FebYOUary: A Practice, Not a Performance

FebYOUary is not meant to be a challenge or a checklist. It’s a practice.

The last six months have brought a lot of change for me—both personally and professionally. Some of it exciting, some of it heavy, and a lot of it humbling. And while I created FebYOUary with my clients in mind, the truth is this month exists just as much for me as it does for anyone who walks through our doors.

I’m not a guru. I don’t have it all figured out. And I’m definitely not approaching this from a place of “having arrived.”

What I am doing is practicing what we talk about every day: checking in, noticing when my body needs attention, and remembering that coming back to myself is something I can do again and again.

At a recent doctor’s appointment, my blood pressure was higher than it should’ve been. It was one of those moments that stops you in your tracks, not because it’s catastrophic, but because it’s honest. A quiet signal that something needs tending to.

So I started doing the things we so often recommend: creating pauses, grounding myself during the day, actually listening when my body speaks up and at my most recent appointment, my blood pressure was down.

Not because I changed everything overnight—but because I changed something, consistently.

Baby steps matter more than big swings

We tend to believe transformation has to be dramatic. Giant leaps. All-or-nothing thinking. A full life overhaul that happens on a Monday and sticks forever.

But real change rarely works that way.

What actually moves the needle are the small, repeatable choices, the ones that feel almost too simple to matter. The moment you pause before reacting. The breath you take before rushing to the next thing. The decision to do something instead of waiting for the energy to do everything.

Baby steps done consistently matter far more than giant leaps taken once in a while.

And honestly? Half-assing is often the gateway to whole-assing.

Showing up imperfectly is how momentum builds. Waiting until you can do it “right” is usually how nothing happens at all.

Gratitude for support (and growth)

Another huge shift over the last few months has been learning to accept help and to trust that I don’t have to carry everything alone. I am incredibly grateful to be welcoming Tara and Hanna to the team. Having their support doesn’t just expand availability at Well Rested Massage, it creates breathing room. Room for me to step back when needed, to be more present, and to continue building something sustainable rather than surviving on sheer willpower.

Growth isn’t just about adding more. It’s about adding support.

A reprieve in a loud world

The world feels heavy right now. Loud. Demanding. Even when we’re not actively engaging with the noise, it still seeps in. FebYOUary isn’t about escaping reality—it’s about creating moments of reprieve within it.

You don’t have to do everything. You don’t have to do it perfectly. You don’t even have to do it every day!

This month is simply an invitation to check in. To remember that you can return to yourself—again and again—no matter how many times you drift.

That’s the practice.

And I’m right here doing it too.