The Year of the Fire Horse began on February 17, 2026 — bringing bold, dynamic, transformative energy with it.

For many of us in our Me Now Years (especially those turning 60 and completing a full 60-year zodiac cycle), this feels like a powerful moment of renewal and return to our original destiny.

Today, on Episode #192 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we're exploring what this fiery, forward-moving year means for your energy, relationships, habits, and daily routines — and how to harness it without burning out.

We'll talk about:

• Why Fire Horse energy creates restlessness and a desire for change
• The “push–pull” dynamic of growth vs. reflection
• How self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-love, and self-care keep you grounded
• An inspiring insight from Gabby Bernstein and Mary Ann DiMarco about summoning your inner teenager

Bold doesn’t mean harsh.

It means aligned. Courageous. Intentional.

Maybe bold this year is:

• Saying no without guilt

• Trying something new

• Prioritizing your health

• Allowing joy

• Resting before you’re exhausted

This is your year to ride forward — with fire and with self-trust. 🐎🔥

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Self-acceptance. Self-compassion. Self-love. Self-care.

Today, on Episode #191 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we explore how research shows that these four practices are deeply connected, but they are not interchangeable.

Self-acceptance reduces internal conflict and builds emotional stability.

Self-compassion lowers stress and increases resilience after setbacks — and contrary to popular belief, it actually strengthens motivation.

Self-love shapes identity and self-worth, influencing the boundaries we set and the long-term choices we make.

Self-care, the behavioural piece, reinforces well-being through consistent, supportive action that improves sleep, mood, stress levels, and overall health.

Sometimes we don’t need another routine. Sometimes we need to accept where we are; to soften the inner critic; to remember that we are worthy of care, joy, and respect.

And, sometimes, we simply need one small action that supports our body and spirit today.

I'll also offer four grounded affirmations you can carry with you as you move through your week.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, discouraged, or unsure where to begin, this conversation will gently guide you back to yourself.

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Welcome to February and the month of love here on the Habit Thrive Podcast!

On Episode #190 today, we're exploring the language of self-care that’s everywhere right now—and we're asking an important question:

Are self-acceptance, self-compassion, self-love, and self-care really the same thing… or do they each invite us into something different?

Together, we break down these four concepts and why understanding the distinction can help us experience them more intentionally and more fully.

• What self-acceptance really means, and how it allows us to be fully human
• How self-compassion supports us when we struggle or make mistakes
• Why self-love is about worthiness, not behavior
• How self-care becomes more meaningful when it’s rooted in awareness
• Why noticing our habits is the first step toward change

Rather than separate ideas, these practices form a living ecosystem—shaping how we speak to ourselves, treat ourselves, and show up in our lives.

✨ This week’s invitation: notice, journal, question, and stay curious.

Next week, we’ll explore why these distinctions matter and how they play out in our everyday habits.

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Have you ever had one of those nights where your body is ready for sleep—but your mind has other plans?

Today, on Episode #189 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we explore a gentler approach to nighttime rest: Not forcing the mind to quiet down, but allowing the heart to calm the mind.

Drawing from mindfulness, heart coherence research, and inspiration from the monks currently walking for peace, we look at how the heart can become a safe landing place for worries, replayed conversations, and uncertainty about the future.

You’ll learn why the heart doesn’t argue with thoughts—it holds them—and how practices like gratitude, appreciation, and heart-focused awareness can help soothe the nervous system and guide you back toward rest.

As we close January and open ourselves to what February may bring, this episode is an invitation to soften, settle, and remember that peace begins within.

✨ You’re not broken. You’re human. And your heart already knows the way.

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Today, on Episode #188 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we’re continuing our January conversation about steadiness — especially when the world right now feels uncertain, loud, or overwhelming.

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve talked about:

• Using the habits you already have to steady yourself
• Noticing what quietly unsteadies you

Today, we go one step further.

In this episode, we'll discuss three simple, grounding practices that help regulate your nervous system and bring you back into your body — without adding more to your to-do list.

We’ll talk about:

• Why intentionally connecting with the outdoors (even for seconds) really matters, and how morning light supports your circadian rhythm, sleep, and mood
• The Ayurvedic practice of Abhyanga (warm oil self-massage) — and why mini versions absolutely count
• Rethinking movement as something that serves you, not something that punishes you

This episode isn’t about doing things perfectly: It’s about noticing, choosing presence, and creating small rhythms that support steadiness — especially in your Me Now Years.

Take what resonates ... Leave what doesn’t.

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Have you ever noticed that it’s not always the big things that throw you off balance, but the small, familiar habits that quietly pull you away from your center?

In this week’s episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we're having a gentle, reflective conversation about the habits, patterns, routines, and even conversations that may be subtly unsteadying us — often without even realizing it.

Building on last week’s episode about the habits that steady us, we're exploring the other side of the coin: The everyday habits that feel normal and comfortable, yet leave us feeling tense, depleted, or off-kilter.

This is not about judgment or fixing yourself.

It’s about awareness, curiosity, and choice:

• Why are unsteadying habits often subtle, familiar, and easy to miss?
• How is constant news consumption and unbounded screen time keeping our nervous system on high alert?
• Are you noticing how you feel after scrolling, watching, or listening?
• How do social conversations rooted in fear, worry, or drama affect your emotional balance?

When you utilize your awareness and decide when to engage, listen, shift the topic, or step back, you take control back from those detrimental habits!

It simply makes you human.

The invitation this week is not to change everything, but to notice:

• What steadies you
• What subtly unsteadies you
• And what small, compassionate shifts might help you feel more grounded

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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What if this January isn’t about changing anything — but about noticing what’s already holding you steady?

Today, on Episode #186 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we slow things down.

January isn’t about adding new habits or pushing for big goals. It’s about awareness, connection, and gratitude for the habits, routines, and rituals that are already supporting you.

In an unsteady world, our habits become anchors. This may be a time for steadiness, predictability, and repetition — not more doing.

We reflect on simple, familiar habits that help calm our nervous systems and bring us back to ourselves:

• Morning rhythms that feel comforting and familiar
• Predictable movement and gentle care for the body
• Evening routines that help us unwind and feel safe
• Choosing the familiar over the new
• Protecting our energy and allowing ourselves to stop

This is a quiet invitation to notice what already steadies you — and to do a little more of that.

These aren’t small things. They are the habits that remind us: you’re okay, you’re supported, you’re safe.

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Welcome to 2026, Habit Thrivers!

Today, in this very first Habit Thrive Podcast episode of 2026, I hope to set the tone for a new year that’s not about rigid resolutions, but about intention, alignment, and self-trust.

You may have noticed that traditional New Year goals or resolutions have fallen out of favor over the years (especially for those of us in our “Me Now” years).

That harsh “fix yourself and push harder” energy may no longer feel aligned with who you are in this stage of your life.

If this is you, I want to instead issue a bold invitation — a phrase that really landed for me as I wrapped up 2025, and one that feels like a much more supportive way to move forward.

To me, an invitation is never about pressure or persuasion; it’s a soft opening, a gentle doorway, and a reminder that real change happens when we choose it for ourselves.

In 2026, give yourself permission to pause, to breathe, to listen inward, and to trust yourself and the science that supports sustainable change.

Join me in moving forward in a way that feels right for you, with curiosity instead of expectation and compassion instead of critique.

Today's episode is a reminder that growth doesn’t require force—just trust, kindness, and the confidence to choose what aligns with who you truly are.

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Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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