This week on the Coco & Lala Show, I’m sitting down with Nicole to talk about how we’re actually planning a new year—without burning ourselves out, shaming ourselves, or pretending we’re robots.

We’ve both lived the extremes. We’ve set way too many goals, gone all-in with big energy, and watched it fall apart a few weeks later. And we’ve also been in seasons where it felt easier to opt out altogether because trying again felt exhausting. In this episode, we’re talking about the middle path—the place where real, sustainable change actually happens.

We share why extreme goal-setting is so tempting (hello dopamine), why it rarely lasts, and how we’re choosing to approach 2026 in a way that fits real life. This conversation is especially for anyone coming out of the holidays feeling tired, overstimulated, or behind before the year has even really begun.

In this Coco & Lala conversation, we talk about:

- Why all-or-nothing goal setting keeps us stuck

- What the “middle path” looks like in our real lives

- How we’re choosing 1–3 meaningful goals instead of overwhelming ourselves

- Why we plan for mistakes instead of pretending we won’t make them

- How perfectionism sneaks in and quietly derails progress

- What we do when motivation feels low or nonexistent

- Why joy belongs in the plan—not as a reward later

- How we use fresh-start energy without turning it into pressure

- Why who we become matters more than whether we hit the goal perfectly

If you’re feeling discouraged, unmotivated, or like you’re already behind, I want you to hear this: nothing has gone wrong. You’re allowed to move at your own pace. You’re allowed to do this differently. And you don’t need your entire year figured out to take the next right step.

And if this conversation resonates and you’re ready to take this work deeper, come join me inside the Yummy Mummy Experience. This is where we take these ideas and turn them into real, sustainable change—with coaching, tools, and support to help you lose weight and live your life without burning out.

Learn more at lauraconley.com.

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