“Take what resonates, add your own magic and swipe left on the rest.”

–Heather Dressel

Winter calls us inward, but the world can be noisy. What if you could get quiet enough to hear your inner guides? I’m so excited to have Heather Dressel — I call her the intuition whisperer — back on the show.

We tend to love spring and summer, the energy of creation and productivity. Winter can look so still and lifeless, but so much is percolating under the snow — and within. Tending to our winter energy can lead to greater growth.

That said, there is a lot to distract us from that this time of year. Add to that the programming deeply ingrained in most of us to keep pushing and striving all the time. Learning to get quiet and go inward can be challenging — even if it is appealing to you.

We talk about:

1. How going inward can feel amazing for introverts and the need to balance that with emerging
2. Being gentle with yourself as you learn to get quiet — it’s okay if it’s uncomfortable
3. Forgetting about all or nothing and remembering our ability to begin again and again
4. Getting curious to shift practices that aren’t working in a particular season
5. Tuning into your inner guiding voice, not your inner mean girl squad and learning to trust
6. Tools — like music and oracle decks — to help you tap in

ABOUT HEATHER

Heather Dressel is the founder of Divinely Sensitive and the Hear Her podcast. Heather is a highly sensitive empath herself, and launched her business to lead a community of women who identify as highly sensitive or empaths or both. Divinely Sensitive provide resources and support as they learn to honor their unique sensitivities and unleash their superpowers.

LINKS

1. https://www.divinelysensitive.com/
2. https://www.instagram.com/divinelysensitive/
3. https://www.facebook.com/divinelysensitive/
4. Hear Her: Sitting in Your Shit
5. Hear Your Intuition with Heather Dressel
6. Divinely Sensitive with Heather Dressel

DOABLE CHANGES

At the end of every episode, we share three doable changes, so you can take what you've heard and put it into action. Change comes from action.

Doable changes are things that you can add into your life, one at a time to make micro shifts and really...

“Journaling is one of the quickest, most readily available tools to tap into your soul.”

–Kim Marie

Too much hustle and feel like there should be more in this season? December is a potent time to figure out what's next. I’m talking with Kim Marie, creator of the Sacred Nights of Winter journal, about the sacred pause of this season.

Winter lends itself to slowing down and going inward, which makes it a powerful time for journaling. What should you write down? For the Sacred Nights: record your dreams, reflect on the year past, envision the year to come, spend time reviewing your day, and consider the cosmic virtues. Each day maps to part of the year.

I’ve done this practice many times and love the insights I get when I revisit my journal throughout the year.

We talk about:

• Committing to journaling for the Sacred Nights of Winter
• Revisiting the journal — the cards, the insights, the dreams — in the appropriate month
• Noticing your own seasonal rhythms
• Setting intentions for the year instead of resolutions and aligning with the seasons and moon
• Why you might want to dialogue journal and how to do it
• How journaling gets us out of our heads and helps us act from our soul

ABOUT KIM MARIE

Kim Marie is a Holistic Women's Empowerment and Spiritual Coach supporting women in the second half of life to awaken their inner wisdom, heal their Soul-sickness, and live a Soul-fulfilled life.

Through her powerful mentoring, publications, programs, courses, and retreats, as well as her group coaching program, Solace, Kim brings a unique, and magical, blend of ancient wisdom, archetypes, Soul-led leadership, and practical spirituality to support visionary women longing to step into the fullness of their authentic expression.

Kim is the author of the Sacred Nights of Winter Journal, the Sacred Seasons Journals, and the Soul Planner. Her products and programs support women to remember who they are, reconnect to what matters most, and rebirth themselves into the life of freedom and joy they envision.

LINKS

• Sacred Nights of Winter Journal
• https://YouTube.com/KimMarieCoaching
• https://Pinterest.com/KimMarieCoaching
• https://LinkedIn.com/in/KimMarieCoaching
• X.com/KimMarieCoach
• https://Instagram.com/KimMarieCoaching
• https://Facebook.com/kim.marie.3192

PAST EPISODE OF PLANSIMPLE

• Journaling to Heal with Kim Marie
• Small Move 7: Stepping on the Path to Holistic Empowerment through Journaling
• Going Within with Kim Marie

In this episode, I talk about the unobvious reasons planning feels hard — the tiny, hidden parts of a plan that quietly derail our follow through. I share real examples from life, business, and the holiday season, and show how supporting ourselves differently makes everything feel more doable. If you’re stepping into a full month or year and want planning to feel easier and more aligned, this is for you.