Living with your Thoughts

Tracy Moxey

We live with our thousands of thoughts everyday. These thoughts determine how we live our lives, our success, our downfalls, our illness, our quality of life. Whether we are at peace or at war with ourselves. Join me and explore where your thoughts originate and how you can learn to manage them. If something in you is ready for change...if you're tired of doing it alone...if you know there's more for you but you're not sure how to access it yet - this is your invitation. I would be honoured to walk that journey with you. Book your session via https://calendly.com/tmoxey99/new-meeting-1

  1. Aug 27

    Episode 247 Burnout is Self-Betrayal: The Cost of Abandoning Yourself

    We've been taught that burnout is caused by long hours, demanding jobs, and too much on our plate. But what if that's not the real cause? What if burnout is actually the result of repeatedly abandoning yourself — saying yes when you mean no, ignoring your body's warning signs, and living out of alignment with your own values? In this episode, we break down the four ways people unknowingly betray themselves — through their bodies, their boundaries, their values, and their identity — and why these small, invisible choices build up into chronic exhaustion, emotional burnout, and stress overload. We explore why people-pleasing, perfectionism, and over-functioning often start as survival strategies, and how they quietly drain your energy years later. You'll learn: ​Why two people under the same workload can have completely different burnout outcomes​The four hidden ways we betray ourselves without realising it​Why burnout is often a signal, not a failure​Three practical steps to rebuild self-trust and recover from burnout​How to start choosing alignment over approval in everyday decisionsIf you're navigating chronic stress, workplace burnout, emotional exhaustion, or the feeling of being disconnected from yourself, this episode offers a compassionate, honest reframe — and a starting point for real recovery. Topics covered: burnout recovery, self-abandonment, boundaries, people-pleasing, emotional exhaustion, self-trust, mental health, work-life alignment, nervous system regulation, authenticity.

  2. Jul 24

    Episode 242 The life you build is the sum of the decisions you make

    Your life is the result of the decisions you make every day—not just the big ones, but the small, repeated choices that shape your habits, relationships, health, and future. Many people struggle with decision-making because they overthink or react to fear, pressure, guilt, or other people's expectations instead of making intentional choices. Every decision has a trade-off: every "yes" means saying "no" to something else. To make better decisions, evaluate important choices using these 10 criteria: ​Health – Will this improve or harm my physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing?​Time – Is this worthy of a portion of my life? Time is your most valuable, non-renewable resource.​Wealth – Will this create lasting value, freedom, and security, not just short-term income?​Relationships – Will this strengthen trust, connection, and meaningful relationships?​Values – Does this align with my core values? Your actions reveal your true values.​Purpose – Does this move me closer to the life I want, or am I just staying busy?​Growth – Will this challenge me and help me become a better version of myself?​Peace – Will this decision bring lasting peace by aligning with my values, even if it's difficult now?​Integrity – Can I respect myself after making this decision? Does it match my principles?​Legacy – Will my future self be grateful I made this choice?A key insight is that the most important decision isn't always what you choose, but who is making the choice. If fear, ego, or the need for approval is in control, your life becomes smaller. If your authentic self and your values guide your decisions, your life becomes richer and more meaningful. The quality of your life depends on the quality of your decisions, and the quality of your decisions depends on the framework you use to make them. Before making an important choice, pause and ask whether it supports your health, time, values, purpose, relationships, growth, peace, integrity, and long-term legacy. Better decisions create a better life.

  3. Jul 17

    Episode 241 Where We End and Others Begin

    This podcast emphasizes the importance of healthy emotional boundaries and recognizing the difference between your responsibilities and those of others. It encourages reflecting on three key questions: ​Where are you taking responsibility for someone else's happiness?​Where are you expecting someone else to be responsible for yours?​Which emotions are truly yours, and which are you absorbing from others?The core message is that many people become emotionally overinvolved in others' lives, taking on burdens that don't belong to them. Healthy relationships are built not by losing yourself in another person, but by two whole individuals connecting while maintaining their own identities. The speaker explains that: ​Boundaries are not barriers—they allow love and connection while protecting your sense of self.​You can care for and love someone without carrying their emotional burdens.​Other people's anger, disappointment, or criticism does not automatically define you or mean you've done something wrong.​It's healthy to learn from feedback, but not to accept every opinion as truth.A key distinction is made between: ​Empathy: Understanding another person's feelings.​Enmeshment: Feeling responsible for another person's emotions.Emotional maturity comes from managing your own emotions, choices, values, and growth rather than trying to control or fix everyone else's emotional world. Asking, "What is mine to own, and what belongs to someone else?" can transform relationships and lead to greater peace, self-respect, and freedom.

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We live with our thousands of thoughts everyday. These thoughts determine how we live our lives, our success, our downfalls, our illness, our quality of life. Whether we are at peace or at war with ourselves. Join me and explore where your thoughts originate and how you can learn to manage them. If something in you is ready for change...if you're tired of doing it alone...if you know there's more for you but you're not sure how to access it yet - this is your invitation. I would be honoured to walk that journey with you. Book your session via https://calendly.com/tmoxey99/new-meeting-1