The Spring-to-Summer Freakout (and what it’s really about)
The Spring-to-Summer Freakout (And What It’s Really About)
May 8, 2025
Written by Jennifer Ross
Every year, like clockwork, I see it — in clients, in friends, and yes, in myself.
The spring-to-summer shift arrives with a strange urgency:
Clean out your closet. Tone up. Lighten up. Show more skin. Book more plans. Look at the Cherry Blossoms. Be seen.
Underneath all of it? A quiet panic.
If you feel it too, you’re not alone — and you’re not wrong for feeling overwhelmed by a season that’s supposed to be light and carefree.
The truth is, summer reveals the subconscious rulebooks we’ve inherited:
You must earn your right to be seen.
Your body should be different by now.
If you’re not glowing with joy, something’s wrong with you.
These beliefs aren’t just annoying — they’re deeply programmed.
They show up in our bodies, our mood, our avoidance, our perfectionism.
In Rapid Transformational Therapy, I help people uncover and unwrite the origin stories behind these internalized pressures — stories we absorbed from media, family, and a culture obsessed with performance.
Because here's the reality:
You are not “late” to your summer body.
You are not failing if you don’t feel social.
You are not broken for craving space instead of plans.
You are responding to a lifetime of invisible messaging — and it takes real work to shift those patterns.
RTT is one of the few tools I know that goes beyond surface-level affirmations and straight to the root:
The subconscious wiring that tells you you’re not ready, not enough, or not allowed unless you’re perfect.
If this time of year stirs up something complicated in you — body shame, comparison, a pressure to be “on” — know this:
You’re not imagining it. And you don’t have to muscle through it alone.
Summer session slots are now open — available virtually via Zoom, or in-person. If you're ready to approach this season differently, I’d be honored to work with you.
Free consults are available — just reach out to get started.
You deserve a summer shaped by your rhythm, not someone else’s rules.
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Jennifer Ross
RTT Practitioner | Founder, Jennifer Mary Ross LLC
