How to prevent the winter blahs


Hi Reader,

You know what to do to prevent getting sick this winter, right?

✔️ Keep warm

✔️ Eat healthy

✔️ Wear a mask around sick people

✔️ Wash your hands frequently

Those are relatively easy, well-known precautions.

But what do you do to ward off low energy, a dismal mood, or becoming a hermit when the temperatures dip and it’s dark by 4:00pm?

The truth is: you already know how to do this. Surviving long nights and cold days is built in your DNA. But modern life—rigid schedules, hectic days, artificial lights—screws up what our inner wisdom knows to do.

We quietly disconnect from our wise self. We stop listening to our inner voice. We forget the ancient rhythms that once guided us. And over time, we’re left drained, restless, and out of sync with who we really are.

But intuition never leaves you.
It lives in your bones.
It waits for you to remember.

Ready to wake up your innate blah-busters (and use them year round)?

Join me and 18 other wise teachers for the Awaken Your Magic Within Summit (October 20–22). For 3 days, we will guide you through practices, rituals, and wisdom to help you:


🌙 Reclaim your inner power
✨ Weave enchantment into your daily life
🔮 Live aligned with your own rhythm and cycles

🦉 Feel confident, connected, and in tune with your intuition

We start next week.

Carrie

Carrie Kenner

Author,So You Want to Be a Doula

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P.S. Remember the Magic Within All Access Pass I mentioned last week? Here are some of the free gifts I got:

⏰ Morning Energy Ritual Pack with Olena Sadoma

🌿 The Conscious Cannabis Guide with Crystal Coker

🥗 Getting Started with Clean Eating with Heather Katz


There’s over $3000 in free goodies with the All Access Pass here. What will you get?

Carrie Kenner

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