January 26, 2026 • Waxing Gibbous • Inner patterns become louder now, asking to be witnessed before they are carried forward.
Dear Beautiful,
I am sharing from my heart to yours on this Moon day morning. Shortly after I awoke, I noticed familiar mental patterns trying to revisit. Nothing dramatic, just subtle loops that I observed. Instead of dismissing them, I accepted the invitation to pause, breathe and realign with what I know to be true in my heart and body.
This is where the waxing gibbous meets belief work. It's not about fixing the thought. It's about witnessing without fusing.
As the moon continues to grow, we often notice old thoughts and beliefs resurfacing. Not because we’re doing something wrong, but because this phase amplifies what has been running quietly in the background. Patterns we absorbed long ago, often in childhood, can begin looping more loudly now.
Below is the reminder from the nine part Highly Sensitive Series found on my blog. This is part two where we turn our focus to the subconscious beliefs that may be holding us back. These beliefs, often absorbed in childhood, can create patterns of self-doubt and stress. Let’s uncover how to recognize, release, and rewrite them to align with the true, empowered you.
Highly Sensitive Series: Part 2 of 9: Unraveling Old Beliefs (Mind Series 2 of 3)
From Last Week's Conversation
Rise & Realign: Conversations for the Sensitive Soul, Episode 12: When Sensitivity Is Intelligence: Slowing Down to Live in Alignment
In this episode, I spoke about the felt sense of being highly sensitive and what it means to live with a nervous system that notices more, processes more, and cares deeply. I explored how sensitivity shows up through interoception, the body’s inner communication, and how pushing through life while ignoring that felt sense can slowly disconnect us from what is truly best and most aligned for us.
New episodes of Rise & Realign: Conversations for the Sensitive Soul are released each Wednesday at 4:44 PM Pacific. An invitation to take a break and breathe love.
Listen here: Rise & Realign: Conversations for the Sensitive Soul
A Moment to Pause | A Space to Inquire
As we move toward the full moon, questions often surface. About sensitivity. About patterns that keep returning. About what it might look like to live with more alignment and less self-override.
On February 5th, I’m hosting the first of three live, free gatherings. A spacious, heart-centered Q&A where sensitive women are welcome to pause, ask questions, and explore what support might feel right for them in this season.
There is no pressure to join anything. This is simply a place to be heard, to learn, and to sense whether The Re-Aligned Journey, beginning at the spring equinox, feels like a true next step.
Sign Up to attend the live call A Moment to Pause | A Space to Inquire
Closing Blessing
May you meet what is surfacing with curiosity rather than judgment. May you notice the patterns that repeat without needing to push them away. May awareness soften what habit once carried unconsciously.
As the moon grows fuller, may you pause long enough to choose what comes forward with you and what is ready to be released.
You are not failing when old thoughts return. You are becoming conscious where you once moved automatically.
May this light bring clarity without urgency, truth without pressure, and compassion for the pace your nervous system requires.
I’d love to know what this moment is clarifying for you. You’re always welcome to reply and share what you’re noticing.✨
If this reflection felt supportive, feel free to pass it along to another sensitive woman who may need the same reminder today.
We rise together when we pause, breathe, and realign with love.
With moon and heart,
Melissa
Melissa Jean Paulson, MSW
Integrative Mental Health | Quantum Biology Health
Mind–Body–Soul Wisdom Spiral Guide
Creator of Heart Wisdom Re-Alignment™
& The Re-Aligned Journey™
✨Rise. Reclaim. Remember. ✨
Where the heart leads, the body remembers, and the soul awakens.
Ways to stay connected & explore my work:
>My Offerings: Rise & Realign: An Integrative Intensive for Sensitive Women (~ 4 hrs)
>1:1 Heart Wisdom Re-Alignment Sessions - Personalized quantum attunement sessions that weave hypnosis, Human Design, and heart-brain coherence to support subconscious healing and embodied self-trust.
>Stress Resilience: Preventing Burnout with Holistic Self-Care Mini-Course
>My Writing Highly Sensitive Series & Blog Archives
>My Podcast Rise & Realign: Conversations for the Sensitive Soul
