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Some of the most powerful lies we carry were never spoken out loud. They came from a single moment, a look, a cultural blueprint handed down without question, and somewhere along the way we signed an agreement with them. In this episode, three generations of women sit down to name the lies they believed about themselves, trace them back to their roots, and talk honestly about what it looks like to stop living inside a story that was never really true. From a discovery made under hypnosis about a father's first words at birth, to the "white picket fence" blueprint so many women were handed, to the quiet limiting beliefs we pile on ourselves without anyone saying a word, this is a raw and redemptive conversation about rewriting your narrative.

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WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE

• The moment Judy discovered through hypnosis that her father's first words at her birth were "Is it a boy?" and how that planted a seed that shaped years of her life
• How beliefs are formed not just from what people say, but from what we interpret and silently agree to
• The generational "white picket fence" blueprint and what happens when life looks nothing like that picture
• Why knowing your identity makes outside comparison lose its power
• The difference between a lie someone handed you and one you quietly handed yourself
• How different families process feelings and why that shapes the beliefs we carry in silence
• Practical reflection questions to help you identify, question, and release the beliefs that are no longer serving you

MOST POWERFUL MOMENT

Judy shares that during a hypnosis session with a pastoral counselor, she was brought back to the moment of her own birth. Her father's first words were "Is it a boy?" She called her mother afterward to confirm it, and her mother said yes. Judy reflected that this single moment, one she couldn't even consciously remember, became a seed she carried for years. It shaped how she saw herself, what she believed about her worth, and even contributed to her struggle with bulimia. The power of this story is not just in the pain of it, but in how gently and honestly she names it, releases it, and says: God doesn't make mistakes.

ABOUT GENERATIONS WOVEN

Generations Woven is a podcast where three generations of women share honest conversations about relationships, healing, faith, identity, and personal growth.

Each episode explores real life experiences and the wisdom that comes from walking through life together.

Discover more episodes at https://www.generationswoven.com

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What if your exhaustion is not a personal failure — but a spending problem?

You track your calories. Your steps. Your money. But when did you last track your energy?

In this episode of Generations Woven, Tasha, Nerina, and Judy explore why energy is your most valuable currency — and why so many women are running on empty without even realizing it. This is not a conversation about hustle culture or grinding harder. It is about learning to spend wisely, protect what is yours, and stop letting the wrong people overdraft the account you can never fully replenish.

From the spoon theory used by women living with chronic illness, to the way people pleasing quietly bankrupts high performers, to Judy's nursing days when a colleague tried to stamp "easy" on her forehead — this conversation is raw, real, and deeply practical. If you have ever ended a day completely depleted and wondered why, this episode was made for you.

What You'll Hear in This Episode

• Why energy is a currency and what it means to go energetically bankrupt
• The pie analogy: who are you giving your slices to — and why
• The spoon theory and what it teaches about strategic energy management
• Why people pleasing and high performance are a dangerous combination
• How Judy protected her energy after decades of overgiving in nursing
• What Tasha's office days versus work-from-home days reveal about energy cost
• How hormonal cycles affect energy — and why tracking them is self-awareness, not weakness
• Why protecting your morning is not selfish — it is storing the best of you for those you love
• A closing challenge: be an energy auditor this week

Key Takeaways

Exhaustion is not laziness. It is overspending. Your energy runs like a bank account — and most of us are in overdraft without knowing it.

Saying yes to everything is not high performance. It is depletion dressed up as productivity.

You do not need to cut people off. Sometimes you need to move them from your inner circle to an outer circle — and that is not cruelty, it is survival.

Protecting your peace is not selfish. It is how you store the best version of yourself for the people and the purpose that matter most.

Your energy funds your purpose — not other people's expectations.

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Reflection

This week, be an auditor. Notice what costs you and notice who refills you. Who leaves you richer after a conversation — and who leaves you in overdraft?

Try this: reduce the energy you give to the people who drain you by just 10 percent. You do not need a new life. You need clarity on who belongs in your inner circle.

Write one sentence this week: My energy funds __________, not other people's expectations.

About Generations Woven

Generations Woven is a podcast where three generations of women come together for honest conversations about relationships, healing, faith, personal growth, and the lessons life teaches across time. Through real stories and thoughtful reflection, these conversations help women navigate life's hardest seasons with wisdom, courage, and grace.

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What if the detour you are walking through is not punishment but preparation? In this episode, Tasha, Nerina, and Judy share three deeply personal stories about the seasons that rerouted them without warning and what they found on the other side. A boundary set by a colleague that quietly redirected a career. A marriage that ended and a decade of rebuilding. A broken hip and a rehab center that turned into an unexpected place of purpose. This is an honest conversation about personal growth, resilience, and the faith it takes to trust a path you did not choose.

What You'll Hear in This Episode

• Why a detour is movement and not failure, even when it is hard to believe
• How a colleague setting a boundary eight years ago changed the entire direction of one woman's career
• What surviving a marriage ending taught one woman about who she really is
• How a broken hip led to one of the most meaningful seasons of Judy's life
• Why mourning what you planned is part of honestly moving forward
• What it means to choose to suffer well instead of just suffer
• A closing prompt to help you name what this season is building in you

Most Powerful Moment

Judy shares the story of falling and shattering her hip at the Morton Arboretum in December 2024. Unable to complete the grant work she had been doing, she found herself sitting in a rehab center asking what her purpose could possibly be in that moment. The answer that came was simple: bring joy to the people around you. Six weeks later, she was wheeled out to nurses and therapists clapping and presenting her with a medallion that said "The Spark." It is the kind of story that reminds you that purpose does not pause for a detour. It shows up inside it.

About Generations Woven

Generations Woven is a podcast where three generations of women share honest conversations about relationships, healing, faith, identity, and personal growth.

Each episode explores real life experiences and the wisdom that comes from walking through life together.

Discover more episodes at https://www.generationswoven.com

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What would you say to your younger self if you could go back? In this episode, Tasha, Nerina, and Judy sit down across three generations to talk honestly about the lessons that shaped them, the women who changed their lives without ever knowing it, and what it really means to stop proving yourself and start living. From the pressure of the 20s to the quiet confidence of the 60s, this is a conversation about grace, growth, and giving yourself permission to let go of what you have been carrying.

• The invisible thread: the people who arrived at exactly the right moment with exactly the wisdom you needed
• What it costs you when you are too proud to listen and too stubborn to ask for help
• The moment Tasha's entire plan shifted and why she now sees it as a gift
• Nerina on failing forward and finding out who you actually are through the mess
• Judy's four words for her younger self: relax, be still, listen, and believe
• Why peace is one of the most reliable signs you are finally moving in the right direction
• A closing reflection that gives every woman permission to forgive herself for the choices she still judges

Judy shares the greatest pearl of wisdom she ever received from her godmother, now gone. She was in her late 40s when her godmother told her: "Learn to live your life so you don't look back with regret." It is a simple sentence. But sitting with it, you realize how much of life we spend doing the exact opposite. This moment alone is worth the whole episode.

Generations Woven is a podcast where three generations of women share honest conversations about relationships, healing, faith, identity, and personal growth.

Each episode explores real life experiences and the wisdom that comes from walking through life together.

Discover more episodes at https://www.generationswoven.com

Generations Woven shares personal stories, encouragement, and honest conversations. We are not licensed medical or mental health professionals. If you need support beyond this conversation, please reach out to a qualified professional. We are cheering for you and we are grateful you are here.

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Money affects so much more than what is in the bank. In this episode, the women of Generations Woven have an honest conversation about fear, scarcity, spending habits, and the money stories we inherit from childhood and carry into adulthood. They talk about emotional healing, communication in relationships, and the courage it takes to become the woman who changes her family’s financial legacy. This is a grounded, encouraging conversation for any woman learning to replace shame and survival mode with wisdom, intention, and hope.

• Why every woman carries a money story
• How childhood experiences shape spending, saving, and financial fear
• The emotional weight money can carry in marriage, divorce, and motherhood
• How comparison, social media, and instant gratification affect financial choices
• Why mindset is a powerful part of emotional healing and financial growth
• What it means to move from scarcity thinking to a mindset of provision
• How one person can change the trajectory of an entire family
• Why financial healing can begin with one small decision today

One of the most meaningful moments in this episode is the reflection on fearing there would not be enough to provide for a daughter, and the realization that even in uncertain seasons, faith, responsibility, and a changed mindset can open the door to a new story.

Generations Woven is a podcast where three generations of women share honest conversations about relationships, healing, faith, identity, and personal growth.

Each episode explores real life experiences and the wisdom that comes from walking through life together.

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Have you ever looked at your life after divorce and realized you were grieving more than just a marriage?

Sometimes divorce is not only the end of a relationship. It is the loss of identity, routines, friendships, family structure, and the version of you who thought this would last forever. https://generationswoven.com

In this episode of Generations Woven, three generations of women open up about divorce, healing, forgiveness, co parenting, communication, and what it means to rediscover yourself after everything changes.

From the shift of “we” to “me,” to the hard truth that forgiveness does not always mean reconciliation, this conversation explores the quiet grief of divorce, the lessons women carry forward, and how to find yourself again with grace, wisdom, and honesty.

WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE

• The quiet grief that comes with divorce that people do not always talk about

• Why divorce can feel like losing your identity, your friendships, your routines, and your place in the world

• The emotional shift from “we” to “me” and why that moment can hit long after the papers are signed

• Whether you can truly forgive and let go without reconciling

• How co parenting after divorce can look different depending on the relationship

• Why women often lose themselves in marriage and how to reconnect with who they are

• The difference between fitting in and truly belonging in a relationship

• The communication lessons all three women wish they understood sooner

• Why having hard conversations early can protect your relationship later

• A powerful reflection exercise for women healing after divorce

THE MOST POWERFUL MOMENT IN THIS EPISODE

Near the end of the conversation, Judy offers a deeply moving exercise for women who have gone through divorce.

She invites you to find a wedding photo, sit with the woman in that picture, honor who she was, and write down five things you treasure about her. Then she asks you to write five things that make you who you are now that have nothing to do with being someone’s wife, mother, or partner.

It is not about starting over.

It is about returning to yourself with grace, wisdom, and love.

QUOTABLE MOMENTS

Tasha: "Somewhere along the way I became we. And then when the marriage ends, many women are left asking, so who am I now?"*

Judy: "You need to forgive and let go for you to go on."*

Tasha: "They may never give you the I'm sorry you want. You have to find that inside yourself."*

Judy: "True belonging is where you feel loved and valued and known for who you are."*

Tasha: "I am not promoting divorce. I'm promoting better conversation."*

Judy: "Becoming you after divorce isn't about starting over. It is about starting from a place of grace and wisdom and experience and love."*

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ABOUT GENERATIONS WOVEN

Generations Woven is the podcast where three generations of women in their 30s, 60s, and 70s come together for real, unfiltered conversations about faith, love, relationships, healing, and the life lessons that only time can teach.

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If you have been through divorce, what was the hardest part to grieve?

Was it the relationship itself, the identity you carried, the future you imagined, or the version of yourself you had to rediscover?

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Have you ever looked back on your life and thought... *that wasn't random?*

Most of us have had moments that felt too perfectly timed to be accidents. A phone call that came at just the right moment. A stranger who showed up when you needed them most. A door that closed — only to reveal one you never knew existed.

But what do we call those moments? Faith? Fate? Coincidence?

In this episode of Generations Woven — the podcast where three generations of women come together to talk about what actually matters — Judy (70s), Narina (60s), and Tasha (30s) share deeply personal stories about the moments in their lives that didn't feel random at all.

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WHAT YOU'LL HEAR IN THIS EPISODE

✅ Why "coincidence" might just be God working anonymously — and what that shift changes everything

✅ The real estate story that began with a prayer, a late-night infomercial, and a $6,500 offer — and ended with the *exact* answer Judy prayed for

✅ How Tasha almost unfriended someone on Facebook — and why that one click changed the entire trajectory of her life

✅ Why the people you're meant to meet often show up *before* you're ready for them

✅ What it means to stay "awake" to the patterns in your life without overthinking them

✅ How seeds planted decades ago can bloom in ways you never expected

✅ Why instant gratification gets in the way of the things we're truly meant to have

✅ The difference between faith, fate, and coincidence — and why all three might be pointing to the same thing

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THE MOST POWERFUL MOMENT IN THIS EPISODE

Judy prayed for exactly $200 a month to stop going into debt raising five kids on $9,500 a year.

She bought a house for $6,500. Fixed it up. And then realized — to make her $200 profit, she'd have to charge her tenants $450 a month. She drove over, dreading the conversation.

Her tenant came running out the front door before she could even speak — holding an envelope.

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QUOTABLE MOMENTS

Judy- "My definition of coincidence is when God performs a miracle but remains anonymous."

Nerina-"I don't believe in coincidences. I see them in retrospect and I think — you knew this was going to happen."

Judy- "Sometimes the answer isn't yes. Sometimes it's no. Sometimes it's not yet."

Nerina- "There are little seeds planted... because there is a journey. But sometimes somebody's not ready."

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Timestamps

| **0:00** | Hook — "That Wasn't Random" |

| **1:13** | Faith, Fate, or Coincidence? |

| **1:19** | Judy: A Prayer for $200 |

| **7:45** | The Envelope — The Exact Amount |

| **8:24** | God Remains Anonymous |

| **9:09** | Tasha: The Almost-Unfriend |

| **13:11** | Seeds Planted Before You're Ready |

| **16:35** | Closing Reflection |

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What's a moment in your life that no longer feels random?

A connection. A timing. A door that closed at just the right time.

Drop it in the comments — you might be surprised how many women in this community have felt the exact same thing.

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"Thank You for Loving Me Enough" | Boundaries, Burnout & What 3 Generations of Women Know

What if the most loving thing you could ever do — for yourself and for someone else — was to say no?

Most women were never taught how to set boundaries. We were taught to be agreeable. To be helpful. To keep the peace. And it's costing us — our energy, our self-respect, and sometimes our health.

In this episode of Generations Woven, Judy (70s), Narina (60s), and Tasha (30s) get radically honest about boundaries in relationships, people-pleasing, women's burnout, and what it really means to love someone well.

A young man Judy fostered — in trouble with the law, living under her roof — pushed every boundary she set. When she held firm, she expected anger. Instead he walked into her workplace, gave her a hug, and said:

"Thank you for loving me enough."

That moment is what this entire episode is about.

IN THIS EPISODE:

✅ Why boundaries aren't walls — they're bridges to better relationships ✅ How corporate culture trains women to say yes until they burn out ✅ The foster parenting story that proves love and limits go hand in hand ✅ Why the people who get upset by your boundaries are the ones benefiting from you having none ✅ What the younger generation gets right about saying no ✅ Practical scripts for your boss, your kids, your partner, and yourself ✅ How to say "I have competing priorities" without damaging your career ✅ A simple end-of-day exercise to set one boundary today

QUOTABLE MOMENTS:

"The only people who get upset about you setting boundaries are the ones benefiting from you having none."

"I will gladly take that on — what would you like me to let go of?"

"No is a full sentence."

"Boundaries aren't walls. They're bridges to better relationships."

YOUR CHALLENGE THIS EPISODE:

Before your day ends — write down one boundary you've been avoiding. Maybe it's how someone talks to you. Maybe it's a task at work that was never really yours. Maybe it's a relationship where you keep saying yes when you mean no. Write it down. Practice saying it. If discomfort shows up, that doesn't mean you're doing something wrong. It means you're finally honoring yourself.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 Hook — "Thank You for Loving Me Enough"
• 0:10 Welcome to Generations Woven
• 1:12 Judy's Story: The Foster Teen, The Drug Test & The Hug
• 5:08 Why Is It So Hard for Women to Draw the Line?
• 6:18 Narina: New Year's Eve, Corporate Burnout & Finding Her Limits
• 8:06 The Quote That Changes Everything
• 8:15 What the Younger Generation Gets Right About Boundaries
• 8:41 PTA? PTO? — When Your Brain Just Can't
• 9:02 "No Is a Full Sentence"
• 9:07 The Tupperware Party — The Most Honest No Ever
• 10:12 "I'll Take That On — What Do You Want Me to Let Go Of?"
• 10:40 Narina Almost Quit — What She Did Instead
• 11:09 Scripts for Managing Overwhelm at Work
• 12:38 "I'm Drowning" — How to Ask for Help
• 13:24 Your Challenge: The One Boundary You'll Set Today
• 14:27 Closing — Boundaries Are an Act of Love

Keywords: boundaries in relationships, how to stop people pleasing, women and burnout, setting limits without guilt, generational wisdom, intergenerational advice, parenting with boundaries, women empowerment, tough love, healthy relationships, women over 60, society and culture podcast, relationship advice for women, women in corporate, work life balance women, soft rebuild

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Women, we are natural fixers.

We see the problem, feel responsible, and jump in, because helping is love… right? But in this episode of Generations Woven, we unpack the truth most of us learn the hard way: fixing too quickly can stand in the way of trust, growth, and real connection.

“Fixer Upper” is a conversation about the difference between supporting someone and saving them, especially in motherhood, friendships, work, and relationships. We talk about the power of asking permission, why “Do you want my advice or do you want me to listen?” changes everything, and what it feels like when someone says, “No, I just need to vent.”

Then the episode takes a deeper turn into patterns. Why we’re drawn to chaos. Why we choose “exciting” over “stable.” And how healing changes what we’re attracted to.

One story lands like a mic drop: a woman who spent years choosing the wrong kind of love finally surrendered the chase and prayed for something real… and ten minutes later, the phone rang. What came next was not a fixer upper. It was peace.

If you are tired of carrying everyone, tired of “being the strong one,” or realizing you’ve been trying to fix what only healing can change, this episode is for you.

1. Why women default to fixing and why it feels so personal
2. The simple question that prevents conflict and builds trust
3. How fixing can communicate “I don’t trust you” to your kids and your partner
4. Why teaching takes longer now but saves you later
5. The difference between helping and controlling
6. How childhood patterns shape the relationships we choose
7. Why chaos can feel familiar and “stable” can feel boring
8. A powerful love story that proves peace is a choice and a season
9. The reminder that not everything needs fixing, some things need space

1) Fixing without permission can break trust.

Even with good intentions, stepping in too fast can communicate, “I don’t believe you can do this.”

2) Ask the question before you offer the solution.

“Do you want my advice, or do you want me to listen?” is a relationship game changer.

3) Teaching builds confidence in others.

It may take longer today, but it strengthens your kids, your team, and your future self.

4) We can’t fix other people.

We can love them, support them, and walk with them, but change is an inside job.

5) Healing changes what you’re attracted to.

When you become calmer, you start allowing calm into your life, and your “type” shifts.

0:00 Women Are Natural Fixers

0:31 Welcome to Generations Woven

0:42 Fixing Too Quickly Can Block Trust and Growth

1:26 Ask Permission Before You Try to Help

1:45 “Do You Want My Advice or Do You Want Me to Listen?”

2:11 The Relief of Just Listening

3:38 A Child’s Perspective: “I Feel Like She Doesn’t Trust Me”

4:39 Regret as a Mom: Not Giving Enough Chores

5:44 Fixing at Work: Everyone Deserves to Learn

6:52 Delegation Builds a Stronger Team

7:11 Fixer Uppers and Relationships: A Different Slant

7:47 The Pattern: Choosing Bad Boys and Chaos

9:20 The Hard Truth: You Can’t Fix Anyone Else

10:02 The Switch: Choosing Real Over Drama

10:58 The Prayer Bench Moment

11:36 Ten Minutes Later: The Phone Rings

12:44 Carrot Cake, Dinner, and “No Fixing Required”

14:26 Subconscious Chaos and the Bandaids Story

16:12 “He Made a Temple, Not a Tavern”

17:02 Not Everything Needs Fixing

17:35 Closing Blessing

“Women, we are natural fixers.”

“Fixing too quickly can stand in the way of trust.”

“Do you want my advice, or do you want me to listen?”

“I feel like she doesn’t trust me.”

“We can’t fix anybody else, only ourselves.”

“Not everything needs fixing, some things need space.”

“Because of him, he made out of the lumber of my life not a tavern, but a temple.”

Before you “help,” pause.

Ask out loud (or text it):

“Do you want my advice, or do you want me to listen?”

Then do the brave part: honor their answer.

If you want to go deeper, journal this:

1. Where do I feel responsible for things that aren’t mine to carry?
2. Who am I trying to fix because it feels safer than feeling?
3. What would it look like to give people space to grow?

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Episode 11- It's Not the End, It's a Season.

Sometimes life feels like it just ended. A relationship. A dream. A version of you that you thought would last forever. In this episode of Generations Woven, we talk about the sacred in between space, the threshold, not the finish line.

Through honest, emotional stories across generations, we unpack what it looks like to survive heartbreak and uncertainty, rebuild from rock bottom, and discover that the season that almost broke you can also be the season that shapes you. From single motherhood and going back to school at 38, to a moment of desperation interrupted by something as small as making toast, this conversation is a reminder that you are not alone, and help is real, even when your pain is loud.

If you are in a hard season, this episode is your gentle reminder: you can make it ten minutes at a time if you have to.

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Timestamps

0:00 Welcome to Generations Woven with Tasha, Nerina, and Judy

0:11 When something ends and you feel like it is over

0:25 You are not at the end, you are at a threshold

0:59 Why we are talking about seasons that felt like the end

1:18 Judy’s story, five kids, marriage falling apart, sitting at the kitchen table

2:09 Calling the college, looking for a way forward

2:28 Nursing chose her, grants, loans, and living on 9,500 a year

4:14 “I could have thrown in the towel,” choosing to keep going for her kids

4:46 Looking back, it was a season, not the end

5:23 Tasha shares a moment of desperation and overwhelm

6:11 The toast moment, the tiny shift that changed everything

7:21 Asking for help, going to the next person, good people exist

8:27 A message for anyone feeling hopelessness, you are not alone

9:08 “Little gifts along the way,” remembering what grounds you

9:14 Finals, motherhood, and a child’s reminder, “Tomorrow would be a better day”

10:16 Getting fired at 20, the guilt, and the lesson learned

11:45 The car accident, losing the license, and everything piling up

13:12 The turning point, school ad, medical assistant training, finding a way out

14:12 “If it doesn’t work out, it’s not the end,” and trusting the next chapter

14:49 Pressure and fire, what builds strength over time

15:10 You do not have to wait for rock bottom to change your life

16:05 Reflection prompt, name one season you thought was the end and what it prepared you for

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Quotable Moments

Judy: “I sat at that kitchen table crying, devastated, and still had to figure out where to start.”

Judy: “Sometimes it’s not one day at a time, sometimes it’s ten minutes at a time.”

Tasha: “I made the toast and something just shifted.”

Tasha: “Ask more than one person. Someone might tell you no, go to the next person.”

Judy: “You’re not alone. You are going to be okay.”

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Start Your Reflection

Take five minutes today and answer this in a journal or your Notes app:

Name one season you thought was the end.

What did it actually prepare you for?

What is one small step you can take before things “burn to the ground”?

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