With the conclusion of Thanksgiving weekend — and all the travel, conversation, food, emotions, and family dynamics it can bring — we have officially entered the holiday season. This time of year often stirs up excitement and connection, but it can just as easily awaken pressure, comparison, old family patterns, grief, and sensory overload.   There’s also an undercurrent of expectations — the ones we put on ourselves and the ones placed upon us — to feel a certain way, show u

My name is Beth, and I’m a retreat junkie. There is zero shame in my retreat game.   I signed up for my first retreat seven years ago after taking just one yoga class with a teacher during my lunch break. It had been a long, stressful week, and I needed a mental reset. I don’t know if it was the timing, the way I felt fully present in her class, or maybe the pull of a new moon phase—but something clicked. I came home, looked at my husband, and said, “I think I need to go to C

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