I’m taking a sabbatical!

I’ll have this in more succinct bullets down below incase you want the TLDR ;)

You may have noticed that in the past few months I’ve pulled back a bit from emails, social media, and launching new offers. Aaand many of you know that this past year was a doozy for me. I went from an absolute high in January to things slowly crumbling personally, mentally, health-wise, and financially the rest of the year. It was a tower year for sure, clearing e v e r y t h i n g that wasn’t working so I could rebuild from better structures and foundations (and also just some shit that was shitty, because that’s a reality too).

But back to back difficulties with loss, grief, health issues, a sudden move etc. made it difficult to do the work required to make the money I needed to pay my bills through my business.

I’m so lucky to have had my partner and family to help support me, and I want to acknowledge that privilege that exists for me (because I think we don’t often see that acknowledgement and honestly in the online business space).

Which brings me to a big life update. When I moved I was feeling isolated in my new community, and I decided to take on a full time job again to give myself some stability financially (with health insurance so I can access the care I need for some issues that have popped up) and to meet people and get to know my new area more fully. I’m now working in a library system that’s been extremely supportive of me, and is giving me exactly what I need in a bridge job to get me to my next level.

Was it an ego blow? Absofuckinglutely, don’t get it twisted. But I’m really looking forward to having the space to focus on taking care of my health, seeing the doctors I need to see, and to fully re-imagine my business in a way I wasn’t able to do when it was my sole financial provider.

As of January 1st 2024, my offerings will be taking a break so I can fully take a business sabbatical.

What does this mean?

A sabbatical is usually defined as “an extended period of time intentionally spent on something that’s not your routine job.” We typically only see this in academia, but I think it’s something we should all be doing if/when we need it.

The reality is I’ve been wanting to make some big changes to the way my business is structured for a really long time, but sometimes it’s hard to make those changes when you’re too deep in the day to day of it all trying to make enough $$ to cover your expenses.

And honestly? I need a step back. To fully re-calibrate to my new life (because SO much has changed for me). To heal. And to have the space to be super creative about what things look like in my business and the New Moon Coven moving forward. I’ve had my business for over 9 years, and there’s something really expansive to me about allowing myself to take that space for myself for a bit.

I am finally in my re-build phase, which is funny, because my word for the year was BUILD. I just didn’t necessarily expect the full on Tower card moment before hand. But sometimes the old structures need to be fully torn down before something new can emerge.

I need it and my business needs it right now, so let’s dig into some Q+A.

Why are you taking a sabbatical and how long will you be gone?

I am taking a step back to more fully care for myself and open up some MAJOR creative space to reimagine my offerings for the future. My sabbatical will begin on January 1st and will last for at least 3 months but possibly longer depending on what my physical, emotional, and spiritual needs are. I have regular checkpoints scheduled to touch base about the timeline with myself 🙂

What will happen to the New Moon Coven Membership and New Moon Healing Circles?

The Coven and monthly circles will be taking a short break starting on January 1st. If you’re on a monthly payment plan, your last payment will be in December and I will automatically cancel your plan for you. I’ll be taking some time to reimagine the membership, and when it’s ready to re-open you’ll be the first to know! P.S. If you are a coven member with Beachwitch Bucks to use I sent a seperate email about that a few weeks ago ;)

Will you keep posting to your Instagram account?

Maybe! I’m taking an intentional step back from social media at the moment to help take down my cortisol levels and stress as I focus on my healing, but I may pop on to post things that make me feel lit up and inspired 🙂

What about your email newsletter?

Self-Care Sunday will be taking a break until the end of my sabbatical so I can fully reimagine and re-engage with my writing and artmaking in this space.

Should I be taking a sabbatical?

Maybe! If you need a step back and/or need to take on a different job for a bit to bridge the gap financially for you, I want to encourage you to do what YOU need to do for your healing and your joy.

Please let me know if you have any questions 🙂 And on a personal note, I want to thank you all so SO fucking much for all the love and support you’ve shown me and each other this past year. We’ve all been deeply transforming, and it’s incredible to have this community to reflect with. I can’t wait to share what this ignites in me in the new year 🔥