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These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

🎨 Community Spotlight: Healing Through Creativity

The holidays can bring so much joy—and so much stress. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, you’re not alone.

I’m honored to co-host “Healing Through Creativity” with Silver Valley CARES and the Woodland Market on December 7th at 1 PM. This special event is designed to help you calm your mind and redirect from holiday stressors through the healing power of creative expression.

While this event is currently full, we do have a waitlist available. If you or someone you know is struggling and would benefit from a creativity workshop like this, please reach out to me. We’re already working on hosting another event very soon because this kind of support matters—especially during the holidays.

You deserve moments of peace and connection. Let’s create them together. 💛

To join the waitlist or express interest in future creativity workshops, send an email to events@valeriefinlay.life

🌟 Holiday Wellness: Small Steps, Big Impact

Here’s the truth: You don’t need to have all the Christmas decorations up RIGHT NOW. You don’t need to have everything perfect. The holidays aren’t a race—they’re meant to be savored.

Small, consistent actions create lasting transformation. When you choose one simple practice and return to it daily, that’s when the magic happens. It’s not about doing everything; it’s about doing something that matters, consistently and with intention.

3 Ways to Support Yourself This Holiday Season:

1. Permission to Pace Yourself
Take your time with holiday preparations. Put up one decoration today, another tomorrow. Bake cookies when it feels joyful, not obligatory. The season lasts through the end of the year—there’s no deadline for joy. When you release the pressure to do it all at once, you actually get to enjoy the process. That’s what the holidays are really about.

2. Adaptiv™ Break from the Hustle
When the to-do list feels overwhelming or family dynamics get tense, reach for Adaptiv™. Apply it to your wrists and the back of your neck, take three deep breaths, and give yourself permission to step away for five minutes. Diffuse it in your home during the busiest days. This simple ritual creates a pocket of calm in the chaos—and those pockets add up. Consistent moments of peace become a consistent sense of wellbeing.

3. The Daily “No” Practice
Each day this month, practice saying “no” to one thing that doesn’t serve you. No to the extra commitment. No to the guilt. No to the expectation that doesn’t align with your values. Every “no” to what drains you is a “yes” to what nurtures you. When you do this consistently, you’ll notice something shift—you’ll have more energy for what truly matters, and you’ll enjoy the season so much more.

Remember: Progress over perfection. Consistency over intensity. You over everyone else’s expectations. 💛

💛 Closing Thoughts

You are not too late. You are not too old. You are not too anything.

You are exactly where you need to be, and you have everything within you to create the life you desire. Sometimes you just need a guide, a community, and the right tools to unlock what’s already there.

I’m honored to be part of your journey.

With love and gratitude,

Valerie
Certified Holistic & Integrative Wellness Coach
doTERRA Wellness Advocate

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This newsletter is for educational purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Always consult your healthcare provider before starting any new wellness practice.