FOMO Detox for Mums: Meet JOMO - The Joy for Your Nervous System

What if saying 'no' is not selfish but deeply supportive for your nervous system? This episode explores how the joy of missing out, or JOMO, helps you move from constant rush to calm awareness. You will learn how your body shifts from go mode to rest mode, why boundaries are an act of self-care and how choosing quiet moments can actually restore your energy and connection.

📋 What we covered:

• Welcome back and a breath together before diving into JOMO and the body’s craving for calm.
• A look back at Episode 012 and how FOMO activates the stress response.
• The winter school holidays story, slowing down with colds, Lego and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
• Discovering JOMO through real rest, laughter and connection without comparison.
• The origins of JOMO, coined by Anil Dash and expanded by author Christina Crook.
• Understanding how FOMO lives in your sympathetic “go mode” and how JOMO restores the parasympathetic “rest and digest” response.
• Boundaries as white space, saying no as a signal of safety and self-trust.
• The link between JOMO and the self-care pillar of the HNSF Method and how your body thanks you for slowing down.
• The weekly JOMO Journal Prompt and Joyful Boundaries Checklist to help you practise calm choices without guilt.
• A preview of next week’s integration episode, all about saying 'yes' with intention.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• JOMO is an intentional choice that helps your body exhale and your mind slow down.
• Every time you choose rest, you tell your nervous system that peace is safe.
• Boundaries are invitations to deeper connection.
• Calm is found in doing what matters most.
• Your body already knows what it needs, you simply have to pause long enough to listen.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #13☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/jomo
• Your personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/brain-rewire-tracker
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset: Book a curiosity chat https://calendly.com/garharidis/1-1-nervous-system-support-with-georgia
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

🌿Learn more about the origins of JOMO:

• Anil Dash, original concept creator https://anildash.com/
• Christina Crook, author of The Joy of Missing Out https://www.christinacrook.com/the-joy-of-missing-out

🔁 Episodes referenced for deeper listening:

• E004 Self-Care: Beyond Bubble Baths
• E012 FOMO Detox for Mums: Spotting & Soothing the Fear of Missing Out

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle prompts:

→ Learn: What did you notice when you paused instead of rushed?

→ Try: Where could you say 'no' this week and feel lighter for it?

→ Become: How did your energy shift when you gave yourself permission to rest?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/jomo

💡 Includes your JOMO Journal & Joyful Boundaries Checklist inside the journal to help you practise calm choices, gentle boundaries and daily resets that support your nervous system.

📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

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FOMO Detox for Mums: Spotting & Soothing the Fear of Missing Out

What if that little pang when you see someone else’s highlight reel is your brain asking for safety. This episode explores why FOMO hits mums so hard, how social comparison lights up the stress response and simple ways to notice the cues before they spiral. You will learn how the amygdala reads belonging as survival and how to calm your body with curiosity and kind steps.

📋 What we covered:

• Welcome, breath together and why this space is nervous system friendly.
• Quick look back to E011 and how guilt ties to belonging, Maslow’s pyramid and the amygdala.
• Defining FOMO and why it feels new in language but not new in biology.
• 80s and 90s context, Big Brother in 2001 and how today’s reels turbocharge comparison.
• Proud mum moments, the always-on feed and the pressure to be the good, fun, fit, successful and cool mum.
• How FOMO and mum guilt team up, how the amygdala scans for tribe safety and why “keeping up” feels urgent.
• Busting the Instagram myth, the messy middle outside the frame and a compassion check-in for yourself.
• The science in simple terms, belonging equals survival and the four stress patterns fight, flight, freeze and fawn.
• A kinder reframe, celebrate one another, Balanced Bella community invite and why awareness starts the shift.
• Your awareness challenge, questions to ask when FOMO pops up, the one-page FOMO Awareness Tracker and a teaser for next week’s JOMO conversation.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• FOMO is a survival alarm for belonging, not a character flaw.
• The amygdala does not separate ancient village life from modern social feeds.
• Highlight reels can trigger stress, your body needs cues of safety.
• Curiosity, breath and naming what you truly need help calm the system.
• Small, repeatable steps teach your brain that your pace is safe.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #12☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/fomo
• Your personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/brain-rewire-tracker
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset: Book a curiosity chat https://calendly.com/garharidis/1-1-nervous-system-support-with-georgia
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

🔁 Episodes referenced for deeper listening:

• E004: Self-Care and the Nervous System
• E011: Mum Guilt Explained

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle prompts:

→ Learn: When did FOMO show up today and what thoughts followed the feeling.

→ Try: What am I actually afraid of missing out on? Is it an event, connection or being seen. Write one kind response you will use this week.

→ Become: At week’s end, what softened in your body or choices. What helped you feel safe in your own pace.

💡 Includes your FOMO Awareness Tracker inside the journal to help you notice patterns, recognise triggers and practise calm responses throughout the week.

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/fomo

📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

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Mum Guilt Explained: Reframing Rest, Guilt and Self-Care for Mums

What if that sinking feeling when you sit down is a signal your brain is asking for safety? This episode unpacks why mum guilt hits so hard, how the amygdala flags rest as risky,and what to do in the first 60 seconds to calm your body. You’ll learn simple tools that help you hold boundaries, breathe and take care of yourself without the spiral.

💛 Behind the scenes: A few of you almost got this episode early after a scheduling hiccup and some superfans downloaded it straight away. That slip-up showed me how many of you have subscribed and set the show to auto-download. You’re waiting for these episodes each Monday and that means the world to me.

📋 What we covered:

• Welcome and why mum guilt shows up when you pause.
• Quick look back to E010 and why resilience matters here.
• Defining mum guilt: a protective response tied to belonging.
• How the sympathetic system lights up and the four stress patterns.
• The amygdala as your bodyguard and why rest can feel unsafe.
• The Instagram spike and why one scroll can trip an alarm.
• The 60-second reset: hand on heart, 4-2-6 breath, safety script.
• HNSF anchors you can use today: hydration, nutrition, self-care and fitnss/movement.
• Journal prompts, one tiny step for the week and a teaser for the JOMO arc.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• Guilt is common, but it does not have to run the show.
• Your brain reads belonging as safety, so rest can trigger alarms at first.
• A short breath pattern and a clear script can calm the body in under a minute.
• Small, repeatable actions teach your system that rest is safe.
• HNSF gives you four steady anchors on busy days.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #11☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/mumguilt
• Your personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/brain-rewire-tracker
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset: Book a curiosity chat https://calendly.com/garharidis/1-1-nervous-system-support-with-georgia
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

🔁 Episodes referenced for deeper listening:

• E004: Self-Care and the Nervous System
• E008: The Myth of Balance (Seasons)
• E010: Real Resilience with Michelle Gordon

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle prompts:

→ Learn: What story are you attaching to this guilt and is it accurate.

→ Try: Which one action will you use when guilt rises this week? Set a time and place.

→ Become: What small shifts do you notice after you run the 60-second reset. Do you notice resilience growing in your daily choices?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/mumguilt

📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

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Let’s Talk Real Resilience: A Nurse’s Story of Overcoming Burnout

What if rock bottom wasn’t the end of your story, but the beginning of your comeback? In this episode of The GA Wellness Podcast, you’ll meet Michelle Gordon, a registered nurse and mum who went from stage twelve burnout and nightly wine to reclaiming her health, energy and freedom.

Michelle’s story is raw, real and proof that resilience isn’t about bouncing back overnight, it’s about repeating one small choice until it becomes part of you. From strength training to 15 minutes of quiet morning space, her shifts show how calm is built step by step.

📋 What we covered:

• Michelle’s journey as a nurse, mum and business owner.
• The spiral into stage twelve burnout and nightly alcohol use.
• The “Mummy, where are you?” moment that changed everything.
• First shifts: three real meals, gentle weights and daily structure.
• How lifting weights created calm instead of punishment.
• Claiming mornings by waking just 15 minutes earlier.
• The role of coaching, support and community in recovery.
• Transitioning from burnout survivor to nurse coach.
• A five-minute grounding practice to reset your nervous system.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• Resilience is built in repeatable choices.
• Calm often arrives when you slow down and change how you move.
• Fifteen quiet minutes can reset the course of a day.
• Support, coaching and community speed up the healing process.
• Your comeback starts with a decision.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #10☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/resilience
• Your personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/brain-rewire-tracker
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset: Book a curiosity chat https://calendly.com/garharidis/1-1-nervous-system-support-with-georgia
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

🔁 Episodes referenced for deeper listening:

• E009: Learn → Try → Become
• E007: Habits & Neuroplasticity
• E008: The Myth of Balance (Seasons)

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle prompts:

→ Learn: What part of Michelle’s story landed with you most deeply?

→ Try: What is one small action you could repeat this week?

→ Become: How do you notice resilience growing in your daily choices?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/resilience

📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

📲 Connect with Michelle:

• Instagram: @michellegordon_coach
• Facebook: The Healthy Happy nurse
• Email: [email protected]

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Let’s Talk Integration: The Secret Ingredient to Real Change

Ever catch yourself thinking “that’s interesting” about a wellness tip… and then life gets busy and nothing sticks? You’re not alone. In Episode 009 of The GA Wellness Podcast, I reveal the intentional structure behind every GA Wellness episode and program: the Learn → Try → Become framework.

This simple cycle helps you move from information overload to integration and is how I teach building wellness habits that last. You’ll learn how to create sustainable change, support your nervous system and finally turn good intentions into routines that feel doable, steady and real.

📋 What we covered:

• The “interesting tip → no habit” problem and why structure matters.
• Why integration turns knowledge into lived change.
• My McLaren aha moment (see E003 for the full story).
• Learn → Try → Become explained, inspired by Knowing Doing, Being.
• What each phase looks like in real life (and why “Try” is messy on purpose).
• Brain science: how neuroplasticity (E007) rewires through loops + repetition.
• Playful experiments that helped me: gym clothes to bed, trialling intermittent fasting.
• HNSF examples across hydration (E002), nutrition (E003), self-care (E004), and fitness (E005).
• Your weekly mini-plan: 1 thing you learnt, 1 thing you’ll try, how you’ll notice yourself becoming.
• Honouring the deeper roots of this framework and weaving them into GA Wellness.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• Integration is the bridge between learning and becoming.
• Your brain changes in loops, not leaps so gentle repetition builds ease.
• The “Try” phase is messy (and that’s the point).
• HNSF fits any season when you honour your capacity.
• One tiny, well matched action beats a perfect plan you can’t sustain.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #09☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/integration
• Your personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/brain-rewire-tracker
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset: Book a curiosity chat https://calendly.com/garharidis/1-1-nervous-system-support-with-georgia
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

🔁 Episodes referenced for deeper listening:

• E002: Hydration
• E003: Gut Health
• E004: Self-Care
• E005: Fitness
• E007: Habits & Neuroplasticity
• E008: The Myth of Balance (Seasons)

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle prompts:

→ Learn: What’s the one nugget that stands out to you this week?

→ Try: What might get in the way and how can you make it easier?

→ Become: How will you know it’s becoming part of you (choices without overthinking, kinder self-talk or more ease)?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/integration

📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

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The Myth of Balance: Let’s Talk Seasons

The wellness world loves to sell balance like it’s a shiny product: perfectly portioned meals, colour coded planners, a tidy house and somehow still energy for a girls’ night out. Most days, that version of balance feels more like spinning plates while the dog’s barking, the inbox is overflowing and dinner’s still a mystery.

In Episode 008 of The GA Wellness Podcast we get real about why balance doesn’t work the way we’re told it should. Balance isn’t about dividing everything evenly every day, it’s about tuning into your body, noticing the season you’re in and letting your expectations flex with the pace your nervous system can actually hold.

I share the four core seasons: Survival, Rest, Growth and Transition/Chaos and how your energy shifts through them.

📋 What we covered:

• Why the word balance makes so many of us roll our eyes.
• A quick nod back to E007 (habits & neuroplasticity) and how seasons play into habit formation.
• The glossy Pinterest version of balance vs. the messy, beautiful reality of daily life.
• Mum guilt unpacked: social comparison, highlight reels and inherited “good mother” expectations.
• The four core seasons explained with real-life examples: Survival, Rest, Growth and Transition/Chaos:.
• Why mismatch matters: holding yourself to Growth standards during Survival creates burnout.
• HNSF in action: how hydration, nutrition, self-care and fitness flex with each season.
• A gentle nudge: pause, name your season and pick one tiny, season matched step.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• Balance says “do it all”; seasons say “do what’s possible right now.”
• Guilt often comes from outdated standards or someone else’s highlight reel.
• You’re not inconsistent, you’re cyclical and that’s your strength.
• The HNSF pillars flex with you and no one-size-fits-all required.
• One small step that matches your season is worth more than a perfect plan.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #08☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/seasons
• Your personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/brain-rewire-tracker
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset: Book a curiosity chat https://calendly.com/garharidis/1-1-nervous-system-support-with-georgia
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle prompts:

→ What season am I truly in today: Survival, Rest, Growth or Transition/Chaos?

→ Where am I holding myself to standards from a different season?

→ What’s one tiny HNSF action that matches this season and would make tomorrow feel 1% lighter?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/seasons

📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

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Let’s Talk Habits: Why You Can’t Hustle Your Way to Wellness

Too often, habits are sold as hustle and “never miss a day.” After years of chasing perfect routines, many of us end up exhausted. This week on The GA Wellness Podcast, we get honest about habits that last in real life. We explore practices that are grounded in awareness, kindness and neuroplasticity (your brain’s ability to rewire at any age).

We also celebrate small, imperfect beginnings (DIY-chic mic settings and all) and unpack habit stacking, gentle awareness and why seasons matter.

📋 What we covered:

• A reality check on willpower, perfection and why hustle always leads to burnout (plus a quick nod back to Ep 006 on integration).
• A behind-the-scenes “audio oops” moment and the bigger lesson: progress matters more than polish.
• The invitation to start before it’s perfect, tiny, messy beginnings can spark the biggest shifts.
• What a habit actually is, why your brain loves putting things on autopilot and why the 21 day promise is a myth (think closer to 66 days).
• Neuroplasticity made simple: every repeat strengthens a new pathway until it becomes natural (cue my hybrid car story from clunky to automatic).
• A reflection pause: which new practice feels clunky for you right now and what tiny repeat could smooth it out?
• My quirky real-life support: sleeping in activewear to cut morning friction and how habit stacking makes new practices easier to slip in.
• Why slowing down into awareness is the real starting point and how this links to the Nervous System Reset approach.
• Your support options: download the free Brain Rewire Habit Tracker, explore 1:1 Reset sessions and a sneak peek of next week’s chat on seasons, not balance.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• Habits don’t land through grit, they become grounded with gentle repetition your body can actually support.
• The 21 day promise is a myth, think 66 days (and longer for unlearning old patterns).
• Habit stacking & removing friction make change lighter and more doable.
• Awareness first: you can’t change what you’re not noticing.
• Wellness works best when it fits your season, not someone else’s routine.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Your personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/brain-rewire-tracker
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset: Book a curiosity chat https://calendly.com/garharidis/1-1-nervous-system-support-with-georgia
• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #07☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/habits
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle prompts:

→ What’s one practice on autopilot that grounds you? One that drains you?

→ Where can you try a simple habit stack?

→ What tiny repeat would make tomorrow feel 1% lighter?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/habits

📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

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The HNSF Life Balance: Bringing It Together

Too often, wellness is packaged as all or nothing. We're told, scrap your old life, reinvent yourself overnight and chase perfection, but, that’s not the truth. Real wellness doesn’t demand extremes, it grows from the small choices you can actually keep.

This week on The GA Wellness Podcast, we’re bringing the four pillars of the HNSF Method together: Hydration, Nutrition, Self-care and Fitness as guiding threads that weave into your everyday rhythm.

When your inner world is aligned, your outer world begins to shift too. Wellness stops being a far-off luxury and becomes the launch pad for how you feel, live and show up in every part of your life.

📋 What we covered:

• A reflection on last week’s 20 minutes of joyful movement challenge and why noticing what didn’t work is also progress.
• Why the HNSF pillars flow together as guiding threads in everyday life.
• Looking back: hydration as your foundation, nutrition as your love language, self-care as nervous system safety and fitness as joyful movement and strength.
• How the pillars fit together and ripple outward into work, relationships, energy and purpose.
• My personal story: thriving on the outside while running on empty within and how burnout shaped the creation of the HNSF Method.
• Revisiting Maslow’s hierarchy through a wellness lens and how each pillar supports the climb from foundation to transcendence.
• How alignment transforms not just your health but money, career and relationships.
• The truth about self-fulfilment and why it’s less about perfection and more about coming home to yourself.
• This week’s gentle challenge: a 7-day “alignment check-in” to notice one small thing each day that supports your wellbeing.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• The four pillars are stronger when woven together, not practiced in isolation.
• Hydration and nutrition are your non-negotiable foundations, self-care builds emotional safety and fitness strengthens self-esteem and confidence.
• When your inner world is aligned, everything from career to relationships flows more naturally.
• Real wellness is not about doing more, but about doing what matters with intention.
• Balance isn’t forced, it emerges when your pillars connect.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #06 ☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/hnsfintegration
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Subscribe for Podcast Emails: Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/lbuqngff28
• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
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✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle nutrition prompts:

→ What feels in flow today?

→ What feels a little off?

→ Did I take one step, big or small, that supported my alignment?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/hnsfintegration

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Fitness: Moving in a Way That Feels Good

Let’s be honest, fitness has been hijacked. It’s been sold as hustle, calories and the “no pain, no gain” mindset, however, this isn’t the full story. This week on The GA Wellness Podcast, we’re stepping into the last pillar of the HNSF Method, reclaiming fitness and movement as medicine. Think of this as beautiful and joyful moments that lift your mood, settle your nervous system and remind you that your body was made to move with freedom.

If you tuned in last week, you’ll notice how beautifully this builds on our guided meditation, because when you move from a place of calm, every step, stretch and dance becomes a love note to your body.

📋 What we covered:

• Why I prefer to talk about movement over “fitness” and how language shapes the way we feel.
• My early story as a 19 year old fitness instructor, the highs, the joy and the crash into burnout.
• How movement connects back to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and why it belongs at the top, not the base.
• What happens when you push through workouts without proper hydration, nourishment or rest.
• The science of exercise and the nervous system: HPA axis stress, Yin vs Yang balance and why depletion changes how movement feels.
• The shift that happens when your foundations are in place: movement becomes medicine, joy and play.
• Real life ways to weave joyful movement into busy days, from 20 minutes before dinner to dancing while the pasta boils.
• Why community and connection amplify movement and how this seeded my group coaching program.
• This week’s gentle challenge: 20 minutes of joyful, intentional movement each day, broken up or all at once, whatever works for you.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• Fitness isn’t about punishment or “earning” rest, it’s about joyful movement that supports your whole self.
• When you’re undernourished or stretched thin, intense exercise can add to your stress load instead of helping.
• Hydration, nutrition and self-care are the foundation that allow fitness to feel good and energising.
• Movement is medicine, it can regulate your nervous system, lift your mood and restore balance.
• You don’t need hours at the gym, sprinkling pockets of movement through your day counts.
• Movement becomes more powerful in community, when shared and celebrated with others.

🧰 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free Journal Prompt & Reflection: ✨Your Weekly Cuppa & Check-In #05 ☕https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/fitness
• Join the Facebook Community: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
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• Check out the show notes: Podcast.co https://pod.co/the-ga-wellness-podcast-with-georgia-ann
• Follow on Instagram: @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/

✍️ Cuppa & Check-In

This week’s gentle nutrition prompts:

→ When has movement felt like joy instead of a chore?

→ What types of movement leave me lighter, calmer or more alive?

→ If I removed “should” from fitness, what would I want to do?

📥 Download the free journal prompt and enjoy with your next cup of tea: https://gawellness.myflodesk.com/fitness

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• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
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Guided Meditation for Nervous System Reset

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, anxious or just a little off-centre, this soothing guided meditation will help you release tension, reduce stress and reconnect to your body in minutes.

This is one of my most loved meditations, the same one I used to guide in my BodyBalance classes and still turn to whenever I need to move from “I’m not safe” into “I’ve got me.” Together, we’ll use grounding breathwork, gentle body awareness and mindful presence to shift your nervous system from fight-or-flight into rest-and-digest.

📋 What we covered:

• How to settle your senses by noticing your environment and letting background sounds fade.
• A slow, nourishing breath pattern to shift you into a calmer state in just a few cycles.
• A gentle body scan, to release tension you didn’t even know you were holding.
• Shoulder and jaw relaxation techniques to instantly reduce physical stress signals.
• How to anchor your awareness in your body, even when thoughts or distractions arise.
• A quiet space to simply be, whether you’re sitting in nature, lying on the couch or walking slowly outdoors.

🌟 Key takeaways:

• You don’t need a perfect setting to meditate, just a willingness to pause.
• Even a few minutes of nervous system support can ripple through your sleep, focus and emotional capacity.
• Your body has built-in cues to signal safety, it just needs space to respond.
• This meditation can be a pocket-sized reset you return to anytime you need to steady yourself.

💛 Want more meditations like this?

Be part of the beginning. The CALM Collection by Georgia Ann is coming. Meditations to help you connect, awaken, lower stress and maintain energy. Join the Founders Circle for free and unlock a special meditation made just for you.

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📱 Let’s Connect:

• Instagram:  @gawellness https://www.instagram.com/gawellness/
• Facebook Group: The Balanced Bella Community 🌿 Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1465025104488400/
• Website: Coming soon!

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