Hey, cutie, before we start today, I want to tell you a tiny secret about the book world that still

blows my mind. Publishers don't print mountains of books. They print a wee modest stack and wait to see

if people care enough to keep that stack alive. You are the signal they listen to. You, when you buy a

copy or 10 for your holiday gifting, you're telling them this work matters.

When you, yes, you leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads, even if your copy came from your local

independent bookstore or your library, you're telling them this book needs to stay in the world.

When you leave a review, take a screenshot and head to Beatricealbina.com

slash book. You'll find breathwork, audiobook giveaway, and even coaching raffles waiting for you.

Thank you for doing your part. I appreciate you.

This is feminist wellness, and I'm your host, nurse practitioner, somatics and nervous system nerd, and life coach, Bea Victoria Albina.

I'll show you how to get unstuck, drop the anxiety,

perfectionism, and codependency so you can live from your beautiful heart. Welcome, my love.

Let's get started. Hello, hello, my love. I hope this finds you doing so well. Happy solstice, happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas.

I hope that whatever you celebrate, oh, Festivus, the holiday for the rest of us, I hope that

whatever you celebrate or don't, happy Yule. Listen, maybe it's just like stay home and make stew and homemade bread day, which is what we're doing around here, pretty excited about it.

I hope that, regardless of what you celebrate or don't, at this inflection point in midwinter, I hope that you can take a moment to pause, to orient yourself to your space,

to ground into your body, to come home to yourself, even if it's just for one breath, right?

Because we kitten step around here. And if you're new, a kitten step is the

smallest, very smallest of possible steps we can take so much smaller than a baby step.

Those are intimidating. We don't want to fall on our snouts, right? Especially when it comes

to growing. We want to give ourselves so much space, so much room, so much love, so much care.

And so that's my invitation for you.

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