Pull up a chair, dear one…

February is here and the energy it brings is stirring things up! 🔥

If this week feels like a threshold for you, it is.

A new beginning. The kind that asks for courage, not comfort.

Today is the beginning of the Chinese new year, a moment in time when we can finally step into the energy of the Year of the Horse — which is all about forward movement and momentum.

It’s an opportunity to step into a new way of being where our deepest desires are not just a dream… but a priority we are ready to turn into reality.

One of the biggest dreams I’ll be working on?

Over the next several months, I’ll be writing my first ever solo book! 📖

In it I’ll be sharing fundamental concepts about my signature method the Brave-Hearted Way – the one I use with the accomplished women I work with to help them come home to themselves and lead from a place of integrated power and wholeness.

This is a project I’ve been wanting to start the past several years and starting this project now feels like the perfect way to kick off the Year of the Horse.

And I’m curious…

What are the dreams that you most want to move toward this year?

If you’ve been seeking growth… a greater sense of alignment… or a bigger, truer life…

This is a pivotal moment in time to crystallize what you’re moving toward.

And when you start to move toward, don’t be surprised if old patterns resurface.

This is how expansion works.

When you commit to evolving, sometimes life doesn’t always hand you the dream right away. It shows you the identity that can’t go with you.

Old fears.
Old narratives.
Old ways of shrinking, over-giving, or bracing.

If any of that happens, just pause.

This isn’t regression. It’s a recalibration.

After all, you can’t build a well-nourished life from a self-concept rooted in insecurity, self-abandonment or old victim stories – these are all coming for freedom to dissolve and be put to rest.

Not to dismiss your pain.
Not to bypass your healing.

But because power and powerlessness can’t occupy the same seat.

The energy of the Horse doesn’t sit quietly or wait for permission.

It initiates. It moves. It demands authenticity.

The momentum is building. The question is whether you’re directing it consciously.

With a lot of emotional intensity in the air right now, passion and a desire for a well-nourished life is running hot.

And this desire is powerful. ✨

Once a devotion to your desire is anchored in faith and trust — you can begin building something sustainable.

You’re not here to prove your worth.
You’re here to remember who you are — and lead from that place.

Contemplations To Facilitate the Way Forward

• Where am I still giving my power away in the story I tell about my life?
• What identity am I ready to release so a more authentic version of me can emerge?
• When I feel emotionally activated, am I reacting from fear or responding from faith?
• What am I truly devoted to going forward — and does my calendar reflect that?

Process this slowly. Move consciously. Initiate what matters.

The momentum is here.

Want support that accelerates your momentum? If so, I have TWO options for you to consider…

You can join us in community each week inside the Brave-Hearted Sisterhood, a monthly membership that provides you with weekly self-rescue wisdom, group coaching and community support to guide you to greatness.

To experience it for yourself, join us FREE for tomorrow’s online self-rescue wisdom circle from 12 – 1 pm MT – where we’ll be talking about the stages and wisdom of menopause.

Simply reply back to this email with the term “UNPAUSED” and I’ll send you the connection details. 😊

Or, you can schedule a FREE self-rescue strategy session which includes an assessment that will help you suss out your deepest desires and ways in which you  might be holding yourself back.

The perfect thing to put in place as you step into the Year of the Horse! 🐎

Just be sure whatever action you take next is aligned. 💫

Jess Bonasso, also known as The Self Rescue Goddess, is the founder & CEO of Brave Life Consulting, a women-led company committed to the growth, healing & evolution of all women.

After experiencing burnout & a midlife crisis in her early 30’s, Jess committed to her own self-rescue and then later developed the Brave-Hearted Way, a simpler, easier way for women who lead to skyrocket their success by elevating their happiness, health, and wealth without sacrifice!

Today, she lives a deeply fulfilling life and has a thriving business that empowers women who lead to reclaim their time, energy and emotional bandwidth so they can create well-nourished lives and careers they love.

With over 20 years’ worth of expertise in alternative & mind-body healing, Jess has an in-depth knowledge of the Enneagrampersonality system and is as an accredited practitioner of The Journey Method®, giving her the trauma-informed expertise & therapeutic skills to support you in unraveling the root cause of anything that stands in the way of your happiness, health, or wealth.

She is also a published co-author of 2 books & keynote speaker who speaks for organizations, conferences & on podcasts regularly!

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