Hi friend — welcome back to The Habit Within. As we step into a new year, I wanted to pause before rushing into goals, plans, or resolutions — and instead offer a different way of approaching growth.

For years, I joked that my New Year’s resolution was not making New Year’s resolutions. Like most people, I watched them quietly fade by February. And eventually, I realized it wasn’t a willpower issue — it was a paradigm issue.

In this episode, I share why I’ve stopped setting traditional resolutions and instead choose one word for the year — a word I can embody, practice, and return to again and again.

In this episode, I explore:

• Why goals often live in the mind — and why that can create pressure, lack, and self-judgment
• The statistic most people don’t talk about: why the majority of resolutions don’t last
• How choosing a word shifts the question from “What do I need to achieve?” to “How do I want to be?”
• Why embodiment matters — especially for women in midlife
• How a word becomes a daily filter for decisions, boundaries, rest, and growth
• My word for the year — courage — and what it really means to me (hint: not fearlessness, but heart-led living)
• How courage shows up in relationships, leadership, creativity, language, and spiritual practice
• Why the words we speak shape our nervous system, biology, and inner coherence
• The quiet courage of choosing presence over perfection

Rather than striving to become someone new, this episode is about returning to yourself — and letting growth happen through awareness, honesty, and alignment.

A word doesn’t ask you to prove your worth.
It invites you to live it.

Big Takeaways

• Growth doesn’t have to be forced to be meaningful.
• A word is something you practice — not something you achieve.
• Embodied growth creates sustainability, not burnout.
• Language shapes your inner and outer world.
• Courage often looks quiet, tender, and deeply human.

An Invitation

Instead of asking “What do I want to accomplish this year?”
Try asking: “How do I want to be?”

What word feels like a lighthouse for you right now?

If you’d like to share, send me a message or DM me on Instagram — I’d truly love to hear what you choose.

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Hi friend — welcome back to The Habit Within! I’m Camille Kinzler, and today’s episode is a loving invitation to slow way down during a time of year that’s usually loaded with pressure.

You know that strange, in-between space after Christmas and before the New Year? That quiet, blurry, almost suspended moment where time feels weird and expectations feel loud? That’s exactly where this episode was born.

Because I don’t believe January needs a reset.

And I definitely don’t believe you need fixing.

In this episode, I share:

• Why New Year’s resolutions so often fail — and why it has nothing to do with discipline or motivation
• The cultural conditioning that teaches us to wait for “symbolic moments” (Mondays, January 1st, fresh starts) instead of listening to real momentum
• A client story that perfectly illustrates how waiting for the “right time” can actually slow your growth
• Why restriction, force, and rigidity activate stress — especially for women in midlife
• How your nervous system responds to pressure vs. curiosity
• The concept of internal habits — the perceptual lenses we use to see ourselves and the world
• Why no external plan will ever work if the relationship you have with yourself stays the same
• What your body is really asking for right now: safety, regulation, rest, and awareness
• Why January may be calling you not to reinvent yourself — but to return to yourself

This episode is a reminder that you are not starting from zero.

You’re starting from wisdom.

From lived experience.

From a body that has adapted, learned, and carried you through so much already.

And when we honor that, change becomes sustainable — not forced.

Big Takeaways

• January doesn’t require a reset — it requires presence and honesty.
• Your body resists pressure, not growth.
• Awareness creates momentum faster than discipline ever could.
• Internal habits shape external behavior.
• Rest and regulation come before motivation.

I’d love to hear from you

What if, instead of asking “What should I fix?”, you asked

“What feels honest for me right now?”

Send me a message or share this episode with someone who needs permission to soften their start to the year.

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Hi friend — welcome back to The Habit Within! I’m Camille Kinzler, and today’s episode is one of my favorite kinds of conversations — the kind that seems simple on the surface, but actually changes the way you see your life.

We talk a lot about food, supplements, habits, and routines… but what if one of the most powerful influences on your health isn’t what you’re doing — it’s who you’re doing life with?

In this episode, I explore how the people you surround yourself with don’t just shape your mindset or behavior — they literally shape your biology. Through the lens of epigenetics, nervous system regulation, and lived experience, we’ll look at how proximity, conversations, and emotional environments quietly influence your energy, hormones, and resilience.

In this episode, I share:

• A sweet listener story about staying grounded during busy seasons — and why small, shared rituals matter
• The simple “broccoli for breakfast” moment that perfectly illustrates the power of proximity
• Why we naturally absorb the habits, language, and rhythms of the people around us
• How relationships influence gene expression through epigenetics (think dimmer switches, not destiny)
• The role of co-regulation — and why calm, grounded people teach your nervous system how to respond to the world
• Why “keeping up with the Joneses” can be nourishing when we choose the right Joneses
• How to notice who you gravitate toward in social settings — and what that reveals about your internal state
• The difference between growth rooted in self-judgment versus growth rooted in curiosity and play
• A gentle invitation to seek out relationships that support who you’re becoming

This episode isn’t about cutting people out of your life or forcing change. It’s about awareness. Because when you understand how deeply your environment shapes you, you get to choose proximity with intention — and that choice can quietly transform your health, your energy, and your joy.

Big Takeaways

• Your relationships influence your nervous system, hormones, and gene expression.
• Growth happens through proximity — often without effort or force.
• Calm, regulated people help your body learn safety and ease.
• Curiosity-based growth creates expansion; shame-based growth creates pressure.
• Small exposures can create big shifts over time.

I’d love to hear from you

Who in your life helps you feel calmer, lighter, more yourself?

Reach out to them this week — or send me a message and tell me what this episode stirred in you.

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