Hi friend — welcome back to The Habit Within! I’m Camille Kinzler, and today’s episode is a loving invitation to slow way down during a time of year that’s usually loaded with pressure.

You know that strange, in-between space after Christmas and before the New Year? That quiet, blurry, almost suspended moment where time feels weird and expectations feel loud? That’s exactly where this episode was born.

Because I don’t believe January needs a reset.

And I definitely don’t believe you need fixing.

In this episode, I share:

• Why New Year’s resolutions so often fail — and why it has nothing to do with discipline or motivation
• The cultural conditioning that teaches us to wait for “symbolic moments” (Mondays, January 1st, fresh starts) instead of listening to real momentum
• A client story that perfectly illustrates how waiting for the “right time” can actually slow your growth
• Why restriction, force, and rigidity activate stress — especially for women in midlife
• How your nervous system responds to pressure vs. curiosity
• The concept of internal habits — the perceptual lenses we use to see ourselves and the world
• Why no external plan will ever work if the relationship you have with yourself stays the same
• What your body is really asking for right now: safety, regulation, rest, and awareness
• Why January may be calling you not to reinvent yourself — but to return to yourself

This episode is a reminder that you are not starting from zero.

You’re starting from wisdom.

From lived experience.

From a body that has adapted, learned, and carried you through so much already.

And when we honor that, change becomes sustainable — not forced.

Big Takeaways

• January doesn’t require a reset — it requires presence and honesty.
• Your body resists pressure, not growth.
• Awareness creates momentum faster than discipline ever could.
• Internal habits shape external behavior.
• Rest and regulation come before motivation.

I’d love to hear from you

What if, instead of asking “What should I fix?”, you asked

“What feels honest for me right now?”

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