The Balanced Mindset: Normalising Everyday Mental Highs and Lows

About this episode

Nicola Graham discusses normalizing the mental highs and lows experienced during fat loss and transformation journeys, offering practical reset strategies.

In this Monday Short, I'm sharing four things we need to normalise on a fat loss, transformation or Thriving journey. Waking up feeling flat, feeling stressed or anxious from time to time, having days where you mentally need a break from tracking, and occasionally feeling alone on the journey. Because too many women are suffering in silence thinking they're the only one who feels this way... and they're not. I also share the practical ways I personally reset when any of the above shows up... gratitude, morning light, fresh air, movement and lifting weights. So you can give yourself grace, stay in the driver's seat and keep moving forward. If you found this episode valuable and wanted to hear more from The Nicola Graham Podcast, make sure to like, subscribe and share. Looking for further support? This is how You Can Work With Me... Join my free online community 'Thriving Women' https://nicolagrahamfitness.com/thrivingwomen Check out my group online coaching membership 'Thrive Lifestyle' https://nicolagrahamfitness.com/thrivelifestyle If you're interested in 1-1 coaching, drop me a DM via my Instagram www.instagram.com/nicolagrahamfitness And if you want to get in touch? Send me an…

People in this episode

Host: Nicola Graham

Topics covered

• mental health
• fat loss
• transformation
• stress management
• self-care

Keywords

• mental highs and lows
• fat loss
• transformation
• stress
• self-care
• reset strategies
• women's health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thriving Women, Thrive Lifestyle

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