As the last echoes of “Auld Lang Syne” fade, January settles in—a month painted in broad strokes of “new beginnings” and “fresh starts.” But if your heart is carrying the weight of a loss, the relentless cheer of resolutions can feel like a language you no longer speak. The empty space where your loved one should be doesn’t vanish with the turning of a calendar page.
If the pressure to be instantly hopeful feels at odds with your grieving heart, please know this: your feelings are valid, and you are not alone. January isn’t about erasing the past; it’s about learning how to carry your love—and your grief—forward with a little more grace, one gentle step at a time.
Why This Month Can Feel So Heavy
The contrast is stark. The world moves forward with energetic plans, while grief often asks us to be still. This dissonance can amplify feelings of isolation. You might find yourself:
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Avoiding new year conversations.
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Feeling a deep fatigue that “starting fresh” doesn’t cure.
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Resenting the cheer around you, then feeling guilty for that resentment.
This isn’t you failing at the new year. This is grief asking to be acknowledged in a world that’s temporarily forgotten its language.
A Different Approach: Intention Over Resolution
Instead of a rigid resolution that may clash with your emotional reality, consider setting a gentle intention. An intention is a compass, not a strict map. It’s a quality you wish to cultivate, like “peace,” “connection,” or “kindness to myself.”
For a grieving heart, a powerful January intention might be: “I intend to create small moments of peace where I can feel connected to my love and my own spirit.”
Your Invitation to a Healing Circle: New Year, New Light
For anyone needing a soft, supportive space to honor this tender time, I warmly invite you to a special gathering designed just for us.
New Year, New Light: An Intention & Healing Circle is a live, online sanctuary. This isn’t a rah-rah goal-setting workshop. It’s a compassionate circle where like-hearted souls can gather to:
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Release with Gentleness: Through guided meditation, we’ll create a safe container to acknowledge the weight of the past year—the sorrow, the memories, the love—and symbolically release what no longer serves our healing.
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Set Heart-Led Intentions: We’ll focus on planting seeds for the year ahead that align with your spirit’s true needs, not external pressures. What does your heart need more of? Peace? Patience? Signs of connection?
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Open to Comforting Messages: To close our time together, I will bring through evidential mediumship messages for the group. This practice offers a powerful reminder that the bonds of love are unbroken and that our loved ones in Spirit are near as we navigate this new chapter.
Event Details
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📅 Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025
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🕖 Time: 7:00 PM EST
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📍 Location: Live on Zoom (from the comfort of your home)
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💝 Investment: $18
This circle is for you if you want to step into the year not by ignoring your grief, but by honoring it within a community that understands. It’s about finding your own “new light”—not a blinding spotlight, but the first soft glow of dawn, revealing a path forward held in love.
One Gentle Step at a Time
This January, grant yourself the profound permission to go slow. The new year isn’t a race; it’s the next step in your lifelong journey of love. Let’s take that step together, with compassion as our guide.