Movement, Mind, & Meaning Podcast

How To Thrive Beyond Depression & Anxiety


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The time has come for a big shift for this show! With so many people around the world dealing with mental health challenges it's time for practical mind and body based tools that actually help, a more supportive narrative, and a shift in the meaning we place on them.

Which is exactly what this show is all about!  

Welcome to the first episode of Movement, Mind, & Meaning: Mind & Body Tools To Thrive Beyond Anxiety & Depression Podcast where we'll dive into: 

  • The power of movement as mind and body medicine and what that even means  
  • Why it is absolutely essential that the conversation around mental health shifts  
  • The power of choice and reclaiming your story at any point on your wellness journey  
  • Ready to kick off 2025 feeling vibrant, calm, and grounded? The Anxiety & Stress Reset is your invitation to prioritize yourself—without the overwhelm. Grab your spot here: https://www.megan-nolan.com/anxiety

    Quotes From The Episode To Inspire You: 

     "Over the years, I’ve come to realize the immense power of dedicating time to ourselves every single day.  

    "When we take just a little time each day to reconnect with our bodies and minds, we unlock the strength, clarity, and resilience that were there all along."  

    "This movement is about cultivating that space, embracing the journey to feel better, and realizing our full potential together."  

    Make sure to like, subscribe, and join us in creating a better you, one step at a time!   

    #ThriveBeyondAnxiety #WellnessJourney #MindBodyConnection #ThriveNotSurvive WellnessJourney #MindBodyConnection #SelfCare #mentalhealthpodcast #mentalhealthpodcastwomen

    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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    Hello and welcome to a movement of

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    people who care so much about how they

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    feel that they make time for themselves

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    every day. I'm the leader of this

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    movement and the host of this podcast,

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    and my name is Megan Nolan. With

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    20 years in the Wellness industry and

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    decades of experience with depression and

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    anxiety myself, I have a lot of mind body

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    solutions to help you to overcome those

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    challenges and thrive beyond them and

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    cultivate the life that you are meant

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    to live. So let's jump into today's

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    episode that will help you to do

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    that. The only constant is change.

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    Life is a series of ups, downs, and all

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    arounds. And that means that at any given

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    opportunity, we get to choose

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    what the next step is for us. And so

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    I'm excited to share with you that I,

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    too, have been undergoing a bit

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    of an integration and evolution. And

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    I'm excited to welcome you to the first

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    episode of the Movement, Mind and

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    Meaning podcast, conversations about

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    mind and body solutions for thriving

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    beyond anxiety and depression.

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    And this is an evolution of the

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    Purposeful Powerhouse podcast. It really

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    is a deeper dive into the work that I do,

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    that I feel called to do, especially as

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    we step into this new year. And

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    so in addition to the

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    podcast, which is going to be more.

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    Practical steps, tools, perspectives,

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    interviews. I will be doing a

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    weekly mini movement session on my

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    YouTube channel that will take the work

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    that we're doing and exploring in the

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    podcast even deeper by giving it form in

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    your body. So make sure to head over to

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    my YouTube channel which will be linked

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    up in the notes here and do the movement

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    session. Or if you're doing the movement

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    session, make sure to head over to the

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    podcast which will be linked up in the

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    show notes as well. So.

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    Stepping into this, this has been a big

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    deal for me. I don't know about for you,

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    but last year it was a lot. There was a

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    lot of growth. There was a lot of

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    learning. And through that learning and

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    through that growth has come a deeper

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    realization and recognition that my

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    feeling of being called to

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    really. Support people

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    with their mental health through their

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    physical health has become even more

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    obvious and even more needed. You may

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    have noticed or you're just hearing for

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    the first time that I've really leaned

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    into focusing on helping people to

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    navigate through anxiety and stress

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    because that's prevalent and it's real

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    and it's alive for people. And also is

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    the the deep fear and the worry and the

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    sadness and and states of depression

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    that's real and that's alive for people.

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    And those are things that I have

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    navigated over the course of my. 46

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    years a lot. And so I've acquired a lot

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    of tools to help to

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    tend and attend to myself and as the

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    foundation for for my health and my

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    happiness, right?And so I've come to

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    recognize that movement is

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    mind medicine. Movement is body medicine.

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    It is a tool, right?And and so medicine

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    in this sense is meaning a.

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    Tool to navigate a a bomb, an

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    approach, a perspective that's a

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    medicine in this sense. It's it's a

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    helpful, you know,

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    solution if you will to an issue.

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    Whereas there might be a need for

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    medication and I am 100% in support of

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    that. And so from that perspective it is,

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    it is also a tool, right?Because there is

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    actual significant bodies of science and

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    research that shows us that movement

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    is really helpful in.

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    Restoring homeostasis in the body,

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    balancing our hormones, bringing our

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    stress levels down, helping us sleep

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    better, helping us have stronger muscles

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    and stronger bones and feel more

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    confident and to actually change our mood

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    because of how we change our posture. So

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    yes, movement is medicine.

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    It's very important for us to remember

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    that. And this is a

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    conversation around mind body tools that

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    is absolutely going to include.

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    Possible use of medication, if that feels

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    aligned for you, that's I'm not saying

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    it's necessary and I'm not ruling it out

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    either. I'm just saying I think it's time

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    for us to have a different conversation

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    around mental health because we all have

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    mental health. Whether

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    or not we have challenges depends on

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    your perspective and it also probably

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    depends on the day.

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    Because as a human, you are going to

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    encounter challenges. And while you know

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    they may be few and far between, or they

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    may be constant for you, how we handle

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    those, how we respond to the stressors of

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    life will impact how we feel,

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    will impact the response and the

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    reactions that we have, right?And all of

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    that is, it's important and it's valid.

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    And you know, I for me, you maybe heard

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    me talking before of like sleeping booty

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    and the seven sneaky symptoms of sitting

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    too much. And that's, you know, while it

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    was funny, I think it's funny. It's

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    the reality is, is that we are becoming

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    more sedentary because we sit all the

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    time, right?You're probably even sitting

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    right now. I don't know, might be

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    we sit all the time, right?And and we

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    because when we're sitting, we're

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    slouching, compresses your spine. It

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    makes it harder for you to deep. Take

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    deep breaths, which then triggers

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    stretch, which then affects your mood.

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    And so, you know, I started that as a

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    joke because I, you know, people care

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    about their body and sleeping, waking up

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    their sleeping booty and stuff. But I the

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    the intention was always there is that

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    when we change your physiology, it

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    changes your inner state, your

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    physical state affects your mental state

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    and emotional state and vice versa. And

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    so that's another reason why this is so

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    potent. And for me, this is, it's not

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    really a shift in direction. It's a a

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    shift to go deeper. It's a call to go

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    deeper. I'm feeling that call. And

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    it's exciting, right?It's exciting

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    because when you can integrate all of the

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    different pieces of the things that you

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    do that light you up and find a way to

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    be able to share that in service to

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    others, that is so beautiful.

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    That is another source of joy. And that's

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    so incredibly invaluable. And

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    I just really think that

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    all of us are being called

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    to enjoy our lives, to make the most of

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    this one beautiful life in this physical

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    form that you are given. Because if not

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    now, when?When are you going to do that?

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    Sorry to be stern. When are you going to

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    do that?The only moment that we have is

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    now. That's my word of the year. I'd love

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    to hear yours if you chose one. And so

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    it's the time that we get to.

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    Really sit in that truth and make that

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    decision. Because I know that

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    when we have these internal challenges

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    and when things get really hard and

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    really heavy and we get

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    pulled into that spiral of anxiety or

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    weighted down by the the heaviness of

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    sadness, it can feel really challenging

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    to even just take the next step forward.

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    sometimes, right?And So what I'm

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    suggesting is that. through this show,

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    through the movement practices, you will

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    have tools. And And using the tools

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    is where we start to feel the effects of

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    the tools. And making it easy for

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    yourself to do just one

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    thing, right?Just do one thing. And

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    that's so key. And

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    whatever that one thing is, find your one

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    thing, right?And And maybe it's the going

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    for the walk, maybe it's doing your

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    gratitude journaling, maybe whatever it

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    is, just have the one thing. As your

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    anchor and as your starting point,

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    because it can get really damn

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    overwhelming if you are waking up

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    in the middle of the night experiencing

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    anxiety and you're having this rumination

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    and these racing thoughts and it's

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    affecting your sleep and you're like,

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    work out. I can't work out. I'm freaking

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    tired. It's tough, this

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    human thing. And

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    I I feel really honored to really

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    share these tools that are, they're

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    really effective and they're, you know.

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    Raced in ancient wisdom traditions and

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    backed by modern neuroscience and and

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    exercise Physiology and all of that. So

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    whatever side of the, you know, spiritual

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    or science or in the middle because

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    they're actually the same of the the

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    road that you're on, I just want you to

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    have tools. And I know it's one thing to

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    have tools and another thing to use the

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    tools. So I want to make them as

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    approachable as possible. I want to take

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    out that stigma and the stereotype that,

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    you know, we have to be happy and

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    sunshiny and high vibe all the time

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    because that's not realistic. But what

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    we're doing here is shifting the

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    perspective and opening up the

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    conversation of it's normal to

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    have these challenges and can we talk

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    about it and normalize it even more?

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    going through these challenges on our own

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    sometimes and that silent struggle makes

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    it even harder because we feel really.

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    have this beautiful opportunity. We're

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    being called forth by, you know, whatever

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    this purpose that you feel excited about,

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    hopefully, or maybe you're uncovering

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    that, or maybe you have no idea. But the

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    the fact of the matter is, is that you're

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    reason, because the universe doesn't do

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    anything on accident. So you're here for

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    a reason, and you might know what it is

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    and you might not. And that's OK. It

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    doesn't matter. It matters that you're

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    here and that you are able to

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    learn more about yourself and cultivate

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    more compassion. Really,

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    that's what this is coming back to, is

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    finding this perspective shift.

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    And that's the meaning that we tend to

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    make, is that this is a problem. This is

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    a struggle. This is, you know, who I am.

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    No, that's not true. It's not true. It's

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    an experience that you're having and it's

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    something that you can witness and

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    create some space from by just

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    acknowledging that rather than saying I'm

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    anxious, saying I'm feeling anxious.

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    And that's that can be your one thing is

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    just changing the way you speak about it

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    and changing the way you speak to it and

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    recognizing that that's not you.

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    Because the truth and the true essence of

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    who you are is so much deeper. Than

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    all of these external challenges and

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    these external accolades and and you

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    know, follower count and e-mail this and

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    blah blah blah blah blah blah blah. What

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    matters most is how you feel

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    and why not have a

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    tool set and some practices and some

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    rituals and some go tos to be able

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    to learn about yourself. Because

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    no, it's not not ideal to be

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    waking up in the middle of the night and

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    constantly feel like you your brain is

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    racing and you just have to keep going

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    and you can't stop and you feel guilty

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    stopping. And when you stop, you think

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    about what you should be doing and you

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    feel anxious about the fact that you

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    haven't done it. That's that's a very

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    highly activated nervous system. Or

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    it's also not not ideal to be

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    feeling like you're just plodding through

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    life one foot in front of the other and

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    and it's awful and and I've been there

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    too and it's. It's brutal and it's

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    brutal to wake up and feel that sad. And

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    right now I can feel that in my heart

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    because I've spent a lot of time like

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    that. And and the fact that people,

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    maybe you, maybe not, are feeling that

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    way right now, like I literally could cry

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    because I know how how hard it hurts

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    and I don't. I don't want you to have to

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    be there. I don't.

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    Because I know it's awful.

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    I know it's awful. And so

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    that's why. That's why I feel that this

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    is this transition.

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    It's happening. It's happening

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    because this is so freaking important.

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    It's so important. You're important. This

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    life is important. You're here for a

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    reason. There's something you're here to

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    do, and it's important that we do it now,

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    whatever it is. You don't have to do it

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    right now. Don't put pressure on

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    yourself. I mean, do it in this lifetime.

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    Do it in this lifetime, because

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    the truth of the matter is this is the

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    one chance you have in this physical

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    form. We can talk about reincarnation and

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    all that, you know, continuity of energy

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    and all that another time. But

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    now, especially at the start of the new

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    year, what is that going to be for you?

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    And is that taking steps forward?Maybe

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    that's one little baby step right forward

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    to start to. Take

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    some of these, these lessons and this and

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    these teachings and do the practice and

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    just do the practice. Do the five minute

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    practice. Maybe that's what you have the

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    energy and the space and the bandwidth

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    for. Maybe that's it, right?Maybe you're

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    you're ready for more and you and you're

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    doing more and maybe just being here is

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    is a great first step. So

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    I am really honored and I really hope

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    that you are experiencing an integration

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    of this.

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    Knowing this that there's a call forward

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    and if we are in

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    that space of

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    of dealing with these

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    internal challenges that are feeling like

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    they're waiting you down or they're

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    tripping you up or what have you, having

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    this knowing that as a powerful

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    being, which you are, you're far more

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    powerful than you give yourself credit

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    for, there's an opportunity

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    every day. And I know you hear that a

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    lot, right?There's an opportunity

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    everyday, and that opportunity is to

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    witness yourself in the moment and to

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    learn to turn towards yourself. And

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    instead of being annoyed or frustrated or

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    really fucking pissed off that this is

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    still happening or it's happening again,

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    we get to turn towards ourself and have,

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    excuse me, have a much gentler

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    conversation. And that's really where it

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    starts, is with that self-awareness.

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    And that's really what this whole journey

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    is. And it is a journey of

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    self-discovery and you know, the stuff

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    that's landed on your plate and in your

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    biochemistry and in your life and on your

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    path, it's part of it. And that's

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    that's part of the perspective shift and

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    the meaning we make is that it's not

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    happening to us, it's happening

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    for us to grow and evolve and to

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    integrate. And that can be tough to

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    swallow sometimes. Believe me, I know I

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    choked on that pill a few times myself.

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    So that's what I I

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    just, I'm going to put that there and I'm

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    going to put a pin in that because I

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    think this is really important and

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    I wanted to keep this episode really

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    short, but we're still good. So

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    welcome to the Movement, Mind and Meaning

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    podcast and I'm excited to be on this

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    journey. Please share this with anyone

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    that you know that is navigating this,

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    that is looking for a more holistic

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    approach to supporting themselves and

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    their nervous system and really

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    opening themselves up to this perspective

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    and so. I am excited for what

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    is coming. I have a lot in store for us.

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    I will be bringing on some incredible

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    guest experts as well as people that have

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    had beautiful stories of transformation

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    that will be inspiring to you, as well as

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    more practices and ideas to just plant in

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    your your the beautiful garden that is

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    your brain, as well as the practices over

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    on YouTube. So make sure to go and check

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    those out now because it's where you're

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    gonna be able to anchor into this a

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    little bit more deeply. Each week. OK.

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    So thank you so much and I really am

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    honored to be part of your journey

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    and and I don't take that lightly. And so

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    I'm deeply grateful and really, really,

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    really appreciate you. And so to

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    finish up, I will invite you because we

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    are doing the anxiety and stress reset

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    live again starting on January 13th. I

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    would love to invite you to that if

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    you're looking for actionable things that

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    you can do that are easy, that are fast,

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    that are effective. That's what you're

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    going to learn how to do and learn how to

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    weave these into your day so that it

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    becomes something that you look forward

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    to rather than an obligatory chore. It's

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    something that you can feel the effect in

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    2 minutes. And that's what power pauses

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    are, are little two-minute breaks where

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    you can reset right. People in the

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    community in the power pause movement

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    call them magical moments, right. And so

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    it's literally the reset button or the

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    thread that holds us together sometimes,

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    right, depending on where we're at, what

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    season that we're in. And so it really is

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    the foundation for. The work that I do

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    and is a really easy,

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    incredibly impactful tool set for you to

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    have, especially if you

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    notice that you are getting caught up

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    in worry and doubt and

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    fear or sadness or stress learning

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    to. Honor yourself in that moment to

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    hold space for yourself in the emotion,

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    not just bypass it and pretend it's not

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    there and try to go high vibe all the

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    time. Not realistic and honor the

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    feeling and give it space to be

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    moved through your body so that. You can

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    come back to the wisdom of your core

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    self, your true self, so that you can use

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    your attention and place it on the

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    intentions that you have for the year,

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    right?That will help you to step forward

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    and and move forward and navigate this

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    up, down and all around thing that is

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    life. So join us for the anxiety and

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    stress reset. The link for that will be

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    in the description and get lifetime

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    access for the lifetime of the program as

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    well as access to all the live resets

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    that we do, the first one of the year

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    being January 13th, kicking off 5 days.

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    So we'd love to have you join us. Thank

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    you for being here. Have a beautiful rest

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    of your day. And make sure to check out

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    the video on YouTube as well. And feel

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    free to screenshot this and tag me on

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    your stories. And I would love to hear

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    any takeaways that you have. Until next

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    time, take care of you. You're

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    really damn important. And I love you.

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    OK, bye.

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