Nourishing November

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When we hear the word nourishment, many of us think first of food, a hearty meal, something warm and comforting that supports the body. But nourishment reaches so much deeper than nutrition. We can be nourished by the relationships we keep, the spaces we create, the way we tend to ourselves, and the moments of rest we allow.

Nourishment lives in how we treat our energy.
It lives in meditation, in music that lifts our mood, in fresh air, in pauses, in quiet mornings, and in the softness we offer ourselves.

This post is an invitation to bring nourishment into your November, and to carry it with you as we move into the busy, beautiful, and often overwhelming festive season. Even during a time centred around family and connection, true self-nourishment isn’t always top of the list. We rush, we host, we give, we stretch, and we try to hold everything together.

But here’s the truth: when we are nourished, we meet the world differently.
We cope better.
We stay more regulated.
We move from alignment rather than depletion.

When mind, body, and soul are tended to, our nervous system feels it. Nourishment changes the way we show up in every area of our lives.

Of course, nourishment looks different for everyone. For many of us, nature is an instant reset, grounding, clarifying, reconnecting us to ourselves. But nourishment can also be found in stillness, in taking time out, in doing absolutely nothing. And for a lot of us, that is the most uncomfortable kind of nourishment. We’ve been conditioned to feel that rest must be earned, that doing nothing is wasteful, that productivity equals worth.

But nourishment isn’t about usefulness.
It isn’t about ticking boxes.
It’s about intention and energy.

It’s like a meal cooked with love, you can taste the difference, and your body absorbs it differently. The same goes for the little ways we nourish ourselves. If we’re doing it from a place of obligation or fear, it won’t land in the same way. But when we nourish ourselves from a place of care, kindness, and alignment, something shifts. Something softens.

Imagine a plant in the “right” environment, the perfect light, the perfect temperature, but deprived of proper care. It won’t thrive. And we’re no different. We can eat well, exercise, and meditate, but if we’re living in an environment, relationship, or pattern that drains us, it cancels out so much of the support we’re trying to give ourselves.

As we move into November — a month that leads into the intensity of the holidays, take time to look honestly at the areas of your life that need nourishment. Where can you bring more softness, more rest, more connection? Where can you choose what feels aligned, supportive, and easeful?

Most of us are stretched thin. Work, family, responsibilities, emotions, they all pile up. And when that happens, nourishing ourselves becomes the first thing to fall off the list.

But imagine ending the year nourished rather than depleted.
Full rather than empty.
Grounded, regulated, and whole.

This is a year nine in numerology, a year of completion. What if we let November be the month where we return to ourselves? Where we stop abandoning our own needs? Where we choose wholeness over hustle?

If nourishment feels unfamiliar or far away, start gently.
Start small.
One or two intentional practices are enough. A walk outside. A slow cup of tea. Ten minutes of quiet. A boundary that protects your energy. The smallest things can create the biggest shifts.

It’s better to nourish yourself in one meaningful way consistently than to overwhelm yourself with five new habits and give up within days. We often sabotage nourishment because we chase results, quick fixes, or perfection. But nourishment isn’t a fix.
It’s a return.
A remembering.
A coming back into wholeness.

So let November be a month of softening back into yourself.
A month of tending to your energy.
A month of choosing nourishment in ways that feel good, grounded, and sustainable.

Here’s to a nourished November, and to ending the year from a full, whole, centred place.

All my love

Hannah X