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 personal companion to noticing, rewiring and celebrating small wins: Brain Rewire Habit Tracker 
• 1:1 Support Nervous System Reset
• Join the Facebook Community
• Join the “Cuppa & Check-In” List
• Check out the show notes

✍️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)?

📱 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/
• Sub

📱 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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• Follow the podcast.
• Leave a quick review (it truly helps!)
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