Creating Calm: A 31 Day Pause & Reset Toolkit 🌿

November 30th, 2025

Issue 58

Weekly Pause & Reset

Mindfully designed to offer healthy lifestyle-design & wellbeing info, tips, inspiration & insights to jumpstart your week.

Creating Calm

Sweet Sunday morning 😌

It’s a beautiful snowglobe of a morning where I am! I’m sending this off a bit late today…this morning was spent getting one college kiddo out the door after pancakes, packing, and one last lounge together by the wood stove before her drive back to campus (sigh).

Tomorrow is December 1st — the last turn of the calendar page before the new year (hard to believe, I know!).

The energy and pace of December can often feel more hectic and hurried. After more than a few Decembers that left me feeling completely drained, I began to approach the season with a bit of Scrooge-y dread.

It’s taken time, experience, and reflection (and a healthy dose of reality!) to help me shift my mindset, rethink my priorities, and make tweaks to how I do things during the month of December.

I’ve learned that it’s entirely possible to experience this season differently, maybe even more joyfully (and less Scrooge-y)

If you’d love to approach this season with less frenzy and more intention, check out this 31-day e-guide I created on Canva!

When I designed this, my hope was to offer helpful and realistic insights, inspiration, and practical tools to end the month feeling satisfied…not strung out, tangled, or stretched too thin (kinda like the holiday lights can get ;)

Explore it a bit and let me know what hits home for you…or what you would add to this from your perspective!

With gratitude,

Steph 💚

Weekly Wellness Intention ✨

I intend to simplify my season, protect what nourishes me, and create space for calm even on the busiest days.

Coming Up! 💫

🌿 December 7th — Gentle Flow Yoga Class — 10-11:00 am @ at Core Fitness & Wellness in Morrisville, VT! This class will offer a moment to pause and reconnect to mind & body through gentle movement, mindful stretching, and gentle breathwork.

🌿 A Yoga Workshop! December 14th, 10-12:00.

Mind-Body Momentum: Turning Plans Into Action

This 2-hour workshop blends gentle yoga, self-reflection, and practical tools to take the next step or to continue working towards making positive lifestyle change(s). We’ll explore how intention and small daily actions can build momentum towards your wellbeing. The intention is for you to leave feeling grounded, motivated, and supported, with clear action steps to implement as soon as you walk out the door. Sign up @ Core Fitness & Wellness

What is Lifestyle Redesign Occupational Therapy?

The services I provide as an OT are informed by Lifestyle Redesign®. I work with people to create and implement healthy & meaningful habits and routines that match their values and goals. Examples might include building the following lifestyle activities into your day: stress reduction & management, physical activity, adequate sleep and rest, nutrition management, life-balance…all with the goal of increasing health & happiness.

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