What if the problem isn’t that we can’t keep resolutions — but that resolutions were never built for who we actually are?

In this episode, Rachel and Clair explore why the annual pressure to reinvent ourselves so often collapses into self-critique, and how shifting from resolution to ritual offers a more compassionate, sustainable path to growth. Drawing inspiration from Suleika Jaouad’s Against Resolutions, the quiet power of daily practices, and Clair’s long-standing Word of the Year ritual, they unpack what it means to move from forcing change to creating conditions for becoming.

Whether you’re exhausted by self-improvement culture, craving a gentler way to evolve, or simply ready to meet yourself with more presence this year, this episode reminds you that becoming isn’t something you achieve — it’s something you continue.

Action Item:

What would it look like to let this year unfold without demanding a version of yourself you haven't met yet?

Keep Soaring with Additional Resources:

1. "Against Resolutions" article in the Isolation Journals substack by Suleika Jaouad
2. The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad
3. Join the Dragonhood for access to the Time of Dragons reflections
4. Sign up for Dragonhood Coaching or any of our other services! https://www.dragonhood.world
5. "Hold on Loosely" song by 38 Special

Listener Call

We’d love to hear your rituals, your words, or the ways you’re letting yourself become this year.

Share your reflections with us at askthedragons@dragonhood.world or tag us with #HereBeDragons.