New Year, No Rush: A January Mental Health Reset Without the Pressure | re:
I went to a gospel church service this weekend.
That’s not something I do all the time, but something about being there felt grounding. The music, the energy, the sense of collective presence. And the female pastor spoke about abundance in a way that genuinely landed for me.
She shared that in certain translations, abundance is linked to the word profusion (think profusely): to pour freely, generously, without effort or force. Not something we chase down, but something that finds us when we’re aligned and in flow.
That idea stayed with me.
January Isn’t Always About Resolutions
She also named something many of us do at the start of a new year: we build our resolutions from what didn’t happen last year. From disappointment. From a sense that we fell short or wasted time.
When I heard that, I felt my body relax a little. Because it’s true, and it’s exhausting.
January doesn’t actually feel like a month for big declarations to me. It feels more like a month for taking inventory. For noticing what worked, what didn’t, and what might still be forming beneath the surface.
For many people, especially those navigating anxiety, burnout, or emotional fatigue, this kind of New Year mental health reset feels far more supportive than pressure-driven goal setting.
re: and the Work of Becoming
That inventory energy feels especially true right now with re:.
This is its third year of development. And I’m realizing that framing matters. It’s not year three of a failed launch or something that hasn’t “taken off.” It’s year three of becoming.
Some things don’t arrive fully formed. They need time. They need lived experience. They need space to evolve in response to real people, real needs, real feedback.
re: has been shaped by listening — to clients, to therapists, and to my own questions about where therapy helps and where it stops being enough. Over time, it’s become clearer that what many people are struggling with isn’t pathology.
It’s isolation.
Disconnection.
A lack of meaningful engagement with life.
This is where mental health beyond therapy starts to matter.
Alignment Before Abundance
So this January, I’m not rushing re: into a polished version of itself. I’m letting it be in inventory mode. Paying attention to what feels aligned, what wants to grow, and what needs to be simplified before anything expands.
I keep coming back to that word profusion. When alignment is real, things tend to pour on their own. Not because we forced them to, but because we made space.
If this start to the year feels quieter for you–slower, less decisive–that might not be a problem. It might be a sign that something important is still forming.
And maybe that’s exactly where you’re meant to be.
At re:, we’re an integrative psychotherapy practice based in Los Angeles, working with individuals who feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck—especially during moments of transition like the start of a new year.