Hey there Reader,
I’ve been thinking about what it means to be in a relationship with my body rather than trying to manage it.
For much of my life, I’ve treated my body as a project. Something to maintain, measure, improve. It’s easy to fall into that mindset, especially when so many messages around us link worth to appearance or performance.
But lately, I’ve been noticing how different it feels to relate to my body as part of me rather than something I oversee. It’s less about control and more about connection. A relationship is dynamic. It changes. It asks for attention, not perfection.
And in midlife, that relationship changes again. When our bodies transformed through puberty or pregnancy, we often saw those shifts as growth — literal signs of becoming. But when change starts to move in reverse, when softness replaces firmness or energy becomes less reliable, it can feel confronting.
It’s easy to see those changes as decline rather than evolution. Yet maybe this is the moment to reclaim the body as our own. To move from management back into relationship.
The body not as an object to fix, but a partner in understanding who we are and who we are becoming.
🔬Tiny experiment
This week, take one small action that acknowledges your body as an ally rather than an obstacle.
That might mean resting when you’re tired instead of pushing through, feeding it something nourishing, or moving simply because it feels good. Notice how your body responds when you listen instead of direct.
đź“ť Journal prompt
How do you speak to or about your body? What might shift if you approached it as a relationship instead of a task? And how does midlife — this next wave of change — invite you to see your body differently?
đź’Ś Reader reflections: Your experiments, your insights
Did anything stand out when you paid attention to your body this week — maybe a feeling, a resistance, or a moment of ease? Hit reply and tell me what you noticed. I may share a few reflections (anonymously if you prefer) in future newsletters.
đź“š Club corner
This week in The Good Life Book Club, we’re exploring Chapter 6 of The Book of Alchemy by Suleika Jaouad and the accompanying piece Body Love, Body Hate by Nastasia Yglesias.
It’s an invitation to reconnect with your body and see it not as something separate, but as a living part of your story.
👉 Click to join the book club here - You’ll get a reading guide, weekly prompts and end of month tiny experiment challenge to help you dive in.
Note: November is our final book before the club takes its scheduled seasonal break and returns in February 2026.
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