It's totally okay to feel a little off when the seasons change, and that's the main point we dive into today. I used to think it was just me who got that weird sense of unease as the weather shifts, but it turns out a lot of us feel it. We discuss how our bodies are deeply connected to the world around us, and how changes in light and temperature can really impact our mood and energy. Instead of pushing through and expecting ourselves to keep up the same pace, we encourage you to embrace a gentler approach. So, if you’re feeling a bit out of sorts today, remember: you have permission to move a little slower and be kinder to yourself.

Takeaways:

1. It's completely normal to feel a bit off when the seasons change around us.
2. Many of us experience shifts in our energy and mood with changing weather patterns.
3. Rather than forcing ourselves to maintain productivity, it's okay to slow down and adapt.
4. We should acknowledge our human connection to the world, especially during seasonal shifts.
5. Feeling off is not always sadness; it can just be a natural response to change.
6. Giving ourselves permission to feel and move at our own pace can be very liberating.

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It's okay if bite size permission slips.

I'm Mat Gilhooley, and today's permission.

It's okay if you feel off when the weather changes.

I used to think it was just me.

That weird sense of feeling off when seasons change.

When it gets darker earlier, when the air feels heavier, when the energy around you changes.

It's not always sadness, and it's not always something you can name.

But it's there.

Turns out a lot of us feel it.

Our bodies are more connected to the world around us than we probably give them credit for.

The shift in light, the drop in temperature, the end of summer energy, or the wait of a really long winter.

It all lands somewhere in us.

And yet we expect ourselves to keep going at the same pace, same productivity, same energy.

As if we're immune to the seasons.

But we're not.

We are human.

And it's okay to feel a little off when the world around you shifts.

You don't have to fix it.

You don't have to snap out of it.

You can just let yourself move a little slower, be a little softer.

So if today the weather has you feeling not quite yourself, that's okay if you have it in you.

Tell yourself, I give myself permission to feel off when the world shifts.

I can move at my own pace.

That's your permission slip, friend.

Tuck it in your pocket and I'll see you next time.