Protect the Feeling: The Camera Roll Exercise for Real End-of-Year Clarity
Before we step into the rush of December — the events, expectations, emotions, and everything extra — this episode invites you to slow down and take a breath.
Today, Andrea walks you through one of the most clarity-creating exercises she uses with clients and inside her Circle groups: choosing a feeling you want to protect and then using your camera roll or calendar as a truth-telling inventory to understand what supports that feeling… and what drains it.
This isn’t about resolutions, reinventions, or “new year, new me.”
It’s about recognizing a feeling that already lives in you — even if it shows up inconsistently — and learning how to protect it as you move into your next chapter.
Inside this episode, Andrea shares:
Why choosing one anchor feeling is far more powerful than setting a dozen goals
How your camera roll and calendar reveal the real story of your year
The three buckets that help you see your wins, your drains, and your clues
How patterns point directly to what needs to be protected, released, or re-aligned
Why boundaries hide in your calendar
How Andrea’s own year — including breast cancer, recovery, healing, recalibration — led her to choose strength as her feeling to protect
This episode is part grounding, part practical exercise, and part invitation to choose differently before January arrives.
What You’ll Learn
How to identify the feeling that anchors you
What your camera roll and planner reveal about your lived experience
How to gather data about your life without judgment
How small smile moments and forgotten wins show you what supports you
Why repeated drains show you exactly where boundaries are needed
A simple, powerful framework to step into December with intention
Try the Exercise for Yourself
Download the step-by-step reflection guide here.
If This Episode Helped…
Share it with a friend who might need a moment of clarity before the holidays hit.
You never know who needs an anchor feeling right now.
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