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"Half of the leaders I have met don't need to learn what to do. They need to learn what to stop.”- Marshal Goldsmith

When you're constantly trying to add more good habits or strategies without addressing your blocks and limitations, you'll set yourself up to fail.

Constantly trying to add more to a busy schedule can actually create overwhelm that paralyzes a person. When you're always trying to add more, you might end up doing nothing because it feels like there's too much going on.

What if you chose to simplify and clear out what's holding you back?

When you stop the habits, thoughts, and emotional patterns that are getting in the way, you free up your energy to go after your goals with more consistency, more focus, and more enjoyment. Tune in to today's episode to discover how to eliminate three bad habits that are stalling your progress and keeping you stuck.

Setbacks. They're a normal part of any journey towards any goal.

And oftentimes, they create a lot of negative emotion. Our confidence is shaken. We become crippled with doubt.

We might even make the setbacks mean something about us. Maybe it means we're destined for permanent failure. Maybe we won't ever achieve this goal. Maybe there's something wrong with us.

We also might feel resentful about having to make up lost ground, which can keep us stuck. Our fears, shame and resentment can cause us to stay trapped in the setback longer than necessary.

This is where today's episode comes in. On today's show, I'm taking you through my own 5 step process to slay my way out of any setback.

Setbacks can be a gift in disguise, once we apply the right framework and the right strategy. We can come out of them with more resilience, more determination, and more wisdom. Tune in today to learn how to slay your way through any setback and actually use it as the launching pad for the most badass comeback ever.

There are many reasons why someone wants to lose weight or get in shape.

Some of the reasons can be inspiring and motivating.

Maybe it's to have more energy to keep up with their family.
Maybe it's to challenge themselves and see what they're made of.
Maybe it's for an event or race they've signed up for.

Other reasons are less helpful.

Because they feel like they "should" - according to some imaginary standards set by society.
Because they feel like it'll make them more acceptable to those around them.
Because they think it will make them happy.

In today's episode, we're talking about the importance of a strong, inspiring why behind a body transformation, as well as the #1 reason to transform your body. You'll also get a framework for pursuing your health goals using this number one reason.

Food freedom. You hear the term tossed around in the health and weight loss world, but what does it mean?

Food freedom is being liberated from compulsions and attachments to certain eating habits that aren't in our best interest.

It's a state of relaxation and self-trust because you no longer feel like a slave to urges and cravings.

It's being able to make choices around food from a place of power, agency, and alignment with your goals.

Food freedom is the fast track to vitality, energy, health, fitness, and a deep sense of inner peace.

But how do we get there if we're currently feeling imprisoned by our deeply rooted habits and limiting beliefs around food?

In today's episode, we're going to be talking about three keys to creating a sense of food  freedom in your everyday life.

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We're going to tackle the challenges of inconsistency and lack of motivation in today's episode.

Most changes feel uncomfortable, maybe even miserable, until they don't anymore.

There are so many things that people start and then give up on repeatedly, so they're perpetually stuck in that place of discomfort and unhappiness.

However, there is a solution to all this, and it can be achieved with the 4 steps we're covering today.

Listen to Episode 27: Make Hard Things Easy.

There is a common tradeoff that people make in life.

The tradeoff between passion and safety.

Some people choose the safe path, the safe relationship, the safe life... and it lacks any semblance of fire and passion. They might live in comfortably numb states, choosing a cocoon of security.

Then there are those whose lives are filled with passion. However, that passion might also feel like danger. It might leave a person in a state of constant stress. The relationships that are always on the brink of disaster. Jobs or businesses ventures filled with uncertainty and toxicity that leaves a person struggling to get to sleep every night.

There are big downsides to living a life solely of safety and to living a life solely of passion.

However... what if you get to have both? What if they can coexist so you can live in a state of peace, joy, and alignment on a regular basis?

Today, we're talking about how to do just that.

Kayla's also sharing a bit from her latest book - Deep Blue Desire - in which the main character discovers that she gets to have a life and a romance that is both passionate and safe.

Get your copy of Deep Blue Desire here: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Blue-Desire-Kayla-Egdom/dp/B0B3TKV7XJ/

Today, we are joined by coach Julie Freeman. Julie is a mom and coach who helps highly sensitives moms get strong and feel badass.

Julie shares her journey with health, fitness, pregnancy, mental health, and becoming a support for other women. Our conversation includes:

• The power of finding the right type of exercise for you as an individual
• The importance of letting go of expectations about what pregnancy and motherhood will look like
• The need for honouring all emotional experience - even the moments of discomfort and challenge
• Navigating competing priorities after becoming a mother
• The way an identity can shift and evolve as a result of motherhood

Connect with Julie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachjuliefreeman/
Join Julie's Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mumscollective/
Visit Julie's Website: https://www.juliefreemancoaching.com.au/

To slay and thrive on a regular basis, there is one vital skill you want to master.

This skill will help you conquer any project or goal you tackle with more ease and less resistance.

This skill will also help you thrive. You'll enjoy the journey. You won't even need the goal to be complete to be happy because you've mastered something far more important.

You'll also be able to use this ability to collapse timelines and make things happen even faster than they would have otherwise.

I know this sounds like a tall order, but that's because this is the skill that is most important for living your absolute best life on every level.

Learn what this skill is and how to build it into your own life in today's episode.

Episode 34: Why Your Vibration Matters

To get your free worksheet and  to share what state you're building, join the Unicorn Thunder Playground here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unicornthunder

It is Slay & Thrive's birthday week on the podcast, and we are celebrating with a special episode and a giveaway.

Today, I'm sharing my top 10 most life-changing books of all time.

These are books I've usually read multiple times. They're books I return to regularly as a resources. They're books with tools and practices I've implemented that have drastically changed my life.

I am so excited to share each of these amazing books with you today. I'm going to cover:

• Why I picked up each book when I did
• How my perspective changed after reading each book
• The tools or practices from each  book I implemented, and how that impacted my life
• Who I would recommend this book for (based on what struggles you're going through in your everyday life)

I am going to give away one of these books on Saturday, June 25th. To enter to the giveaway, you can:

• Leave a rating & review of this podcast
• Screenshot a favourite episode and share it in your Instagram or Facebook story

Episodes Mentioned (with Links):

• 002: Slaying Without Thriving
• 004: Lead with Your Desires
• 017: Master Your Emotions & Manifest Like A Goddess
• 022: Choosing Joy
• 044: (Thrive Series) Activate Emotional Potency
• 054: Having is Evidence of Wanting