Hello, my Seekers of Sanity,
Last week’s podcast stirred a lot of emotions.
Messages from you rolled in—about loved ones who won’t go to therapy, parents who refuse help, partners who ignore their health, employees who resist feedback.
It’s hard.
Really hard.
And it brought me back to this truth:
You can lead. You can love.
But you can’t make someone change.
Not your spouse. Not your client. Not your grown child.
And the more you push, the more they usually dig in.
So this week, instead of more effort, I’m offering space.
Not to give up—but to remember what’s actually in your control.
This Week’s Tiny Sparks of Sanity ✨
Small ways to stay grounded, mindful, and present this week:
🧠 Authentic Leadership Tip: Influence Without Attachment
Why it matters:
Attachment to outcome can make you rigid.
Leadership with clarity and flexibility is more sustainable—and more effective.
How to practice:
When someone isn’t responding, try this framework:
Intent → Impact → Let Go.Set a clear intention: What do I hope they hear?
Deliver with care: Focus on tone, timing, clarity.
Release the result: Remind yourself: “I can’t control their readiness.”
✨ Say it well—and let it land how it lands.
🧘 Yoga Pose of the Week: Supine Twist (Supta Matsyendrasana)
Why it matters:
Twisting helps us release tension, especially in the spine and gut—where we tend to hold emotional tightness and control.
Why it’s good for you:
Twists support digestion, ease the nervous system, and invite release without force.
How to practice:
Lie on your back, arms in a T.
Bring knees to chest, then let them drop to one side.
Keep both shoulders grounded.
Turn your gaze opposite your knees. Breathe.
✨ Twist to release—without needing resolution.
🌿 Mindfulness Practice: Unhook from Their Timeline
Why it matters:
Much of our frustration comes from wanting people to change faster than they’re ready.
How to practice:
Notice when you think: “They should have…” or “They need to…”
Pause. Label it: “hooked on timeline.”
Say silently: “They’re on their path. I’m on mine.”
Come back to the breath.
✨ Letting go doesn’t mean stepping back. It means stepping out of their process.
🍎 Wellness Tidbit: Reclaim the Energy You’ve Been Giving Away
Why it matters:
Trying to manage other people’s change is draining.
You deserve to redirect that energy toward your own nourishment.
How to practice:
Ask yourself: What’s one thing I’ve been obsessing over that’s not mine to fix?
Write it down. Burn it, fold it, tuck it away.
Choose one small act of care to replace that mental loop: walk, call a friend, hydrate, stretch.
✨ Your energy deserves to come home.
🌸 This Week’s Delight:
A windchime in a neighbor’s yard—singing gently, whether anyone listens or not.
Delightfully,
Lena