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8 Natural Ways For Women 40+ To Ease Anxiety


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Struggling with anxiety that just won’t quit? If you’re a ambitious, highly sensitive woman over 40 looking for natural ways to ease anxiety this is for you!

Anxiety can feel like an invisible weight, making it harder to fully enjoy life, connect with yourself, and feel at peace. But the good news? There are natural, effective ways to ease anxiety—without medication.  

In this episode, we’re diving into 8 simple, science-backed ways to calm your mind and body, reduce stress, and finally feel like yourself again. Whether you’re dealing with racing thoughts, restless nights, or that constant feeling of being “on edge,” these strategies will help you find relief—naturally.  

✨ Inside this episode, you’ll learn: 

  •  A quick grounding technique to stop overthinking 
  • Easy and fast practices to reset your nervous system
  •  A surprising way to ease anxiety in under 60 seconds  
  • The most powerful place to be—and why it's key for stress relief   
  • 🔥 Ready to Discover How Anxiety Is Hijacking Your Success & Holding You Back From Making a Full Impact? Then book your Anxiety Breakthrough Assessment at a special intro rate right here: https://bit.ly/hfabaintro   

     

    Please find the show notes below. Since it is a transcription there may be spelling errors and/or weird grammar. Ignore that and enjoy!

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    Today we're talking about 8 natural ways

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    for women over 40 to ease

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    anxiety. Welcome back to another

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    episode of the Movement, Mind and Meaning

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    podcast. I'm your host, Megan Nolan.

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    Before we get into these eight ways that

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    will support you as a human, a

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    spiritual being, having a human

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    experience, if you will, I want to share

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    I'm going to just give a little snippet

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    to it. There will be more information in

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    the show notes, but. If you are somebody

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    who wants to know how and why high

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    functioning anxiety might actually be

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    hijacking your success and stopping you

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    from making the full impact that you're

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    here to make because of the way it might

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    be causing you to overthink and doubt

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    yourself and overwork and overgive and

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    question yourself constantly and

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    constantly feeling like you're just

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    running on the hum of anxiety, well then

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    map for you to use and to follow.

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    OK, so I want you to take a look at that.

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    It's in the show notes. If you're one of

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    direction, this understanding, right?And.

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    And recognize that this is, again, a way

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    for you to get to know yourself better.

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    So it's all the information is going to

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    be in the show notes. Go ahead and click

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    that and grab on. If that feels like

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    you've just been searching for answers

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    how this is still happening and why.

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    That's what the assessment's all about.

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    OK, so let's get into it.

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    Numero uno movement.

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    Movement is mind medicine. That's one of

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    the tenants of this show. Movement is

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    body medicine. Movement is soul medicine.

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    And so that's why it's number one. I did

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    a whole episode on this episode 54,

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    talking about how important it is to move

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    your body every day. Because darling,

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    in case you forgot, you're not a rock.

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    You're not a tree. You're a human

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    being. And that's you and

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    me. Anyways, I love rhyming.

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    The thing is, is that we tend to have

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    very sedentary lifestyles, which is of

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    course impacting our posture. Increases

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    our stress levels, affects our hormones,

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    affects, you know, our digestion, our

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    metabolism, everything. And so move, move

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    your body daily, move in a way that feels

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    good to you. I'm not saying exercise, I'm

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    saying move your body, right. We're

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    moving blood flow, we're moving lymphatic

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    flow, we're moving chronic energy flow

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    through your body. And that's where we

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    get that uplifting,

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    effervescent, you know. I feel good. You

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    know, when you feel strong, you feel

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    confident, you feel sexy in your body, it

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    changes things for you, right?And there's

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    so much science behind that. And we go

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    deep into that into episode 54. So if you

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    haven't listened to that one, go back and

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    listen to that because it is all about

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    that movement is mind medicine. That is

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    #1 #2, we're kind of

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    move through the day here. One of the

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    huge pieces, one of the pillars inside

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    the flow framework, which is the tool set

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    that I use and share with all my clients,

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    is having a morning routine. And before

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    you go, try run away. If you're not a

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    quote UN quote morning person, it doesn't

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    have to be at any certain time for it to

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    be a morning routine. OK, OKAre you OK

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    now?You're not getting itchy on the

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    inside. OK, so it

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    can be any time of day, right?

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    Essentially. I mean, I guess technically

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    before noon, but you know, I'm a bit of a

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    rule breaker breaker. So whatever time,

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    it's more about about that intentional

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    pause for yourself. Because when

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    we are in that full force, going, going,

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    going all the time energy, and we're not

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    intentionally starting with a

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    moment or 20 minutes or 5 1/2

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    minutes, however length of time that you

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    choose to to allocate and dedicate to

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    your morning routine, then you're just

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    going into default mode, right?And we

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    tend to. If we wake up and we're just go,

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    go, go, go, go, we're tripping the

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    sympathetic stress response right out of

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    the gates, right?And so we know that

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    anxiety is a response to stress in our

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    body. And so it's really important

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    that you just have that foundation for

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    the day in your morning routine. And so

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    again, this can be literally 2 1/2

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    minutes while you're brushing your teeth.

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    half. OK. And so for me, I'll just tell

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    you what mine is, is I always have a big

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    glass of warm water with some Himalayan

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    sea salt and some lime or citrus. I like,

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    I prefer lime, but I know lemon. A lot of

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    people talk about lemon, but I love lime.

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    And as I drink that, I do my meditation.

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    And you know, as somebody myself, I have

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    high functioning anxiety. And especially

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    if I wake up feeling anxious,

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    sitting and meditating and just like

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    breathing, meditating is is really

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    challenging for me. And I find I spend

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    most of the time actually thinking and

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    or frustrated with myself because I'm

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    thinking that I'm supposed to be

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    meditating and like I'm not in the gap by

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    any means. So for me, my

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    go-to for meditation is mantra.

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    So I use different mantras. So mantras

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    can be anything, any sort of sacred sound

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    that you feel. Emotionally

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    connected to. Classically they would be

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    given to you by your teacher based on

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    where you're at and where you wanted to

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    go. But there's so many out there and

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    this is non denominational like whatever

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    word you feel really called

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    to. Maybe it's Yahweh, maybe it's Allah,

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    maybe whatever it is for you. I love and

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    I celebrate that and I honor that and and

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    it might be something more,

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    you know, love. Love, love,

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    whatever, right?And so for me, you know,

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    based on what I'm working through and on

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    in my own life, I choose my mantra based

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    on that. Currently I have the mantra

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    Om Gam Shri Mahalakshmiye

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    Namaha. So that is a mantra

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    about and to Ganesha, who's the

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    remover of obstacles, and Lakshmi, who

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    is the goddess of abundance, and it's

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    removing any obstacles, internal,

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    external. To more fully express love and

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    joy and opportunities and abundance in

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    whatever form. So that's the mantra that

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    I'm using currently. OK, so I do my

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    meditation and then I do my movement.

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    And that's, you know, my doing my physio

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    exercises for my shoulder, doing my doing

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    my workout, doing my yoga, doing doing my

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    core activation, embodying my intentions

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    for the day. That is, you know, usually

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    about an hour doing cardio. I I dance,

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    whatever. I just, I just do some stuff

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    that feels good to me. And then I ground

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    out and I connect into my soul self and

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    then up, up and away. That's my morning

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    routine. So it can be whatever you want,

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    OK?It can be whatever you want. Let's

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    just say that. But it's really that like

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    supercharged to the day. Speaking of

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    that, that's that starts the day. OK. So

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    let's just say that's the beginning of

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    the trajectory. We're up, the plane has

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    lifted off. And as we go and we're flying

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    through space or you are the plane and

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    you're flying through the day, it's very

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    important that you. Pause throughout the

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    day to notice how you're feeling and to

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    take some time for yourself to

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    shift back into a more

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    centered, grounded, regulated state in

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    your nervous system. So you're back in

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    calm authority, you're back in that

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    connected awareness, and that comes

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    through power pauses. So power pauses

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    are little mindful moments throughout the

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    day where you are tuning into yourself.

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    You're shifting out of the head into the

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    heart, right?Going from the mind to the

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    body, and the body is the seat of your

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    intelligence. And so you're in a in a

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    sense, no, in essence, there we go.

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    You are taking control of your

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    focus. You are where your attention is.

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    And especially if you're having an

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    anxious day or a sad day, we tend to

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    focus there, right?And so when we take a

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    power pause. That's literally just taking

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    a time out and whatever that is for you.

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    Maybe you dance, maybe you shake, maybe

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    you go outside with the dog, maybe you go

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    for a little jog around the block, maybe

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    you bounce on a trampoline, maybe you use

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    one of your, you know, many different

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    tools that you have kicking around the

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    house and you just have some time for

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    yourself. OK, So what we're doing there

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    is is quieting.

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    It's kind of like, you know, when you're

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    on a long international flight and they

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    they feed everybody and then they take

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    the lights down and they're like,

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    everyone have a nap now. It's like

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    that. We went to Japan in November and I

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    you and then they're like, lay down for a

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    you can have a rest, right, if that's

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    your jam. OK. So power pauses. So we have

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    move your body, morning routine, power

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    pauses. So now we're, you know, we're

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    cruising altitude and it's like, you

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    know, on the plane, they bring you snacks

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    periodically and they're like, would you

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    like a drink?And then you're like, of

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    course, I would love a fizzy water. Thank

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    you so much. And so it's that like

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    dripping it throughout the day, right?And

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    and I want to keep my analogy.

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    Actually, let's put the analogy in here

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    because I'm talking about it and it's

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    going to work well. So #4

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    hydration and nourishment throughout the

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    day. OK, so this is really important. I

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    know when you get in a flow state or

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    you're hyper fixated on something, you

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    probably forget to even pee, let alone

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    drink enough water or eat consistently

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    throughout the day. OK, so I know that

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    it's OK. I get that myself. I get that

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    myself because it's a thing, right?

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    Typically we kind of just power through

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    until we realize, like, I feel a little

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    bit funny and you're just powered on oat

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    milk lattes and like the 3 1/2 almonds

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    that you found. And so hydration is very

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    key, but especially in integrating

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    electrolytes. So it's important for you

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    to be fully hydrated by replenishing your

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    electrolytes, especially if you are

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    moving your body and you're getting

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    sweaty, OK. And if you're a warm person

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    or you like me and you live in a warm

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    climate and you're sweating like right

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    now, it's very important for you to

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    replenish those. OK. So you know,

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    maybe the liquid IV, there's a bunch of

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    different products that are really great

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    and just make sure that they don't have a

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    load of sugar, OK. So making sure you're

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    hydrated. And then having

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    snacks throughout the day so that you can

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    keep your blood sugar level. I don't know

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    about you, but when my blood sugar drops,

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    I feel anxious. And it actually is

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    scientifically valid because when your

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    blood sugar goes down, it's a potential

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    threat to your body. And so it activates

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    the sympathetic fight, flight, freeze,

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    fawn response. So it can trigger anxiety

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    in those of us who are prone to it. So

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    really important is that we are eating

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    really solid protein rich, you know,

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    healthy fats throughout the day. In

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    particular, we want to make sure that

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    we're getting magnesium. So magnesium is

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    calming and relaxing. So magnesium that's

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    like spinach and almonds as well as

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    getting your omega threes and that might

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    be through, you know, supplementation or

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    it might be through nuts and flax seeds

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    or fish oils if that's your thing. And

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    then having solid protein throughout the

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    day so that you are just and again that

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    doesn't necessarily have to be animal

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    protein, it can be whatever. Your body

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    likes, but just having those throughout

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    the day, right?It's kind of let's keep

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    with our plane analogy, how they

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    periodically come and give you snacks.

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    Not great snacks on the plane, but you

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    get the idea. They want to keep you fed

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    and happy and you know, something to do

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    when you're on a long flight. OK, And so

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    that was so we're up to #4. #5

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    is let's keep our plane analogy. OK, so

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    you're on the plane and you're getting

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    close to the destination and then you

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    notice them beginning to prepare for the

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    descent. Flight attendants, please

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    prepare for landing. And so then they

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    start doing things and then they come

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    around and they tell you to put the seat

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    up and put the tray away and please put

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    your bag back underneath and then you can

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    feel the plane decelerating. You can feel

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    it begin to slow down that

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    landing routine and ritual of the

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    plane before we actually get anywhere

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    near the gate. That slowing process is

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    what your evening experience is in your

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    body, right?Especially if you're just

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    powering through the day, running on

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    caffeine and cortisol and just like all

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    through the day. Those of you

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    watching on YouTube just saw a really

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    funny face I just made. If you're

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    listening just to the podcast, just

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    imagine I look like kind of crazy.

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    Anyways, evening

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    experience. A slowing down process for

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    the body and the mind to prepare you for

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    a deep, restful, rejuvenating sleep.

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    And it's essentially that deceleration

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    process, right?And so, so important

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    because your sleep is so important

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    and. You know, it could have been its own

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    category because of how restorative it is

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    for the brain and for the body, but it's

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    part of the evening experience. So I'll

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    just give it a give it a shout out right

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    here. Right now is that making sure that

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    you have a set bedtime, your

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    body, your your circadian rhythm loves

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    consistency. That's why it's called

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    rhythm and it's rhythmic, right?It's it's

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    got a pattern to it. And so making sure

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    that you, you know, do your best to stick

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    to that and you're reducing your screen

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    time, you're unwinding, not drinking too

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    much, but maybe you have a nice unwind

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    tea or something like unwind tea at the

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    end of the day so that you can settle

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    yourself down, maybe reading, journaling,

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    yoga, whatever. OK, so evening experience

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    so important to prep you for beautiful

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    sleep. And then here what we want to

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    make sure to do is. As

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    we navigate. So now you know we're going

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    to leave the plane analogy here. Wait

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    12345678. OK,

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    well yeah, let's we'll make sleep its own

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    cause I accidentally put power pauses

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    twice.

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    So we have the evening, evening

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    experience and then making sure that you

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    are getting enough solid quality rest,

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    right?Because. That's where the protein

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    rich snacks throughout the day, because

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    people with spikes in their cortisol will

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    typically wake between 1:00 and 3:00 in

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    the morning. If you're waking up

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    consistently at that time, that might

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    mean that you need to eat more fats and

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    protein later on in the day so that we

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    can keep you satiated all throughout the

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    night and that you're not waking up with

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    that AM anxiety, which is classic when

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    people have higher cortisol levels

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    because of anxiety or or constant

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    stress, OK. All right, so we have move

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    your body, morning routine, power pauses,

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    evening experience, sleep,

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    OK, so sleep, snacks and hydration

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    and then fierce

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    self compassion. So self compassion

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    is a combination of three things is

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    mindfulness. It's an awareness of what

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    our focus is on in that present moment as

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    well as common humanity and recognizing

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    that you know what a lot of people

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    experience these things and. It's not

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    abnormal for us to get really stressed

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    out or get really overwhelmed. And

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    it's really, you know, it's quite normal

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    to make mistakes or whatever, because in

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    our mind, especially in a stressed mind,

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    it gets hyper fixated on the mistakes and

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    the problems. And so having that

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    recognition and taking a step back of

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    like, oh, well, yeah, this happens, this

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    is normal. It's OK, OKSo

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    fear self-compassion is mindfulness,

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    common humanity and kindness. And The

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    thing is, is that when we're experiencing

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    stress, we're hardwired for the

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    negativity bias, fixated on the faults,

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    the flaws, the problems. It can be really

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    challenging for us to be at all gentle

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    with ourselves. And so really that's

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    where it's so important for us to make

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    sure that we are practicing this fierce

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    self-compassion. And that's it's such an

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    interesting distinction because there's

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    within that fierceness there's a

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    tenderness, but also that boundary and

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    that intentionality. And so

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    I'm listening to a book about this, so

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    more to come on on self-compassion. But

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    it's really important and it's actually

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    the antidote to stress

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    and anxiety and sadness is

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    learning to be patient and loving with

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    ourself. Because when we are taking our

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    power pauses and we're coming out of the

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    head and into the mind, it's easier,

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    easier, not easy sometimes, but

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    easier for us to access that higher

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    wisdom and that inner guidance. That is

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    compassion. That is kindness. That is

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    understanding that things happen, right.

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    And so it's so important. I was freaking

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    out that I didn't have my mic on, but

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    we're good. It's so important that we

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    practice the same level of care and

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    tending and tenderness with

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    ourselves as we do with other people.

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    OK, so that's #7. And

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    then so fear self compassion. And

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    then really the last one

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    is the power of know.

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    And the power of no is

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    learning to set boundaries for ourself

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    and learning that no is a complete

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    sentence and learning that we can take a

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    power pause, especially this happened,

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    you know, recently. We can get, we can

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    get caught up in an idea and we're really

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    excited about it and and we start, you

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    know, saying, you know, committing to

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    things. And then we have a moment after

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    and we realize, is that, is

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    that what I really want to do?And so it's

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    a recognition that as we learn more about

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    yourself, you can, you can say,

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    wow, that's a great idea. Give me some

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    time to think about it. And then you can

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    think about it because many of us are

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    people pleasers in this community, right.

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    We were especially women or that were,

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    you know, identify as women. We tend to

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    be like very, yes, sure, that's that

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    works for me. And we can figure we try to

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    support and show up and give because.

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    That's loving, that's kind, that's

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    00:17:39,380 --> 00:17:40,620
    beautiful. But it's so important that we

    474
    00:17:40,620 --> 00:17:42,620
    have a boundary around that in a way that

    475
    00:17:42,620 --> 00:17:45,100
    feels good to you, right?And so

    476
    00:17:45,580 --> 00:17:48,460
    learning how to to honor yourself,

    477
    00:17:48,460 --> 00:17:50,500
    which is for yourself compassion, to

    478
    00:17:51,660 --> 00:17:54,060
    do something that, you know, is a

    479
    00:17:54,060 --> 00:17:56,180
    beautiful reciprocal relationship, that's

    480
    00:17:56,180 --> 00:17:57,740
    a compromise that that works for

    481
    00:17:57,740 --> 00:17:59,940
    everyone. And that feels really good to

    482
    00:17:59,980 --> 00:18:02,740
    be able to assert yourself in the moment

    483
    00:18:02,740 --> 00:18:05,580
    to say. OK, actually let me just think on

    484
    00:18:05,580 --> 00:18:07,500
    that and then come back and do, are you a

    485
    00:18:07,580 --> 00:18:09,980
    yes, are you a yes, yes, yes

    486
    00:18:10,460 --> 00:18:12,380
    Or do you have questions or do you need

    487
    00:18:12,380 --> 00:18:14,380
    time or are you a no, right. And so

    488
    00:18:14,380 --> 00:18:16,300
    that's part of the fear self-compassion

    489
    00:18:16,300 --> 00:18:18,700
    is, is learning to have that boundary in

    490
    00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:21,020
    that line and say no. And that can be

    491
    00:18:21,020 --> 00:18:23,180
    really challenging, especially when you

    492
    00:18:23,180 --> 00:18:25,020
    pride yourself on being able to do it

    493
    00:18:25,020 --> 00:18:27,980
    all, which I definitely

    494
    00:18:28,460 --> 00:18:31,260
    used to, not going to lie, so.

    495
    00:18:31,980 --> 00:18:34,060
    Really that's so important. That's so

    496
    00:18:34,060 --> 00:18:37,020
    important. And the the last thing is

    497
    00:18:37,580 --> 00:18:39,340
    actually and and this probably could fit

    498
    00:18:39,340 --> 00:18:42,260
    into all of them in any in in a way is

    499
    00:18:42,260 --> 00:18:44,700
    that actually this works for this one is

    500
    00:18:44,700 --> 00:18:46,140
    that when we're in that moment when we

    501
    00:18:46,140 --> 00:18:48,540
    are we're feeling oh, I don't know what

    502
    00:18:48,540 --> 00:18:51,180
    should I do the power of now

    503
    00:18:52,220 --> 00:18:53,740
    and it's so important for us to be

    504
    00:18:53,740 --> 00:18:56,140
    present in the now. And

    505
    00:18:56,180 --> 00:18:58,780
    when we have these challenges, right,

    506
    00:18:58,780 --> 00:19:01,220
    anxiety will tend to pull us forward into

    507
    00:19:01,660 --> 00:19:04,380
    worry or anticipation or fear or doubt

    508
    00:19:04,380 --> 00:19:06,460
    about the future. And depression will

    509
    00:19:06,460 --> 00:19:08,900
    tend to pull us back into rumination and

    510
    00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:10,740
    frustration about mistakes, about the

    511
    00:19:10,780 --> 00:19:13,540
    past. And so it's so important to bring

    512
    00:19:13,540 --> 00:19:15,820
    yourself into the now so we can make that

    513
    00:19:15,820 --> 00:19:17,820
    aligned decision for whatever that is for

    514
    00:19:17,820 --> 00:19:19,580
    you or just be present with whatever's

    515
    00:19:19,580 --> 00:19:21,180
    happening. And that's really essentially

    516
    00:19:21,460 --> 00:19:24,060
    a power pause, right?And so. Those are

    517
    00:19:24,060 --> 00:19:25,500
    what I wanted to share with you this

    518
    00:19:25,500 --> 00:19:27,900
    morning. This morning it's 1:30 in the

    519
    00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:30,860
    afternoon. I don't know what it is today.

    520
    00:19:32,620 --> 00:19:35,100
    So to review, move your body, morning

    521
    00:19:35,100 --> 00:19:37,500
    routine, power pausing throughout the

    522
    00:19:37,500 --> 00:19:40,460
    day, an evening unwind experience.

    523
    00:19:40,460 --> 00:19:42,700
    Making sure to really have a beautiful,

    524
    00:19:42,700 --> 00:19:45,660
    not rigid, but having some fluidity

    525
    00:19:45,660 --> 00:19:48,060
    around your routine, around sleep, making

    526
    00:19:48,060 --> 00:19:49,660
    sure that you are having yummy, healthy

    527
    00:19:49,660 --> 00:19:51,300
    snacks throughout the day, and making

    528
    00:19:51,300 --> 00:19:53,180
    sure that you're staying well hydrated.

    529
    00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:56,300
    Having fear, self-compassion and learning

    530
    00:19:56,300 --> 00:19:59,100
    the power of no. So

    531
    00:19:59,500 --> 00:20:02,140
    those are the 8 natural ways for women

    532
    00:20:02,140 --> 00:20:05,100
    over 40 and all humans truly. But that's

    533
    00:20:05,100 --> 00:20:07,020
    tends to be who I support women and those

    534
    00:20:07,020 --> 00:20:09,420
    that identify as women to ease anxiety

    535
    00:20:09,420 --> 00:20:11,420
    naturally. And so I hope that these

    536
    00:20:11,420 --> 00:20:13,020
    really landed for you. I hope maybe it

    537
    00:20:13,020 --> 00:20:15,660
    was some reminders or from refreshers or

    538
    00:20:15,660 --> 00:20:17,420
    some new insights for you. I really hope

    539
    00:20:17,420 --> 00:20:18,860
    that I'd love to hear what landed for

    540
    00:20:18,860 --> 00:20:20,940
    you. And again, if you are wanting more

    541
    00:20:20,940 --> 00:20:23,100
    insight into where you're at currently.

    542
    00:20:23,420 --> 00:20:25,060
    And a plan to get you to where you want

    543
    00:20:25,060 --> 00:20:26,900
    to go so that you are thriving beyond

    544
    00:20:26,900 --> 00:20:29,060
    anxiety. You're excelling in all areas of

    545
    00:20:29,060 --> 00:20:30,700
    your life and your business and your work

    546
    00:20:31,340 --> 00:20:33,660
    without completely losing yourself or

    547
    00:20:33,660 --> 00:20:36,140
    sacrificing your sanity or compromising

    548
    00:20:36,140 --> 00:20:37,980
    your well-being in the process. Then

    549
    00:20:37,980 --> 00:20:39,980
    definitely check out the high functioning

    550
    00:20:39,980 --> 00:20:41,500
    breakthrough assessment, which will be

    551
    00:20:41,500 --> 00:20:43,900
    linked in the show notes. So again, thank

    552
    00:20:43,900 --> 00:20:45,500
    you so much for being here. I honor your

    553
    00:20:45,500 --> 00:20:47,260
    quest for learning and I honor you in

    554
    00:20:47,260 --> 00:20:49,020
    your journey. And I know that sometimes

    555
    00:20:49,020 --> 00:20:51,540
    being a human ain't a they. And I'm proud

    556
    00:20:51,540 --> 00:20:52,860
    of you for doing it the way you're doing

    557
    00:20:52,860 --> 00:20:54,300
    it. And thank you for listening,

    558
    00:20:54,300 --> 00:20:56,980
    watching, being here. Oh, I almost forgot

    559
    00:20:56,980 --> 00:20:59,820
    to do the power pause. Whoopsie. I was so

    560
    00:20:59,820 --> 00:21:02,820
    excited. OK, so in every episode,

    561
    00:21:02,820 --> 00:21:04,460
    typically not after I've wrapped

    562
    00:21:04,460 --> 00:21:06,980
    everything up, but we do a

    563
    00:21:07,340 --> 00:21:09,580
    power pause and remember how important

    564
    00:21:09,580 --> 00:21:11,060
    they are and impactful they are. So now

    565
    00:21:11,060 --> 00:21:13,740
    we're going to do. A 60 second

    566
    00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:16,580
    power pause to calm anxiety fast in the

    567
    00:21:16,580 --> 00:21:18,300
    moments when you haven't been doing the

    568
    00:21:18,300 --> 00:21:19,700
    eight things we just talked about, which

    569
    00:21:19,700 --> 00:21:21,820
    were totally inside the full episode of

    570
    00:21:21,820 --> 00:21:23,180
    the show. When you haven't been doing

    571
    00:21:23,180 --> 00:21:25,540
    those and you're feeling some kind of

    572
    00:21:25,660 --> 00:21:27,980
    way, here's what we can do. Place one

    573
    00:21:27,980 --> 00:21:29,380
    hand on your belly, one hand on your

    574
    00:21:29,380 --> 00:21:32,300
    heart. Sit or stand tall. Inhale

    575
    00:21:32,300 --> 00:21:34,900
    through your nose and exhale out through

    576
    00:21:34,900 --> 00:21:36,540
    your mouth. Nice and slow. Make a slow,

    577
    00:21:36,540 --> 00:21:37,380
    rumbly sound.

    578
    00:21:40,860 --> 00:21:42,940
    Kind of sounds like voo. Ready.

    579
    00:21:50,220 --> 00:21:53,180
    Soften it deeper from the belly.

    580
    00:22:00,100 --> 00:22:01,980
    Your body, when we're experiencing

    581
    00:22:01,980 --> 00:22:04,940
    anxiety, is seeking safety, and for the

    582
    00:22:04,940 --> 00:22:07,540
    most part, you will be safe in the

    583
    00:22:07,540 --> 00:22:09,300
    moment, right?Unless, of course, you're

    584
    00:22:09,300 --> 00:22:12,060
    in that random situation. Hopefully you

    585
    00:22:12,060 --> 00:22:14,180
    know other tools to navigate that that

    586
    00:22:14,180 --> 00:22:16,380
    will keep you safe. But breathe in

    587
    00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:18,900
    through your nose and breathe out and

    588
    00:22:18,900 --> 00:22:20,940
    repeat to yourself. I am safe.

    589
    00:22:23,580 --> 00:22:24,540
    I am here.

    590
    00:22:26,620 --> 00:22:28,460
    It's OK to feel the way I feel

    591
    00:22:31,100 --> 00:22:32,620
    again. I'm safe.

    592
    00:22:34,300 --> 00:22:36,940
    I'm here. It's OK to

    593
    00:22:36,940 --> 00:22:38,460
    feel the way I feel. One

    594
    00:22:39,820 --> 00:22:42,620
    more time. I'm safe.

    595
    00:22:43,900 --> 00:22:46,780
    I'm here. It's OK

    596
    00:22:46,780 --> 00:22:48,900
    to feel the way I feel.

    597
    00:22:51,420 --> 00:22:53,260
    Notice a shift in your body. Notice if

    598
    00:22:53,260 --> 00:22:54,940
    you feel yourself more grounded, more

    599
    00:22:54,940 --> 00:22:56,860
    steady, more anchored, more

    600
    00:22:57,740 --> 00:22:59,260
    in your body and not in the

    601
    00:23:01,020 --> 00:23:03,740
    of the mind. So that was a little power

    602
    00:23:03,740 --> 00:23:05,220
    pause. You just learned that that's one

    603
    00:23:05,220 --> 00:23:07,100
    of the eight ways to naturally ease

    604
    00:23:07,100 --> 00:23:08,780
    anxiety. If you've been listening to the

    605
    00:23:08,780 --> 00:23:10,340
    full episode of the Movement, Mind and

    606
    00:23:10,340 --> 00:23:11,540
    Meaning podcast, or if you're just

    607
    00:23:11,540 --> 00:23:13,420
    watching this alone on YouTube, make sure

    608
    00:23:13,420 --> 00:23:16,060
    to go ahead and listen to or watch the

    609
    00:23:16,060 --> 00:23:18,220
    full episode, which will give you so many

    610
    00:23:18,220 --> 00:23:19,740
    more tips and Nuggets that will be linked

    611
    00:23:19,740 --> 00:23:21,180
    in the show notes. And if you're

    612
    00:23:21,180 --> 00:23:22,540
    listening and watching to the full

    613
    00:23:22,540 --> 00:23:25,180
    episode, thank you for being here. Thank

    614
    00:23:25,180 --> 00:23:26,620
    you for being part of this incredibly,

    615
    00:23:26,860 --> 00:23:28,860
    incredible community and doing this work

    616
    00:23:28,860 --> 00:23:31,300
    to thrive beyond depression and anxiety

    617
    00:23:31,300 --> 00:23:33,140
    using these mind and body tools. I honor

    618
    00:23:33,140 --> 00:23:34,940
    you. I love you. I'm so grateful for you.

    619
    00:23:35,260 --> 00:23:36,740
    If you're curious about the breakthrough

    620
    00:23:36,740 --> 00:23:38,140
    assessment, make sure to check that out

    621
    00:23:38,140 --> 00:23:39,940
    in the show notes. And I will see you

    622
    00:23:39,980 --> 00:23:42,500
    next week for the next episode of The

    623
    00:23:42,500 --> 00:23:44,740
    Movement, Mind and Meaning podcast.

    624
    00:23:44,780 --> 00:23:47,260
    Sending you so much love and Aloha. Bye,

    625
    00:23:47,620 --> 00:23:47,740
    bye.

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