A New Year - A More Protected You!

I see you, mamas.
This season of caretaking, working and looking ahead to another year can quietly drain you if you let it.

Not always in loud, obvious ways, but in the slow erosion of your energy, your patience and your joy. The constant giving. The mental load. The pressure to “hold it all together” while moving straight from one responsibility into the next.

As we move into the back half of January and settle into 2026, I want to revisit this, as it’s something that often gets overlooked in conversations about health: spiritual wellness.

Because whole health isn’t just physical.
It’s not just nutrition or movement or sleep.
Whole health includes every piece of you:
physical, mental, emotional, nutritional, relational, environmental—and spiritual.

And when one piece is depleted, the rest eventually feel it.

So instead of over focusing on resolutions rooted in restriction or hustle this year - I’m anchoring myself in something different. Three simple truths I’m holding onto and inviting you to hold onto, too.

1. Protect Your Vessel
”Do You Not Know That Your Bodies Are Temples of The Holy Spirit.” - 1 Corinthians 6:19

Your body is not a machine meant to run endlessly without care.
It is your vessel - carrying your heart, your purpose, your motherhood, your life.
And it deserves protection, not punishment.

Protecting your vessel might look like:

  • Eating in a way that supports your energy, not just your weight

  • Moving your body with respect, not resentment

  • Saying no to what depletes you - even when it’s uncomfortable

  • Listening when your body whispers before it has to scream

You don’t need to “push through” another year.
You’re allowed to tend to yourself with intention and reverence.

2. Rest Without Guilt
”Come to Me All Who Are Weary and Burdened; And I Will Give You Rest.” - Matthew 11:28

Rest is not a reward for getting everything done. Read that again. Rest is a requirement for a regulated nervous system, balanced hormones emotional resilience, and spiritual clarity.

When you rest without guilt, you send a powerful message to your body and soul:
I am safe. I don’t have to earn my worth.

Rest might be:

  • Going to bed earlier instead of scrolling

  • Letting the house be imperfect

  • Taking a walk with no agenda

  • Creating quiet moments just to breathe and be

If you’re weary, it’s okay to slow down. If you’re overwhelmed, it’s okay to rest.
Nothing about that makes you weak. It makes you wise!!

3. Guard Your Heart & Energy
”Above all else - guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” - Proverbs 4:23

Not everything deserves access to you. Your energy is sacred and so is your heart.

Guarding them might mean:

  • Consuming less noise and more truth

  • Stepping back from relationships or commitments that drain you

  • Being mindful of what you say yes to in this season

  • Creating boundaries that protect your peace, not just your schedule

You don’t have to carry everything.
You don’t have to absorb everyone else’s emotions.
And you don’t have to explain why you need space.

You are allowed to choose what nourishes you.

Remember - your health isn’t something to come back to later.
Once things slow down. Or once everyone else is taken care of.

It is something worth protecting now and worth pouring into intentionally, every single day.

This year doesn’t need a new version of you.
It just needs a supported, rested, protected version that feels well loved and cared for.

Erin Trier