After the Break: Let the Transition Land

We build up to the Christmas break.
We count it down.
We talk about it.
We anticipate it.

And then it happens.

And just like that, it’s over.

The decorations come down. The inbox fills up. The alarm goes off again. Life resumes its familiar rhythm — meetings, responsibilities, routines. And often, underneath it all, there’s a flat or slightly heavy feeling that’s hard to name.

That feeling isn’t failure.
It’s transition.

Your mind has just shifted from full colour back to routine grey. From spacious days and softer edges to structure and demand. That shift matters more than we tend to acknowledge.

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We’re often encouraged to “get back into it” quickly — to reset goals, re-establish habits, and hit the ground running. But your nervous system doesn’t work on calendar dates. It needs time to recalibrate.

The Christmas break isn’t just something you pack away physically. It’s an experience your body and mind have been living in — different sleep patterns, more connection, less urgency, or perhaps even more stimulation and social intensity than usual. Either way, there’s something to integrate.

So don’t rush yourself back into normal.

Give your nervous system time to unpack the experience, not just the suitcase.

That might look like easing into routines rather than forcing them. Creating moments of pause in your day. Paying attention to what supported you during the break — and what didn’t. Noticing what you want to carry forward, and what you’re ready to leave behind.

Transitions are not something to push through. They’re something to move with.

When you allow that space, you don’t lose momentum — you build a steadier, more sustainable way forward.