01/23/2026
My wish for you is to remember that listening counts.
There’s a reason I don’t encourage people to “push through.”
So many of the people I work with aren’t lacking discipline or motivation — they’re exhausted from overriding their bodies for years.
When a body hesitates, slows down, or says not right now, it’s often trying to protect itself — not sabotage progress.
In my work, I see over and over again that healing doesn’t come from force. It comes from listening, pacing, and allowing the body to reorganize in its own time.
That can look like slower mornings.
Choosing rest without guilt.
Following what feels steady instead of what feels urgent.
Listening isn’t doing nothing.
It’s how trust is rebuilt inside the system.
This is why I gently remind my patients — and myself — that you don’t have to push through to be doing something meaningful.
Sometimes the most supportive thing you can do
is let your body lead.
