A coach in your pocket

Return to this book when you notice yourself rushing, overthinking, saying yes automatically, or putting your own needs last.

Through my From Bracing → Steadiness™ approach, you’ll explore three phases:

Stabilize — Recognize your bracing patterns and practise creating space before an automatic response.

Restore — Reconsider the habits, expectations, and responsibilities that leave you depleted. Make room for recovery and greater self-trust.

Rebuild — Reconnect with what you want and begin making realistic choices that support a life that feels like your own.

Practical tools you can return to

Inside, you’ll find:

• Short practices, including the 60-Second Bracing Check and the Pause Before Yes.

• Notebook prompts to help you understand your own patterns.

• A seven-day guide to begin putting the ideas into practice.

• A flexible framework for planning your next 90 days.

• A Personal Steadiness Toolkit to help you find a useful practice when you need it.

Read at your own pace, with any notebook beside you. Begin with one pattern and one small choice.

A little guidance as you begin

When you purchase, you can choose to receive a short series of emails from me to help you put the book into practice.

I’ll share exercises, reflection questions, and encouragement, along with invitations to explore personal coaching if you’d like further support.

Meet the author

I’m Deidré Dickens, founder of HerLumina, a certified Health and Life Coach, and a Habit Change Specialist.

Drawing on more than two decades in health-related settings and my own experience of rebuilding, I help women recognize the patterns shaping their days and practise meaningful changes.

This book introduces the Stabilize → Restore → Rebuild framework that also guides my private coaching program, HerLumina 90.