Embracing the Gray

In today’s episode of Embracing the Gray, Vic and Kels discuss what happens in your life when you truly come from a place or respect and love. They touch on the compounding interest of caring for yourself, the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions, the importance of boundaries, and the struggles of self-sabotaging cycles. Never forget that you have the power to change your thoughts!

QUOTES

People learn how to treat us based on how they see us treating ourselves. If I don’t put value on my work or my time, neither will the person I helping. Boundaries are a function of self-respect and sale love.” - Brene Brown

VIDEO MENTIONS

Obese to Beast - Go to the Doctor

BOOKS WE LOVE

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch 

BREAK FREE RESOURCES

Book a FREE Strategy Session with Kels

Break Free from All-or-Nothing with Food

Journal Prompts + 30 Self-Love Affirmations 

STAY CONNECTED WITH US!

@builtstronggg

@rediscover.you.free

This week on Embracing the Gray, Vic and Kels talk about the motivation triad and how it plays a role in our day to day life. They discuss how to start doing the things we as humans naturally avoid and review how to intentially create habits. Tune in to hear their conversation!

[ Forming Habits ]

1. Immediate Reward

2. Social Incentive 

3. Tracking Progress

LINKS & RESOURCES:

Book a FREE Strategy Session

The Motivational Triad 

The Self-Coaching Model Guide

Ted Talk

Atomic Habits 

The Untethered Soul

Brooke Castillo's Podcast 

Brain Over Binge 

The Habit App

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Kels @rediscover.you.free

This week on Embracing the Gray, Vic and Kels share their strategies for bringing back their natural hunger and fullness cues so that you can learn how to trust your body, prevent overeating, and break the habit of mindlessly "cleaning your plate".

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This week on Embracing the Gray, Vic opens up about how she has used medication as a tool in the pursuit of healthy and sustainable weight loss. She discusses the tension she experienced in the process, lab work, insurance, and her own perspective + journey.

Most importantly though, Vic and Kels emphasize that medication is JUST a tool and you must focus on the work between your ears!

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This week on Embracing the Gray, Kels goes deep into live events can shape your life, your purpose, and introduce you to the people who can change the entire trajectory of your life.

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This week on Embracing the Gray, Vic and Kels talk all things diet talk and how to handle those comments and conversations. The episode then takes a sharp turn into a raw and messy conversation about body image and their unique perspectives.

This week on Embracing the Gray, Vic and Kels talk about the Law of Detachment. Tune in and listen to the benefits of setting the outcome aside, truly embracing the journey, and how it can change the course of your life.

AFFIRMATIONS:

In this episode of Embracing the Gray, Vic and Kels discuss failure Vic and Kels share intimate stories of failure and discuss how it has impacted both their lives. From embracing what they have learned, to being open to the growth that comes out of each failure, this conversation will shift your thinking around failure in a major way!

QUOTES

Rachel Alaia Quote

Brianna Wiest Quote

BOOKS

The Mountain Is You

LINKS

The act of being able to see our thoughts and feelings for what they are-- just thoughts and feelings-- can be a huge game-changer when it comes to what we can accomplish in our lives. Tune in now to hear about how you can get out of your own head and into your life with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy + Training and the exercise of cognitive defusion.

ACT RESOURCES:

The Hexaflex 

ACT Made Simple

BOOKS WE LOVE:

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch 

Atomic Habits by James Clear

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Break Free from All-or-Nothing with Food

Journal Prompts + 30 Self-Love Affirmations 

Stay Connected with Us! 

@builtstronggg

@rediscover.you.free

If you've ever struggled with feeling good about yourself, you are not alone.

BOOKS WE LOVE:

Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole & Elyse Resch 

Atomic Habits by James Clear

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Break Free from All-or-Nothing with Food

Journal Prompts + 30 Self-Love Affirmations

Stay Connected with Us! 

@builtstronggg

@rediscover.you.free