01/15/2026
2025 was an intense year, and one of significant growth and intentional regulation. I wrote a series of journals called The Daily Ground, and by the end of the year I had completed all 4. It was a spirit-inspired project, and I'm so glad that I followed my intuition and took action.
I am still surprised that I was able to do this. In the beginning of 2025 I felt frozen. 2 years into menopause as a GenX mom, I found myself in new territory with my body and mind. I labeled it a nervous system freeze state, and I went to work to get myself regulated.
Through guided breathwork, somatics, vedic meditation and rounding, hormone replacement therapy, travel, spin classes, intentional daily grounding and a focus on family, lots of red light therapy mat time, supplements and hydration, I surrounded myself with experts, and friends that could help shift me... you name it, I tried it all. I'm like the of exiting freeze states now.
And you know what? It worked for this 6/2 Aquarian hitting her Saturn return, baby.
In my joy state after completing the journals, I made a decision update my headshot. My last one was taken when I lived the life of a marketing executive in Silicon Valley. I rarely like photos of myself these days at almost 53 years young! I walked into the studio a hot mess with leggings I have worn daily the last 3 years, my goto black shirt, no shoes, and a desire to see the real me show up in the photos - such a high bar for any photographer! I really just wanted my outsides to match the joy I was feeling on the insides. It worked. In this photo, I see my essence, captured by .
Now, just 12 days into 2026, I can already see that it is going to take more energy than ever to stay grounded this year. That's just one reason why I'm grateful to have this project coming into form at this time.
My advice for 2026? Choose whatever it is that makes your light shine, and do it now without delay.
xo
Kristen
