Experiencing the New Year Blues?
/Hey Love,
Has it been a weird start to the new year for you? If so, I’m right there with you! And I’m hearing from lots of others too, who are sharing they’re feeling extra emotional, underwhelmed and generally a bit off.
Here are some reasons why you might be experiencing a New Year haze and what to do about it:
Post-holiday Blues: After so much fun with family and/or time away from work, school and regular routines, it’s natural to have a period of readjustment back to the “real” world. If this sounds like you, try scrolling through your holiday photos, revisiting favorite family memories and journaling your gratitude for all you got to experience. While it won’t turn back time, it will help you extend the holiday glow as you ease into January.
Empathic Overload: All that time with family can mean little or no time alone, which for empaths, can create extra challenges in keeping emotional boundaries strong. Maybe you are feeling heightened sensitivity to others emotions, extra tired or an inability to motivate or stay focused. BTW, this can happen from too much news consumption or doom-scrolling also. Getting some much needed quiet, alone time can help you find your balance and reclaim your own energetic space.
Seasonal Affective Disorder: If you routinely feel down specifically at this darker, colder time of year, you might be experiencing SAD symptoms. This affects more people than realize it and shouldn’t be minimized or ignored! Try to find opportunities to still be active outdoors, especially if the sun is shining and make sure you talk to your healthcare provider. Here are some additional resources from the Cleveland Clinic to help understand and support SAD.
Tapping into what you are currently feeling (and potentialy why) is a huge step towards improving your mind, body and spirit connection. So even if you are frustated or disappointed by the start of the year, I hope you can give yourself the credit for this growth in self-awareness.
In this new year, I have a new offering to support your well-being - a 60 minute Energy Boost Session. In our 1:1 session you can gain a deeper understanding of who you are, identify and clear a negative belief that’s been keeping you stuck and leave feeling lighter, brighter, refreshed! Energy Boost sessions include two weeks of post-session email/text support and perfect for those who are first timers, curious about this type of work and want to sample a variety of healing tools.
To the new version of you,
Lauren