On today’s episode I’m reflecting on the biggest lessons I learned in 2017, this year’s struggles and wins and my intentions for 2018.

Part 1:

My yearly angel card ritual & thoughts on my cards for 2017

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Part: 2

My biggest Struggles & Wins for 2017

Struggles

• Feeling Lost in London
• Not feeling enough in my business
• Not being present or setting up boundaries

Wins

• Getting Engaged
• Working for myself
• Rediscovering Nantucket

Part 3:

Lessons Learned in 2017

1. Alignment before action

Listen: the Lively Show

1. Honesty & People Pleasing
2. Eating Intuitively
3. You are not your thoughts - but you can choose the thoughts that create your reality
4. You can’t grow in a vacuum

Part 4:

My intentions for 2018

1.) Attract abundance into my business and my life

2.) Grow and attract people to this community who I can help serve and celebrate this amazing life together

3.) Continue to show up fully in my relationships

4.) Surround myself with amazing women who support my growth and make me laugh - and do the same for them in return

5.) Listen to my body’s innate wisdom and continue to practice wellness intuitively

6.) Practice and harness creativity outside of work and do more things just for fun

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Email me: georgie@init4thelongrun.com

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This episode is like that deep soul filled conversation you have with a close friend, except Marian and I had never met. We dive right into so many amazing rich topics about personal growth and relationships. I will warn you there is some deep stuff in here. I really loved this episode because I actually only asked 2 of my prepared questions and the rest of the time we just riffed and dove deeper.

I loved where this conversation went and for anyone who is passionate about showing up as the full version of themselves, I know you’ll love it too! This is a good one to listen to after you’ve done some yoga or are on a long walk or chillin’ sipping a glass of wine (or coffee, or kombucha or tea). In fact, after we got off of the call I thought to myself that Marian is like a warm herbal tea for your soul. I don’t even really know what that means but it definitely felt real!

On this Episode We Talk About:

• How Marian starts her morning
• What do you do when you’re under a deadline but want to honor your body when it’s stressed
• How Marian got started with meditation and how she reframed it to just “breathing”
• Being still and what meditation is and isn’t
• What it means to surrender in this moment without the preference on the moment - allowing versus struggling
• Can I surrender to a moment without labeling the pain as something good or bad?
• How we can’t really be happy until we embrace pain without judgment of it
• How our culture has put happiness on a pedestal (and it makes us miserable)
• Appreciating what each kind of emotion provides in our life
• Control - why it’s an illusion
• How we can treat ourselves and others to the best of our ability, without overcompensating and trying to control an outcome
• Expectations - how they create a false reality in the future and block us from accepting and embracing what is
• Why sometimes self-love has to be tough love
• How relationships can be mirrors for our own “stuff”
• Ask “why am I trying to resist this?”
• Why self-love can be compassionate and disciplined at the same time
• Necessary discomfort and why it can be a good thing - there’s magic on the other side of most discomfort
• Small talk versus deep talk - how to make small talk meaningful
• Navigating how to handle what other people think of you
• Sharing your story versus the stories you’re a part of - how do we share our relationships online
• We discuss how we’re working on people pleasing

Connect with Marian

On instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marian.mellen/

On her website: https://www.marian-mellen.com/

Resources:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck

For Full Show Notes Visit: http://init4thelongrun.com

Dana is someone I’ve always really admired online. In a saturated health and nutrition space, she’s a breath of fresh air. She combines practical nutrition knowledge with a dose of YOU DO YOU attitude. I wanted to dive into the topics of being well in the winter and Dana totally delivered. I especially loved our conversation around creating a positive mindset in this season versus just trying to get through it. (aka my strategy in the past.) Dana is kind, honest and practical with her tools and knowledge.

We Talk About:

• How Dana got to the work she’s doing now - designing education plans for fire departments
• How Dana connected with the firefighting community
• How Dana feels about the latest wellness trends
• Why Dana loves working with people one on one versus blanket plans for everyone
• Thinking about exercise from a community and mental health perspective
• How to tap into your own version of health
• Paying attention to your body when you’re learning what works for you - using journaling as a tool for that
• How to enjoy the holidays without major food anxiety
• Being mindful around the holidays with food, stress and actually just enjoying yourself
• Starting small then listening to your hunger and go back for seconds if you want more at big meals
• Why it takes a while to learn to listen to your internal cues and that’s ok
• Remember what you’re celebrating - think about things outside of the food to shift your focus
• How to recover the next day from overeating
• Focus on adding more nutrient dense foods versus removing foods
• How to navigate the stressful parts of the holidays
• Appreciating small wins and picking your battles
• How to stay active and positive in the cold dark winter months
• Get outside and associate joy with the winter weather versus mentally block
• Changing your mindset about winter
• Winter wellness - how to build up immunity and fight colds
• -essential oils, bone broth, rest, botanical steam
• Online realness - how Dana defines being real
• “I always want to be the same person outside of my phone as I am on my phone”
• Food comparison on instagram
• When it’s time to take breaks

Connect with Dana

• On instagram
• On her website

For full show notes visit: inti4thelongrun.com