Have you ever noticed that it’s not always the big things that throw you off balance, but the small, familiar habits that quietly pull you away from your center?

In this week’s episode of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we're having a gentle, reflective conversation about the habits, patterns, routines, and even conversations that may be subtly unsteadying us — often without even realizing it.

Building on last week’s episode about the habits that steady us, we're exploring the other side of the coin: The everyday habits that feel normal and comfortable, yet leave us feeling tense, depleted, or off-kilter.

This is not about judgment or fixing yourself.

It’s about awareness, curiosity, and choice:

• Why are unsteadying habits often subtle, familiar, and easy to miss?
• How is constant news consumption and unbounded screen time keeping our nervous system on high alert?
• Are you noticing how you feel after scrolling, watching, or listening?
• How do social conversations rooted in fear, worry, or drama affect your emotional balance?

When you utilize your awareness and decide when to engage, listen, shift the topic, or step back, you take control back from those detrimental habits!

It simply makes you human.

The invitation this week is not to change everything, but to notice:

• What steadies you
• What subtly unsteadies you
• And what small, compassionate shifts might help you feel more grounded

On this episode:

Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

What if this January isn’t about changing anything — but about noticing what’s already holding you steady?

Today, on Episode #186 of the Habit Thrive Podcast, we slow things down.

January isn’t about adding new habits or pushing for big goals. It’s about awareness, connection, and gratitude for the habits, routines, and rituals that are already supporting you.

In an unsteady world, our habits become anchors. This may be a time for steadiness, predictability, and repetition — not more doing.

We reflect on simple, familiar habits that help calm our nervous systems and bring us back to ourselves:

• Morning rhythms that feel comforting and familiar
• Predictable movement and gentle care for the body
• Evening routines that help us unwind and feel safe
• Choosing the familiar over the new
• Protecting our energy and allowing ourselves to stop

This is a quiet invitation to notice what already steadies you — and to do a little more of that.

These aren’t small things. They are the habits that remind us: you’re okay, you’re supported, you’re safe.

On this episode:

Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

Loving the show? Let’s connect! Find me:

Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now” Years

Instagram: @Habitguru365

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

Welcome to 2026, Habit Thrivers!

Today, in this very first Habit Thrive Podcast episode of 2026, I hope to set the tone for a new year that’s not about rigid resolutions, but about intention, alignment, and self-trust.

You may have noticed that traditional New Year goals or resolutions have fallen out of favor over the years (especially for those of us in our “Me Now” years).

That harsh “fix yourself and push harder” energy may no longer feel aligned with who you are in this stage of your life.

If this is you, I want to instead issue a bold invitation — a phrase that really landed for me as I wrapped up 2025, and one that feels like a much more supportive way to move forward.

To me, an invitation is never about pressure or persuasion; it’s a soft opening, a gentle doorway, and a reminder that real change happens when we choose it for ourselves.

In 2026, give yourself permission to pause, to breathe, to listen inward, and to trust yourself and the science that supports sustainable change.

Join me in moving forward in a way that feels right for you, with curiosity instead of expectation and compassion instead of critique.

Today's episode is a reminder that growth doesn’t require force—just trust, kindness, and the confidence to choose what aligns with who you truly are.

On this episode:

Power & Purpose Daily Motivations: A Year of Coming Home to Yourself: Find it here

Loving the show? Let’s connect! Find me:

Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now” Years

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond

Loving the show? Let’s connect! Find me:

Facebook: Women's Wellness Community: For women wanting to rock their “Me Now” Years

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Habits, Mindfulness Routines & Self Care For Women 50 & Beyond