Jennifer Dolinka

Winter doesn’t only strip things bare. It asks different kinds of questions than when your surroundings are sunny and in full bloom. What happens when certainty isn’t available? What stirs when life gets quieter? Where is this season inviting you to finally tell yourself the truth? Because underneath the noise and the schedules and the survival patterns, there is always a quieter voice inside you. The one that already knows what wants to change in your life.

For many people, fear of medical settings isn’t just about nerves - it’s about survival. White coats. Sterile rooms. The smell of antiseptic. The sight of a needle. The anticipation of pain. For some, even scheduling an appointment can trigger anxiety, panic, or avoidance. And often, these fears don’t come out of nowhere. They’re rooted in past experiences: a difficult childhood illness caring for a loved one through medical trauma a painful or frightening procedure feeling powerless,...

That damned voice. You know the one. The “I’m not good enough” narrator. The “Who am I to be here?” heckler. The “Everyone’s judging me” clown. The “I hate the sound of my own voice” bully. And sometimes even the sneaky one that whispers, “What if I’m actually great… and that makes people uncomfortable?” What most people don’t realize is... those voices aren’t intuition, truth, or reality. They’re old messaging. Old protection strategies. A subconscious “crew” that learned, long ago, that...