🪻 The Inner Reset™

Building Something That Heals While I Heal

I’ve been thinking a lot lately (surprise, surprise!) about what it means to come back to yourself. I’m not talking about the kind of coming back that happens when you first start becoming self-aware of your patterns, habits, limiting beliefs, and ways of being.

It’s not that dramatic. We ain’t burning it all down to start over. We never start over.

We continue on.

We build upon.

We learn.

We grow.

My mind and body told me it was time to slow down, both physically and mentally. Stop putting so much pressure on performing, working, and chasing the next big thing. Especially once I dug into some of my money beliefs (thank you to my queen

Stephanie Lauer for having this discussion with me).

I wasn’t ‘retiring early’. I wasn’t ‘burnt out’. I simply felt a strong pull to put the brakes on - expectations of myself have run the show for too long in my life. I’ve come full circle. From depending on other people’s opinions and approval to learning how to let that go and seek my own approval. Trust me, that one is hard enough with my standards. I’m letting those relax a bit too these days.

For weeks now, I’ve been moving slower, not stuck, just listening. Letting the silence show me where my energy naturally wanted to go. What I found wasn’t a new offer or a business plan—it was a gentle pull toward building digital tools, frameworks, journals, and guides that I wished I had in the harder seasons.

Since my mind never stops thinking about what I can create, I came up with the idea to document this phase I'm in and give it a name. Something that felt right, though. I felt that this was a time of a ‘gentle reset’.

I’ve decided to start creating a 30-day journal called The Gentle Reset, and I’ve chosen to build it publicly, one quiet step at a time, without any performance expectations. Not to prove anything. I believe in letting people witness the process, not just the shiny outcome.

At the heart of this project is a concept I learned from psychologist Phil Stutz: The Life Force. You may have seen “Stutz,” the movie starring Jonah Hill. It’s a definite must-see if you're into mental health. I’ve already watched it several times because there are so many golden nuggets to walk away with.

My last post was about Returning To The Life Force. I’ve been living and learning this concept and wanted to dive deeper into it with you today.

Phil Stutz describes The Life Force as the current of energy that moves through us when we’re truly alive. Not when we’re busy or productive—but when we’re connected to our body, in relationship with others, and anchored in our sense of self.

He draws this as a three-layer pyramid:

The bottom layer is your relationship with your body—movement, nourishment, rest.

Then comes your relationship with people—real connection, support, being witnessed.

And finally, your relationship with yourself—our higher awareness, purpose, and presence.

When we feel stuck emotionally, we don’t need to think harder. We need to move from the ground up. Start with the body. Then reach out to people. Then return to the self.

That’s the framework I’m carrying into The Gentle Reset.

This journal won’t be a productivity tool. It won’t be a list of things to fix. It’s a companion for those who are ready to grow more peaceful, calmer, and quieter. It’s for those who are tired of white-knuckling their way through change, for those seeking a way to reset that honors the pace of their nervous system.

There’s no “coming soon” pressure. I’m not yet promising a launch date. I wanted to share the behind the scenes of what I’m building as it takes shape. This self-accountability is something I am passionate about because I have overcome the ‘all or nothing’ mentality that can keep me stuck.

I’ll keep writing here. I’ll keep listening inward.

More to come on The Life Force and The Gentle Reset. Stay tuned!

All love,

Sue