Being With: Reconnecting, Reflecting, and Starting the Year with Intention (S16-bonus)

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This bonus episode is my way of reconnecting after a winter break and sharing the exciting plans for the year ahead. From reflections on "being with" as a guiding theme from my time away, to insights on upcoming events like journaling workshops, retreats, and my new book, Letters of Love, there’s so much to explore together. I hope this episode inspires you to begin 2025 with peace, power, and self-compassion.

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Speaker 1: Hey, my darlings gosh
, it's been a little while since

I last recorded one of these
and I've been itching to get

back to you since returning from
my winter break.

Welcome to the Henny Flynn
podcast, the space for deepening

self-awareness with profound
self-compassion.

I'm Henny, I write, coach and
speak about how exploring our

inner world can transform how we
experience our outer world, all

founded on a bedrock of
self-love.

Settle in and listen and see
where the episode takes you.

Episode takes you, and so this
is a short episode, a little

bonus episode I'm not even going
to give it a number just to

really reconnect and to say
hello and how are you?

And I really hope that the year
is beginning peacefully and

powerfully and beautifully for
you.

I hope you've been able to find
some space for rest and

relaxation and I hope that, if
you're in the same hemisphere as

me, that this cold winter
weather is manageable for you

and if you're in warmer climes,
I really hope that you are safe

and that you are well.

So there is so much coming up
at the beginning of this year.

I literally woke up this morning
.

I'm actually recording this on
what is known as Blue Monday,

but I woke up and if I had a
tail, I would have been wagging

it.

I feel so enthused and
energized and I've got so many

beautiful plans and, at the same
time, the first thing that I

did was took Ronnie off for a
walk.

So I feel as though part of my
learning has been to to not kind

of rush into things but to
enjoy the, the energy that is

inspiring me, and to also make
time to care for myself, and

obviously that's such an
important part of what we talk

about here.

So I'd love to just give you a
bit of a heads up about some of

the stuff that we've got going
on.

Um, I have lots of really
gorgeous ideas for episodes of

the podcast and, in fact, when I
came back and I I looked at the

notes that I'd written to
myself, uh, when I was um away.

So I've actually been away.

Uh, for the last four weeks, I
haven't simply been resting at

home.

We've been in Vietnam seeing
our son, which has been amazing,

and I'm sure I'll talk more
about that or reference it,

because I learned an enormous
amount about myself while I was

there.

Um, but while I was away I, I
was I felt like I was flooded

with ideas and kept sending
messages back to myself in the

UK, if you see what I mean.

And there are some really key
themes.

I think the one that really
stands out for me as I'm sitting

here talking with you now is
the theme about being with.

The theme about being with I
actually think there's a book in

what is happening around us, um
, and there were layers and

layers and layers within these
which I ended up journaling on

and uh, and and then inspired
some episodes for the podcast.

So you can expect those to come
up, and I really think this

concept of being with it touches
on these themes of

non-attachment, not clinging,
surrender, you know all of the

allowing, accepting.

So many of these themes that
really are part of how we are

better able to manage our
emotional regulation and

mindfully pay attention to how
we show up in the world and how

we receive what shows up in the
world for us.

So, um, so, yes, you can expect
much more on that.

Um.

There are also a couple of
really lovely events coming up.

We've already done one this
year, um, which was all about

using flow journaling for, uh,
intention setting and

manifesting, and in in the
session, I shared some of the

neuroscience that backs up the
reason why these practices work.

It's not just this sort of
beautiful, soft kind of

woo-woo-ness that often gets
referred to.

It's you know.

There's something very tangible
here about the reason why these

kinds of practices can really
support us with drawing in more

of what we really desire in our
lives now.

That event was so popular but
unfortunately had a bit of a

technical hitch and if you were
there you'll know what I'm

referring to and it meant that
we weren't able to share the

recording afterwards.

So, because of its popularity,
we are rerunning the same event

on the 13th of March, that's,
thursday, the 13th of March, in

the evening.

So take a look at the links in
this podcast episode, this bonus

podcast episode, and you'll be
able to book us based on that.

And one of the reasons why I
really love the fact that we're

re-sharing it is because these
practices of intention setting

it's not just something that we
do at the beginning of the year.

Of course, you know we can set
an intention for a challenging

meeting or conversation that
we've got coming up, or we can

set an intention before we go
away on a holiday, which is

exactly what I did.

And, surprise, surprise, my
intention was be with, intention

was be with um, and, and so I
really love that.

Actually, this is a
demonstration of why these

practices really help at any
time of the year.

And, of course, um, it's all
about tapping into that inner

wisdom that we can access when
we flow journal.

And then there's another
finding flow event, another

journaling event, uh, which is
on the 6th of February.

So that's not that far now, and
this is all about creative

inspiration and getting those
blockers unblocked.

So if you are a creative, if
you're a writer, an artist, a

movement practitioner, a builder
, a maker, a shaper, whatever,

or you love accessing that part
of you but maybe sometimes feel

as though, for whatever reason,
it's a little bit hard to access

, then please do come along to
that.

That's on the 6th of February
and that's a lunchtime event and

that's actually a slightly
longer, 90 minute event to give

us lots of spaciousness for
reflection and really getting

into this creative inspiration.

The other thing very exciting
that's happening on the 6th of

February is my latest book.

Letters of Love is going to be
published, so it's already out

for pre-orders and this is a
journaling practice for wisdom

and connection and, oh, honestly
, it's so beautiful.

Writing this book has just been
the most enormous heart opener

for me, and it's a little bit
vulnerable to be sharing it,

because I also share elements,
extracts from some of my own

letters of love that I have
written, and the intention is

that these are letters that we
don't send and they are letters

that we write to parts of
ourselves, to parts of the

natural world, to others, and
it's really about using this

practice of flow journaling to
to get sort of deep inside.

What are the things that we
really really wish to say and

and it, the book, guides you
through the practice.

So if that feels like, oh gosh,
I wouldn't have a clue where to

start, get hold of a copy of
the book and it will help you

with that.

Um, and then what else do we
have?

Oh, yeah, two more exciting
things.

Honestly, so much in this these
first few months.

Um, there is, uh, our third.

We're running our third mandala
retreat in april, uh, this year

.

So that's with the beautiful
wpu and myself.

Now we only have four spaces
for this event.

It's a four night, five day
immersive residential retreat

where we really hold the most
beautiful space for the deepest,

most profound and glorious work
.

Um, it's very much designed
around each individual, so,

whatever it is that you most
need to to explore, to sit with,

to change, to transform
whatever it might be.

Um, it is a space that will
enable you to do that, because

you have two very experienced
practitioners myself and debbie

and of course, you've got three
other really incredible souls on

the journey with you.

So the early bird for that ends
on the 30th of january, and I'm

really mindful because I've been
away, I've not talked about it,

so I'm really sorry because it
only gives you 10 days to decide

if you would really love to
come.

Well, 10 days if you want to
get the early bird offer.

So please do get in touch with
me if that's something that

feels like you would love to do
it, and there's lots more

information on the website about
it or you can just send me a

message and we can have a chat
to see if it's the right thing

for you.

And then, lastly, I am going to
be running another journaling

quest now.

The first time I did one of
these was a couple of years ago

and it's a two-week sort of
shared journaling practice where

, basically, I send out a
journaling prompt once a day

over 14 days.

You'll also have access to my
own journaling from that prompt,

if that's useful for you, you
can ignore it if it's not.

And we have this incredible
community.

Even though each of us is
writing individually in our own

space in our own time, we still
have this sense of connection

with all of the many, many other
people that participate in it.

And the first time I did it was
so gorgeous I had, so I was

completely overwhelmed by the
number of people who signed up

for it and the comments that I
received back from people as

well.

So I've decided that 2025 is the
year to do this again.

Now the intention is that I'm
going to start running it from

the end of February.

That might not happen.

It might end up being March,
because there's so many other

things going on and so many
other things I want to do, but

we will do it in this first
quarter of this year.

So, um, again, see the link in
the show notes to sign up.

Um, so I realize that's
basically been a bit of a

download of all the stuff.

Uh, that's coming up just in
the next few weeks, but

hopefully there's something
there that really resonates with

you, and it would be gorgeous
beyond gorgeous to have you as

part of any one of those things.

And also, of course, if you are
now ready to do the next step,

to do the deeper work, to do the
one-to-one work with me, then

know that I am here and you can
reach out to me and I would be

so honored to walk beside you
for a while.

This is a beautiful time to be
accessing this part of you and I

feel as though you know, having
this conversation with you at

this time in January rather than
, you know, right in the sort of

first kind of nascent days of
the year, right in the sort of

first kind of nascent days of
the year it feels much healthier

in many ways, because we've had
a little bit of time to settle

into what 2025 might look like,
might hold for us, and my sense

is that that then gives us an
opportunity to see.

Okay, actually, I think this is
the year that I really want to

do this deep work.

So just reach out to me, henny,
at hennyflinncouk and obviously

you can take a look at the
website hennyflinncouk and just

see a little bit more about what
it might be like to work

together.

Um, we will have a really
informal conversation, um, to

help you understand, you know,
what approach might be the right

one for you and whether I'm the
right person for you to work

with and whether you're the
right person for me to work with

.

Of course, you know this is.

We are two adults meeting
together and determining, you

know, how best we can work
together in order to support you

.

So that's the end of this and I
am so glad to be back, and the

next proper episode will be out
this weekend.

Okay, take care, my darlings
and I send you a hug and a wave.

Thank you, thank you.