New Year, who’s this?

It’s hard to believe that we are tip-toeing into another year. We hear from a lot of our clients that they feel stuck in March of 2020, around the time the COVID-19 pandemic started. This is a *totally* common response to a big, life-changing event such as a global struggle with a novel virus.

All of that said - we’re here! We made it! For many of us, a New Year represents an opportunity to identify resolutions for our own change and growth. The word “resolution” has a very permanent, final connotation to it. What do you think about setting “intentions” instead? Are you feeling unsure about what that even means? We got you.

New Year’s Resolutions have a longggg history of being heavily associated with weight loss, and can often involve unhealthy relationships with food and exercise. Intentions, however, can be an empowering communication with ourselves to identify and work toward growth and development. Instead of “in the new year, I want to lose weight”, let’s try “in the new year, I will feel less chronic pain” or “in the new year, I’m going to improve my sleep”. The goal of an intention is to describe how you want to act or feel differently and structuring the sentiment as if it has already been done. Weight loss does not necessarily directly impact your quality of life as improving sleep or feeling less chronic pain undeniably will.

For some, setting intentions can be a spiritual experience - communicating with the universe what will help us adapt and move forward. For others, setting intentions can simply be an active reflection of current self and what would help ourselves more happy and healthy. What intentions will you set for yourself in the new year?