There’s a moment in every healing journey when the path stops moving forward. Not because you’ve failed. Not because you’re stuck. But because something inside you is asking to be remembered.
This is the season for returning.
Not to old habits or outdated roles— but to the parts of you that got left behind. The quiet truths. The soft instincts. The version of you that didn’t need to perform to belong.
In my coaching practice, I see this moment often. Women arrive feeling behind. Disconnected. Ashamed of their slowness. They’ve been taught that growth means momentum. That healing should be linear. That softness is something to earn.
But healing doesn’t always blaze ahead. Sometimes it spirals. Sometimes it pauses. Sometimes it turns back for the part of you that was never given space to speak.
This week, I’m honoring the spiral. I’m choosing to return. To the body. To the breath. To the truths I’ve overridden in the name of productivity.
And I want to offer you this:
🕊️ You are allowed to return to yourself. Not once. Not perfectly. But again and again.
You are allowed to move slowly. To feel deeply. To grow inward.
If you’re craving a space where softness is honored, where your truth is welcomed without urgency— know that you’re not alone. This space is here for you. This season can hold you.
With tenderness,
Erika
Erika Patterson Coaching 