Y'all...this is a topic that I LOVE.

(Probably because I am the queen of stories and I still find some that don't serve me! Like peeling back the layers of an onion over here, guys.)

But trying to not overload you and spend hours talking was not easy...so this is part 1 of a 2 part series on the stories we tell ourselves, specifically our self limiting beliefs and negative self talk (aka shitty self talk).

Why do I love this topic? I'm glad you asked...

Stories are the reason we have created the results we have in our lives. Some of those results are things we love and some are things we look at and think "how the fuck did that happen?!"

So when you can uncover them, you can start to live more intentionally, do more of what you want without your limiting beliefs holding you back OR your inner critic being an extremely loud rude biatch in your ear all the time.

The things we believe and the way we speak to ourselves are so important and we often don't even look at either. We just accept the "That's not who I am" or the constant negative chatter as factual...but what if you could see it differently?

What if you CAN question all of it? I mean, if you can tell a story one direction...the other side is available to you too, right? (This is rhetorical, folks.)

What if you could find out what is going on in that brain of yours causing you to feel like you aren't enough or that something must be wrong with you because you keep trying to change a pattern or habit but always seem to revert right back to your old ones...well, good news, friend, you can.

And this first episode out of two will help you create awareness around your stories (both the beliefs and inner dialogue) to see if there are any you are ready to let go. In any area of your life, there is no shortage of stories (some work for you, some work against you) so it's kind of important to make sure the ones you're telling yourself allow you to live your most fulfilling and intentional life.

Let's get to work. (In a fun kind of way, promise.)

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PS - here is the pdf I mentioned!

How many times have you said "I'll do it later / when the kids are older / when I have more time..." Or just given up completely because something got in the way?

Same, girl. Same.

AND I 100% could have used that excuse with this podcast when life threw me a curveball mid launch prep but I took a page out of my own book (aka, what I teach my clients) - find out what I mean on this impromptu episode!

PS - I recorded this on 7/15 and it's being released on 7/30 as a bonus so...1) my mom is ok, 2) I made it back home in time to do mom things, pack the fam and head back to Florida for family vacation!

Older kids, a quieter calendar, and somehow my brain that still hasn't gotten the memo...

This one's for the moms who have dreamt about a free afternoon and then felt lost when it finally happened. You're not alone...I'm figuring it out too.

In this episode I'm talking about the guilt, the tendency to default to hustle mode, and why slowing down physically and slowing down mentally are two completely different things.

PS - if you're following along here in real time - thank you AND I had a family emergency and had to pivot my podcast schedule this past week but 3 days late is better than not at all. *pats self on the back