want healing explained in a simple, compassionate way

Starting the Year with Safety First

Inside the Breath of Renewal Circle, January’s theme is Finding Safety in the Body.

Together we’ll explore:

• what safety feels like physically
• how safety shows up emotionally
• how to feel grounded spiritually
• and how to return to safety when old patterns get activated

If this episode resonated, this is the work we’re doing together.

👉 Learn more about the Breath of Renewal Circle:
https://www.breathofrenewal.com/bre

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If this episode stirred something in you and you’re not quite sure what the next best step is, you don’t have to figure that out alone.

You’re always welcome to book a conversation with me, and we can feel into what kind of support would actually serve you right now — whether that’s the Breath of Renewal membership, 1:1 somatic support, or something else entirely.

You’ll find the link to start that conversation in the show notes.

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