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23rd Dec 2025

206. Relief for When You're Festive But Running on Fumes

You love Christmas. But you're so tired you can't even enjoy it.

Maybe you're stress-cleaning while your kids ask for snacks. Maybe you took time off but you're too exhausted to be present. Maybe you're working and judging yourself for not being festive enough.

This episode gives you the permission slips you need right now. Not tips. Not strategies. Just permission to feel however you're actually feeling.

Permission Slip #1: To not feel festive

Permission Slip #2: To take an actual break (or to work guilt-free)

Permission Slip #3: To feel however you feel

Permission Slip #4: To not have it all figured out by January 1

Journal Prompt: What permission do I actually need to give myself right now?

Sit with it. Maybe journal it. Maybe just think about it while folding laundry.

If you're tired of needing permission slips every time life gets intense, I have 90-minute Breakthrough Intensive spots opening in January. Check out the link below.

Resources Mentioned:

  1. Free Calm Mind Blueprint: http://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
  2. Newsletter: www.samanthapenkoff.com/prompts

Work with me:

  1. 90 min Breakthrough Intensives: We get to the root of what keeps you performing instead of enjoying. Plus a 30-minute follow-up call 2 weeks later. Click here for details.
  2. Private Coaching - 4 open spots: www.samanthapenkoff.com/privatecoaching

Connect with Sam: Instagram | Facebook

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Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Beyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) is for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it.

You know you need to prioritize yourself, delegate more, set boundaries, stop bringing work home. You've tried therapy, coaching, retreats. You know the solution - but you either can't follow through, or when you DO, it doesn't stick.

Host Samantha Hawley helps business owners and executives earning $100k+ excavate the root beliefs underneath the execution gap. Why do you keep not doing the thing? Why doesn't it feel better when you do? Using strategic journaling and emotional excavation, we go beyond awareness into why you're actually stuck in the pattern.

This isn't about more tactics or tips. This is about understanding why awareness isn't enough and what actually needs to shift for you to change.

You'll hear about: decision fatigue, why you can't prioritize yourself, nervous system regulation, being present with your kids, root cause of overwhelm, why boundaries don't stick, self-sabotage patterns, and how your internal state impacts everything.

Perfect for: Female CFOs, VPs, directors, executives, business owners, and women in leadership who are tired of knowing what's wrong but not being able to change it.
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