Mental wellness drives physical wellness. Without a strong mental game, it’s just a house of cards. You don’t want to miss today’s episode! I’m interviewing one of the most positive, enthusiastic women I know: Brooke Thomas.
When I asked her what she’s most passionate about sharing, she told me her incredible story that led her to the realization that mental wellness trumps physical wellness.
We dive into strategies for when you feel stuck or burdened by the life you designed. It’s a powerful conversation about creating the life you want, slowing down to speed up and not settling for less than what you’re capable of.
If you want to know how you can start to create a life you love, how you can overcome negativity, shame & self-loathing, this is the episode for you! If you’ve been frantically trying to “get healthy”, slow down, take a breath and listen to today’s episode!
What is carb sensitivity? How do you know if you’re carb sensitive? In today’s episode, we’re answering listener questions about carbs, sugar addiction, the best foods when you’re on a budget and much more!
Questions tackled in today’s episode include:
How can you tell the difference between being sluggish from something you ate and not getting quality sleep. I’m struggling with knowing if I’m getting enough/quality sleep.
I’ve listened to your episode on Identity Journaling but after I answer the questions,I’m not sure where to go with it. What do I do with my answers to the questions?
If I take your advice and ask myself, “What is possible?”, what do I do with the answer?
What I struggle with most, I identify as “sugar addiction”. I know that I would be healthier if I never ate refined sugar, but it’s a mind game where I feel deprived instead of feeling elated that I’m choosing to do good things for myself. I just don’t know how to get out of my own head.
I have no willpower. I listen to your podcasts and although they are so good, nothing is helping me. I lose 2-3lbs and then go on a blitz of eating poorly. At 58years old, I don’t think anything will help me.
How can you tell if you are sensitive to carbs or not?
What are the best nutritious foods available for a person currently living pay check to paycheck?
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You aren’t too busy to take care of yourself or to prioritize your health.
Sure, you might be able to tell yourself and others that’s the reason you aren’t making progress or doing the work, but it doesn’t make it true. It’s just a convenient story – a permission slip you write yourself for being inconsistent.
The reality is – taking great care of yourself increases your bandwidth, it doesn’t decrease it. It gives you more energy, more focus, more determination, clarity and efficiency.
I love the Zen saying about meditation. “If you don’t have time to meditate for an hour each day, meditate for two hours.” If you think you’re too busy, you need to adjust both your schedule and your perspective!
There are so many other elements to this permissive lie and we’re exploring them all on today’s episode!
A Few Tips If You’re “Busy”
Stop using “busy”
Ask yourself if you’re creating a life you love or just keeping yourself busy
Are you getting the results you want?
Create more space
Talk more slowly
Think more slowly
Move more slowly
Meditate
Eliminate obligations that you aren’t passionate about
Get ready to expand your perspective about personal growth! Get ready to get excited about it and more enthusiastic in your pursuit of it!
Today, we have Tara Romano on the show! Tara and I met a few months ago and when I saw her Instagram post where she said that personal growth is her drug of choice, I just had to have her on the show.
Personal growth is a gift, not a burden. It’s something you do FOR yourself, not TO yourself. It’s not a sacrifice.
In today’s episode, we dive into both personal growth, the gift of it and overcoming insecurity and comparison.
Some of Tara’s personal affirmations include:
Interupt the pattern
It’s not that serious
Stop making up so many stories
I’m a perfect work in progress
I’m a magnet for all I desire
My life is perfect as it is and I’m capable of making any changes as I desire
All I need is always taken care of. I am safe.
Resources:
Learn about Tara and her fitness empire, Tone & Tease
Need to get yourself to follow through on the promises you make to yourself? I’ve gotcha! Today’s episode will give you the mindset & strategy for success!
One of the primary themes surrounding the questions in today’s episode is that folks who are struggling are focused more on the problem than on the solution. If that’s you, definitely check out today’s episode and also episode 548! That touches on the same pattern and how to overcome it.
Questions Answered in Today’s Episode
Why do I keep holding myself back?
How to stay focused on the process today and not go down the rabbit hole of worrying about the future or how long change will take?
Who’s your favorite band?
I am quite OCD, so why is it I have trouble following through with my goals?
My inconsistency is driving my frustrations. What is the key to overcoming this?
What should I do when I feel mentally blocked?
I need to take action. What can I do to get out of “learning mode”?
When does the next 12 Weeks to Transformation start and how much of a daily commitment does it take?
