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10/11/2026

ROOTWARD | Issue 8
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10/10/2026

🌿 Your mental health matters—today and every day.

On World Mental Health Day, let’s make room for honest conversations, compassionate listening, and reaching out for support.

You do not have to earn rest by reaching exhaustion. You do not have to have everything figured out to ask for help. You deserve care, connection, and kindness, wherever you are in your journey.

Today, take a moment to check in with yourself: What am I feeling? What do I need? Who can I reach out to?

Check in with someone you care about, too. Sometimes, “How are you, really?” opens the door to a conversation that matters.

One breath. One conversation. One step toward support. 💚

HamelinPsychotherapy

10/05/2026

Rootward Issue #7
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09/30/2026

09/26/2026

Great way to start the morning 🐎 🐴 ...and I didn't even spill a drop!

09/11/2026

Reaching the top does not always look like a bigger title, a larger office, or another achievement to add to your résumé.

Sometimes, it looks like being able to saddle your horse and take a quiet ride in the middle of a workday.

For years, many of us measure success by how busy we are, how much we accomplish, and how much of ourselves we are willing to sacrifice. Then midlife arrives and asks a different question:

Is the life you worked so hard to build actually the life you want to live?

Perhaps what we call a midlife crisis is really an invitation, a chance to stop living according to everyone else’s expectations and begin creating a life that feels like your own.

Reaching the top is not only about climbing higher. It is about arriving at a place where you have the freedom to slow down, look around, and appreciate how far you have come.

Today, success looked like sunshine, open fields, and the view between my horse’s ears. It looked like choosing presence over pressure and giving myself permission to enjoy the life I have worked so hard to create.

You are not falling apart.

You may simply be waking up.

Change your mindset from having a midlife crisis to finally living life for you.

What would reaching the top look like in your life?

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09/08/2026

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The First Day of the Rest of Your Life There is something unmistakable about the first day of school. Fresh notebooks wait to be filled.

09/01/2026

✍️ WRITING MINDFULLY STARTS TONIGHT!

Join us tonight from 8–9 p.m. for a welcoming space to slow down, reconnect with your creativity, and finally make time for your writing.

Whether you are beginning a new project, returning to an unfinished manuscript, or simply exploring your voice, you are welcome here.

✨ Guided mindful writing
✨ Encouraging community
✨ Dedicated writing time
✨ Completely FREE!

📅 Starts Today
⏰ 8–9 p.m.

Come as you are. Bring your notebook, your ideas, and your willingness to begin.

Your words are waiting. Let’s write them together.

Comment WRITE ✍️ for tonight's link.

FreeWritingWorkshop

08/29/2026

Welcome to the September Writing Mindfully Cohort!

I’m so excited to welcome you into this supportive community of writers. Over the coming weeks, we’ll make space to slow down, explore our creativity, develop consistent writing habits, and move our individual projects forward—one word and one page at a time.

Our weekly schedule begins September 1:
• Tuesday Write-In: 8:00–9:00 p.m.
• Thursday Write-In: 8:00–9:00 p.m.
• Sunday Writers’ Workshop: 8:00 p.m.

The Tuesday and Thursday write-ins will provide dedicated time to arrive, settle in, and write alongside others. Our Sunday workshops will allow us to explore the writing process more deeply through reflection, discussion, guided exercises, and practical tools.

You do not need to have everything figured out before you begin. Bring your ideas, unfinished pages, curiosity, and willingness to show up. Whether you are working on a novel, memoir, poetry, journaling, or another creative project, you are welcome here.

Please feel free to share the registration link with friends or other writers who may benefit from joining us.

I look forward to writing, learning, and growing together this September!

Below you will find the links to the weekly Write-Ins and Sunday Workshops.

Weekly Night Write-Ins
Tuesday, Sep 1 • 8:00–9:00 p.m.
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/zvw-xgpn-feo

Writers Workshop
Sunday, Sep 6 • 8:00–9:00 p.m.
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/mvv-jraq-hat

Warmly,
Randy Hamelin