Learning Who I Am in This Season
Becoming Her: Slow Mornings
This season of life isn’t about proving anything or keeping pace with the world. It’s about becoming her the version of me who exists fully in her own rhythm, her own pace, and her own space. The version of me who knows that healing isn’t linear, but it is profound.
Slow mornings aren’t just about a quiet cup of coffee or a few moments of sunlight. They are a daily practice of self-trust. They are medicine for a body that deserves gentleness. They are the first step in reclaiming myself in this season of life.
Why Healing Started When I Stopped Rushing
I didn’t heal by doing more
I healed by slowing down.
For years, my mornings were a race. Alarm clocks, to-do lists, and the constant push to prove I could “keep up” with life. Rest was a luxury I hadn’t earned, and slowing down felt like falling behind. My body was constantly bracing, my nervous system always on high alert. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was surviving, not thriving.
Slow mornings changed that.
What Slow Mornings Mean Now
Before illness and trauma, slow mornings felt indulgent. Now, they feel necessary—like coming home to my body. They are the first moments of the day when my nervous system can exhale. They are the space where I can simply be, rather than do.
I’ve learned to notice the small rituals that anchor me:
Coffee warming my hands
The scent of essential oils filling the air
Soft music playing in the background
Sunlight spilling across the floor
These seemingly ordinary moments are not luxuries they are medicine. They remind me that my body is safe, that I am safe, and that I can exist without rushing, pushing, or performing.
Why Productivity Culture Doesn’t Serve Healing Bodies
We live in a world that praises productivity, hustle, and constant output. It tells us rest is something we earn after we do enough. But healing bodies don’t work that way. When you are recovering whether from illness, trauma, or chronic stress your nervous system needs safety, predictability, and rhythm, not pressure.
Rushing through the morning doesn’t make you stronger. It keeps your body in survival mode. Slowness, on the other hand, teaches your nervous system that it is safe to exist without constant demand.
Giving Yourself Permission to Rest Without Guilt
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned is that rest isn’t laziness. It’s not weakness. It’s a necessity. Giving myself permission to slow down, to pause, to savor small rituals, was revolutionary. It allowed my nervous system to reset, my mind to settle, and my body to heal.
Slow mornings aren’t laziness they’re healing.