In this episode, I recap a few wisdom nuggets from a recent Peloton class that perfectly align with the School of Mom philosophy. From exploring the three most powerful words in the English language to understanding how your energy speaks before you enter a room, this episode offers transformative insights on self-love, nervous system regulation, and rewriting the stories we want our children to tell about us.

Key Points

The Three Most Powerful Words

• Why "I love myself" are the three most powerful words in the English language
• Understanding the difference between saying these words and truly embodying them
• How most women struggle with self-criticism and self-hate instead of genuine self-love
• The challenge of receiving compassion versus easily giving it to others
• Working through the protective parts that resist self-love and self-compassion

Your Energy Speaks First

• How to be the woman whose energy speaks before she enters the room
• Understanding that 55% of communication is body language, with words being the smallest percentage
• The concept of limbic resonance and how we catch each other's energy
• Examining what your body unconsciously communicates when you walk into a room
• The story of Thich Nhat Hanh commanding presence without words in Boston's Copley Square

Programming for Flourishing

• Recognizing that you're programmed for both survival and flourishing
• Understanding why survival programming is stronger and more automatic
• How the neural pathways we travel most become the most pronounced
• Learning to tap into your inherent programming for thriving and presence
• Working consciously to strengthen flourishing pathways over survival patterns

Rewriting Your Story

The Legacy Question

• Asking yourself: "What story are they going to tell about you?"
• Understanding that you get to write this story through your daily choices
• Moving beyond victimhood narratives to ones of empowerment and growth
• How your story influences generations of people around you
• The ripple effect of embodying self-love in coffee shops, with colleagues, and in community

Breaking Generational Patterns

• Rewriting programming around doubt and self-worth in family lineages
• Choosing to prioritize self-care unapologetically as a model for children
• Understanding that your impact is a direct reflection of how you spend time with yourself
• Moving from survival-mode parenting to conscious, present mothering

Taking Up Space

Done Apologizing

• We're done apologizing for taking up space and playing small
• Understanding the programming that makes us shrink when we enter rooms
• Rewriting narratives around our worthiness to be seen and heard
• The goal of being like "Shavasana" for people - communicating presence, compassion, and confidence

Integration Practices

• Examining your relationship with the words "I love myself" and what comes up
• Noticing what your body language communicates before you speak
• Identifying the people in your life who support your flourishing versus survival programming
• Considering what story you want your loved ones to tell about you
• Practicing presence and self-worth as gifts to your community

Quotes

"The three most powerful words in the English language are, I love myself."

"Be the woman whose energy speaks before she enters the room."

"You're programmed for flourishing. You are. You just need to learn how to actually tap into that program."

"What story are they going to tell about you? You get to write it."

"We're done apologizing for taking up space, we're done playing small."

Resources Mentioned

• Robin Arzon Peloton class from 2020 (challenging 20-minute ride): https://members.onepeloton.com/classes/cycling?utm_source=ios_app&utm_medium=in_app&modal=classDetailsModal&classId=bb87ae4e531342bdbc915e30a63972c3&code=OTE5OGNmZTAyMDkwNDc1NWJjY2EyZWI2YzFmOGJlY2N8NzQyOGJhYjMzODA0NDJlNDhhZWVmNDQwMTIyNDdlYmU%3D&locale=en-US 
• The School of Mom community: https://theschoolofmom.com/  
• Mothering Ourselves First Reset: https://www.motheringourselvesmindfully.com/spaces/21046517/about 

What's Coming Next

Challenge yourself to embody the three most powerful words: "I love myself." Notice what your energy communicates before you enter rooms, and begin consciously writing the story you want others to tell about you. Remember that you're programmed for flourishing - it's time to strengthen those neural pathways and step into the fullness of who you're meant to be.