How to create new pathways of embodied possibility (aka behavior change) in your cyclical life

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The truth is that behavior change is NOT easy. 

Most of us can't just say we want to do something, and then just do it.

Especially if it's something we're trying to incorporate into our lives for a long period of time, regularly.

We have rhythms and patterns we are accustomed to.

Sometimes they're healthy for us, and sometimes they're not. Sometimes we're choosing them, and sometimes they're just our default.

In working with clients for years, and also through my extensive health coach training, I've found that most of us don't have an easy time implementing something new into our lives, even if we know it's healthy for us or even if it's something we 100% want (myself included).

So today I decided to riff on the framework I see as foundational in the process of implementing something new.

Honestly I was inspired to speak to this partly because of this week's very controversial holiday (honor to ALL the indigenous people of Turtle Island who are certainly not represented accurately in the stories we learned in school). 

But the act of true thanks-giving and allowing ourselves to feel gratitude is to me, the first step in effectively adding something new into our lives. 

Not because our gratitude encourages change in itself, but because when we feel that sense of abundance in our lives, we can move from a foundation of feeling what's good, and what's possible.

Accepting ourselves where we have been and are now, before beginning to envision what's next for us. 

Instead of coming from a place of lack, we're coming from a place of nourishment.

And from there we can move into vision, gathering resources, intention and goal setting, creative action and then maintenance over time. 

I speak to all of this and, as usual, so much more in this week's episode. 


Listen to learn:

• some of the reasons we often don't achieve our goals 
• the foundational pillars of behavior change from my perspective
• why I think gratitude is a huge and often missing factor 
• what the difference is between vision and intention
• how normal it is to face obstacles after implementing change
• how this is relevant to the upcoming Natural Contraception course 

Resources:

• Grab your spot on the Natural Contraception course waitlist here
• Episode 12: The simple practice of making herbal teas
• Episode 107: The healing practice of everyday rituals
• Free guide: Track your cycle naturally (FAM basics)
  
  

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