From February, 2026

Coach Courtney
Feb 23
3 min read

❄️Mocktail Bartender at Chamber of Commerce Networking Event❄️

Thank you to the Chamber of Commerce for this great opportunity in January to network with other women in business from three different towns. It was nice for all of us to get out after a snowstorm.

I loved showcasing the many tastes and fun that mocktails can bring. People were curious to learn more which was awesome from the benefits from taking a break and about my journey to live Live Alcohol-Free. (Still the best decision I never planned.)

I even made my own signature drink I named it the Cranberry Spritz 🌿, with a homemade rosemary simple syrup, topped with a non-alcoholic bubbly. How about them apples?!?

Grief and Hope💗

February has had its really hard moments,

brutal really (hard wasn't cutting it) but we are enduring.

One day it hit me on a whole new level and I'm hopeful that is a one and done.

I did what I know how to do: I cried I loved

I paused

I processed

I self-coached

I got out in nature

I talked to my people I signed up for grief education

Used my tools: movement & breathwork

Sometimes, less noise is exactly what’s needed.

Living with intention and alignment has always mattered to me, and in grief that hasn’t changed. If anything, it illuminates what’s important and what’s not. I’m deeply grateful for how I lived these past 21 years, and for how I’m living now.

That is a gift and living alcohol-free is a HUGE part of that!

Taking a sabbatical from Instagram and Facebook has already served me, and my nervous system, in meaningful and supportive ways.

It's brought calm over chaos. More space. More clarity. More presence.

I highly recommend it, even though it can be hard.

The pros and cons, the what-ifs, the pull to stay connected. It's worth it!

And when one door closes (Meta), a window opens.

That opening led me toward grief education, learning how to navigate all of this first and then how to support others through loss...finding ways to turn my pain into purpose. More on that next time. 💛

🔥February also brought Fire Horse Energy…and a Unicorn 🦄

This month also brought a shift from Fire Horse to Fire Unicorn, which I'm loving even better! I wrote all about it in my article over on my Substack.

👉 Click her for my article "tending to the Fire Horse in a different way" aka the Fire Unicorn