If you want to enter 2026 with intention, I encourage you to take twenty minutes to write yourself a plan — not a resolution, but a map for staying intact. Write by hand if you can. Don’t worry about being profound or polished. This isn’t a performance. It’s a way to orient yourself for the year ahead.

1. What keeps you alive?

Think about what actually supports your well-being.

• What helps you regulate, rest, or feel human again?
  
• What boundaries protect your energy?
  
• What early signs tell you you’re running on fumes?
  
• What medical care or appointments have you been putting off, and what small step could you take toward addressing them?

End this section with: “To stay intact, I need to remember…”

2. Who are your people?

Reflect on the relationships that sustain you.

• Who steadied you this year?
  
• Who helps you feel grounded, connected, or seen?
  
• What small gestures help those relationships thrive?
  
• Who do you want to show up for — and who do you want to let show up for you?
  

Write down three people you want to show up for and three people you’ll allow to support you.

3. What is your foundation?

Turn toward your values and the boundaries that protect them.

• What mattered most to you in 2025?
  
• Where did you act in alignment with your values?
  
• Where did exhaustion or fear pull you off course?
  
• What boundaries do you need to strengthen in the coming year?
  

End with: “In 2026, I want to live in closer alignment with…”

4. How will you contribute?

This isn’t about martyrdom — it’s about the part of the work that is yours.

• What kinds of action are sustainable for you?
  
• What can you contribute without breaking yourself?
  
• What keeps you connected to the struggle rather than depleted by it?
  

Name one concrete community commitment that strengthens you instead of draining you.

5. How will you return to yourself when you drift?

Reorientation is part of staying intact.

• What knocks you off center?
  
• What or who brings you back?
  
• What reminders or small rituals help you find your footing again?
  

Finish with: “When I feel myself unraveling, I will…”