The Busy Woman’s Guide is a wellness podcast for women looking for a healthy lifestyle that fits THEIR rhythm, not a cookie cutter version of all the “shoulds” and to-do lists out there. Hosted by Alix Hubble, women’s therapeutic, fitness and life coach, I take you deeper into a wellbeing for YOU. Because you already know what it takes to build healthy habits, and you’ve got enough productivity tips, workout motivation hacks, and tips for how to be consistent, how to stop procrastinating and ...
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222 Stop the “spiral” and get back on track | Emotional Regulation for Fitness & Food
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20:26That “screw it, I’ll start again Monday” moment isn’t a failure - it’s a pattern that has supported you when life feels out of balance. In this episode, we unpack the spiral, why it shows up when life gets busy, and how to create the nervous system regulation to stay consistent, get back on track after losing momentum - and most importantly rebuild…
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221 How to reduce sugar cravings (without having to cut it out completely)
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25:31Do you feel like your sugar habit has a hold over you? Does it feel like a sugar detox challenge is the only answer? An in spite of your best intentions are you always left with the question “why do I crave sugar so much?” Then this is the episode for you. Because we’ll be dismantling a couple of myths around “sugar addiction”, addressing the reaso…
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220 How to reduce stress | Why productivity hacks and time management tips are failing you
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27:51You know how it can feel like a less stressful week lies just the other side of better time management or more productivity hacks to stop wasting time? That all you need to do is get more done and be more focused so you can keep spinning all the plates? Well what if that’s nothing more than a sticking plaster - it makes you feel accomplished in the…
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TRAILER: Confident As F**k (Even When You're Not There Yet)
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12:32SIGN UP TO LISTEN TO THIS LIMITED 5-PART SECRET PODCAST SERIES RIGHT HERE. If you’re tired of chasing the perfect body, trying to stick to routines that don’t stick, or feeling like you're still not where you "should" be — this private podcast series is for you. Introducing… 🎧 Confident as F**k (Even When You're Not "There" Yet) — a brand new 5-epi…
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219 How to feel good in your body NOW, without having to “give up” on your goals
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218 Had enough of having to "get back on track" YET AGAIN? Here's how to build food, fitness and life habit that stick
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30:23If you’ve ever said, “Right, this time I’m getting my sh*t together…” only to find yourself in the same cycle a few weeks later — this episode is for you. Today we’re talking about the seductive little loop that so many smart, capable women get stuck in: You fall “off track” You make a fresh plan You feel hopeful, motivated, energised Life happens …
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217 The Real Reason You Think You’re Not Fit Enough — Why Social Media Gatekeeping Can F**k All the Way Off
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27:02In today’s "small" rant, I’m calling *bullsh*t\* on the social media gatekeepers who make fitness feel exclusive, elite, and totally out of reach for normal women with real lives. Just as you start to feel like you’re making progress, BOOM — another filtered reel, another set of “rules,” and another so-called fitness “standard” that leaves you feel…
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216 Could you be trying to solve the wrong problem? Why your fitness and wellbeing goals still feel out of reach
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23:38Have you ever felt like you’ve tried everything to reach a goal – new plans, new hacks, more discipline – and yet somehow, you always end up back where you started? In this episode, we'll explore why that happens so often. Spoiler: it’s not because you’re lazy, unmotivated, or bad at sticking to things. It’s usually because you’ve been trying to so…
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215 The Danger Zone — What Happens After You’ve Lost the Weight (And How to Stop Reverting to Old Habits)
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29:32You hit your goal. You feel amazing. You think you’ve cracked it… but then the old patterns start creeping back in. Sound familiar? Welcome to The Danger Zone – that sneaky little phase no one really talks about: after the weight comes off, but before your habits have truly changed at a deeper level. In this week’s episode, we’re diving into: Why w…
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214 Your Autumn Reset: 5 things to ditch and 3 to keep for Energy and Confidence
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29:26Autumn is one of the best times of year for a reset. It’s not too dark, not too cold, and it comes with that “fresh start” energy that can help you refocus on what you want before the year ends. In this episode, I’m helping you prepare for a simple but powerful reset by sharing 5 things it’s time to let go of – the hidden drains on your energy and …
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213 The Problem with "Self Improvement" (and Why You Don’t Need Fixing)
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25:26If you’ve ever found yourself buried in self-help books, podcasts and courses looking for that one secret that will finally make everything click – you’re not alone. Self improvement can be powerful and life-changing. But it also has a shadow side. When we get stuck in constantly chasing the next solution, constantly trying to fix ourselves, it can…
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212 The Real Reason Your Motivation Keeps Disappearing (And What to Do About It)
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25:31You start off strong – fired up, full of plans – and then, a few weeks later, motivation has left the building. Sound familiar? It’s one of the most common cycles I see, and it leaves so many women stuck, frustrated and blaming themselves for “not being motivated enough”. Here’s the truth: motivation isn’t the golden ticket we’ve been told it is. I…
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211 My Quiet Rebellion: How I’ve Created More Freedom in My Life and Body
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30:11What does freedom really look like to you? For years, I thought it meant earning more money, having fewer responsibilities, and creating a perfectly structured life. But here’s the truth: that kind of freedom is an illusion. Over the last few years I’ve been leaning into what I call my “quiet rebellion” — questioning the invisible rules that have k…
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210 Reclaiming Your Body and Life from the “Noise” (and start living by your own rules instead)
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29:55For some reason, the pressure feels as loud as ever right now. Whether it’s online “what I eat in a day” reels, midlife transformation stories, or the subtle (and not-so-subtle) messages about what your body should look like and how you should be living — it’s a lot. In this episode, we’re talking about how to reclaim your body and your life from a…
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209 Why allowing yourself to be inconsistent might be the best thing you do for yourself this week
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23:20“Consistency is key” — or so we’ve been told. Whether it’s sticking a particular number of workouts each, hitting your macros, waking up at 5am to meditate and journal, it’s become the holy grail of health and wellbeing. But what if that relentless push for consistency is actually quietly sabotaging you? In this episode, we challenge the traditiona…
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208 What burnout REALLY looks like (and why you might not realise you’re even in it)
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27:46You’re holding it all together. You’re showing up, getting it done. But underneath? You’re tired in a way that sleep doesn’t quite fix. You’re juggling everything and you look like you’re in control of it all, and yet something still feels off. This is what I call hidden burnout — and it’s incredibly common for high-achieving, capable women. In tod…
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207 What happens when you STOP tracking and START trusting: the missing piece for your fitness, goals and growth
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25:50You want freedom. You want flow. You want to feel strong, calm, and fully connected to yourself. But the path you’ve been taking to get there? It’s been all about control — tracking every macro, planning every move, pushing through with willpower. So in this episode, we’re flipping the script. Because what if the way you’re trying to reach your goa…
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206 The Shift You Can’t Ignore: When You’ve Outgrown the Life You’re Living (and what to do next)
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24:50You’re ticking the boxes. You’ve built a good life. From the outside, you look totally find and in control. But inside? Something’s shifted. You’re feeling restless or frustrated or burnt out — like you’ve changed but your life hasn’t caught up with that yet. In this powerful episode, we unpack that feeling — the one that tells you it’s time for so…
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205 Wanting It All NOW vs Playing the Long Game – How to Balance Both
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22:49Impatience and discipline can exist together — it’s not one or the other. Want help creating a realistic plan that keeps you moving and motivated? DM me on Instagram @alixchickfit and let’s chat about how coaching can support you in building real momentum that lasts. That tug-of-war between wanting results now and knowing deep down it takes time? Y…
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204 How to Track Your Progress When the End Goal Doesn’t Feel Very Specific
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27:24Not every transformation is measurable — but that doesn’t mean it’s not happening. If you’re ready to recognise your progress, reconnect with what’s working, and get a tailored plan to keep moving forward, check out my Unstuck & Unstoppable session. If your goals are more about how you feel than hitting a specific number, it can be hard to tell if …
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203 Your Ability to Do This ONE Thing = Your Success in Fitness & Life
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36:02Ready to move through the messy middle and finally feel clear, calm and in control again? Book your Unstuck & Unstoppable deep dive session today — and if you're quick, the next 3 bookings get a bonus 45-min follow-up for just £1! Success in fitness, wellbeing, and life often gets pinned on willpower or having the perfect plan. But there’s one over…
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202 What to do when EVERYTHING feels urgent
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32:01Feeling constantly overwhelmed, like every single thing on your to-do list needs to be done right now? In this episode, we unpack why so many women live in this state of chronic urgency—and how to start breaking free from it. 🔸 Why everything feels urgent (spoiler: it’s brain chemistry, not poor planning) 🔸 How urgency becomes a habit—and why produ…
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201 Failing forward: How fear of “wasting effort” could be keeping you stuck
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31:07Ever found yourself hesitating to start something—even something you really want—because you’re afraid it won’t work? You’re not alone. In this episode, we dive into a common mindset block: the fear of putting in effort and not seeing results. That fear of "wasting time" can keep you stuck in a holding pattern—thinking, preparing, second-guessing—b…
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200 A Milestone, A Messy Middle & What’s Coming Next
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32:26This week marks a big milestone — 200 episodes and 4 years of the podcast! 🎉 In this personal and reflective episode, I’m sharing: -Why I started the podcast and what I’ve learned -The evolution of my business (and myself) over the last few years -Burnout, deeper shifts, and what’s no longer working -The call to go beyond surface-level wellness -Wh…
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199 Feeling Tired & Overwhelmed? These 3 Hidden Causes of Stress Might Be Why (and they’re all under your control!)
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31:54Ready to stop running on empty and start living on your own terms? Book a FREE DISCOVERY CALL HERE - https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=11696779&appointmentType=597607 Listen to EPISODE 151 - Healthy Boundaries and how to create them - https://pod.fo/e/242b55 Listen to EPISODE 174 - The Power of Self Compassion - letting go of perf…
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198 What to Do When You Know You Want More… But You Don’t Know What That Is Yet
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32:24Ready to move from uncertainty to aligned action? Book your COACHING DISCOVERY CALL with me HERE - https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=11696779&appointmentType=597607 Ever felt a quiet frustration inside — a knowing that there’s more out there for you, but no clear idea of what it looks like? You’re not alone. This episode dives int…
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197 Why Your Brain Is More Likely To Believe the Bad Stuff (And How to Flip the Script)
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36:18Ready to stop letting negativity run the show and start building unshakable self-belief? Head to chickfit.co.uk to explore coaching options or book a free call to see how we can work together. Have you ever found yourself fixating on the one bad comment, missed workout, or minor setback—while completely ignoring all the wins? That’s your negativity…
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196 Five Unexpected Mindset Shifts That Helped Me Build a Lifelong Fitness Routine
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25:49Come and join the free Patreon community where we’re diving deeper into how you can become a consistency queen — in a way that works for your life, your energy, and your mindset. 👉 patreon.com/busywomansguide People often assume that I stay consistent with my workouts because I’m a fitness coach. That I’m somehow built differently or naturally moti…
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195 When You're Doing All the Right Things… But Still Not Seeing The Fitness and Wellbeing Results You Truly Desire
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32:11Come and join our free private Patreon community where we take these episodes and turn them into real-life, sustainable action — with support, accountability, and exclusive content. 👉 patreon.com/busywomansguide You’re committed. You’re ticking the boxes. You know what to do—and you’re doing most of it. From the outside, it probably looks like you’…
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194 How Habit, Outcome (and 5 other types of) Goals Work Together to Skyrocket Your Results
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25:31Want personalised support to release the pressure and finally feel aligned with your fitness and wellbeing goals? Head to chickfit.co.uk to explore coaching options designed to help you reconnect with what you really want. We all know that setting inspiring goals is a super important way to get and stay motivated. But right now, you might just be s…
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193 Escaping the Binge/Starve Cycle Around Food - and Finding More Food Freedom
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33:04Come and join us inside the FREE listeners only Patreon group at https://www.patreon.com/busywomansguide - and we’ll get to work on the binge/starve cycle together! Do you regularly find yourself trapped in the binge/starve cycle around food? You know - the one where you alternate between times when you’re dieting and being “good” and the times whe…
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192 How to Stop Forcing Success and Start Attracting It Instead
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32:21It’s normal when you set goals for yourself, that you get focused on the outcome. That the reason you work towards certain goals for yourself in the first place is because of that outcome that you want to achieve - an outcome which will have you feeling more confident, more balanced, more healthy or whatever it is that you want for yourself. But wh…
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191 Why the Latest Fads Are Keeping You Stuck (And How to Break Free)
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44:20Join the FREE Patreon community - especially for you! https://www.patreon.com/busywomansguide Ever find yourself dragged into shiny object syndrome? With every passing moment there seems to be something newer, better, more effective popping up. Whether it’s a brand new diet which is promising all the results for minimal effort, a new workout progra…
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190 Living in Limbo: How to Stop Waiting and Start Reaching Your Goals
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26:18If you’re ready to get out of limbo and start getting results, it’s time to explore coaching opportunities with me! Check out what I can offer at https://chickfit.co.uk/therapeutic-coaching/ Do you ever feel like you’re living in a state of suspended animation? It’s that place where you feel like you’re kind of doing things to start progressing tow…
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189 The Guilt Trap: How to Stop Feeling Bad About Taking Time Out
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38:10Ready to put words into action? Join me inside the FREE Patreon group for listeners - https://www.patreon.com/busywomansguide If you’ve ever felt guilty about taking time out for yourself, then I can confirm that you absolutely are not alone. For so many of us, it feels like to be a good mum, a good partner, a good employee, daughter, friend…or wha…
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188 The Question You Need to Ask if You’re Stuck with Your Fitness Results Right Now
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21:22Join me over in the brand new, totally FREE Patreon group - especially for podcast listeners - www.patreon.com/busywomansguide Sometimes it feels like you’re doing a lot of the things you need to get a result - but you’re not quite doing everything you could. And yet in spite of the fact you know this, there’s still a big part of you that’s just ge…
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Ready to take what we’ve talked about today and turn it into positive action? Join me over in the brand new, totally free Patreon group just for podcast listeners - www.patreon.com/busywomansguide Safe to say that we all engage in a bit of emotional eating from time to time. But if its something that we start to feel is sabotaging our efforts with …
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186 Want to Feel More in Control in Your Life? Here’s the Surprising Truth
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32:16Join me over in the brand new, totally FREE Patreon group - especially for podcast listeners - www.patreon.com/busywomansguide We’d all love to feel more in control right - to be able to deal with all the day to day stuff that life throws at us, to be totally organised and to have the time to look after ourselves as well. And in that mythical land …
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185 Confessions of a Personal Trainer: What I’ve Learnt from My Mistakes in the Last 11+ Years
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39:40Book your Unstuck & Unstoppable session - and claim your free follow up session (only available until Wed 5th Feb 2025) - https://chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ I’ve been a personal trainer for well over 11 years now - and in that time I’ve learnt so so much. But what I’ve particularly learnt from are some of those early experiences I had wher…
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184 Feeling Stuck? Here’s How to Break through (and even Embrace) your Fitness Plateaus
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23:15BOOK YOUR UNSTUCK & UNSTOPPABLE SESSION RIGHT HERE >>> https://chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ *And receive a complimentary 45 minute follow up session (for a limited time only) Listen to episode 173: The 3 vital phases you need to know about to create consistency with your fitness - https://pod.fo/e/27d857 Plateaus in fitness (and motivation) …
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183 Body Positivity, Body Neutrality and How to Shift Your Relationship with Your Body in Midlife
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43:19FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE MIDLIFE REBOOT AND SECURE YOUR SPACE AT https://chickfit.co.uk/midlife-reboot/ Listen to Episode 153 - Body Image & Midlife - The NEW Impossible standard? Right here - https://pod.fo/e/248434 Our 40s and 50s can be a huge flashpoint when it comes to our relationship with our bodies. A flashpoint that can feel even harder to …
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182 Stop Blaming Willpower: Why It’s Time to Change Your Approach!
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26:41BOOK YOUR UNSTUCK & UNSTOPPABLE SESSION RIGHT HERE >>> https://chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ *And receive a complimentary 45 minute follow up session (for a limited time only) An honest hands up if you’ve ever blamed a lack of willpower or motivation for why you’re not fitter, or why you can’t seem to eat better, or why you’ve not lost weight…
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181 Five Ways to More Energy in 2025 (in ways you haven’t even considered!)
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28:58BOOK YOUR UNSTUCK & UNSTOPPABLE SESSION RIGHT HERE >>> https://chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ *And receive a complimentary 45 minute follow up session (for a limited time only) One of the biggest complaints I get from women is that they’re knackered - exhausted, fatigued, burnt out - call it what you will, it feels like a bit of an epidemic. A…
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180 The Truth About Self-Control: Why You Struggle and How to Fix It
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31:00Discover how Unstuck & Unstoppable can help you and book your session here - https://pages.chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ Struggling with self-control around food, exercise, and wellness is a common challenge, especially as the new year approaches. So this week we’re taking a deep dive to understanding the nature of self-control, exploring why…
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179 Redefining Consistency: Your New Approach to Fitness Goals
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16:35Discover how Unstuck & Unstoppable can help you and book your session here - https://pages.chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ Consistency is often touted as the key to achieving our fitness and wellbeing goals, but in truth the rigid ideas we have about what this really means can actually hold us back. Because so many of us get stuck in a cycle of…
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178 When You’re Doing ALL the Things, but Nothing is Changing. How to Get Unstuck.
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35:17Discover how Unstuck & Unstoppable can help you and book your session here - https://pages.chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ Feeling stuck despite your best efforts? Well you’re definitely not alone! Which is why today we're diving into the frustrating reality of doing all the right things but seeing little to no change. This episode is all about…
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177 The Power of Authenticity - a Guide to Self-Acceptance
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31:00Discover how Unstuck & Unstoppable can help you and book your session here - https://pages.chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable/ Today, we explore the journey of rediscovering your authentic self and the challenges many face in a world that often demands conformity. We’ll talk all about the concept of authenticity versus attachment, highlighting how …
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176 Redefining Success: Changing Your Perspective to Change Your Fitness and Wellbeing results
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25:03To book your Unstuck & Unstoppable session, check out the details here - pages.chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable If you have ever felt like you’re never quite reaching your goals, you ever feel frustrated that the things you want never seem to get any closer, or you often feel stuck on your journey to better fitness and wellbeing, then this is the…
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175 “Balancing” Hormones: What Women over 40 should Know
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32:26To find out more about the Midlife Reboot head here - pages.chickfit.co.uk/midlife-reboot I don’t know about you, but I feel like I hear a lot about how to balance our hormones during the peri to post-menopause phase. So, in today’s episode I want to really tackle this thing - what does it really mean to ‘balance’ your hormones, is it really a thin…
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174 The Power of Self-Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism to Reveal Your Amazing Inner Strength
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20:59To find out more about the Midlife Reboot head here - pages.chickfit.co.uk/midlife-reboot To book your Unstuck & Unstoppable session, check out the details here - pages.chickfit.co.uk/unstuck-unstoppable This week's podcast dives deep into the essential practice of self-compassion, a crucial element for personal growth and emotional well-being. So …
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