In Episode 154, we have some big announcements for new content, programs and courses. We’re also breaking down how to get ahead of one of the most important pieces of human wiring you’ll ever understand: the Motivational Triad.

This ancient operating system—designed to help humans survive saber-toothed tigers and harsh winters—is still running the show inside our modern brains. And even though it once kept us alive, now it keeps us stuck.

In today’s world, this default wiring creates a net negative in our lives. Because while it kept early humans from being eaten, it does nothing to help us build relationships, set boundaries, grow businesses, create art, change habits, or pursue dreams.

This episode helps you see where the triad is running your life—and how to upshift out of it using the prefrontal cortex, the part of your brain that can plan, align actions with values, and make intentional decisions.


What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What the motivational triad is and why it no longer serves the life you want today.
• How the triad shows up in modern life through people-pleasing, overworking, scrolling, sugar, avoidance, and staying small.
• Why doing what’s easy often feels productive (like overworking) but is actually avoidance in disguise.
• How to shift from your primitive brain into your prefrontal cortex to choose aligned, intentional actions.
• A practical exercise to analyze your current goal through the lens of the triad—and design a plan that actually matches the outcome you want.
• Real examples from my students this week: parenting pressure, overwork-as-hiding, holiday family dynamics, business avoidance, and behavior patterns we all fall into.

Once you identify where the triad is steering you, you can interrupt the pattern. You can decide how you want to show up and rehearse that response ahead of time—so when the moment comes, you’re already prepared.

We’re getting out of the cave.
 Off the couch.
 Putting down the Pringles.
 And building lives we’re proud of—on purpose.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Bloom Room — weekly application of these concepts, community, support and coaching 
• Moxie Mastermind — high level experience for women turning ideas into real things 
• Self-paced courses — access to it all on your own terms and timeline 

How to connect with Marie:

• On the Web | The Local Bloom
• Instagram: @the.bloom.coach
• All Things Marie on LinkTree

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