It’s almost here.

After months of reflection, planning, writing, and dreaming, I’ll officially launch the  MyPeacein50 challenge on July 7^th. This is a 50-week journey of small, sustainable, body-centered practices designed to help you reconnect with your peace, purpose, and presence.

This project has been years in the making, but it came into focus as I approached a milestone: my 50th birthday. Rather than mark this transition with a checklist or bucket list, I asked myself a different question:

What does it really mean to reclaim peace in a turbulent, unjust, always-moving world?

MyPeacein50 is my answer. And beginning Monday, July 7, I’ll be walking this path alongside you—sharing one practice each week, grounded in nervous system regulation, trauma-informed care, and accessible, embodied action. No perfection required. No prerequisites. Just space. Just presence.

Whether you’re someone who thrives on weekly structure or someone who resists anything that smells like a "challenge," I want to say clearly:

There is a place for you here.

What Is the MyPeacein50 Challenge?

MyPeacein50 is a weekly, yearlong series of gentle invitations to pause, reconnect, and restore. Every Monday, I’ll publish a new blog post with a simple peace practice—something you can reflect on, try out, or just notice as you move through your week.

Some practices will be reflective, others embodied. Some will involve setting boundaries, others will invite softness or slowness. All are designed to meet you where you are, in your real, imperfect, already-overfull life. A few examples of the weekly practices you can expect:

• Reclaiming 5 minutes of stillness in your day
• Saying "no" without apology
• Naming an ancestral strength
• Moving your body in response to anger
• Creating a tiny ritual for endings

You don’t have to follow in order. You don’t have to complete all 50. You don’t have to finish anything at all. This is not about performance—it’s about presence.

How to Access the Challenge

Each week, starting Monday, July 7:

• Visit the #MyPeacein50 page on my website to learn more. 
•  Subscribe to receive the posts directly in your inbox every Monday morning 
• Download the free Calm Calendar to track your reflections or notes from week to week
• Follow along on Instagram or LinkedIn or share your own moments with the hashtag #MyPeacein50 (totally optional) 
• Share your own ways of coming home to yourself 

The practices are designed to be:

• Brief – Most can be done in under 10 minutes
• Body-centered – They invite awareness, breath, movement, and rest
• Flexible – You can adapt them to your own context, pace, and energy level

Why I Created This (And Why It Matters Now)

Peace can feel like a luxury in today’s world. We wake up to crisis headlines. We carry personal grief and systemic fatigue. We keep going because we must, but inside many of us are frayed.

So many of us are:

• Burned out but expected to lead
• Caring for others but disconnected from ourselves
• Navigating injustice but told to "stay positive"
• Longing for rest but afraid to stop

MyPeacein50 is my attempt to offer another way. A way to tend to our nervous systems instead of numbing them. A way to stay in the world without losing ourselves in it. A way to reclaim agency in a time that often feels overwhelming. These practices are not meant to "fix" you. They are meant to remind you of what is already whole inside you.

What Makes This Different

There are many challenges out there—mindset challenges, productivity challenges, wellness trackers. Some are helpful. But many of them replicate the very systems that make us feel not enough. MyPeacein50 is intentionally different. It’s not about:

• Changing your body
• Increasing your output
• Mastering your emotions

It’s about:

• Listening to your body
• Returning to your values
• Making peace with your capacity

It’s informed by years of work in trauma recovery, leadership coaching, and healing-centered care. It’s shaped by research, but it’s also deeply personal. This challenge is not another thing to do. It’s a way to BE.

What If I Fall Behind?

There is no behind. This isn’t a competition. It’s not a timeline. You can begin any week. You can skip a month and return. You can let the emails stack up and come back when you're ready. This is your practice, not a performance. If all you do is read the practice each week and breathe more deeply once, that’s enough. If you engage with all 50, beautiful. If you just watch and take it in silently, you are participating. There is no wrong way to move toward peace.

What to Expect Over the Course of the Year

This journey unfolds in five thematic arcs: 

1. ROOT (July–September)

In these first months, we start by grounding. You’ll explore safety, sensory presence, and slowing down. We begin gently, reconnecting with the body and letting go of the pressure to “improve.” These practices are about coming home to yourself. Expect: breathwork, mini rituals, and compassionate check-ins.

2. FLOW (October–November)

As we settle into autumn, we’ll shift into creativity and emotional movement. These practices will invite curiosity, expression, and even play. You’ll explore feelings that have been buried, and practice naming them without judgment. Think: journaling prompts, creative movement, and emotional mapping.

3. BLAZE (December–February)

Winter is when we tap into the spark. This is about boundaries, truth-telling, and reclaiming your voice. These practices are empowering, clarifying, and energizing. We’ll look at where you give your energy—and how to call it back. Practices include: saying no, identifying internalized beliefs, and protecting your peace. 

4. BLOOM (March–April)

Spring invites relational healing. These months are centered on connection, belonging, and tending to our relationships—with others and ourselves. Practices include: reaching out with intention, reflecting on patterns of attachment, and finding new ways to experience joy together.

5. SHINE (May–June)

In the final arc of the year, we’ll reflect and weave together what we’ve practiced. Integration is not about perfection—it’s about living your peace in real-time. You’ll explore values alignment, visioning, and rituals for closure and celebration.

As the year unfolds, you’ll likely notice your relationship with the practices changing. What feels awkward at first might feel like second nature six months in. And what feels essential one month might fade and be replaced by something new. That’s not failure—that’s growth. You might also start to notice ripple effects—how your breath sets the tone in a tense meeting, how a two-minute pause prevents emotional burnout, or how naming an old wound opens up a new source of strength. These are not small things. These are moments of transformation. This is not a linear journey. It’s a spiral. Each practice, each check-in, brings you closer to the core of what peace means for you.

Want a Place to Begin?

Start by downloading the Calm Calendar – a gentle one-page tracker that lets you note the weekly theme, reflect on what you noticed, and write one intention per week. There are no checkboxes. Just space. You can print it, keep it in your journal, or post it by your desk. Let it be a soft structure—something that holds you without pressuring you.

You can also take a moment to write a few words about why you’re saying yes to this. Is it to slow down? To reconnect with yourself? To find small ways to anchor during a chaotic year? Let that intention live somewhere you can revisit it. And if you’re not quite sure why you’re here yet, that’s okay too. You’re allowed to begin without a clear outcome in mind. Sometimes the reason reveals itself in hindsight. Sometimes peace shows up in unexpected places.

A Few Final Reminders Before We Begin

• You don’t need to be calm to start this. Peace is not a prerequisite.
• You can show up messy. Half-engaged, uncertain, skeptical. All welcome.
• You can define peace however you need. For some, it’s stillness. For others, it’s justice. For many of us, it changes week to week.
• You are not doing this alone. I’ll be practicing right alongside you, and so will others across the country (and maybe even the world!)

This is a project built on grace, not grind. If all you do is carry the intention of peace a little closer to your daily awareness, that alone is a radical act. You deserve a practice that honors your full humanity—your grief, your joy, your tenderness, your strength. That’s what MyPeacein50 is here to offer.

The Kickoff: July 7, Week One

The first practice will arrive on Monday, July 7. I won’t spoil it here, but I will say this: it doesn’t require any special tools, knowledge, or preparation. Just you. As you are. Right now. We begin with something so simple it’s easy to overlook—and yet it holds transformative power. I hope you’ll meet me there.

With gentleness and deep respect,

Lisa