January 2025

Hi angels,

I am currently sitting in one of the most beautiful landscapes writing this newsletter about the new year to come and cannot help but feel grateful. The end of the year can bring up a lot of reflection, some years more than others, and this is one of those years. 2024 has been my first full year back in North Carolina in quite some time. It has been a year of tremendous personal loss for me in the death of my Father in August, and a year of tremendous bravery and excitement in getting engaged to my love, completing my Doula training and the opening The Velvet Petal Collective. Just those few things alone, whew, huge and intense, but mixed in are a million, smaller, important moments too. When I sit here contemplating my next year and all that will bring- I keep getting drawn back to this idea of deep self assurance. That my most fulfilling, honest path forward needs to be one filled with confidence, and gratitude (this landscape really lends itself to contemplative thought :). )

I have decided to dedicate January 2025, partially, to a self acceptance and confidence boosting ritual challenge. And I invite each of you to join me! Here is what I am dreaming up-

January Self Acceptance and Confidence Boosting Challenge

Dedicate 20 minutes daily to enhancing your current skin care routine.

That can include, 10 minutes of red light therapy, 10 minutes of facial massage, 10 minutes of treatment mask wearing, dreamily washing your face with deeper intention, Jade rolling, adding in exfoliation, finally using your Microcurrent at home device etc.

5-10 minutes of journaling

This can be free thought about nothing really, can be dedicated about gratitude, but whatever you choose to do in your journaling I would love for you to add in at least one positive thing about yourself. A mantra, one small thing you love about yourself, one big thing you love about yourself, 10 amazing things you love about yourself. Something!

A Daily Practice of living healthily and with intention.

I ask that you try and take this month as a small reset. A time to look at your life and contemplate which pieces are truly serving you and which habits and patterns you can maybe let go of or take a break from.

I will be sending out a little weekly update of my progress with the challenge and little insights, ideas and fun thoughts. Please join me if you would like in starting this year healthy and happy. Hope to see you all at The Velvet Petal Collective in 2025.

Love, x Siobhan

La Ribera, Mexico, Dec 24, 2024.