Ep. 91 The Winter Pause: What Rest Is Teaching You About Your Next Season

Welcome to Country Proud Living with your host LoriLynn.  "Where nurturing spaces empower your life and every day feels a little more like home."                      In this soul-soothing episode of Country Proud Living, LoriLynn speaks to the woman who feels tired, unmotivated, or quietly reflective—and wonders why. You’re not behind… you may simply be wintering.                                                          This episode explores the wisdom of honoring rest, slowing your pace, and nurturing your home during winter so clarity, intuition, and resilience can quietly take root. Wintering is not stagnation—it’s restoration, reflection, and preparation for what’s next.❄️ The Winter Pause – Honoring Rest & Renewal 🕯️🕯️ Wintering looks like:  🪑 Permission to rest without guilt 🫖Slower rhythms that calm the nervous system ☕ Space to reflect, simplify, and release what no longer fits 🔥 A nurturing home that becomes a place to land🧣Quiet clarity and confidence forming beneath the surface🕰️ Episode Timeline✦ 00:11–04:00 Permission to pause & release productivity guilt✦ 04:00–10:00 What wintering really is—and why it’s necessary✦ 10:00–16:00 Rest as preparation: nervous system reset & deeper intuition✦ 16:00–22:00 Wintering in your home: coziness, simplicity & support✦ 22:00–28:00 Letting go, listening, and trusting quiet growth✦ 28:00–End Why clarity is born in stillness & what winter is growingLet me know if there is something you would like to learn more about in the color & design, nurture & empower space? I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for stopping by today! Please subscribe to the podcast by clicking plus follow at the upper right. Click those three little dots at the top right & copy the link to share the show with your friends and family. Please leave me a review. This is truly one of the only ways to help my podcast grow. I just want you to know what it means to me that you're here today. I know everyone's time is valuable and it means a lot. Thank you. Love and light, Lori Lynn.Please share this podcast with your like minded friends and family and  subscribe to never miss an episode!  If you have questions, ideas of topics you would like to learn more about or you want to work with me. Inquires can be sent to [email protected] LINKS TO CONNECT WITH ME:   : )MY WEBSITE: www.countryproudliving.comMY IG:  www.instagram.com/lorilynn_countryproudlivingPINTEREST: https://pin.it/3mX6xMNcRMY ART GALLERY: https://lorilynn-o-uter.pixels.com/MY LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olafsonloriMY PODCAST:  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/country-proud-living-nurturing-home-empowered-self/id1715855014BUZZSPROUT: https://countryproudliving.buzzsprout.comSpotify, iHeart, the pod can be found anywhere you choose to listen!