Before you set a bunch of AMAZING creative resolutions and goals this year, STOP!! Think about them and how to ground them into your already busy life. This is how you'll set yourself up for success and avoid the sneaky shame spiral of feeling like you failed. Creative intentions are 100% recommended - after you listen to this episode to make sure they're aligned and balanced. 

Don't miss out on the workbook! bit.ly/fnyr 

Diet and exercise are the top two New Years Resolutions year after year. Because they do not create lasting results and there is a multibillion dollar diet industry driving the belief that thinness is the ideal.

You think you are setting weight loss resolutions for your health, but this is factually untrue. Because dieting is actually bad for your health. All the health issues culturally assumed to be associated with fatness (heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc.) are not significantly linked to BMI. Truly.

What is significantly associated with an increased risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, and death? Yo-yo dieting.

The pursuit of thinness is literally killing people.

I beg you to just stay fat this year. It's better for you.

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This one is not for the Dave Ramsey fans, sorry. Let's talk about why hustling your life away to get out of debt is maybe not the most supportive and compassionate way for you to live your life. K? K. Love you. 

We're talking about debt, and how it's not actually morally bad! We're talking about common money resolutions and why they'll fall apart if you don't have a deep emotional connection to the RESULT of your goal. We're talking about the fact that you deserve nice things, right now. Put down the rice and beans. 

Get the workbook at bit.ly/fnyr and reach me on Instagram @caitlinlizfisher. 

I see your bullet journal holding the weight of all  your hopes and dreams, and I raise you a hustle-free INTENTION instead. It's time to stop acting like the right notebook is all that separates us from our dreams. Your productivity hacks won't work unless they actually meet your needs and fit the way your brain works. Give yourself permission to try multiple things in order to find the method that makes YOU feel the best. 

Don't forget to get the workbook at bit.ly/fnyr! 

Only 9% of people sustain their New Years Resolutions throughout the year or achieve their New Year goals. Thus, New Years Resolutions are ACTUALLY A BAD WAY TO SET GOALS. In this essay, I will...

In this five-part mini series I'm calling bullshit on the top New Years Resolutions and suggesting a better, more intentional method of planning for a 2023 that gets you closer to your best life and future vision. 

First up, SMART Goals. They are bad. Why? Find out in this episode!

Self sabotage is trying to protect you from the sticky, icky feelings of vulnerability and shame. In this quick season finale, I'm coaching you on how to thank it and send it on its way. I'm also sharing what I believe is the antidote to self sabotage: a community of creatives alongside you, normalizing the process and sharing the journey.   

If you're ready to get some community support for your creative goals, check out PassionPacers.com and WorkingTitleStudio.com.   

And if you're not ready yet... get your butt on my email list at bit.ly/CaitNotes.

Intuition, bias, and triggers - what's the difference and how can we navigate them?   

Sometimes listening to your gut can be confusing, when your gut is responding to trauma instead of helping you access your intuition. Join me and guest Orla Kirby to chat about this difference and how you can work through the triggering stuff to get to the goodies underneath, just a little bit at a time!   

Some MIND BLOWING revelations about trauma and the brain in this episode: Did you know that all the brain changes from trauma may actually be reversible? I cried a little bit when I heard Orla say this. Listen on to learn about your brain's memory templates and how to expand your comfort zone and get calm enough to hear your intuition.  

Orla Kirby is a therapist specialising in helping people to move themselves away from anxiety and/or OCD so that they can feel more deeply calm, and more easily create the life they want to create. She loves helping people to use their imagination more richly and fluidly, to communicate with themselves more gently and to release negative stored emotion from the past.   

Check out Orla's amazing intuition meditation for FREE: https://www.orlakirby.com/intuition/  

You can also find her on IG @OrlaKirbyTherapy!

Sometimes doing the scary thing can completely change your life for the best. Let's talk about it!   

This week I'm speaking with Dr. Emee Estacio, who has learned to embrace fear and expand her comfort zone one decision at a time. Fear allows us to pause, assess the risks, and make an informed decision to move forward.   

Fear is NOT the enemy, it is just a sign to evaluate. WHAT AN AMAZING SHIFT!  

 In this episode you'll learn: 

- Dr. Emee's TLC Questioning Sequence to help you make a decision when facing down a fear  

- The science and body responses behind fear  

- How to question your fear when you're scared of starting a new project or making a change  

- How fear can GUIDE you to the right decision 

- How to share your work with the world even though you're GOING to get bad reviews and you CAN'T please everyone 

- So much more!  

We also talk BOOKS and WRITING! Why the world NEEDS your voice and your perspective. It's such a treasure-filled conversation. 

Dr. Emee Estacio is the Founder of The PAME Code. She is a chartered psychologist with over 20 years' experience in health, community, and positive psychology. Her passion is to help people embrace their true worth, so they can live happy and fulfilling lives. Throughout her academic, coaching, and research career, she has worked closely with individuals and communities to unlock their full potential using simple and easy to apply methods for limitless success in life. She is the #1 best-selling author of the "Psychology in Your Life" book series, including titles such as "The Imposter Syndrome Remedy," "Change Your Life for Good," and "Fear is Not My Enemy." She is also now helping aspiring authors fulfil their lifelong ambition to write and publish their own books with her flagship course, "Self-Publishing Made Simple."  

You can get in touch with Dr. Emee at her website thepamecode.com, and on Instagram @emee_estacio.  

Grab Dr. Emee's Psychology In Your Life book series on Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D4GNM74?  

And if you're NOT on my email list yet... y'all what?? sign up at bit.ly/CaitNotes.

When the world's on fire, is it time to quiet down... or to share your gifts with the world? Let's talk about it! 

This week I'm interviewing Tamara Protassow about why right now is the PERFECT time to embrace humanity, creativity, and making stuff. Tamara is a non-fiction writing coach, accountability coach and course creator. She specialises in developing non-fiction books with purpose-driven writers and holding space where creative inspirations become reality.Tamara has developed and edited books with over 50 authors, including Denise Duffield Thomas, Leonie Dawson and Lisa Lister, and has edited both freelance for self-published authors, as well as for Hay House UK. 

 Her favourite working space is the writing and creating incubators she runs where her clients bring their heartfelt inspirations into reality through listening to their intuitive answers to the simple question, “What’s the next step?”  Tamara lives in the hills outside of Melbourne, Australia with her partner, two teenagers, dog, two cats and five chickens.  

Find her on Instagram @Book.Write.Now, on her website TamaraProtassow.com or Facebook.com/TamaraProtassow.   

Since we recorded, my 90 day writing incubator has had a glow up of its own and is now a TWELVE MONTH incubator for you to write your book in 2023. Check it out and join as a founding member at WorkingTitleStudio.com. And don't forget to hop on my email list at bit.ly/CaitNotes.

"You can't be authentic if you're people pleasing."  

To stop people pleasing, you have to know yourself authentically and stop looking for outside validation from others. Your self actualization is not in those people! 

Join me and Beth Koritz as we talk about authenticity, synchronicity, trauma responses, and the people you might lose along the way as you stick to your boundaries.   

Highlights include: Why Rachel Hollis is THE WORST, how Beth turned her life around at age fifty and created her most passionate life, body positivity and Health at Every Size, what we sacrifice about our authentic lives in order to keep the peace, and SO MUCH MORE. This conversation was so good, it was hard for us to stop!   

Beth Koritz is a best-selling author, licensed professional counselor, and Intuitive Clarity Coach. Her passion is helping people create their dream life in alignment with the authentic self & purpose.  

After a lifetime of entrepreneurship, Beth came to her own realization that the checklist lifestyle she had been living wasn’t a true representation of her authentic self. At the age of 48, she did her own work to claim her purpose and break through the fears and excuses that were getting in her way. That’s when Beth returned to school and got her master’s degree in counseling. 

After years of serving hundreds of clients in her private counseling practice, Beth knew she had to find a way to help support more people on a larger scale. That’s when the Authenticity Academy was born, offering group and 1-on-1 clarity coaching.  

Now Beth combines her expertise as a licensed therapist, certified in body-positive psychology and thought field therapy with the insights she gained on her own personal journey to help hundreds of people live a life in alignment with who they were meant to be.  

Find Beth at YourClarity.Coach to get the scoop on working with her 1:1 to embrace your most authentic self.   

We also talked about a lot of resources and books, which you can find here:   

Intuitive Eating (Elyse Resch): https://www.intuitiveeating.org/ 

The Fuck It Diet (Caroline Dooner): https://thefuckitdiet.com/ 

Beth's Book "Resilience Road," which you can get for free on Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/resilience-road-exploring-your-authentic/dp/0984218297 

My book "The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation" bit.ly/GaslightingMillennials

  And if I missed anything, let me know!   

I LOVE hearing your favorite parts of the podcast every week, so shoot me a DM on Instagram @CaitlinLizFisher, and don't forget to sign up for my email list at bit.ly/CaitNotes.