🌿 This Month's Theme: Glimmers & Gratitude

Small joys, safe signals, quiet miracles. This month, we look closer.

Hello lovely Sober Rebels,

To those new to my Substack space, we set challenges and a focus for the month to deep dive into different subjects. I hope you enjoyed last month’s focus on grounding each day. If you didn’t manage to do it every day or forgot to do it - don’t worry! This is about progress and not perfection. The biggest tip I can give you when you want to incorporate a new habit is to stack it onto an existing one so set the same time each day to do your practice, journaling or focus and make it after doing something that you already naturally incorporate into your day like your morning coffee.

This article will introduce you to the topic and I’ve included a hypnosis to help you with your Glimmers & Gratitude focus so listen to that throughout the month to support you and to deeply engage your parasympathetic nervous system.

So…in July (starting tomorrow), we’re slowing things right down.

We’re making space for the little things… those quiet, often-overlooked moments that remind us we’re safe, connected, and alive.

✨ We’re tuning into glimmers.

You might already be familiar with the term. Coined by Deb Dana, a therapist specialising in Polyvagal Theory, glimmers are the opposite of triggers. They’re tiny moments that bring a sense of calm, safety, or joy. They help us regulate our nervous system, reminding us that even amidst chaos or stress, beauty still exists.

And when we start to notice them? Everything shifts.

Because our nervous systems are always scanning the world for cues. Some of these are cues of danger, yes, but also cues of safety, connection, and peace. The more we train ourselves to spot glimmers, the more present and grounded we become and the less anxious we feel.

I’ve popped a series of links below to YouTube clips, articles and further reading on the subject for those who want to dive deeper into this topic.