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Why Winter Feels So Hard…

TL;DR:
You’re not tired because you’re weak — you’re tired because winter slows digestion, hormones, energy & immunity. Warmth + rhythm = everything.
(Scroll to the bottom for the link to join my seasonal medicine-making workshop.)

Why does winter feel so heavy for so many women?

Even if you eat well, “try to stay healthy,” and take care of yourself…
every winter, your body speaks.

Fatigue.
Cravings.
Lower immunity.
Mood swings.
Feeling inflamed, bloated, puffy, or “off.”

Nothing is wrong with you — winter changes everything.

You might notice it every year:

  • Your energy drops
  • Your hormones feel louder
  • Your motivation disappears
  • Your digestion slows
  • Your immune system feels sensitive
  • Your mood gets shorter
  • Your body image takes a hit
  • Everything feels heavier

And then the self-doubt creeps in…

“Why can’t I handle winter better?”
“Is this just aging?”
“Why do I feel so emotional?”
“Why do I get sick this time every year?”

It’s not you.
It’s winter.

Your body is seasonal.

In Ayurveda, winter is cold, heavy, slow, and damp.
Your physiology reflects that:

  • digestion slows
  • metabolism decreases
  • circulation cools
  • emotional sensitivity increases
  • hormones fluctuate
  • immunity shifts

This is not a problem — it’s wisdom.

But modern life demands the opposite

Winter asks for:

  • warmth
  • rest
  • nourishment
  • slowness
  • grounding
  • deep presence

Life demands:

  • late nights
  • overstimulation
  • sugar/alcohol
  • emotional labor
  • endless logistics
  • unrealistic holiday expectations

Of course you feel overwhelmed.
Of course your immunity dips.
Of course your body feels “off.”



Your winter body needs support, not pressure.

When you honor the season:

  • digestion strengthens
  • immunity rises
  • hormones stabilize
  • energy becomes steady
  • emotions soften
  • inflammation decreases
  • you feel grounded, present, and warm

Winter can either pull you into overwhelm…
or guide you into deeper nourishment.

When you support your inner fire — digestion, immunity, hormones, circulation — winter becomes easier.
Your energy rises.
Your mood stabilizes.
You stop catching every cold.
You feel grounded instead of overwhelmed.

And you don’t need 20 supplements or complicated protocols.
Just seasonal medicine.
Seasonal rhythm.
Seasonal nourishment.

This is what we’ll be doing together inside ROOTED.

Join me for ROOTED: Seasonal Medicine-Making Workshop

This Saturday at 2 PM EST • (Replay + Workbook included)

Together, we’ll make:

🔥 Fire Cider (digestion, immunity, circulation)
Golden Fire Honey (inflammation, mucus, hormones + sluggish winter energy)

You’ll also learn how to:

  • support winter digestion & metabolism
  • strengthen immunity naturally
  • work with seasonal rhythms instead of against them
  • protect your energy through the holidays
  • nourish your inner fire + emotional wellbeing

💫 Two Ways to Join:

Option 1 — ROOTED Workshop

$44 • One-time purchase

  • Live 2-hour workshop this Saturday
  • Fire Cider + Golden Fire Honey
  • Replay included
  • Printable workbook
  • Winter digestive + immune support
  • Cozy seasonal rituals

Option 2 — Sustainable Wisdom Membership

$33/month • Best value
Includes EVERYTHING in ROOTED, plus:

  • Weekly Empowered Wisdom Drops
  • Monthly Sacred Wisdom Circle
  • Replay library access
  • Seasonal living + herbal wisdom
  • Private community space
  • Discounts on resets + 1:1 work

If you want support all winter/year long — not just for one workshop — this is your space.

Meet Your Guide — Jessica Graham Robinson

Ayurvedic women’s wellness practitioner, herbalist, yoga therapist, and founder of Sacred Wisdom Wellness.

I help women reconnect to their bodies, balance their hormones naturally, live seasonally, and cultivate a rhythm of life that supports their energy, digestion, immunity, and emotional wellbeing — without hustle or overwhelm.
This winter season is a powerful invitation back into warmth, nourishment, and presence.
I’m honored to walk this path with you.

Why Perimenopause Is Not a Disease (and What It Really Means)

For too long, women have been told that perimenopause is a problem to be fixed, a disease to be treated, or something to simply “get through.” But what if this season of life is actually one of the most powerful transitions a woman can experience? In today’s podcast episode, I’m reframing midlife not as a medical condition, but as a sacred rite of passage—one that calls us deeper into wisdom, truth, and freedom in our own bodies.

If you’ve ever felt dismissed, pathologized, or overwhelmed by the changes of perimenopause, this conversation is for you.

Listen below and explore the show notes for key takeaways.

Episode 2 – Perimenopause Is Not a Disease: Reframing Midlife as a Sacred Rite of Passage

Published: August 19, 2025
Host: Jessica Robinson | Sacred Wisdom Wellness Podcast – Where Holistic Health, Spiritual Truth, and Real Freedom Meet


Episode Summary:

Perimenopause is not something to fear, medicate away, or hide. It’s not the end of your beauty or vitality — it’s a sacred initiation into deeper wisdom, sovereignty, and freedom.

In this episode, I invite you to see perimenopause in a whole new light. Through both cultural critique and Ayurvedic perspective, I share why resisting this transition often creates more suffering — and how embracing it can unlock intuition, clarity, and spiritual growth.

What We Explore:

  • Why perimenopause is more than just a hormonal shift
  • How cultural lies about aging keep women stuck in fear and resistance
  • Ayurveda’s perspective on the Vata season of life (and what your body needs now)
  • Why “anti-aging” is actually anti-woman
  • How midlife can become the beginning of sovereignty, not the end of vitality

🌿 Resources + Next Steps:
✨ Watch the free 5-Part Perimenopause Video Series — learn the stages of perimenopause and how to support yourself naturally:
👉https://sacredwisdomwellness.com/2025/08/14/your-ultimate-guide-to-perimenopause-series/ 

✨ Book a free 20-minute Clarity Call — let’s talk about your biggest health challenges and explore whether holistic Ayurvedic support is right for you:
👉 https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/sww-clarity-call 

✨ Explore my favorite Ayurvedic products & herbs from Banyan Botanicals (affiliate link):
👉 https://glnk.io/kovw3/jessica6vz
Use discount code: SACREDWISDOM15

Let’s Stay Connected:
📸 Instagram: @sacred.wisdom.wellness
🌐 Website: SacredWisdomWellness.com
📬 Email: https://live.sacredwisdomwellness.com/email-list
🎧 Listen on Apple, Spotify & YouTube


Your midlife is not a decline.
It’s a divine invitation into sovereignty,
freedom, and deeper wisdom.


A little help…

If I asked you how you’re doing today, would you answer honestly, or give me the typical “I’m fine”?

If a friend asked if you need help with today, would you answer with a “no thanks, I’ve got it”?

Like most people, chances are you’d assert that you’re fine and don’t need anything, because we’re taught to make the best of things (which is a perfectly good quality) — but…sometimes we do need help.

Sometimes we feel stretched to the max with our current circumstances – either physically, emotionally, or both.

Although it often feels easier to just keep plugging away, ignoring the overwhelm, or the pain, consistently living under pressure/stress is a major source of dis-ease and for someone who already has a condition, those issues become more and more complicated (harder to solve) with time.

Let’s just be honest. Instead of making it harder for ourselves, acknowledge the hurt/ pressure/ dis-ease, ask for help, and accept it when someone offers.

I created a simple workbook to help bring more harmony and healing into your everyday life and it’s free! Essential Ayurveda for Every Woman has 5 essential tips that anyone can benefit from (men too! 😉).

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How did we get here?

In this article…
*learn how the current healthcare model isn’t serving you
*what Holistic Health really means
*how easy it is to take your power back and start your healing journey
*replay of Empowered Wellness intro workshop with my 10 Tips to Take Back Your Power
*how to join my next workshop on Ayurveda + The Nervous System
*how to get help on your wellness journey


Did you know…


If you put on your critical thinking cap…
the numbers just don’t add up.

The fact is…your body is WISE and has an innate ability to HEAL, however, this is in direct opposition to the mainstream narrative around health and healing, which would have you believe that you know nothing in regard to your own body/mind and that it’s crucial to your survival to give your autonomy over to those that ‘know better’, a.k.a. the medical system.

I believe that we are all born with the Divine right of Sovereignty.  

The reason most people aren’t empowered by their own autonomy is that most of us have been told what and how to do everything since early childhood. We’ve literally been told when, what, where, who, and how to talk, play, learn, eat, pee, live, work, love, be with, and have sex.

We’ve been taught to push down our intuition, desires, deepest sense of self, inner guidance system, and even our involuntary bodily functions. We were told that this would make us more productive, successful, desirable even, but we’ve been lied to and stripped of our connection to the deepest, most authentic parts of ourselves and robbed of the Divine Right of our Sovereignty. 

To become EMPOWERED, all it takes is the desire to know the truth and the courage to step off the merry-go-round at the mainstream clown show and connect with your inner wisdom.

Here are a few slides from the Introductory Workshop for my Empowered Wellness for Every Woman Workshop Series…


In the short video below I talk about WHY HOLISTIC HEALTH is the only way to true health and healing.


If you want to get my 10 Tips to Take Back Your Power, watch the replay of the Empowered Wellness for Every Woman – Introductory Workshop and get the details on how to join the next workshop in the Empowered Wellness for Every Woman Workshop Series here.


If you’re looking for 1-1 help, here’s how to get started…

To Schedule your Conversation with me, click here.

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