October Newsletter: HARVEST SEASON FOR SELF-CARE
- Gretchen Pound, PhD
- 6 minutes ago
- 2 min read
Letting Go, Slowing Down & Making Space to Breathe
Hello,
This is the time of year when the world softens, and the air takes on a crisp edge. Nature begins its gentle descent into rest—trees release their leaves, the sun lingers a little less each day, and the world around us prepares for stillness.
Autumn is nature’s quiet invitation to slow down—and it’s one we’re allowed to accept.
This season, we invite you to embrace the Harvest Season for Self-Care: a time to reflect, release, and prepare yourself for the deep rest and renewal that winter brings.
🍁 LETTING GO: LIKE LEAVES IN THE WIND
Just as trees shed what no longer serves them, autumn is a powerful reminder that letting go is a form of growth. Ask yourself:
What habits or thoughts have run their course?
What emotional clutter needs clearing?
Where can I create space in my life?
Letting go doesn’t mean loss—it means making room for what’s next.
🌾 HARVESTING WHAT YOU’VE GROWN
Before letting go, acknowledge what you’ve grown this year. What are you proud of? What did you learn? What did you survive?
Take time to celebrate the personal harvest—your resilience, accomplishments, and quiet wins. Journaling, gratitude lists, or simply sitting with these reflections can help you honor the season’s wisdom.
🍵 MAKING SPACE FOR REST
Autumn is your permission slip to slow down.
Swap overbooked days for quiet evenings.
Light a candle. Brew your favorite tea. Rest intentionally.
Build routines that soothe instead of stress.
Practice saying “no” without guilt.
Self-care isn’t always doing more—it’s often doing less, more mindfully.
🕯️ A SEASONAL SELF-CARE RITUAL TO TRY:
The "Let It Fall" Ritual
Write down what you’re ready to release—fears, habits, thoughts, to-dos.
Read each one aloud.
Tear the list up or burn it (safely) as a symbol of release.
Sit in stillness, breathe, and welcome the space you’ve just created.
🌙 FINAL THOUGHT:
Like the earth, you are allowed to rest.
There is beauty in slowing down, in not producing, in simply being. Use this autumn to reconnect with yourself, root deeper, and find peace in the pause. Rest is not a reward—it is a right.
Wishing you a season of warmth, reflection, and gentle release.
With care,
Dr. Gretchen Pound
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-- Gretchen Pound, PhD
