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EPISODE · Jan 5, 2026 · 14 MIN

If The New Year Feels Weird, Listen

from Dopamine Diaries · host Coach Kate

Urgency isn’t my word for 2026, and if you’re feeling that too, this episode is for you.In this very honest, slightly uncomfortable conversation, I’m talking about why 2026 is shaping up to be a maintenance year for me: refining instead of grinding, listening instead of forcing, and honoring the very signals I teach women to notice.I share what it looks like to build something you love (hello, HBA), hit momentum, and then feel your body quietly tap you on the shoulder asking you to slow down, plus why that isn’t failure, backsliding, or “losing your edge.” It’s actually proof the work is working.If you’re coming off a year that took everything you had…If setting big shiny goals feels more exhausting than exciting…If you’re high-functioning, self-aware, and still weirdly disconnected from what your body needs…Consider this your permission slip for a maintenance year, and a reminder that sustainable success lives in the bridge between your brain and your body, not in blowing past both.Happy 2026. Take a breath.Grab HBA for 20% 

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Urgency isn’t my word for 2026, and if you’re feeling that too, this episode is for you. In this very honest, slightly uncomfortable conversation, I’m talking about why 2026 is shaping up to be a maintenance year for me: refining instead of grinding, listening instead of forcing, and honoring the very signals I teach women to notice. I share what it looks like to build something you love (hello, HBA), hit momentum, and then feel your body quietly tap you on the shoulder asking you to slow d...

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