Less “detox tea,” more actually freeing your life. Use this for reflection, journaling, or just a reminder that sometimes the work isn’t about adding more—it’s about letting go.

This season, I’m noticing what no longer serves me. The things I’m choosing to release are heavy, familiar, and often disguised as normal:

• Conversations that drain instead of challenge
• Saying yes out of fear
• Measuring my value by likes and views
• Creating for validation instead of meaning
• All-or-nothing thinking
• Confusing awareness with action
• Feeling guilty for protecting my time or energy
• Consuming anxiety before breakfast
• Calling it “staying informed” when it’s just overload
• Confusing productivity with self-worth

Letting these go isn’t about being perfect. It’s about making space. Space to breathe, to create, to feel, and to act from alignment instead of habit. Space to recognize that my energy is finite and precious, and how I spend it matters more than I’ve often realized.

At the same time, some things are staying. These are the roots that keep me grounded and the practices that bring me back to myself:

• Yoga and movement that remind me I’m alive
• Skating, walking, and getting outdoors—more often, more joyfully
• Being intentional and mindful in how I spend my time
• Setting goals and journaling, but without pressure
• Loving myself more and giving myself grace because I’ve already come such a long way

This season is a blend of release and retention, of pruning and cultivating. It’s messy, imperfect, and fully mine. And as I step into it, I feel lighter, clearer, and more connected to who I want to be—not just for the year ahead, but for right now.

— Bri 🍎