Wintering with Intention by Mara Selwyn

Wintering with Intention by Mara Selwyn

Wintering with Intention: A Christmas Season of Self-Care

A self-care guide to reclaim Christmas with calm, connection, and meaning.

The holidays promise joy, yet often bring stress, comparison, and exhaustion.

Wintering with Intention is your invitation to step off the performance

treadmill and create a season of calm, connection, and meaning.

Blending insights from psychology with simple rituals, reflection prompts, and

grayscale drawing exercises (some gently funny), this book helps you:

Trade perfectionism for self-compassion.

Protect your mood with light, sleep, and boundary practices.

Reframe money and gifts around meaning rather than pressure.

Build rituals of belonging that restore rather than deplete.

Part holiday self-care workbook, part intentional Christmas planning guide, and

part gentle companion, this is a book you can keep by your bedside or gift to

someone who longs for a different December.

Whether you are simplifying family traditions, navigating grief, or just craving

quiet, Wintering with Intention helps you reclaim the holidays as a season of

restoration.

Choose presence over performance this Christmas.