Held Not Hustled Journaling Session

IF YOU ARE ENTERING JANUARY TIRED, THIS SPACE IS FOR YOU.

During the festive period, my daughter was poorly for eight days straight. In those moments, I turned my phone notifications off.

A few friends, people who have become like family, reached out, concerned by my silence. I told them:

“I’ve reached my human interaction capacity for the year. I’m not withdrawing, but I do need to reset, so I can return able to show up fully.”

Every single one of them honoured that, and I feel so blessed to have people like this in my life.

I’ve been a burnt-out wife, a burnt-out mum, a burnt-out leader, Mrs Save Everyone but myself. I get burnout not as a concept, but as a lived reality. And I know that a lot of my friends and followers can relate to this.

We often spiral into January with goals, visions, and everything we want to crush in the year ahead, and that is wonderful. It is also we pause and ask ourselves:

Did I truly reset over the festive period?

What happened to the heavy emotions that surfaced?

Did I process them, or press them down again to keep going? This year, I learnt to process grief in my own way and am still learning.

This is why I’m not running a workshop this January.

Instead, Held, Not Hustled is our first guided journaling space for 2026, gently focused on burnout and renewal. It is a safe space for a few people who need this.

This is not about productivity or goal-setting.

It’s a small, faith-led space to pause, reflect, and restore the inner life through guided journaling and prayerful reflection. Clarity is power, and I want that for you and me.

🕊 Two sessions: 9th & 30th January, 8:30–9:45pm

🕊 Held on Zoom(Tickets via event brite and Whatsapp community)

https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb5k4QaChq6Uzk8aQu11

🕊 Limited to 20 women

This space is offered as a pilot guided journaling gathering. Participants commit to attending both sessions and sharing a short written reflection afterwards.

If you’re entering January tired emotionally, mentally, or spiritually, this space is yours

Be blessed

Mariam O.F