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The holidays can turn into a performance before we even notice—lists piling up, expectations tightening, and that murmur of “do more” getting louder than any carol. We pressed pause and spoke from a softer place: sick in bed, low on energy, and choosing honesty over perfection. What unfolded is a gentle invitation to treat rest as part of the ritual, not something you earn by crossing off every task. If you’ve been measuring your season by output, this conversation offers another way through.

We unpack the noisy “I shoulds” that crowd the mind and look at how easily time becomes a scoreboard. A nod to Momo reframes our relationship with time and urgency, helping us see the costs of rushing. From store-bought cookies to canceled plans, we offer practical, human-scale choices that protect your energy and keep you present. You’ll hear blessings for many kinds of celebrations—small, quiet, and tender, or bright, busy, and full—because softness is a posture, not a performance. Listening to the nervous system becomes the season’s most underrated tradition.

Illness stripped our plans back, but it clarified a core truth: worth is not measured by productivity. The holiday doesn’t need to be impressive to be real. If your Christmas looks different than the mood board, that might be the point. We share simple, grounding prompts to help you breathe, set limits with care, and let imperfect moments count as enough. May your cookies be flawed, your presence honest, and your rest guilt-free. If this resonates, subscribe, share this with someone who needs a permission slip, and leave a quick review so more people can find a softer way to celebrate.

Here is where you get in touch. Work with me, share your experience or requests > this is how to reach me. Love, - Sara

A foggy Sunday turned into a precision tune-up for courage. We start with a simple idea that feels radical in practice: let karma be a comfort, not a threat. From Taylor Swift’s reminder that consequences are real to 50 Cent’s masterclass in timing, we use pop culture sparks to illuminate how everyday integrity actually works when the stakes feel personal and the room gets awkward.

I share the quiet tests that matter most: telling a coworker the hard truth, correcting a bad joke without losing your center, and choosing to give back when privilege gives you reach. We break down the difference between reacting and responding, and why emotional intelligence is not softness but accuracy. You’ll hear practical ways to pause in heated moments, hold your boundaries, and still speak with clarity and care.

We also talk strategy. Sometimes the right move is to keep receipts, save the draft you don’t send, and wait for the moment when truth can do the most good. This isn’t about revenge; it’s about safety, accountability, and protecting your voice, especially if you’ve been minimized or dismissed. Through it all, we hold one core challenge: let pain make you kinder, not harder. Turn hurt into better choices, cleaner language, and braver acts that keep the air clear for everyone.

If you’re ready to name the monster without burning down the room, this conversation is your map. Listen, reflect, and then try one small act of civil courage this week. If it resonates, share the episode with a friend, leave a review, and subscribe so you never miss what’s next.

Here is where you get in touch. Work with me, share your experience or requests > this is how to reach me. Love, - Sara

Start with a cup of tea and a deep breath—this third-trimester check-in is equal parts cozy, candid, and quietly powerful. I’m celebrating maternity leave and sharing what’s shifting in real time: the way yin yoga’s surrender mirrors pregnancy, how boundaries protect limited energy, and why joy deserves space even when the calendar is full.

We explore the paradox of late pregnancy: confidence rising while skin gets thinner. I talk openly about people-pleasing, learning to say no, and finding a steadier rhythm under hormonal weather. There’s delight, too—like dreaming up baby costumes for café adventures, and the simple anticipation of finally seeing his little face. Along the way, I get practical about style, ditching most maternity wear for low-waist jeans sized up, soft knits, and pieces that still feel like me. We also dive into cravings and hormone health, including my shift from long-term vegetarian/vegan eating to reintroducing animal products with intention and good sourcing.

At the center is support. I share what it looks like to let help in without guilt: morning assists, dinner made with care, and a partner steady enough to hold space for the messy and the magical. Interdependence isn’t a step back; it’s a standard I hope we all claim—through strong partnerships or a real village. If you’re craving an honest, warm conversation about trusting the process, styling the bump, and raising the bar for how we care for mothers, you’ll feel at home here.

If this resonated, tap follow, share with a friend, and leave a quick review. And tell me: what’s the funniest baby costume I should try first?

Here is where you get in touch. Work with me, share your experience or requests > this is how to reach me. Love, - Sara

A near-contraction scare, a partner who banned me from the kitchen, and a table of twenty strangers-turned-friends shaped a week that rewired how I think about gratitude, control, and care. From our yoga loft with cake in hand, I unpack the hidden science beneath a warm holiday: why witnessing gratitude—not just giving or receiving it—can deliver a powerful serotonin boost, and how that insight can quietly shift your mood, your relationships, and your daily rituals.

We start with a candid Thanksgiving recap: the pressure of third-trimester limits colliding with a host’s perfectionism, the moment I finally handed over the reins, and the shock of everything running smoother when I let go. That softness sets the stage for a practice you can feel, not just think about. I share how a classic gratitude round at the table dissolved awkwardness and replaced it with presence, and what changes when you try to hold people in the fullness of their stories—coworkers, friends, even yourself—before reacting to the friction of the moment.

Then we zoom into the brain. Drawing from notes in my Yin Yoga training manual and a memorable Huberman insight, we explore serotonin as the steady-state happiness chemical that gratitude can unlock. The twist: being a witness to gratitude often delivers the biggest lift. This means you can tune your attention—not your schedule—to feel better. I use that lens to explain the tiny surprises and rituals I’m building into the new Yin training, each one designed to make care visible and easy to notice. The extra mile isn’t about spectacle; it’s about creating conditions where kindness is unmistakable.

You’ll leave with a gentle weekly assignment: walk with open eyes, witness one act of gratitude each day, name it in your body, and if you can, be the person who shows up first. For a sweet assist, yes, there’s cake—chocolate and peanut butter do nudge serotonin—but the real dessert is the chemistry of kindness. If this resonates, tap follow, share it with someone who could use a lift, and leave a quick review to help more people find the show.

Here is where you get in touch. Work with me, share your experience or requests > this is how to reach me. Love, - Sara

Leave the gloss at the door—this Thanksgiving, we tell the truth and still set the table with love. I’m hosting twenty friends, testing a dark chocolate caramel apple cake, and building a long, burgundy-and-olive table that feels like a hug. Alongside the menu and the seating chart, I name the complicated history of Thanksgiving, the harm too often skipped at dinner, and why honesty can live beside joy. We can gather, feed one another, and keep the facts on the table without losing the warmth that makes ritual matter.

From years of yoga teaching, I’ve learned to hold paradox: valuing a technique while refusing to excuse a harmful figure. That lens helps here. I walk through my planning system—guest lists, dietary notes, timelines, and decor—and how execution became a learned skill, not a personality trait. Organization isn’t about perfection; it’s the scaffolding that lets presence and play show up when the doorbell rings. If you’re hosting, you’ll find practical tips to calm the chaos and create an experience your people actually feel.

Then we go deeper than Pinterest gratitude. Real gratitude is somatic; it lands in the body as breath, warmth, and soft shoulders. We talk nervous system regulation, how to stop spiraling when the caramel burns, and a practice I call “dark gratitude”—thanking the hard lessons that reshaped you. Finally, we look ahead with curiosity: can you appreciate the future self you haven’t met yet? If rituals are reminders to remember, this one reminds us to be brave enough to feel. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who’s hosting, and leave a quick review—what are you grateful for that once hurt?

Here is where you get in touch. Work with me, share your experience or requests > this is how to reach me. Love, - Sara

Get ready for a salty-sweet deep dive with the one and only Chris Fox — teacher at the largest yoga studio in the world and a human with more ingredients than a Bali smoothie bowl. This episode is part heart-opening conversation, part myth-busting exploration of what it really means to live a spiritual life in 2025.

In this episode, Chris Fox brings his wisdom, wit, and genuine openness as we peel back the filters and have a refreshingly honest look at the reality behind paradise — the beauty, the contradictions, the shadow sides, and all the things no one talks about at the beach cafés.

Chris also brings his trademark candor and grounded wisdom as we take a more critical lens on the yoga world.

This is an episode for anyone who loves yoga but isn’t afraid to question it, who dreams of Bali but wants the truth, and who knows that the juiciest parts of life often live in the cracks where honesty meets humor.

Brew something yum, settle in, and get ready for a conversation that’s soulful, spicy, and beautifully real.

Here is where you get in touch. Work with me, share your experience or requests > this is how to reach me. Love, - Sara

The candles are lit and the blankets are plush, yet something still feels off when the days get short and the feeds fill with perfect fall scenes. We get honest about the gap between the cozy-season fantasy and the lived reality, and we map out a humane plan for making autumn feel supportive instead of performative. From nervous system care to practical rituals, you’ll hear how small, consistent shifts can carry you through darker months with steadier energy and a kinder inner voice.

We start by reframing what “cozy” can mean when life is full and the pace refuses to slow down. Think sticky notes by the weekly planner that whisper “breathe,” quiet phone-free mornings, and intentional date nights that anchor your week. We share a Stockholm weekend story, comfort-bake peanut butter cookies, and reflect on a fast-moving pregnancy that turns time into something sacred. Along the way, we talk physiology in plain words: moving from summer’s hustle to autumn’s rest-and-digest, why digestion and mood respond to pace, and how to build a routine your body can trust.

Then we get tactical. A firm no-text-your-ex rule to protect your peace. A winter schedule with soup days, bath rituals, and self-dates that romanticize life without the crash of unrealistic expectations. Movement as medicine to burn off stored stress and make rest land deeper. And if loneliness creeps in, we choose connection on purpose: reach out first, propose the plan, and let community be something you build, not something you wait for. Expect warmth, candor, and a toolkit you can use tonight.

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Here is where you get in touch. Work with me, share your experience or requests > this is how to reach me. Love, - Sara

What if sexual energy wasn’t a performance or a problem, but a daily, human current running through how we taste, notice, and move? I open up about tears, third-trimester honesty, and a years-long journey of unlearning shame to name something bigger: our culture leaves men with few healthy guides to hold sensual power with care. Between the puffed-up macho act and the “safe” guy who goes numb, where’s the grounded middle—confident, ethical, and emotionally present?

We trace sensuality beyond the bedroom into ordinary life: sunlight on skin, the bite of ripe fruit, the way presence changes how we meet the world. I share gratitude for feminist pathways that helped many women reclaim agency and embodied confidence, and then ask the hard question—where are the mentors, communities, and stories that help men develop consent literacy, somatic awareness, and respectful desire without shame or bravado? We examine how caricatures of masculinity lead to harm or hollowness, and we sketch a third way built on boundaries, attunement, and accountability.

This conversation is part confession, part invitation. I talk about the fears and hopes of raising a son who can access sensual aliveness without turning it into control, and I ask for your lived examples: Who models healthy male sensuality? What practices build safety and depth at the same time? If you’ve seen this done well—or struggled to—your voice matters. Listen, reflect, and then share your story. If this resonates, follow the show, send this to a friend who’ll have thoughts, and leave a review with the best example of grounded sensual power you’ve witnessed.