11/18/2025
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to stay “busy” instead of actually getting better.
And this time of year makes that pattern even louder.
Most women fall into something I call productive avoidance.
It looks like progress, but it keeps you in the same place.
Here’s what it often looks like:
✨ Saving healthy recipes but never actually cooking them
✨ Researching supplements before drinking more water or adding veggies
✨ Listening to health podcasts but skipping the simplest habits
✨ Planning a full January reset while ignoring what would help you right now
✨ Saying “I’ll get back on track when life slows down”
This is not laziness.
This is not a motivation issue.
It’s self-protection.
Big action feels uncomfortable.
Small consistent action feels too simple to matter.
So the brain chooses the thing that feels productive without requiring real change.
And with the holidays, emotions, family, and pressure, it becomes even easier to get stuck here.
So take a moment and ask yourself:
Where am I investing effort that looks helpful, but isn’t actually supporting future me?
Awareness is step one.
Step two is coming tomorrow — a simple, grounding reset you can use even with a full, messy, holiday-filled life.
