A Letter for June: On Boundaries, Burnout, and Becoming More Yourself.
Everyone seems a little maxed out right now—socially, emotionally, energetically. If you’re craving space and don’t know how to ask for it, this one’s for you.
June arrived with the volume turned up.
Not just in temperature or daylight hours—but in the emotional climate too. It’s loud out there. Not just audibly, but energetically. Group chats ping. Texts pile up. Events stack on your calendar like a game of emotional Jenga. And beneath it all… maybe you’re feeling the edge of resentment. A little raw. A little short. A little tired of being the one who always keeps the peace.
You’re not broken for feeling this way. You’re not “too sensitive.”
You might just be full.
This month doesn’t ask you to collapse or cut it all off. But it is inviting you to get honest about the cost of being so available to everyone but yourself.
Clients have been naming it in session, almost apologetically:
“I just… don’t want to make small talk anymore.”
“I need a break from performing intimacy.”
“I don’t want to be invited to one more thing.”
And yet—when the invitations stop, it stings. When we say no, we worry we’ll be forgotten. When we get the space we asked for, we don’t always know what to do with it.
That’s what makes this a tender season. It’s not about isolation—it’s about discernment.
Who gets your softness? Who has earned your unfiltered truth?
Where are you showing up out of obligation, not desire?
This is the heart of June: boundary work meets body wisdom.
You are allowed to pause before you people please.
You are allowed to want fewer things—but to want them more deeply.
Energetically, this month is asking for cleanup. Not in the frantic, declutter-your-life-for-the-aesthetic way. But in the grounded, come-back-to-your-center way.
It’s a month for:
Saying no without apology.
Opting out of conversations that drain you.
Letting relationships be mutual—or letting them go.
Reclaiming your attention from whatever is farming it for free.
It’s not always easy to tell the truth. Especially if you were raised to be likable instead of honest. Especially if the mask of “I’m fine” has earned you connection. But June asks for a different kind of bravery:
The kind that whispers, “I’d rather be real than received.”
If that’s where you are—wobbly, a little unsure, learning how to show up differently—you’re right on time. Not behind. Not broken. Just becoming more yourself.
Take up space. Take your time.
Let the noise fade, and listen to the truth underneath your own skin.
You don’t owe the world a constant version of you.
You owe yourself the truth.
With protection and power,
Abby
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Where in your life have you been choosing connection over authenticity?
What boundary (emotional, energetic, physical) are you ready to experiment with—not perfectly, but with curiosity?
