Celebrate little things 🌲

+ how to prepare for a break

How are you?

I hope you are keeping warm, and that you’re steadily ticking things off your to-do list. ✨

I love so many things about December, the truly dark evenings and sparkling lights, and the chance to get together with friends and family.

At this time of year, I find myself thinking of loved ones who are no longer here, and I know I need to pay attention to my emotional well-being if I’m going to stay grounded and positive.

Ignatia, Nat Mur and Sepia have all been helpful over the last couple of weeks.

I keep an Ainsworths remedy kit in a drawer in the kitchen, and I just take a couple of remedies in a 30c whenever I feel I need them.

I honestly don’t know how people manage without homeopathy.

If you are new here, welcome! I’m Tracy, a homeopath in east London. I’ve been in practice for 16 years and have been writing this newsletter since 2015.

Every month I share some practice reflections, together with tips and links to inspire you.

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How to prepare for a break 🌲

Even though I’ve tried not to be too busy in December, it seems an impossible task and the best I can do is make sure I’m a) organised b) hydrated and c) get enough sleep.

My last day of appointments is Monday 18th and then I’m going to stay with a friend for a couple of days.

My last day on work email will be Friday 22nd and then I’m taking a complete break from work for 11 whole days!

Here’s what I’m doing to prepare:

1. A note on the end of my email signature with my holiday dates is there already

2. A special section in my newsletter with advance notice of holiday dates

3. Just before the break, I will set up my auto-respond with numbers for Helios and Ainsworths and a link for Homeopathy 247

4. I will write my happy-new-year newsletter next week, and schedule it to send in early January

5. I have a separate phone for work so I don’t need to worry about messages or calls when I’m on a break

6. My work email is set up on my laptop only, so when I put it away, it’s ‘out of sight, out of mind’

Celebrate little things

Making time for personal reflection might not seem that important when many other things are going on, but that’s what I want to encourage you to do.

A ‘Small things to celebrate’ list in my work journal helps me stay positive.

Here’s what’s on it so far:

• A client from 3 years ago recently got back in touch

• A complex case is making good progress with her social anxiety

• My first case with ‘amalgam detox’ reported an improvement in heavy metal test results

• A good chat on the phone with a homeopath friend brightened up my day

• I feel positive about a request I said no to

• I have so much gratitude and wonder for homeopathy as a support for so many things

I will add to this list whenever I think of something else.

How about you?

However busy you are at this time of year, will you find time to write a list of small things to celebrate in your practice?

Feel free to share in the comments below.

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Brain food ✨

1. I do this every year - Unravel your year 2023

2. The book I plan to read in January - Profit First for Therapists

3. Wise words on self-sabotage and what to do about it

4. Checklist to help you finish what you started

5. Homeopathy for Menopause is still available in case you missed it 🧰

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I’ll be back in your inbox at the end of December with a round-up of the best links from 2023.

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas if you are celebrating. 🌲

Tracy 👩🏼‍💻