For When Things Feel Hard

I know I can do it all. I’ve been the woman who does it all. Lately, though, I’ve been asking myself: at what cost? That question has helped me slow down so much in this season, and it’s the reason why you might see less new podcast episodes or Instagram posts coming from my world at the moment.  The experience of slowing down and intentionally meeting my needs has been both extremely triggering and profoundly healing for me. Today I’ll share what slowing down currently looks like for me, the personal needs I’m prioritizing above all else, and how I’m learning to let go of the belief that I need to do it all.   Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

JP and I find ourselves in what feels like the hardest season of parenting we’ve had. Between our eldest getting ready for college, and our three other children becoming more and more busy as they get older, it feels like we’re in a period of crescendo as a family… a crescendo that might not quiet down for a couple of years.  Within all of this, my marriage with JP feels as aligned and strong as it’s ever been, and for that I’m so grateful. Today JP joins me to explore what’s helped us gain such good alignment with each other in a season where the opposite could’ve absolutely been the case.  Today on WithIn:  Why are mid-life women often ‘quiet quitting’ their marriages  What we gain when we can be vulnerable with our partner  Parenting young adults: is this the hardest season of parenting?  My shifting parenting priorities and how they’ve strengthened connections with my kids Facing the reality of our oldest leaving the nest soon  How JP and I are supporting each other during this intense season of parenting  Check out JP’s past episodes:  Sharing the Mental Load in Marriage Sharing the Invisible Load: A Marriage and Parenting Chat Evolving in Partnership Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

I posted a reel last week about how I parent teens as a sober mom, and it led to a lot of important questions popping up in my DMs: Do my kids drink? What are my rules around drinking? Do I talk to my kids about alcohol?  So, pull up a chair because today we’re talking all about sobriety, drinking, and how I talk to my kids about it all.  Today on WithIn:   My sobriety story - almost 6 years in  Navigating other people’s comments and feelings about my sobriety  Parenting teens through the lens of sobriety  How I relieve stress and pain without alcohol present  Your list of five personal supports   This October, I’m hosting a women’s retreat at CIVANA in Arizona—a deep reset for women who are craving some space away from the noise of everyday life to reconnect with themselves. It’s three days to slow down, listen inward, and come back to the parts of you that can so easily get buried beneath everything you carry for everyone else. As a special invitation to the WithIn community, podcast listeners will receive $500 off their stay with the code “WITHIN” at checkout. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

There are so many things in midlife that feel ungrounding. Our bodies are changing in wildly uncomfortable ways. Our children are getting older (and maybe leaving the nest). We’re facing the reality of aging parents. And then there’s something that I hear so many women speak about: a persistent midlife itch that there is something more for us. A next chapter. A new calling. Yet, what exactly that ‘new thing’ is rarely feels clear. So today, we’re going to talk about it: Today on WithIn:  Why ‘what’s next’ doesn’t have to be a huge change, but can come in smaller shifts  The importance of ‘sitting in the gray area’ of life  Marking the grief that comes with ‘ambiguous losses’ or impermanence in life  What should drive you? Prioritizing how you want to feel How nervous system regulation and mindfulness can aid midlife transitions Where to find support (and who not to listen to) when you’re exploring what’s next How are you facing a gray area in your life? DM me to tell me about it!  This October, I’m hosting a women’s retreat at CIVANA in Arizona—a deep reset for women who are craving some space away from the noise of everyday life to reconnect with themselves. It’s three days to slow down, listen inward, and come back to the parts of you that can so easily get buried beneath everything you carry for everyone else. As a special invitation to the WithIn community, podcast listeners will receive $500 off their stay with the code “WITHIN” at checkout. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

Jaemi Pierson is one of the most inspiring people I follow on Instagram, so I had to bring her wisdom straight to you on WithIn!  Jaemi is a high performance mindset coach and the creator of Her Empowered Mind. At 46, she walked away from a 20+ year career in the corporate world when she realized that society’s definition of success was not bringing her joy. She knew there must be more to life, and so she set out on a path to find it with only one idea of where to start - on Instagram - despite never having posted publicly on social media before.  Today on WithIn, Jaemi shares:  How she transitioned from corporate to entrepreneurship, despite believing that she ‘would never be an entrepreneur’.  Jaemi’s definition of success, and how it has has changed through this experience  Her experience of going from a private social media free life to sharing publicly everyday What is identity work?  Jaemi’s tools and how they have each changed her life: Hypnotherapy, guided visualization, and unguided meditation  Follow Jaemi and learn more about working with her at @jaemi.pierson on Instagram  This October, I’m hosting a women’s retreat at CIVANA in Arizona—a deep reset for women who are craving some space away from the noise of everyday life to reconnect with themselves. It’s three days to slow down, listen inward, and come back to the parts of you that can so easily get buried beneath everything you carry for everyone else. As a special invitation to the WithIn community, podcast listeners will receive $500 off their stay with the code “WITHIN” at checkout. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

Last week I found myself in my closet, overcome by a heavy bout of The Sunday Scaries - It wasn’t anxiety about the approaching Monday, but anxiety about the entire fall season. After a beautiful summer focused on my family, the realities of the fall felt like too much to face. I know I’m not alone, so today we’re going to talk all about anxiety. What anxiety is (and is not), how to address anxiety through both your body and mind, and a reminder that you are more than enough to face any challenge that comes your way.  Today on WithIn: The overwhelm that can come with starting life back up after a pause  You anxiety is a check engine light  Tactics to address your anxiety that you can begin right now  The truth your anxiety will never tell you: you are capable and supported  This October, I’m hosting a women’s retreat at CIVANA in Arizona—a deep reset for women who are craving some space away from the noise of everyday life to reconnect with themselves. It’s three days to slow down, listen inward, and come back to the parts of you that can so easily get buried beneath everything you carry for everyone else. As a special invitation to the WithIn community, podcast listeners will receive $500 off their stay with the code “WITHIN” at checkout. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

Functional nutritionist Erin Parekh’s work sits at the intersection of everything we speak about on WithIn. She specializes in working with high functioning women to connect the dots between their hormones, metabolism, digestion and stress in service of finding more of what we’re all looking for in life - joy, satisfaction and energy.  Today on WithIn:  Erin’s postpartum ‘aha’ moment that led her to her mission in functional nutrition How Erin supports women to enhance their energy and body composition  The importance of knowing your hormone ‘baselines’ Nutritional best practices to support your body and mind  How alcohol affects our body in midlife  Biohacks and supplements that Erin recommends experimenting with  Follow Erin’s Substack, The Art of Nourishment.  Learn more about Erin’s work at https://www.erinparekh.com/ Join me in The Practice, a mindfulness library built for your real life.  This fall, I’m taking 16 women to the Arizona desert for a 4-day Women’s Retreat, October 22–25. Think meditation, yoga, long walks in nature, curated meals, and space to actually breathe- all designed to help you slow down and reset. We’re keeping it to just 16 women, and there’s a special rate available through May 10th if it’s calling to you. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

Life feels heavy for me right now. If you’re feeling that way, I want you to know: that’s okay. It’s not your fault. It’s simply what can happen in moments of living these hectic lives. Challenging seasons will arise, even if you feel like you’re doing all the things to be ‘well’.  Today on WithIn I’m sharing what helps me work through these heavier moments of life:  Figuring out ‘the why’ of the struggle you’re facing  Naming the feelings behind the struggles  Let it move through your body  Body positions that aid in releasing and grounding your energy  Mental practices to help you process the moment  Join me in The Practice, a mindfulness library built for your real life.  This fall, I’m taking 16 women to the Arizona desert for a 4-day Women’s Retreat, October 22–25. Think meditation, yoga, long walks in nature, curated meals, and space to actually breathe- all designed to help you slow down and reset. We’re keeping it to just 16 women, and there’s a special rate available through May 10th if it’s calling to you. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

Nothing has changed my life more than meditation, and I truly believe that this can be true for anyone. In fact, as cheesy as it sounds, I believe that meditation is key to changing the world through changing ourselves.  Today on WithIn, I’ll share how meditation changed my life, what my meditation practice looks like today, and the first step you can take to introduce a meditation practice into your life… starting at less than 10 minutes a day.  Stay tuned until the end of the episode for a special meditation I created just for you.  Join me in The Practice, a mindfulness library built for your real life.  This fall, I’m taking 16 women to the Arizona desert for a 4-day Women’s Retreat, October 22–25. Think meditation, yoga, long walks in nature, curated meals, and space to actually breathe- all designed to help you slow down and reset. We’re keeping it to just 16 women, and there’s a special rate available through May 10th if it’s calling to you. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter

Amelia Wilson, the author of Happy on Purpose, a fantastic Substack all about happiness, habits and thriving in mid-life joins Katy on today’s WithIn.  Amelia spent years building the ‘perfect’ life on paper, and then one morning… she blew it all up. It was only through that mid-life reckoning that Amelia found her true calling.  Today on WithIn:  The ‘low level hum’ in Amelia’s life that led to wake up one morning and walk away from her finance career  How Amelia followed her mid-life calling to writing about happiness and habits  How to build happiness as a daily practice  The freedom women can find through change in mid-life Finding happiness in motherhood - even in the throes of challenging moments  Subscribe to Amelia’s Substack, Happy on Purpose.  https://ameliawilson.substack.com/ Join The Practice - A complete mindfulness library for women in mid-life. This fall, I’m taking 16 women to the Arizona desert for a 4-day Women’s Retreat, October 22–25. Think meditation, yoga, long walks in nature, curated meals, and space to actually breathe- all designed to help you slow down and reset. We’re keeping it to just 16 women, and there’s a special rate available through May 10th if it’s calling to you. https://katy-rexing-wellness.mykajabi.com/awaken-within  Follow Katy: IG: @katyrexing  Subscribe to Katy’s weekly Substack Newsletter