The spring equinox arrives on Friday March 20th and if you’ve been thinking about personal growth lately, your body already knows something is shifting.
The spring equinox arrives on Friday, March 20th and whether you’re someone who tracks the seasons intentionally or not, I’m going to take a wild guess that your body already knows something is shifting.
There’s a reason you might feel a little more alive right now. A little more inspired. Like something that’s been quietly dormant inside you is finally ready to bloom.
That’s not a coincidence. That’s your inner season changing.
The connection between the spring equinox and personal growth runs deeper than most people realize and it has everything to do with your nervous system
We Talk About Seasons Outside But What About the Ones Within?
Nature doesn’t apologize for its cycles and neither should you
Nature doesn’t apologize for winter. Trees don’t push themselves to bloom in December. Animals don’t shame themselves for hibernating. The earth simply moves through each season, trusting that spring will come.
And yet, when we go through our own winters? We call it laziness, being behind and wonder what’s wrong with us.
Here’s what I want you to consider: your inner seasons are just as real, just as necessary, and just as valid as the ones on the calendar.
What an Inner Winter Can Actually Look Like
Rest isn’t the same as being stuck
For me, the last few weeks (actually months, since the traditional “new year”) have been a personal winter.
For me it looked like a quiet pulling inward. I didn’t feel creative. I didn’t want to set goals or make plans. The urge to produce and show up and do just… wasn’t there.
And instead of pushing through it, I let myself rest.
I went inward. I took stock of what was working in my life and what wasn’t. I observed without forcing. I gave myself permission to just be — without needing to have something to show for it.
And that is winter doing exactly what it’s supposed to do.
Signs you might be in an inner winter right now
An inner winter can look like:
- Needing more rest than usual
- Feeling less motivated or inspired
- Withdrawing from things that normally excite you
- A quiet urge to reflect rather than act
- Low creative energy
This is not a problem to fix. This is your nervous system asking for stillness. And when you honor it instead of fight it — you actually restore.
The Spring Equinox as a Personal Invitation
Burnout pushes. Spring emerges.
As the spring equinox approaches, I can feel something shifting in me.
My creativity is coming back online. Ideas are flowing again. I feel excited — genuinely excited — about goals and dreams and possibilities that felt flat just a few weeks ago. I want to take action. Not because I’m forcing myself to, but because it’s arising naturally from a place of rest.
That’s the difference between spring energy and burnout energy.
Burnout pushes. Spring emerges.
The question worth asking yourself right now
The spring equinox isn’t just an astronomical event — it’s an invitation to ask yourself: What season am I actually in? And am I honoring it?
The Four Inner Seasons and Your Nervous System
Each season has a purpose — including the quiet ones
Winter — Rest & Reflect Your system is in a natural state of conservation. Energy is low, creativity is quiet, and the pull inward is strong. This is not shutdown — this is restoration. Honor it with gentleness, reduced pressure, and permission to just observe.
Spring — Emergence & Inspiration Your nervous system is coming back online. Ideas return. Motivation stirs. Energy begins to build. This is the season to plant seeds — to dream, to plan, to take those first aligned steps forward.
Summer — Action & Expansion You’re in full expression. Creativity is high, energy is abundant, and action feels natural. This is the season to build, to show up boldly, to go after what you want.
Autumn — Harvest & Release The energy begins to slow. This is a time to celebrate what you’ve built, release what no longer serves you, and begin preparing for the rest that’s coming. Not everything needs to be carried forward.
Why You Can’t Mindset Your Way Through a Winter Season
Real transformation is somatic — it lives in the body
Here’s where so many women get stuck — and I say this with so much compassion because I’ve been here too.
We try to think our way out of a winter season.
We tell ourselves to just be more disciplined. To push harder. To follow the 5am routine and the productivity system and the 90-day plan. And when that doesn’t work, we decide something is wrong with us.
But the truth is: you cannot think your way into spring. You have to feel your way there.
This is where The Embodied Shift Method comes in
This is at the heart of the work I do with The Embodied Shift Method. Real transformation isn’t just mental — it’s somatic. It lives in the body. And your body, just like the earth, moves in cycles.
When you learn to regulate your nervous system rather than override it, you stop fighting your seasons and start working with them. You begin to trust the winter because you know spring always follows.
A Few Ways to Work With Your Inner Seasons
Meet yourself where you are — not where you think you should be
Wherever you are right now — here are some ways to honor it:
If you’re in winter: Slow down without guilt. Journal without agenda. Rest without earning it. Notice what your body is asking for and give it that, even in small doses.
If you’re in spring: Let the ideas come without immediately needing a plan. Start small. Take one aligned action and let momentum build naturally. Don’t force summer before you’re ready.
For any season: Come back to your breath. Seriously — even one minute of intentional breathing can shift your nervous system state and help you reconnect to where you actually are. If you’re not sure where to start, I created The Daily Shift — a free 5-day nervous system support guide — specifically for moments like this. It’s a simple, accessible way to start working with your body no matter what season you’re in.
You Are Not Behind
The Spring Equinox and Personal Growth: You Are Not Behind
If you’ve been in a winter season — if the last few weeks or months have felt quiet, slow, or uninspired — I want you to hear this:
You are not behind. You were restoring.
And if you’re starting to feel that first flutter of spring energy? Trust it. Let it build. You don’t have to leap into full summer overnight. Did you feel excitement in your body when you read that? 😉
The equinox is a reminder that seasons change because it’s simply time.
Your spring is coming. Maybe it’s already here.
If you’ve made it to the end of this post, I want you to take a breath for a second.
Really. Just one breath.
Because if this resonated with you — if you recognized yourself in the winter season, or you felt that little spark of spring starting to flicker — that’s not a coincidence. That’s your body waking up. That’s you remembering that you are not a machine built for constant output. You are a human being who moves in seasons, in cycles, in rhythms that are so much wiser than any productivity system or 90-day plan.
You are not behind. You never were.
And if you’re ready to stop white-knuckling your way through life and start actually working with yourself — your nervous system, your body, your seasons — that’s exactly what the Embodied Shift Method is here for. Not to push you into spring before you’re ready. But to help you trust the process, regulate your system, and become the woman you already know you’re meant to be.
Your spring is here. And I’d love to walk through it with you. Let’s do this together.
