Hello Reader,

It feels meaningful to be in your inbox and even more magical knowing you’re reading a message created especially for you. As we step into the New Year, I hope you feel ready to gently refocus on building a more resilient nervous system, nurturing supportive habits, and thriving from the inside out.

As 2025 comes to a close, I find myself pausing to reflect on a year filled with meaningful milestones, deep connection, and tender loss.

In June, on my 61st birthday, I published Remodel Your Brain—a project that brings together my passion for wellness, fitness, nutrition, and psychotherapy into one integrative, self-help approach to thriving from the inside out.

This year also brought proud family moments: I watched my oldest step into her calling as a physician assistant, and my youngest graduate with her master’s degree in AI. And I spent countless, priceless hours in deep connection with clients, family, and friends. Moments that reminded me, again and again, that presence matters more than productivity.

2025 also held heartbreak. I said goodbye to my beloved dog, Mr. Noodle, whose steady companionship taught me so much about love, routine, and simply being here.

Through it all, this year continued to teach me the ongoing practice of balancing doing with being so that I can show up more grounded, more connected, and more fully as my best self.

As you close out this year, I invite you to reflect gently:

• What were three meaningful changes you experienced in 2025?
• What brought you joy, even in small or unexpected ways?
• What is one lesson you want to carry with you into 2026?

Take a breath. There’s no rush. Reflection is part of the remodeling.

From Overstimulated to Restored: A Better Way to End the Day

Many readers have told me they see themselves in the sleep procrastination story in Chapter 14 of Remodel Your Brain. In that chapter, I share how a client eased nighttime resistance by doing one simple thing - getting ready for bed earlier than they used to. That gentle shift helped their nervous system feel settled and complete long before sleep began.

This idea of preparing to land before sleep is often what’s missing. We ask our nervous systems to power down instantly after a full day of stimulation, decisions, conversations, and screens often without offering a gentle transition.

As I look ahead to 2026, one of my areas of focus is supporting the end of the day with simple, calming tools: breathing, nervous system resets, and brief reflective journaling.

A Simple Evening Ritual (10–15 minutes total)

I like to journal briefly, followed by a short breathing or nervous system practice. Nothing elaborate—just enough to signal: “The day is complete.”

Journal Prompts (choose 2–3)

• One thing I am releasing from today is:
• List 3 important tasks for tomorrow
• One small win or moment of progress was:
• One moment of beauty, joy, or connection was:
• Three things I feel grateful for are:

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Breathing & Nervous System Resets (5–10 minutes)

Choose one—consistency matters more than variety.

• Extended exhale breathing: Inhale 4 counts, hold 7 counts, exhale 8 counts
• Body scan with breath: Exhale and soften one area at a time
• Coherent breathing: 5–6 breaths per minute

Lately, I’ve been loving the soothing Deep Sleep Affirmations by Purely Being Guided Meditations on Spotify or Youtube. What are you using to calm your nervous system in the evening?

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What Is the Benefit of Practicing a Restorative End-of-Day Ritual?

Restorative end-of-day practices help your nervous system shift from doing to being—from vigilance to safety. Over time, they reduce nighttime overthinking, sleep procrastination, and that familiar “wired but tired” feeling.

Creating a gentle landing ritual for your day can be the gateway to an extra hour of truly restorative sleep so you can wake up feeling steadier, clearer, and more able to thrive as your best self.

Even though we’re adults, our nervous systems still crave consistency: soft voices, low lights, warm baths, and long, gentle transitions into rest.

I hope this newsletter brings you a sense of grounding and inspiration as you move into 2026. I’m truly looking forward to deepening our connection in the year ahead. If there’s anything you’d love to see in future newsletters, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Here’s to practicing rituals that help you feel good and thrive,
​Sherian 🌿

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GoodNight, Best Self

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Goodnight, Best Self.
The day is gently complete.

Nothing more is needed from me now.
Nothing more to fix or finish.

My body softens.
My breath slows.
In… and out… with ease.

I release what belongs to today.
I set tomorrow aside.

Effort fades.
Urgency quiets.
The nervous system settles.

Warm calm moves through my chest,
my belly,
my arms and legs.

I am allowed to rest.
Rest is safe.
Rest restores me.