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We explore the concept of dharma—your soul's true path and the unique way you're meant to show up and serve in the world. This meditation guides you through a conscious recalibration of your energy, values, and purpose as you begin your new week.

• Grounding in the root chakra to establish stability and trust in yourself
• Connecting with the sacral chakra to allow more joy, creativity, and fluidity in your life
• Activating the solar plexus to build confidence and take aligned action this week
• Opening the heart chakra to lead with love and compassion toward yourself and others
• Aligning the throat chakra to speak your truth with clarity and grace
• Awakening the third eye to access intuition and inner guidance
• Connecting to the crown chakra to align with your higher purpose
• Reminder that alignment, not achievement or avoidance, is the path to flow

Remember, you are not here to chase or run from. You are here to align, and from that alignment, everything flows.

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Caught in the act! This episode captures a moment of pure authenticity as I find myself doing the one thing we're all guilty of—procrastinating on an important deadline. Rather than editing testimonials for my upcoming book, I decided to record this podcast about...not doing exactly that. The irony isn't lost on me.

What unfolds is a fascinating real-time self-coaching session where I literally open my own book manuscript to the chapter on motivation and read my own advice back to myself. The insights that emerge reveal something surprising about procrastination: it's not always driven by fear. Sometimes, our hesitation signals a deeper need to reconnect with why a task matters to us in the first place.

Through this vulnerable exploration, I uncover the crucial difference between external and internal motivation, and how shifting from "I should" to "I could" completely transforms our relationship with procrastinated tasks. I also discover how reconnecting with my core values—impact, creativity, connection—helps me find meaning in even the most mundane editing work.

Whether you're putting off a work project, avoiding a difficult conversation, or finding creative ways to escape your own deadlines, this episode offers a refreshingly honest look at the psychology behind procrastination and practical ways to move forward. Listen in as I coach myself from resistance to readiness, and discover how examining your own procrastination patterns might reveal important insights about what truly matters to you.

Will I finally complete my editing task? You'll have to listen to find out—and maybe hold me accountable by sending a message to ask if I've done it! Whatever you're procrastinating on right now, this episode might be just the gentle nudge you need to reconnect with your motivation and get moving again.

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"What else is true?" This deceptively simple question might just be one of the most transformative tools we can add to our mental toolkit. When faced with any situation - whether challenging, joyful, or mundane - asking what else might be true beyond our initial perception opens doors to deeper understanding and conscious living.

Throughout our conversation, we explore how this powerful question creates space in our thinking. So many of us move through life on autopilot, eating breakfast while barely tasting it, making snap judgments based on limited information, or accepting societal narratives without question. By pausing to consider alternative perspectives, we break free from narrow patterns and discover nuances we'd otherwise miss.

We dive into the fascinating territory of personal motivation and meaning. Why do you value what you value? Why do you behave as you do? Many people live on the surface level of explanation - "I'm nice because it's good to be nice" - without examining the deeper, personal significance behind their actions. Understanding your unique "why" transforms your relationship with yourself and the world around you.

The conversation takes an especially powerful turn when discussing limiting beliefs around aging and life transitions like menopause. Rather than accepting brain fog or other challenges as inevitable identity markers, asking "what else is true?" shifts us into solution-focused thinking. This reframing transforms potential limitations into opportunities for growth and self-management.

Try asking yourself "what else is true?" in various situations today and notice how it broadens your perspective, slows down automatic reactions, and helps you make more conscious choices aligned with your authentic self. Your limiting beliefs don't have to define you - and this simple question might be the key to breaking free.

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