Feminine & Fierce Feminine & Fierce and Sally Priest

[A lesson from The Academy]


Often, the only difference between a problem being painful or being powerful is the sense that we choose it.  That we are responsible for it.  


If you’re unhappy in your current situation, chances are it’s because you feel like some part of it IS outside your control - that there is a problem you have no ability to solve, a problem that was somehow thrust upon you without your choosing.  


So how do we make the shift to empowerment?


How do we choose our problems?


Well….that’s the catch.


You already are. 


Whether you like it or not, whether you are aware of it or not, you are taking an active role in what’s happening TO you, and what’s happening WITHIN you. 


You see we are always choosing the values within which we live, and the metrics that we use to measure everything that happens to us in terms of success or failure -  and everything in between. 

Why DO we go back to our old ways?


Have you ever asked yourself why you have yo-yo'd in the past with your weight? Why you have moved from diet to diet to try find the solution to your weight concern?


Have you actually stopped and honestly asked yourself the single most powerful question on the planet: WHY?


"Why have I not remained consistent in my resolve to drop unwanted fat?"


"Why have I returned to my old ways of eating?"


"Why have I believed that I CAN'T do this?"


Scientists asked this exact same question of the 12 steps of AA. And what they found is what today's episode is all about.


Happy listening!

Why is it that we feel like we are missing out? When we struggle not to eat food, or we constantly compare ourselves to others results or circumstances, why does it breed a feeling of lack within us, or a feeling like something is missing within us?


But why is that? Why is FOMO such a real thing? And what even is JOMO? (lol - I had NO idea).


Let's dive in to these in today's episode.

If you're listening to this podcast in real time, it is the first week of January. New years resolutions and goal setting is at the forefront of our mind. Even if it is something not so specific but a general 'I want this year to be better than last', it is still a formulation of a goal of sorts.


But why is it that after a short period of time, any goal we set becomes a distant thought? Why is it that we have the best intentions but we don't follow through?


Let's explore this in today's episode.

For many of us Christmas means weight gain. And each time its over, we promise ourselves that next year will be different.


But girl, I promise you that it doesn't have to mean that. It really doesn't. And in today's episode I give you 7 steps on how you can approach Christmas week (from the 24th December through to the 30th) with a game plan that will have you leaving the silly season with a big smile on your face.


Not only did you NOT miss out on the deliciousness of Christmas day - including some festive drinkies, but you also managed to drop weight.


Yes, and yes please.


I wish I had these tips for the 15 years I yo-yo'ed!!

New Year New Me... I'll lose the weight then. It's in the too hard basket to lose weight leading up to Christmas.


So we make the decision that 'next year' will be MY year to lose all my unwanted fat.


But in that decision, we end up 'dumping' all the responsibility on our future selves, and not taking any of that responsibility now - we eat ALL the things at the Christmas parties, we over-indulge at all the festive gatherings - because, well, you know - FUTURE me will take care of it. That's HER problem.


What if there was a solution to taking on a bit of the responsibility now?


I hope you enjoy x