I cried over candy in a staples parking lot


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Hey Reader

Good morning.

I’m really happy to be writing to you again.

I kind of missed this. I’ve been deep in the Inner Child Healing Immersion for the past month and a half and I’m happy to say it was a huge success. This round is complete. The women showed up. They did the work. They are forever changed!

And now I’m back here with you.

❄️ Wintering

Winter has been on my mind.

It’s been extra cold. A bit harsh even with high winds and feel temps of minus 20. My boys are over it. They have to go out into it every day for work and I hear a lot of “I hate winter” in this house.

And I’ve noticed something interesting.

I don’t hate winter this year.

I work from home. I can stay in. Some days I do not leave the house at all. There is something very comforting about that.

At the same time, I’ve also noticed my need for rest and comfort has increased. And with that has come some habits I am not so proud of.

Sleeping later.
Way less body movement.
A nightly candy binge with my netflix.

Spring is coming. I can feel it. And I’ve decided I want to be the woman who eats nourishing food, moves her body more and drinks tea at night with her netflix. NO MORE CANDY.

I’ve been her before. So I know she’s in there and can do it again.

🥲 The Parking Lot Moment

Yesterday I drove to the store to pick up some office supplies. And immediately I wanted candy.

The urge was strong. I could feel the tension in my body as I pulled into the parking lot. Frustration. Resistance. That inner voice saying, “I want it and now I can’t have it.”

I caught that thought quickly.

It’s not that I can’t have it.

It’s that I don’t want to be the woman who eats a bag of gummy bears every night anymore.

That felt powerful. Clear. Strong.

And it did absolutely nothing to calm down the part of me that wanted the candy.

She got louder, angrier.

So I did what I taught every woman inside the Inner Child Immersion to do.

I gave her compassion and heard her out.

Right there in the parking lot before I walked into Staples, I cried over not getting the candy.

I let her talk. I listened without judgment. I let her explain how much she loves the taste, the colors and the texture of the gummies. How they bring her happiness when she otherwise feels lonely. I didn’t shame her. I didn’t tell her she was ridiculous.

I said, “I know this is hard. I love you. We are doing this together. You're not alone. I promise to keep you healthy even when its hard.”

And my body softened.

The emotion moved.

The urge left.

When I walked into the store and stood in line, I saw all the colorful candy bags at the checkout. I gave myself three seconds to admire them. Then I said quietly inside, “We’re not doing that anymore.”

And I walked away.

🩷 Self- Parenting w/ Love

Self compassion is the most self-empowering skill you can ever know.

There will always be a part of you that wants what is familiar. What is easy. What soothes in the moment.

The work is not to silence her or pretend her away.

The work is to parent her with love and understanding. She just wants to be heard.

To be the sturdy, loving, grounded inner parent who can say, “I see you. I hear you. And we are still choosing what is healthy, what is aligned with what we really want.”

That is the difference between white knuckling change and actually becoming someone new in the process.

And this is exactly what I teach and coach inside the Inner Child Healing Immersion.

It is not avoidance or pretending you're fine when you're not. It is learning how to sit with your own discomfort in a way that soothes, nurtures and releases, rather than grip or resist in shame.

You can do this. If I can cry over gummy bears and still walk away, you can absolutely learn how to hold your own vulnerable parts too.

And if you missed this last round and you know you want in next time, I opened up early enrollment for the June Inner Child Healing Immersion for one week only.

From today until Feb 18th, there is an incentive price for early women who are ready to commit now. A small number of spots. Once they are gone, they are gone.

If you feel that nudge. If you know you are tired of reacting, tired of abandoning yourself, tired of promising yourself you will change and not knowing how to follow through.....

This is your invitation.

You do not have to hit a breaking point before you decide you’re ready.

June will be here before you know it.

Come be the woman who chooses herself early.

Details below.

I’m walking my talk this week by choosing tea over gummy bears and loving the part of me that still wants them. Hit reply and share with me how you're walking your talk this week!

With love,
Amy

💌 Invitations

1️⃣ Join me for the next Inner Child Healing Immersion, a powerful live weekend experience where you will learn how to become the loving, sturdy inner parent you always needed. This is deep, guided work. You will not just understand your patterns. You will shift them.

Inner Child Healing Immersion
A Liberating Journey to Self Trust and Empowerment
June 5 to 7, 2026

Early enrollment is now open at a special incentive rate for a limited number of women through Feb 18 ONLY. If you know you’re ready, this is your moment to step in early.

2️⃣ If you are in the middle of breaking bad habits (like my candy binge) and your anxiety feels loud, my free Tap to Release Anxiety Fast and Return to Calm guide will help you ground your body while you keep moving toward better habits.


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