Consistency in personal growth practices can be a powerful tool for healing, transforming relationships, and rebuilding our lives. By committing to daily habits and creating a 'scaffolding' for personal development, we lay the foundation for lasting change and a more fulfilling life. This process, while challenging, can lead to deep personal transformation and a renewed sense of purpose.

In this episode, Heather Ranjo shares her journey of building consistency in her growth practices. She discusses the valuable lessons learned about the importance of daily meditation, journaling, therapy, and physical activity. Heather explains how this commitment to consistency allowed her to heal past traumas, improve her relationships, and become a better parent. She openly shares her struggles with maintaining consistency and its transformative impact on her life when she perseveres. She emphasizes the importance of starting small, giving yourself grace, and remembering that you're doing this work for your future self.

Tune in to learn how building consistency in personal growth practices might transform your life and relationships!

Timestamps:

[01:39] Recognizing the need to stop using trauma as an excuse for their actions

[04:04] Heather's struggle with being fully honest in therapy

[08:53] Strong emotions and blending families in a new relationship

[13:51] Importance of scaffolding and consistency

[15:59] Tips for implementing consistency and starting small

[18:12] Elements of scaffolding 

[25:48] Importance of consistency and self-improvement

[28:36] Importance of healing for the sake of children

[30:55] Importance of perseverance in maintaining healthy habits and self-improvement

[35:04] Tips for implementing systems and staying consistent

Quotes:

• My job is to end the trauma. My job is to break the generational curses that had no control, that I had no control over.
• I still have a hard time doing all the things and showing up. But what I can also tell you is that had I not started being consistent in building the scaffolding, I wouldn't have had the frame of mind or the right attitude to be proud of, to be present, and to check myself when I need to do better.
• You made a contract with yourself. You made a promise to yourself to show up even when it's hard. You made a promise to future you. That future you is gonna thank you for because you're sick and tired of living the life you're living.
• Once your body knows that it has the green light to rest, you're exhausted. So, it's hard to keep pushing during those times.
• I got tired of using my trauma and weaponizing it with the people around me, it was not their problem. It was mine. I don't know how else to say it other than that way, but I was weaponizing my grief. I was weaponizing my trauma and using it as a crutch and an excuse not to change my bad behavior.

Resources:

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