Good morning friend,
Happy Tuesday! Today, try starting with a clean slate—organize one small area, like your desktop or your thoughts with a quick list. A little clarity can go a long way. Check below for some self-care tips, and remember, we’re always just an email or DM away.
The holiday haze is over, and it’s time to reclaim your energy for 2025! Join certified life coach and clinical hypnotherapist, Olivia Howell, on January 13th at 11AM EST for a powerful workshop designed to help you set intentions, choose your manifestation word, and start the year with clarity and purpose. Let’s create a vision for abundance and joy together. Snag your seat HERE!!
Self Care:
Love yourself
Affirmation: I honor my feelings and allow them to flow.
Organize your life
take 5 minutes to stretch your shoulders, stand up and move around, unclench your jaw, and wiggle your fingers and toes!
Simple support
How to prepare for a job interview without getting stressed, with human resources expert Tara Bodine - listen here!
Feed yourself
☕️ oatmeal + blackberries + bacon + toast
🥗 spinach + grilled steak + caesar dressing + blue cheese crumbles + walnuts + shredded bell peppers
🥪 roast beef + mozzarella cheese + horseradish mayo + baguette + tomato slices
🍽️ turkey sandwiches + veggie chips + pickle spears + raw veggies + chocolate truffles
Cheap and Easy Self Care
Join an online group: participate in forums or communities that interest you.
Conversation starters:
Tell a joke
What's brown and sticky? A stick.
Podcast
We chatted with Ella Dawson about her experience in an emotionally abusive relationship, how she found her voice again, and the process of writing her debut novel, "But How Are You, Really?" She shares how her work aims to tackle stigmatized topics like domestic violence and trauma recovery – listen here!
History Facts
Fenrir Grayback, the werewolf in the Harry Potter books, was named after a ferocious giant wolf from ancient Viking mythology.
Quirky Facts
The first passengers on a hot-air balloon were a sheep, a duck, and a rooster.
What’s happening?
Free events and communities:
Are you considering divorce or heading down the divorce process? Fresh Starts Registry’s co-founder and CEO, Olivia Howell is offering FREE 15 minute Divorce Resource Consults. In these 15 minutes, you’ll talk about the support you are looking for, and Olivia will follow up with an email with links, experts to contact, and resources. This is not therapy or divorce coaching, it's helping you get the support and resources you need for divorce. She is a certified life coach, so these consults are 100% confidential and safe. Book your time HERE.
Business coach Meg O’Neill hosts The Board Meeting, a FREE VIRTUAL networking opportunity for women business owners to show up and practice taking up space and connecting with other incredible, heart centered business owners. Tuesdays at 9:30 AM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE.
Lorraine Connell of Peers not Fears is hosting "Teen Leadership Program Info Sessions" a FREE VIRTUAL Live Q&A on January 8th at 7:00 PM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Lorraine Connell of Peers not Fears is hosting "Teen Leadership Program Info Sessions" a FREE VIRTUAL Live Q&A on January 14 at 6:00 PM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Candice Erickson-Perham of Indiglow Soul is hosting "Courageous Healing Conversations" Support Group, a VIRTUAL event on January 15 at 7:00 PM EST. Learn more HERE! (sliding scale pricing, with option to join for free if you need to)
Lorraine Connell of Peers not Fears is hosting "Teen Leadership Program Info Sessions" a FREE VIRTUAL Live Q&A on January 16 at 5:00 PM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Renee Guidaboni Coleman of CrossCountry Mortgage is hosting "Divorce Bootcamp" a FREE Virtual event on January 23m, 5:00 PM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Events, courses, and community support:
Ready to step into 2025 with confidence and purpose? This January 13th, join our co-founder Olivia Howell for A Fresh Start to the Year, a workshop at 11AM EST where we’ll set goals, choose manifestation words, and enjoy an empowering reading to ground us for the year ahead. Don’t miss this chance to embrace your power and create a vision for your best year yet. Grab a seat HERE!
Start your week on a fresh note with accountability, goal setting, and community. Join certified Life and Success Coach Olivia Howell for a 45 minute Monday morning meeting to set yourself up for a successful week! Each session includes guided 10 minute co-working sprints to organize and clear your desk for your personal life, professional and business stuff, and setting goals and making your to-do list. Each session will end with a 5 minute hype-up for the week. Mondays, 9:00 AM EST - 9:45 AM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE.
Looking for affordable coaching and community? Join Weekly Circle, a support group for connection, community, and coaching, hosted by Olivia Howell. If you are craving community and connection without spending your time on social media, come join us on Zoom for this special space. Weekly Circle is held on zoom on Wednesdays from 8-9PM EST. It is $15/month. We would love to have you there. Sign up HERE!
Maureen Magauran of Dr. Maureen Magauran is hosting "Breaking Free, A 6-Week Group Journey for the powerhouse woman who desires to release stress, find daily peace, and make space for what truly excites her." a 6-Week Course starting on January 9 at 7:00 PM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Nervous System Coach Jessica Addeo of Jessica Addeo Coaching is running “Nervous System Mastermind” starting in September (through December 2024). Learn more about it and sign up HERE.
Maureen Magauran of Dr. Maureen Magauran is proud to share the “Holiday Mindfulness Toolkit, Your mindfulness toolkit to bring inner peace and joy this holiday season.” a special Holiday BUNDLE with INSTANT access. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Oona Metz of Oona Metz, LICSW is hosting the "2025 Beacon Group Fellowship" a training program for mental health clinicians in Arlington, Massachusetts January 31-February 2. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Dr. Robert Yeilding hosts CBT for Social Anxiety Group; learn skills to help manage social anxiety and the fear of being judged by others. Improve self-esteem and practice strategies to help initiate and maintain social connections.
When: Weekday evening for 12 weekly meetings, typically Monday 5:30 PM EST -7:00 PM EST. This group is limited to those in California. Dr. Yeilding offers a free consultation to see if this group is the right fit for you! Learn more HERE!
Therapist Oona Metz hosts Divorce Support Group for Women+; these confidential, weekly, in person groups are designed to support the emotional journey of divorce. Groups are limited to 6 members and are led by a Certified Group Therapist. When: Tuesdays 10:45am-12:00PM in Brookline, Massachusetts. Please note: Two individual sessions are required before joining the group. The group cost is $65/session and is billable to some insurance plans. Learn more HERE!
Therapist Oona Metz hosts Divorce Support Group for Women+; these confidential, weekly, in person groups are designed to support the emotional journey of divorce. Groups are limited to 6 members and are led by a Certified Group Therapist. Fridays, 11:00 AM -12:15 AM in person in Arlington, Massachusetts. Please note: Two individual sessions are required before joining the group. The group cost is $65/session and is billable to some insurance plans. Learn more HERE!
Bethany Fiocchi Root of Oceanview Marketing is hosting "Winter Content Workshop" January 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Jo-Anne Suriel of The Energetic Well is hosting "Sound Ceremony" a VIRTUAL on January 11 at 5:00 PM. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Whitney Cardosi of Wellness with Whit is hosting "Bloom Retreat" a one day mother-daughter retreat, on February 9 starting at 10:00 AM in Stoneham, Massachusetts. Learn more and sign up HERE!
Alexandra Plante of Alex Plante Yoga is hosting "Books + Yoga Retreat" a TWO night retreat in Pond Eddy, New York, March 7-9, 2025. Learn more and sign up HERE!
See you tomorrow morning - you got this!
xox
Jenny & Olivia
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