Hi everyone,
I know I didn’t post the November Wild Cozy Free Round-Up last week. I think that I will, eventually. I know that no one here expects me to apologize or explain the delay.
Last week was…such a wild week. And not in the wild cozy free way.
I didn’t leave my house from Wednesday to Sunday morning. I slept on the couch, whenever rest found me. I cannot explain the shock, emptiness, grief, and terror I felt — and still feel to a degree. I feel so let down by this country.
I watched my comfort movie, Single All The Way, countless times. I watched the Beaches remake with Idina Menzel and Nia Long and sobbed.
I watched fellow Black women receive some of the scariest, most disgusting, racist texts I have ever seen.
I miraculously did not drink that much, because I was afraid that if I started, I wouldn’t stop. I did make a tequila cocktail on Wednesday morning after therapy and I won’t be judged for that.
I am so thankful I had therapy scheduled for Wednesday at 8 AM. I told my therapist that I was proud of myself for letting myself feel all my feelings. And I still am. I had, and have a lot of feelings, and I am done shaming myself for my sensitivity, especially at a time like this.
(My therapist also got candid and admitted that she was grateful to have the lineup of patients that she did that day - once again confirming that I am in fact, one of her favorites if not THE favorite.)
I feel fragile. I get mad when people ask how I am. I look at people in the grocery store and think to myself, “was it you? did you do this? did you help make a homophobic racist rapist the leader of America?”
My sense of community has been fractured practically overnight. I’m deeply grateful for the people I still feel supported by, and who I deeply trust. At the same time, I’m mourning the loss of friends who I thought I knew much better than I apparently do.
I’m also incredibly grateful for new connections I’ve made in this last week.
I’ve met so many black woman entrepreneurs in online spaces, and I love the way we are continuing to uplift each other.
I also recorded a podcast episode with a new friend, and I am SO excited about it. I truly can’t even express how good it is.
Another one is coming out shortly that I know will be a much needed gift to so many people.
After rotting on my couch for almost five days, I went to Trader Joe’s with a friend, and then hosted my very first Holiday Survival Kit Party. It was everything I hoped it would be.
I created this workshop series because I wanted to give people the tools and resources that I’ve used over the last few years to bring more intentionality and authenticity to the holiday season.
I LOVE the holidays, and I am finally ready to admit that this time of year stresses me out. I am holding space for the duality of…
loving twinkly lights, Hallmark movies, Christmas cookies, and holiday parties
AND
being anxious about how to handle a busy calendar, interactions with relatives, seasonal affective disorder, and all the big, messy emotions that we’re constantly pressured to repress amidst the holly jolly of it all.
I wanted to create a space where you could learn how to have less stress, and more intentionality and authenticity during the holiday season, so that you can actually enjoy the holiday season - not just survive!
I also wanted to make the Holiday Survival Kit as accessible as possible - which is why I’m so excited to announce that it will be available as an on demand course starting THIS FRIDAY!
Inside both the on-demand course and live workshop, you’ll get the gift of…
➕ PRACTICAL TOOLS for navigating the holiday season with more intentionality and authenticity
➕ COMMUNITY; access to our exclusive holiday survival kit group available to all workshop participants, for sharing tips and commiserating!
At the live workshop, you’ll also experience intimate group discussions with fellow participants!
➕ ACCESS TO MY HOLIDAY SURVIVAL KIT with allll my favorite recommendations. AND I’ll continue adding to it over the holiday season!
Sections include but are not limited to my favorite holiday-themed podcasts, TV shows and movies, books, tools for hard conversations, tips on setting boundaries, wellness tips, + my favorite holiday activities
➕ DOWNLOADABLE GUIDE with step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions for how to make your very own holiday survival kit!
➕ ON DEMAND RECORDING of the workshop, with access to all the resources and tools I share.
If you come to the live workshop, you’ll automatically get access to the on-demand recording too!
Oh and also… you can literally throw your own holiday survival kit party! Invite some friends to watch the on-demand recording with you, and make your Holiday Survival Kit together!
An intimate party where you can connect with your people on a deeper level and foster authenticity and intentionality is my kind of party.
To summarize, here are the different ways you can experience a Holiday Survival Kit Party.
buy the on-demand course
attend a live virtual workshop on 11/13, 11/17, 11/21 or 11/24
*throw your own holiday survival kit party and watch the on-demand course with friends!
**Contact me about hosting and facilitating a private virtual workshop for your group
*If you’re selecting this option, email me at alexajordancoaching@gmail.com to get a group rate instead of buying numerous packages!
** The same goes for this option; we’ll discuss what you’re looking for and set up something custom!
Oh, and one more thing. Both course access and live workshop tickets are ON SALE until midnight PST. For SIXTY PERCENT off.
I am so hugely grateful for all of the support I’ve received from so many of you already. This is by and large the most authentic, ambitious project I’ve ever put together and I can’t tell you how excited I am to see it continue to unfold.
I’ll also link the first post I made to promote it on Halloween (which was somehow 2 weeks ago and simultaneously feels like 2 months ago and 2 days ago. 222 is my angel number, so maybe there's a little much needed magic there.)
said that the video below may be her “favorite thing I’ve ever created” and that compliment means EVERYTHING to me, because Donna is undoubtedly one of my favorite people in the substack-verse.
Okay, that’s it.
Hope you’re taking care of yourself.
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