{"id":4209,"date":"2026-01-02T08:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/?p=4209"},"modified":"2025-12-27T11:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T10:31:50","slug":"honoring-the-seasons-of-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/honoring-the-seasons-of-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Honoring the Seasons of Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some days feel busy yet strangely empty, as if the hours ticked away without leaving behind anything but a forgettable blur. In this week\u2019s post, I made a startling discovery about where that time was really going and how I was subconsciously contributing to it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 682px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 682\/425;aspect-ratio: auto 740 \/ 461;\" title=\"December 26 2025 Feature\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/December-26-2025-Feature.jpg\" alt=\"Are You Busy or Truly Engaged?\" width=\"682\" height=\"425\" data-id=\"4207\" data-init-width=\"740\" data-init-height=\"461\" data-width=\"682\" data-height=\"425\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER 26, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Some days, I am the queen of busywork. Being a perfectionist often hinders me in the creative process, so I rein myself in at various times of the day to ensure I am not just continuing work to make it perfect.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Yes, at times, attention to detail is very important. However, for most day-to-day tasks, it is something that will turn a 10-minute task into a 2-hour odyssey with a very similar, if not the same, end result.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last week, choosing a very simple practice for one of my programs became exactly such an adventure. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">I was excited to put together a new practice. It gives me a chance to combine various different healing approaches and really connect with the participants in our programs. Practices are meant to be fun, simple, and easy for people to do in their day-to-day lives.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">As I pored over some different ideas for the practice, I started thinking about scientific studies that should back up these practices. Next came the order of the practice, how I would demonstrate and explain it, and then the actual practice. It was dinner time by the time I had everything sorted.<\/p>\n<p>Completely surprised, I questioned where the last six hours had gone! Why had it taken so long to come up with a 30-minute practice?<\/p>\n<p>I looked back over my calendar and realized this was not an exception to the rule. Very often, tasks tended to take me much longer than anticipated and I became determined to find an answer as to why.<\/p>\n<p>As simple as it sounds, I eventually came to the conclusion that instead of being engaged in most of my tasks (or work), I was just staying surface-level busy to feel like things were getting done.<\/p>\n<p>Digging deeper into this experience, I realized that there is a huge difference between engagement and staying busy. Staying busy looks better on the outside because you can fool yourself into thinking you are doing a lot of things. But when I considered my conscious experience over the past few days, what looked busy didn&#8217;t actually get much meaningful work done.<\/p>\n<p>I began to wonder what engagement meant. How could I define it and know the difference from \u201cbeing busy\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>In the end, it came down to three important concepts for me: presence, energy feedback, and alignment with my values. Let\u2019s break these down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thejornipodcast.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 682px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 682\/171;aspect-ratio: auto 1000 \/ 250;\" title=\"The J\u014drni Podcast\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Jorni-Podcast-Banner-0225.png\" alt=\"The J\u014drni Podcast\" width=\"682\" height=\"171\" data-id=\"3823\" data-init-width=\"1000\" data-init-height=\"250\" data-width=\"682\" data-height=\"171\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When I was busy, I couldn\u2019t recall details of what I just did. I was often checking my phone while doing something else, or I was already thinking about the next task instead of the one in front of me, splitting my focus 100% of the time.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In contrast, when I was engaged, I noticed little details like the sound of my mentor\u2019s voice in a voice note, and the flow of the task I was working on. Time passed without constantly checking the clock.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When I was busy, I constantly felt a sense of urgency. There was just so much pressure to get things done that I could feel the literal tension in my body. After I was done, I felt completely drained.<\/p>\n<p>Being engaged felt completely different.<\/p>\n<p>I was absorbed, my body felt alive and buzzing with energy, yet my mind was focused and aware at the same time. It felt so satisfying to finish, but I also didn\u2019t want the task to end.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And in my busywork, I often do things because \u201cI have to get them done\u201d or \u201cothers expect it.\u201d I really wouldn\u2019t choose half of those tasks if nobody was watching.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I am truly engaged, my tasks or projects feel chosen, or at least connected to something I deeply care about. I can clearly link it to a personal or professional value (growth, contribution, creativity, connection).<\/p>\n<p>So, I invite you to ask yourself some of these questions as you go about your daily tasks.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Am I noticing details or rushing past them?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Is my body telling me \u201cdrained\u201d or \u201calive\u201d?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Can I name the value this connects to in under 10 seconds?<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>I am curious to hear what you find in your life and if you have noticed busywork creeping in throughout the day as well.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the end, it became clear that all this connected back to my nervous system. My nervous system doesn\u2019t fully regulate with busywork. It uses it to create a distraction from things I do not want to face or work on. My nervous system regulates when I am fully engaged, present, and aligned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Busywork does more than drain energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It interrupts the way our brain processes experience. Memory needs focused attention and a chance to be stored, but when our focus is scattered across too many small tasks, that process is cut short. The result is that time passes, yet later it can feel as though it was only a blur.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">And maybe that is the biggest sign of being busy rather than engaged.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 125px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 125\/125;aspect-ratio: auto 300 \/ 300;\" title=\"Petra Brunnbauer\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Petra-Brunnbauer-3.png\" alt=\"Petra Brunnbauer\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" data-id=\"4143\" data-init-width=\"300\" data-init-height=\"300\" data-width=\"125\" data-height=\"125\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Petra Brunnbauer<\/p>\n<p>Petra Brunnbauer is an award-winning Mind-Body Coach, founder of The J\u014drni\u00ae, host of the globally-ranked J\u014drni Podcast, and author of The Functional Freeze Formula\u2122. With a Master\u2019s in Psychology and as a doctoral student in Mind-Body Medicine, Petra is committed to advancing holistic approaches to health and healing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"outline: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/\">www.thejorniblog.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some days feel busy yet strangely empty, as if the hours ticked away without leaving behind anything but a forgettable blur. In this week\u2019s post, I made a startling discovery about where that time was really going and how I was subconsciously contributing to it. DECEMBER 26, 2025 Some days, I am the queen of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box tve-elem-default-pad\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf035\" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"tve-cb\" data-dashlane-rid=\"c5b4d1ca8919dc7b\" data-dashlane-classification=\"register\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf0f8\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf127\">Some endings arrive disguised as success, and it can take time to recognize when a season has run its course and it\u2019s time to move on. In this week\u2019s post, I reflect on the uneasy feeling that made me question whether achievement and fulfillment always travel together.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf143\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-4210\" alt=\"Honoring the Seasons of Your Life\" data-id=\"4210\" width=\"682\" data-init-width=\"1920\" height=\"384\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"017 Feature Image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/017-Feature-Image.png\" data-width=\"682\" data-height=\"384\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1920 \/ 1080;\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf169\" style=\"\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf184\" style=\"\"><strong>JANUARY 2, 2026<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf1a9\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bb9f77b\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">I love themes, and with the arrival of fall, my favorite season, we are also moving to a new theme for the newsletter.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bb9f77b\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bb9f77b\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Last month we explored Redefining Productivity and Presence, and this month, we will be exploring Navigating Personal Transitions and Change.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bb9f77b\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bb9f77b\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Each theme offers new perspectives and angles for creating embodied impact, which is what this newsletter is all about.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bb9f77b\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bb9f77b\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">A few years ago, I was part of an exciting new project that promised a revolution in affiliate marketing. Since I came from a financial background, my part in this project was closely linked to accounting.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf1f8\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf219\"><strong>Although \u201cknowing your numbers\u201d is a crucial part of any business, it is more of a necessity in my business today, rather than something I truly enjoy doing.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf236\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbb0dd4\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">But for this particular project, accounting was something the team needed and I was happy to contribute my expertise.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf236\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbb0dd6\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><strong>We connected with visionaries and leaders all over the world, and some days I had to pinch myself to make sure it was real.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf236\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbb0dd7\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">As the project progressed, I was asked to come on board for additional projects, again in the accounting space, and again I agreed because I very much enjoyed working with the team.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbb0dd7\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbb0dd9\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">The J\u014drni was growing at the same time and I realized that whenever I worked on the J\u014drni, I felt even more energized and aligned. I was excited to create content and programs and felt I could contribute to people\u2019s lives in a meaningful way.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf407\" data-ct-name=\"Number Box 1\" data-ct=\"stylebox-8968\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-are-you-busy-or-truly-engaged-form-69427c&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf434\" style=\"--tve-border-width: 2px; border-left: 2px solid rgb(153, 0, 204) !important;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tve-cb tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf453\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf476\"><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbca00a\"><em>I wanted to learn about the mind-body connection and the nervous system, and somewhere in my mind, I also wanted to write a book.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf4b4\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbe85c7\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">My creativity went wild when it came to things I truly enjoyed and I also noticed how that affected my mental and emotional states.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbe85c7\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbe85c9\">More and more, accounting became a tedious task that sucked the creativity out of me. Dealing with bills and chasing down clients who had not paid lost its shine, and I felt stuck on the hamster wheel without a way out.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf407\" data-ct-name=\"Number Box 1\" data-ct=\"stylebox-8968\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-are-you-busy-or-truly-engaged-form-69427c&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf434\" style=\"--tve-border-width: 2px; border-left: 2px solid rgb(153, 0, 204) !important;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tve-cb tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf453\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf476\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf494\">I wanted to create. I wanted to help people. I wanted to discover new ways of healing and be at the forefront of understanding the mind-body connection better.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf4f5\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbf63ba\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Increasingly, I felt that accounting was something better left to people who actually enjoyed it, and that did not include me.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbf63ba\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bbf63bc\">I became very unhappy and even dreaded opening my computer many of those mornings. At the same time, I was part of something huge and when we hit the one-million revenue mark, we were all ecstatic.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf541\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thejornipodcast.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-3823 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"The J\u014drni Podcast\" data-id=\"3823\" width=\"682\" data-init-width=\"1000\" height=\"171\" data-init-height=\"250\" title=\"The J\u014drni Podcast\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/The-Jorni-Podcast-Banner-0225.png\" data-width=\"682\" data-height=\"171\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1000 \/ 250;\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf561\"><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf589\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf5a1\">The problem was that the feeling did not last very long.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf6a7\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf6d8\"><strong>Despite all the success, I felt a growing sense of disconnect and money was not the thing that could fix it.&nbsp; <\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf633\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc06dbf\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">When the time for my Master\u2019s dissertation came, I had to make the difficult choice. I needed to free up time for school and there was no way I wanted to let go of the J\u014drni. So, I walked away from the financial projects.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc06dbf\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc06dc1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">The morning after I had decided to step away, I woke with a lump in my stomach. I could not even eat breakfast or focus on anything. There were a few times I thought I might write an email and take it all back.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc06dc1\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc06dc2\">As time went on, I felt more and more certain that the decision had been exactly right for me. Someone contacted me a few months later and asked if I could help them with their project, mentioning they heard I was THE accounting person.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf407\" data-ct-name=\"Number Box 1\" data-ct=\"stylebox-8968\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-are-you-busy-or-truly-engaged-form-69427c&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf434\" style=\"--tve-border-width: 2px; border-left: 2px solid rgb(153, 0, 204) !important;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tve-cb tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf453\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf476\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf610\">In that moment I realized that I never identified with being \u201cthe accounting person\u201d.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf703\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc10202\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Maybe I had taken that identity on a long time ago but that season had definitely and irrevocably passed.&nbsp;<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc10202\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><span style=\"font-family: Merriweather; font-weight: 400; font-size: 16px !important; --tcb-applied-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important; color: rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;\" data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc15393\" class=\"\">All that fear holding me back from stepping fully into the J\u014drni and following what I did identify with had just prolonged the inevitable. And it was the first time I truly felt in my body what it meant to choose happiness over income. <\/span><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_contentbox_shortcode thrv-content-box\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf407\" data-ct-name=\"Number Box 1\" data-ct=\"stylebox-8968\" data-element-name=\"Styled Box\" data-form-settings=\"__TCB_FORM__{&quot;form_identifier&quot;:&quot;clone-of-are-you-busy-or-truly-engaged-form-69427c&quot;}__TCB_FORM__\">\n<div class=\"tve-content-box-background\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf434\" style=\"--tve-border-width: 2px; border-left: 2px solid rgb(153, 0, 204) !important;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tve-cb tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf453\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element tve_empty_dropzone\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf476\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf740\">Terrifying? Absolutely! But so freeing at the same time.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf768\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc21720\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">There are seasons in our lives, and recognizing and honoring those transitions can be one of the most difficult things we do. Fear and uncertainty create obstacles that will hold us back from stepping into our purpose and our joy, but once we take that step, there are really no words to describe how amazing it feels.<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc21720\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc21722\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\">Maybe you have let go of an old identity and felt that difference in your body. Maybe you changed jobs or pivoted in your business and noticed the transformation that happened in your mental and physical wellbeing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc21722\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\"><br><\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-19b2bc21724\">And if you find yourself between what has been and what is just beginning, remember that change rarely arrives with full understanding. It often shows up as that nagging feeling that something no longer belongs even before we can consciously understand why.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf768\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf7b2\"><strong>That feeling is a signal to pause and listen. To notice where your energy naturally wants to move next. To trust that every time you release what no longer fits, you create space for what is ready to grow and evolve.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-19b5f5b39bb\" style=\"\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf7b2\">In the end, it isn\u2019t about leaving something behind, but rather about aligning your outer world with who you have already become on the inside.&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-divider\" data-style-d=\"tve_sep-1\" data-thickness-d=\"1\" data-color-d=\"rgb(183, 183, 183)\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf8c2\">\n\t<hr class=\"tve_sep tve_sep-1\" style=\"\">\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-columns\" style=\"--tcb-col-el-width: 682;\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf8e4\"><div class=\"tcb-flex-row v-2 tcb-resized tcb--cols--2\"><div class=\"tcb-flex-col c-33\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf903\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tcb-col\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf931\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tcb-clear\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf953\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_image_caption\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf981\" style=\"\"><span class=\"tve_image_frame\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"tve_image wp-image-4143 tcb-moved-image\" alt=\"Petra Brunnbauer\" data-id=\"4143\" width=\"125\" data-init-width=\"300\" height=\"125\" data-init-height=\"300\" title=\"Petra Brunnbauer\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Petra-Brunnbauer-3.png\" data-width=\"125\" data-height=\"125\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf9a2\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 300 \/ 300;\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcb-flex-col c-66\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf9d1\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tcb-col\"><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf9f5\" style=\"\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abfa21\" style=\"\">By Petra Brunnbauer<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abfa48\" style=\"\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abfa75\" style=\"\">Petra Brunnbauer is an award-winning Mind-Body Coach, founder of The J\u014drni\u00ae, host of the globally-ranked J\u014drni Podcast, and author of The Functional Freeze Formula\u2122. With a Master\u2019s in Psychology and as a doctoral student in Mind-Body Medicine, Petra is committed to advancing holistic approaches to health and healing.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv-divider\" data-style-d=\"tve_sep-1\" data-thickness-d=\"1\" data-color-d=\"rgb(183, 183, 183)\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abfa91\">\n\t<hr class=\"tve_sep tve_sep-1\" style=\"\">\n<\/div><div class=\"thrv_wrapper thrv_text_element\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abfab1\" style=\"\"><p data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abfb14\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"\" data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abfb44\" href=\"https:\/\/thejorni.com\/blog\/\" style=\"outline: none;\">www.thejorniblog.com<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","tve_custom_css":"@import url(\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Merriweather:400,300,500&subset=latin\");@import url(\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Roboto+Condensed:400,500,300&subset=latin\");@import url(\"\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css?family=Roboto:300,500,700,&subset=latin\");@media (min-width: 300px){[data-css=\"tve-u-69427c71abf035\"] { margin-top: 0px !important; 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