The Fireplace Text List

A gentle place to land in the middle of it all

The holidays can hold a lot. Beautiful things, hard things, too many things. And sometimes, even the things we love ask a lot of us.

Sometimes we're so busy holding everything together that we forget we're human beings in the middle of it all, too.

The Fireplace is a small offering of warmth and perspective, delivered to your phone each morning from November 15 through January 15.

A moment to exhale. A thought to carry with you. A reminder that you get to be a human being in the middle of it all—not just the person holding everything together.

And every now and then, an evening note, too. A little space to soften, set something down, or simply remember that you made it through another day.

No homework, no catching up, no pressure to respond or do anything with the words. Just a little something waiting for you.

A few words from past participants

• "I love them! They feel like a deep exhale and my shoulders come down just a little bit."
• "Such gift. Such gentle support. Often so spot on."
• "So grateful. I feel seen."
• "Jenny's daily text message is the best sound-bite way to receive spot-on reminders for maintenance of body-mind-spirit."

A little about your host

I'm Jenny Smith, a writer, somatic practitioner, pastor, and maker of spaces where all of you gets to be here. I write for the complicated inner worlds we carry around—the brilliant, tender, overwhelmed, messy parts of being human. The Fireplace is one small way I hope to help you feel a little less alone in the middle of it all.

November 15 - January 15

$40 for the season

Two months of gentle invitations, delivered right to your phone.

Want to share the warmth?

Join for yourself and add a friend for just $20 more. That's $60 total for both of you.

I'm so glad you're here. ❤️