Truly Well

This week I'm so excited to have a guest on the podcast!! It's Erifili Gounari and she's one of my favourite people I'm following online.

I hope you'll enjoy this conversation where we dive deep into topics like how to begin before you feel ready, rebuilding self-belief and personal agency, and why taking “delusional” chances works.

You can find Erifili on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/erifilii/

and on Substack:https://erifili.substack.com/

Thank you so much for listening!! I can't wait to see you in the next episode 🫶🏼

Don't forget to follow the podcast on Instagram, if you don't do so already! I'm posting additional resources, lots of inspiration and motivation on there 🥰✨https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/

Lots of love, Nicole

CHAPTERS

00:00 Meeting Erifili Gounari and the Delusional Shot Challenge

00:29 Why Taking “Delusional” Chances Works

05:13 Rebuilding Self-Belief and Personal Agency

08:53 Starting Young, Staying Curious, and Experimenting

11:15 How to Begin Before You Feel Ready

17:26 Redefining Success Through Freedom and Fulfillment

20:08 Letting Go of Outside Expectations

23:20 The Habits Behind Turning Dreams Into Reality

28:39 Journaling, Self-Knowledge, and Reflection

30:26 What It Means to Feel Truly Well

31:12 Closing Thoughts and Where to Find Erifili

In this week's episode we explore how to stop outsourcing your self belief and become the person that believes in yourself the most.

The book I recommended is called: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

This is the link to my substack: https://substack.com/@nicolebroegger

Thank you so much for listening!! I can't wait to see you in the next episode, which will be an interview that I'm SO excited to share with you!!!

Don't forget to follow the podcast on Instagram, if you don't do so already! I'm posting additional resources, lots of inspiration and motivation on there 🥰✨https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/

Lots of love,

Nicole

For years I was convinced I simply wasn't disciplined enough. That I didn't want it enough. That I had no willpower.

Today I know that that was never the problem.

In this week's episode I'm sharing something deeply personal: the health condition I spent most of my life hiding, how I ignored it until I physically couldn't walk anymore, and what I've since learned about why we avoid the things we most want to change.

We go into cognitive dissonance and the incredibly creative ways our brain justifies anything, defensive avoidance and why the motivation to change never seems to last, why pressure and being hard on yourself makes it worse rather than better, and what actually helped me break the cycle.

If there's something in your life you want to change SO badly and somehow still can't, this one is for you 🤍

There is such a huge difference between passively consuming content and actively curating what we let into our minds. In this week's episode I break down why it matters so much more than we realise, and exactly how I go about it. I hope you'll enjoy it 🫶🏼

This is the episode that focuses on how to curate your offline life: https://open.spotify.com/episode/55BbfnsskiH21jMYTZV4rb?si=ce04661c8c6d4719

If you haven't already, make sure to follow the truly well instagram account!! https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/

Lots of love,

Nicole

This whole episode is inspired by Erifili Gounari, who came up with a 30 day challenge of shooting delusional shots to create as much luck as possible for ourselves 😍

This is her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erifilii/

If you haven't listened to the previous episode on being delusional, here it is: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/jbQWXICPD4bI hope you'll enjoy this episode!! Don't forget to follow the Truly Well Instagram channel!!https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/I'm posting lots of content and extra resources on there all around how we can come into our full potential 🫶🏼As always, thank you so much for listening, I'm so grateful for you ❤️

The biggest lie we can tell ourselves is "this is just who I am." I'm just anxious. I'm just not disciplined. I've always been like this. It feels like self-awareness, but it's the most limiting sentence you can say, because the moment you decide something about you is fixed, you stop trying to change it. And the thing is: change is possible.This episode is about neuroplasticity — the science of how our brain physically rewires itself every single day. If you've ever felt stuck, written yourself off as "I'm just that kind of person," or felt like you'll never be able to change, this one is for you 🫶🏼I hope you'll enjoy this episode as much as I did researching it! Thank you so much for listening 🥹 and don't forget to follow the podcast on Instagram!! I'm posting additional resources, lots of inspiration and motivation on there daily 🥰✨https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/Lots of love, Nicole

"You have to be freakin delusional!!", is what I see all over my Instagram. This delulu is the solulu trend might seem ridiculous, but I went down a neuroscience rabbit hole — and what I found completely changed how I feel about it. It turns out believing before you see it isn't naive. Your brain is doing something real, and kind of incredible, when you do it.

But I also found the catch. The exact point where "delulu" stops helping you and starts holding you back. And that part surprised me the most.

I hope you'll enjoy this episode as much as I did researching it! Thank you so much for listening 🥹 and don't forget to follow the podcast on Instagram!! I'm posting additional resources, lots of inspiration and motivation on there daily 🥰✨

https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/

Lots of love, Nicole

I hope you'll enjoy this episode and it GETS YOU STARTED!!!

Thank you so much for being here and listening ❤️

If you haven't already, make sure to follow the truly well instagram account for extra resources and inspiration 🫶🏼https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

02:21 The science behind talking about your goals

05:27 The neuroscience of motivation-follows-action

08:17 Move 1

10:39 Move 2

11:46 Move 3

12:53 Move 4

18:30 Move 5

We're half way through this year, and I want us to make the absolute most out of these next 6 months.

I want to be honest with you in this one: the last few weeks have not been my best. Nothing horrible happened, I'm fine, I'm healthy, everything's okay, but I'd quietly let myself drift. Skipping workouts. Binge-watching shows. Calling things "self-care" that had actually become self-sabotage. And the frustration of knowing I could do better while not doing better was one of the most uncomfortable feelings I've sat with this year.

That's why this week's episode is a little pep talk for you and me, to get back on track, refocus, and re-enter our discipline era 🤍I hope it helps you wherever you are right now, and I send you lots and lots of energy and love!!! 🫶🏼 Thank you so much for listening 🥹

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

04:33 Seeking discomfort

07:04 Challenge yourself

10:41 The 5 non-negotiables

15:10 Making progress

17:18 The most powerful mindset shift

21:20 Stopping the scroll

23:49 Consciously seeking inspiration

28:43 Wrap up

Are you actually living your life, or just watching it happen? This episode is for anyone who's been feeling stuck. We get into why it happens, what's quietly running the show, and what shifts the moment you stop waiting.

If something inside you has been pulling you toward a change — this is for you 🤍

Find me on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/nicolebroegger/⁠

For behind the scenes, additional resources, and more tips come to the Truly Well Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/trulywellpodcast/⁠

CHAPTERS

00:00 we’re able to change SO MUCH

03:11 the neuroscience behind why we resist change

06:15 how to become the main character in your own life

08:37 stop waiting for permission

13:40 you’re allowed to change your mind

15:02 stop waiting for your life to begin

20:06 taking the first step

20:44 audit your life

23:24 speak yourself into existence