Now inviting beta readers
Before The Soulful Reset is published, I’m inviting a small circle of readers to live with it for four weeks this January, and help shape what it becomes.
There’s room for about twenty. One of those places could be yours.
Become a Beta ReaderSign-ups close December 18 · No cost, ever
The Soulful Reset is about what happens when life asks you to stop, and what it means to reset rather than just rest.
Restis recovery.
Resetis repositioning.
The book
You look like you have it together. Busy. Reliable. Fine. And inside, you’re quietly disappearing.
Or maybe nothing’s in crisis. You’re just sensing something shifting, and you don’t have a name for it yet.
I know exactly where you are, because I’ve been there.
The Soulful Reset is a set of reflections across five themes that kept resurfacing in my life as God was leading me and calling me to reset: Release, Remember, Reclaim, Reimagine and Restore. Every time He gave me the opportunity to heal, to correct my course and to align with Him, those five steps showed up.
Each one helps you name what you’re carrying, get in touch with what’s real and authentic, and find your way back to who you are beneath the roles you play.
Why I wrote it
This is a practice I’ve relied on throughout my life, in the moments when I felt stuck, overwhelmed or unsure of my path. God gave me the revelation of what that practice was. Once I held on to it, it carried me somewhere deeper and more rooted.
These pages come from twelve years of my own reflections and journals. They aren’t all of it, just a few of the ones I’ve used to find my way back to myself and align with what God has done in my life.
The Lord didn’t only inspire this book. He guided me through it.
Christina
Inside every entry
These are my own stories, insights and practices. They helped me gain perspective, find clarity and heal, and they keep carrying me forward into alignment.
Entry 1 · Release
You’ve been gripping so tightly that your hands have forgotten what it feels like to be open.
I know that grip. In 2023, I told the Lord I wanted a kingdom-minded business, one that served Him, my calling, and the people I was assigned to help. Then I tried to build it in my own strength: finding the clients, chasing the money, hitting the targets.
The harder I pushed, the harder it got, until everything came to a complete halt. I prayed. I fasted. I even bargained with the Lord . . .
Continued in Entry 1
The Reset Strategy
Start with a small release ritual. Write down one thing that feels heavy . . .
Words to carry
I release what no longer serves me and trust God to meet me in the space that letting go creates.
I am not giving up—I am making room.
Words of inspirationA moment of reflectionA Reset StrategyWords to carry
Read it, sit with it, practice it, and carry it into your week.
What this is
Five themes, four entries each. You’ll hold one theme for four weeks in January, one entry a week, the way a real reader would.
Release
Letting go to make room for peace.
4 entries
Remember
A return to what grounds you.
4 entries
Reclaim
Taking back what was always yours.
4 entries
Reimagine
Opening space for what could be.
4 entries
Restore
Finding balance in your being.
4 entries
Which four will be yours? You’ll share a preference when you sign up.
Week one
Jan 11
Your first entry arrives. Read it, try the practice, notice what shifts.
Week two
Jan 18
The practices start to build on each other. Small chunks get the job done.
Week three
Jan 25
The rhythm is yours now. Keep noticing what each practice stirs.
Week four
Feb 1
Your last entry, then one final reflection on what the month gave you.
Choose your way in
Pick the one that fits your January.
4 entries
Live with one theme for four weeks.
4 entries + a conversation
Everything in Reader, plus a chance to talk it through.
Interest only
All 20 entries
All twenty entries, across all five themes.
Choosing this raises your hand. I’ll reach out personally if it’s a fit. If it isn’t this time, you’ll still have a place as a Reader in your theme.
A note from Christina
I’m getting ready to share The Soulful Reset with a small group of readers before it’s published, and I’d love for you to be one of them.
I’m not looking for a polished review. I’m looking for honest reactions: where it lands, where it doesn’t, and what it stirs in you.
I’d be grateful if you’d join me. What does a soulful reset mean to you?
With love,
Christina 💛Christina E. Jones, M.Ed., Ed.S. · Author · Founder, Humane in the Membrane
The acknowledgments page, with room for your name.
What you’ll receive
You’ll read the book before anyone else, while it’s still taking shape.
You’ll see what’s coming before it goes out into the world.
A thank-you for your part in this, if you’d like one.
A place on the team that helps carry the book to the people who need it.
There’s no cost and no payment. Just an invitation.
Just between us,
The book isn’t published yet, so I’ll ask you to accept a short Beta Reader Agreement with HITM Publishing. Here it is in plain terms.
This summary makes it easier to read, but it doesn’t replace the agreement. Read the full Beta Reader Agreement. You’ll sign it online before kickoff week, and the link comes in your welcome package too. No drafts are sent until it’s signed.
Two minutes, four questions
Choose how you’d like to take part, and which theme you’re drawn to.
Plan on [about 20 minutes] a week to read the entry and try the practice, plus under two minutes for the Friday check-in. The practice month runs January 11 to February 5, after two 45-minute onboarding sessions the week of January 4. If you choose Reader + Conversation or Full Journey, add one 30-minute conversation in mid-February.
Then you stop. No explanation needed. Just reply to any program email to let me know. The one thing I’ll ask is that you delete the drafts you’ve received and keep them private, even after you step away.
Not unless you say yes. At the end of the month, I’ll ask whether you’re comfortable being quoted, and you’ll choose how: full name, first name and last initial, initials, anonymous, or not at all. Saying no changes nothing about your place in the group.
No. The Soulful Reset offers spiritual and personal reflection. It isn’t therapy, counseling, or medical care. Some entries may stir things up, and you choose how deep to go. If you’re struggling, please reach out to a qualified professional or someone you trust.
No. Each entry opens with Scripture, and my faith runs through every page, but this isn’t a study guide, and I’m not unpacking the Word the way a pastor would. I’m saving that deeper study for future books. These are my testimonies first: where the Lord met me, what He showed me, and the practices that helped me reset. This book is about bringing awareness to where you are right now and giving you practical ways to make room for what you’re being called to. Whatever you believe, there’s a way in for you.