In this first episode of The Up-Level Reset: Four Simple Shifts for a Stronger 2026, I’m kicking off a four-part mini series airing over the last four Wednesdays of 2025.

Lately, I’ve been feeling the weight of life: the grind, the to-dos, the heaviness of the world, and the emotional load of parenting and running a business. So this series is my personal reset too. I’m pulling out my tools, turning the page, and inviting you to do this with me.

This week is about the simplest shift that can bring the fastest relief: where we place our focus. When we stop scanning for what’s wrong and start noticing what’s right, in ourselves, in our relationships, in our kids, and in the world, everything starts to change.

What I Cover in This Episode:

I walk you through five powerful focus resets:

• Negativity bias: why your brain naturally locks onto problems and how that can distort how you see your life and your teen.
• Gratitude: a real mindset and nervous system shift that expands hope and capacity during hard seasons.
• The Circle of Control: how to reclaim your power by redirecting your energy toward what you can actually influence.
• Problem-scanning to solution-noticing: how to ask better questions that move you forward instead of keeping you stuck.
• The 5-minute affirmation challenge: a simple, neuroscience-backed way to rewire your focus and start your day grounded, optimistic, and connected to what’s possible.

I’m inviting you to join me in a short daily practice:
Listen to 5-10 minutes of affirmations or guided meditations each morning through the end of 2025. This is about training your mind toward self-belief, possibility, and what’s already working.

Journal Prompts:

1. What have I been training my brain to notice lately — and is that the reality I want to keep reinforcing?
2. What are three things that are genuinely going right for me right now, even if they’re small? What does noticing them change in my body and my mood?
3. What is one thing I can’t control that I’ve been carrying anyway? What is one thing I can control today that would help me feel more grounded?
4. What is one recurring stressor I’m ready to approach differently? What is one tiny, realistic solution I can test this week?

Try the 5-Minute Morning Affirmation Challenge

To make this easy, I’m sharing my personal playlist of favorite guided meditations and affirmations.

My YouTube Favorites Playlist

Guided Passages Online Winter Auction:

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Let’s Connect:

I’d love to hear your biggest takeaway from this episode, or how the daily affirmation challenge is going for you.

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