Let Summer Be a Season of Sacred Growth | Business Doula Insights

Discover why Summer is the perfect time for women entrepreneurs to pause, realign, and grow. Learn how rest, reflection, and sacred support can fuel your business journey.

The Energy of Summer: A Natural Pause Point

There’s something about summer, maybe because it’s my birthday season, maybe because the beaches are full of families and friends enjoying the longer days. I find that especially July, invites us to slow down and tune in. It’s that magical “last month before school starts” as we start to return from vacations and get back into the “routine” portion of the year (even those of us without kids, I feel the energy in the air nonetheless!)

I love how the days stretch longer, and the light lingers. And if we let it, this season can offer us something powerful:

A pause.

Not a pause that derails your momentum, but one that brings clarity, renewal, and a deep exhale before your next step.

"Growth without the hustle"

As someone who used to have summertime filled with constant motion: airplanes, camps, family trips, moving, changing jobs/schools - I’ve learned that not all growth comes from “the hustle.” In fact, some of the most aligned business shifts happen in the quiet, in the stillness, in the spaces where we give ourselves room to feel before we act.

The midyear mirror

Let’s call it the “Midyear Mirror”

July marks the halfway point of the year. It’s a natural time to reflect:

• What’s working?

• What’s shifted?

• Where do I feel disconnected from the work I love?

• Where is my energy asking to be witnessed, realigned, or gently supported?

You don’t need to burn it all down. You just need space to listen.That’s what I’ve been doing this season—and it’s what I help others do, too. It’s literally helped me manifest a whole new offer, and re-calibrate my time to prioritize the areas of my life that truly LIGHT ME UP! I have mindfully redesigned my schedule to allow for more time with kiddos at the park, longer walks with the dogs in the morning, sacred Fridays with my husband.

"Rest as a Strategy"

In a world that often rewards over-functioning, it can feel radical to rest, or “lazy.”

A short story about “laziness”

When a child I watch told me that one parent often refers to the other as lazy, it initially triggered me. With kids I have this calm though, where I really pause and think “what lesson do I want to teach here?”

So I asked, “what does lazy mean?”

He replied “it means she’s in bed longer in the morning”

I asked “is it possible her body needed a little longer to rest?”

He replied (after thoughtfully considering this reframe) “yes”

I said “so isn’t it kind of good to be lazy sometimes, because it means we are listening to our body?”

He replied “YES!”

**If we look at the “world model” of corporations, obviously laziness=less profit, and in a profit driven world, I can see how that idea has overrun us all. However, those of us DOING business, we have the opportunity to turn the table and say, better quality, less work, less running myself to burnout, less dreading Mondays, less yuck and MORE alignment, MORE purpose!

For the value-driven owner

If you’ve been running a value-driven business, trying to do it all, and feeling the friction of uncertainty or overwhelm... this is your reminder:

You’re not doing it wrong.You’re not falling behind.You’re just human, and humans need rest to grow. (Come on, even the sun takes a break every night!) Sustainable entrepreneurship doesn’t come from endless effort. It comes from presence. Alignment. A real willingness and surrender to pause and re-center before charging ahead. I remember once (before GPS), driving up Highway 101 North, I kept going the wrong way, pushing ahead. Had I just simply pulled over, and paused, I would have realize I had long ago passed my exit. I could offer 100 more stories and analogies for how the “sacred pause” REALLY does work!

Realignment happens here

This summer, I’ve had so many conversations with women at inflection points:New offers.New identities.New questions.

They don’t need a formula.They don’t need a louder marketing strategy.They need someone to walk with them, someone who listens before offering advice, someone who reflects back their wisdom, not just their goals.

This kind of support isn’t loud.It’s calm. Practical. Soulful.And it creates the space for real, lasting growth.

A Gentle Reminder

If you’re in a season of transition—big or small—I want you to know:

You’re not alone.

Your pace is enough.

Your work matters, even in the pause.

Let this be the month you trust your rhythm.

You don’t have to move fast.You just have to move true.

And if you’re ready for a more intentional kind of support, the Business Doula offer was created just for this kind of season.

Business Doula page