EPI 93 - A Word for the Year: A More Embodied Way to Grow
Hi friend — welcome back to The Habit Within. As we step into a new year, I wanted to pause before rushing into goals, plans, or resolutions — and instead offer a different way of approaching growth.
For years, I joked that my New Year’s resolution was not making New Year’s resolutions. Like most people, I watched them quietly fade by February. And eventually, I realized it wasn’t a willpower issue — it was a paradigm issue.
In this episode, I share why I’ve stopped setting traditional resolutions and instead choose one word for the year — a word I can embody, practice, and return to again and again.
In this episode, I explore:
- Why goals often live in the mind — and why that can create pressure, lack, and self-judgment
- The statistic most people don’t talk about: why the majority of resolutions don’t last
- How choosing a word shifts the question from “What do I need to achieve?” to “How do I want to be?”
- Why embodiment matters — especially for women in midlife
- How a word becomes a daily filter for decisions, boundaries, rest, and growth
- My word for the year — courage — and what it really means to me (hint: not fearlessness, but heart-led living)
- How courage shows up in relationships, leadership, creativity, language, and spiritual practice
- Why the words we speak shape our nervous system, biology, and inner coherence
- The quiet courage of choosing presence over perfection
Rather than striving to become someone new, this episode is about returning to yourself — and letting growth happen through awareness, honesty, and alignment.
A word doesn’t ask you to prove your worth.
It invites you to live it.
Big Takeaways
- Growth doesn’t have to be forced to be meaningful.
- A word is something you practice — not something you achieve.
- Embodied growth creates sustainability, not burnout.
- Language shapes your inner and outer world.
- Courage often looks quiet, tender, and deeply human.
An Invitation
Instead of asking “What do I want to accomplish this year?”
Try asking: “How do I want to be?”
What word feels like a lighthouse for you right now?
If you’d like to share, send me a message or DM me on Instagram — I’d truly love to hear what you choose.
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