🌿 Welcome to The 3-Minute Glow Ritual 🌿 Today’s word is: Reflect. If life has felt rushed, heavy, or loud lately — this tiny ritual is here to help you pause and come back to yourself. Just three minutes. Just one gentle moment of presence. In this episode, you’ll be guided through: ✨ a calming skincare step (no rushing, no perfection — just kindness) ✨ a scripture to settle your heart and remind you of God’s truth ✨ a small self-care action you can take today This week’s scripture: 📖 Isaiah 30:15 — “In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength.” Take a breath. Let your shoulders soften. You don’t have to hurry to be held. You don’t have to earn God’s love — you just have to receive it. If this ritual blessed you, let me know in the comments: 💬 “One word I’m reflecting on today is…” 💛 Thank you for joining me in this slow, intentional moment. You deserve care — inside and out. #selfcare #christianwomen #matureskin #slowbeauty #skincareover40 #faithandwellness #reflect #selfkindness #glowritual

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The podcast episode from "Slow Beauty: Skincare & Self-Care for Women 40+" focused on creating a small ritual for grounding to evoke calm and stability into daily life. The host outlined a three-step process that begins with a moment of receiving presence, followed by reflection on feelings to understand what may be causing weightiness. The final step is a prayer-led 'reset' intended to release burdens that are not your responsibility to carry.

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A Softer Way to Begin January January often tells us to brace ourselves — to try harder, move faster, and start fresh with sharper edges. This short, gentle reflection invites you to begin the month differently. Our word for January is soften. In this video, I share: a simple intention for the month a sensory anchor to calm the nervous system a gentle self-care practice for sensitive givers and caregivers This is a quiet pause for anyone feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, or weary — especially sensitive souls and caregiving hearts. You are allowed to take up space softly. This month doesn’t need your sharp edges. 🌿 If you’re looking for gentle, faith-centered self-care, you’re welcome here. Listen to the podcast: The Gentle Exhale: Self-Care for Sensitive Givers Join my Monday & Wednesday letters: gentle beginnings and midweek stillness Explore my zines, journals, and books: available on Ko-fi Thank you for being here. May this month hold you gently.

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Does your heart ever feel "brittle"? Like a piece of clay left in the sun, the weight of caregiving, "shoulds," and a cluttered living room can make us feel rigid and exhausted. In this first episode of The Gentle Exhale, we’re exploring our word of the month: Soften. I’m sharing a raw look at my own living room floor—cluttered with my son’s toys—and how I’m learning to trade the "hardness" of perfection for the "softness" of God’s grace. Inside this episode: The Living Room Confession: Reframing clutter as evidence of life. The Clay & Oil Ritual: A sensory visualization to move from brittle to pliable. Scripture for the Weary: Finding rest in the way God gently leads us (Isaiah 40:11). [About The Gentle Exhale] This podcast is a soft place to land for highly sensitive women and special needs moms. We offer faith-centered self-care and nervous-system–gentle practices for women who don’t need more to-do lists—they need room to breathe. [Connect & Breathe] Subscribe for more quiet encouragement and sensory rituals. Today’s Affirmation: "I am allowed to be human today." Scent of the Month: Lavender and the smell of rain #SelfCareForCaregivers #SpecialNeedsMoms #HighlySensitivePerson #ChristianMeditation #TheGentleExhale

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📓 The Commonplace Minute — Ordinary Joys for the New Year The New Year doesn’t have to begin with resolutions. It can begin with noticing. In this short Wednesday mini podcast, I invite you into The Commonplace Minute—a quiet pause to collect beauty, wisdom, and wonder on the page. Today’s theme is ordinary joys: the small, everyday moments that shape a year more than big plans ever could. You’ll hear: one line worth remembering a brief reflection a gentle writing prompt you can carry into your day This is an invitation to open your commonplace book and collect what already brings warmth, ease, and light—no perfection required. 🖊 What we write, we remember. What we remember, transforms us.

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If winter has been leaving you feeling tired — in your skin or in your spirit — this 3-minute glow ritual is for you. In today’s episode, we take a gentle pause together: ✨ one small skincare step for mature, winter-worn skin ✨ one centering scripture ✨ and one simple act of self-care you can carry into your day This is slow beauty. Quiet faith. Care that doesn’t rush you. You don’t have to bloom right now. You are allowed to rest. Come back next Monday for another 3-Minute Glow Ritual.

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A Soft Christmas Morning Ritual for Rest & Renewal Christmas morning doesn’t have to be rushed to be meaningful. This gentle Christmas Day episode of A Season of Softness is a quiet, calming ritual designed to help you slow down, breathe deeply, and receive rest — right where you are. Through a spoken blessing and a simple, optional skincare moment, this episode invites you to release pressure, honor tired skin and bodies, and step into Christmas with softness instead of striving. ✨ In this episode, you’ll experience: A peaceful Christmas morning pause A gentle blessing for body, skin, and spirit A slow, comforting skincare ritual (optional) Permission to rest without guilt This episode is especially for you if Christmas feels tender, overwhelming, or emotionally full — or if you simply want a quieter way to begin the day. Listen while the house is still, before guests arrive, or anytime you need a moment of calm during the holiday. 🎄 Part of the Season of Softness Christmas podcast series — gentle skincare, self-care, and rest for winter.

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In this gentle episode of Slow Beauty, we explore how to rest — even in the midst of celebration. This season can be beautiful and meaningful, but it can also be full. Full of expectations, gatherings, conversations, and stimulation. Even during joyful moments, your body still needs rest. In this short, calming podcast episode, you’re invited into a restful evening skincare ritual designed to help your nervous system soften and settle. There’s nothing to fix, nothing to achieve — just a few quiet minutes of presence, touch, and breath. ✨ In this episode: A reminder that you don’t have to earn rest Why rest matters for the nervous system, especially after 40 A slow, soothing skincare ritual to close the day Gentle reflection on letting “enough” be enough A blessing for rest without guilt This episode is part of our Season of Softness, created especially for women 40+ who are craving calm, care, and connection with their bodies. You can return to this practice anytime — even on the busiest days. 🤍 If this episode brought you a sense of ease, consider subscribing or sharing it with someone who might need permission to rest too.

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Our hands quietly carry so much — especially during the Christmas season. In this episode of Season of Softness, we slow down to care for our hands with a gentle, nourishing ritual. Winter weather, frequent washing, and the steady work of daily life can leave hands dry, tired, and overlooked. This calming audio invites you to pause, soften, and offer gratitude to the hands that give and serve in so many unseen ways. You’ll be guided through a simple hand-care practice using a balm or cream, along with quiet reflection and a spoken blessing. This episode is not about productivity or perfection — it’s about honoring the work your hands have already done and allowing them to rest. ✨ This episode is especially supportive if you: have dry or cracked winter hands feel physically or emotionally tired carry much of the caregiving or unseen work long for a quiet, meaningful self-care moment 🕯 What you’ll need: A nourishing hand balm or cream A few uninterrupted minutes A willingness to slow down Season of Softness is a Christmas audio series blending skincare, self-care, and gentle reflection. Each episode offers a small pocket of calm you can return to throughout the season. 💛 If this episode brought you comfort, consider subscribing for more slow skincare rituals and seasonal self-care.

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Christmas can be beautiful — and it can also be full. In this Ritual of Rest: Christmas Edition, we slow down and reflect on the quiet way peace entered the world. Inspired by Luke 2:19, this gentle, faith-filled pause invites you to release pressure, soften your breath, and receive rest — even in the middle of the season. This short episode includes: A quiet reflection on how peace arrived at Christmas Scripture for rest and reassurance A simple embodied ritual to calm your heart A gentle journaling prompt for reflection You don’t have to make Christmas meaningful — it already is. ✨ Take a breath. 🕯 Receive peace. 🎄 Rest in what has already been given.

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