Everyone is talking about a “New Year, New Me,” but 2026 is asking for a New Structure.

In this week’s episode of High Heels to Happy Feels we dive in and explore the End of the Self-Improvement Era, and why grounded awakening, discernment, and pragmatic mysticism (what we have been calling co-creation) are the real path forward.

Together, we explore:
🆘 Why “waiting for a sign” can quietly keep you stuck
➾ The difference between conceptual alignment and lived alignment
🍀 The Four Soul Pillars (Mind, Heart, Body, Spirit) and how infrastructure supports each one
🥵 Why burnout isn’t about doing too much, but doing misaligned work
💥 How discernment acts as a filter in a world of endless options and noise
💫 What the current astrology reveals about editing, refining, and building what actually lasts

This week's episode blends grounded spirituality, practical wisdom, and honest conversation, without bypassing real life. It’s a call to stop floating and start building. To stop hoping and start holding.

If you’re feeling the pull to grow up spiritually, build something real, and create a life that can actually hold you, it's time to press play. 💖

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👇🏽 Tell us what your container looks like as you move into 2026 in the comments below! We would love to help support you as we all grow into the amazing year ahead.

Stop judging your perceived lack of momentum.

In this episode of High Heels to Happy Feels, we pull back the curtain on the strange, heavy energy that often hits between the Winter Solstice and the New Year. While we know the light is returning and we should be surging forward, our lived experience is often much quieter, slower, and emotionally full.

We explore why you might be feeling a lack of bandwidth and why that isn’t a sign of stagnation, it’s a sign of your upcoming integration.

In this episode, we chat about:

• Holidays as Amplifiers: How this season doesn't create new emotions, but simply turns up the volume on what you’re already carrying (grief, stress, or connection).
• The Astrology of the Pause: Moving from the no-nonsense practicality of Capricorn into the quiet, unfiltered sensitivity of Pisces.
• Avoidance vs. Regulation: How to tell the difference between getting lazy and making the small, necessary adjustments that count as boundaries.
• Feeling the Aries Urgency Trap: Understanding the frustration of the First Quarter Moon when your desire to move hits before your energy is fully online.
• Reflection Without Obligation: Why this is a season for discernment (noticing what you don’t want to carry forward) rather than decision-making.

Our winter months don't reward forcing; they rewards conservation. If you’ve been feeling like your body is resisting the hustle, this conversation is your permission slip to honor your capacity and trust your rhythm. Just remember, you’re made of stardust and magic—and you don’t need to prove that to anyone. Trust your timing. Trust your rhythm. 💖

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Which part of this hit home for you? Are you feeling the more of the "Aries urgency" to move, or are you in the "Pisces pause" of just noticing? Share with us in the comments! 👇

We recorded this episode on the road!

We’re usually on camera for these conversations — but this one happened while driving, in motion, between our homes. Instead of studio footage, we’re sharing images from the scenery along the way as the conversation unfolded between our homes.
And honestly? That feels fitting.

At the end of the year, life rarely pauses long enough for neat conclusions. Everything keeps moving — even while we’re reflecting.

In this unscripted conversation, we talk honestly about the pressure December brings:
⚖️ the urge to judge the year,
🏆 to label it a win or a loss,
😩 🙌🏼 to decide whether it was an epic fail or a giant success.

But what if the real answer isn’t clean?
We explore the uncomfortable, honest middle — where growth and disappointment coexist, where exhaustion sits next to pride, and where a year can be both harder and more meaningful than expected.
No resolutions.
No forced meaning.
Just a real conversation, recorded in motion, about letting the year be what it actually was.
Sometimes the truest answer is simply: It was both.

Recorded on the road, in motion — curious what this year felt like for you.
Epic fail, giant success… or both?

❓Was this year a win, a loss… or something more complicated and in between? We would love to see your comments!

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