2026 Soul Word Activation: Calling In Your New Year ✨

By midlife, you know the drill:

🎯 Big-picture intentions in January
😵‍💫 Life throws curve balls by February
🙄 Cue the inner critic by March

So instead of another New Year resolution you either crush or ditch, join Katie Farinas — a former nurse turned midlife coach — and I as we explore a gentler, wiser approach to setting up for a successful year during this Substack Live.

Let your soul choose the word. ✨

Not a resolution.
Not a goal.
Not a to-do list.

Just a simple, feel‑good vibe that anchors you when chaos rolls in, lighting your most soulfull path all year long.

✦ Why a Soul Word Works Better Than a Resolution

Traditional New Year resolutions tend to be all-or-nothing. You either “do it”… or you don’t. There’s no middle ground and no mercy.

In contrast, a soul word:

⚓️ Anchors you when life feels overwhelming. Instead of a ticking clock, you get a quiet reference point.

🗺️ Guides decisions without the pressure or perfection. You’re guided, not forced, so the stakes feel lighter — because they are.

🌱 Becomes a practice, not a performance. It’s not a one‑off sprint, it’s a practice you revisit throughout the day.

As Katie shares during the Live video, intentions are less about what you achieve and more about how you move through your days — moment to moment.

Some days you embody your word beautifully. Other days… not so much. 🙃 And that’s okay!

Instead of quitting or spiraling into self-judgment, you simply begin again. After all, it’s just one word, not the 65-minute core workout you’ve been avoiding since 7 AM. 😅

✦ From Endings to Beginnings: The Energy Shift We’re All Feeling

Some years, New Years resolutions might feel off‑kilter. 2025 is a great example of that! During the Live video, I walk you through why…

🌿✨ 2025 closes out a 9-year energy of reflection, release, and endings, while 2026 opens a 1-year energy of beginnings, conscious choice, and creation.

In tarot speak, this is a shift from: ✧ The Hermit (9): gathering wisdom inward, to ✧ The Magician (1): bringing that wisdom into form

Which basically means: Yes, the inner work continues… but you don’t need another year of “almost ready.” You’ve already done the heavy lifting—reflecting, healing, over‑thinking (yeah, we’ve all been there!), and moving through really hard things.

2026 brings a turbo‑charged beginning energy. It’s an invitation to quit the procrastination loop, stop circling the runway, and actually take off. ✈️

 

✦ Two Simple Ways To Find Your Soul Word

Tune into the Live video (and play along!) to discover two quick, subconscious shortcuts for surfacing your soul word. No tarot deck or meditation guru status is required — just a pinch of curiosity and a dash of focused attention.

1. Find Your Soul Word with Tarot

Since we’re collectively flowing into a year of The Magician, bringing that wisdom into form, in the Live video I guide Katie through a simple visualization inspired by the tarot Magician archetype.

Rather than “reading” the card or interpreting symbols, Katie is invited to notice:

👁️ What catches her eye
⚡ What feels most alive
🔑 What she feels nudged toward

From that process, the phrase ‘Locked In’ emerges for her — a cue directly from her inner wisdom about focus, intentional will, and channeling creative energy.

✨ Have fun with this! Focus on the card image and notice what bubbles up for you. Write down the first word that jumps out.

 

Tarot card image courtesy of Light Seer’s Tarot

2. Find Your Soul Work with Guided Meditation

Then, in the Live video, Katie then guides me through a gentle, grounding meditation, dropping three heart‑centered prompts:

💭 How do you want to feel?
🫶🏽 What do you want to embody?
🧠 What do you want to look back and say about yourself?

The word that rises for Dr. Sue is ‘Shine,’ a reminder to be visible, authentic, and to let her wisdom radiate.

🩵 Give it a try! Sit comfortably, breathe, and ask and answer those three questions aloud. Capture the first word that resonates.

 

✦ A Whole-Hearted Year Awaits You

Finding a word that really clicks is simply about trusting your inner voice to take the wheel as you flow into the new year.

Katie and I each landed on different words because we tuned into what our souls were craving in that moment — your word is sure to be just as uniquely yours.

We hope the Live video sparked an aha-moment for you. 💡 That when you hit play, soak it in, and listen to your soul speak — whether through tarot, meditation, or both — you receive a quiet compass that steadies and uplifts you all year long. In just one soul-aligned word!

💫 Here’s to a year of less pressure and more presence — where more women live soul-full days, trust themselves deeply, and remember who they’ve always been.

Cheers!

xo,