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Rewriting The Story: Healing, Boundaries, and A Fuller Life
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What if the life you’re building is draining the person you need to be to live it? We sit down with occupational therapist and coach Heidi Blackie to explore how relentless doing, perfectionism, and inherited “shoulds” quietly feed burnout, illness, and despair — and how belief, boundaries, and acceptance can reset the nervous system and restore joy.
Heidi shares the pivotal moment she chose to believe in her ability to heal despite no diagnosis, no roadmap, and mounting losses. From there, she built a practical, research-informed toolkit: journaling to turn inward, mindfulness to quiet catastrophic futures, and gentle movement to reintroduce safety to the body. We unpack why most of us run on autopilot, how to audit hidden rules like “I must do everything,” and why modeling self-care for our kids sometimes means putting ourselves first. Along the way, we highlight a surprising winter ally — skijoring and outdoor time as a mood-boosting antidote to seasonal blues, blending nature, movement, and mindset.
Heidi’s UnshakableMe framework distills core pillars that anyone can apply: examine your stories and beliefs, practice acceptance to reduce resistance, craft a vision that excites you, claim daily choices, direct your attention deliberately, and live with intention. The goal isn’t a busier schedule; it’s a nourished self that shows up with clarity, courage, and compassion. Expect candid insights, real tools, and an
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Chapters
1. Redefining A Full Life (00:00:00)
2. Meet Heidi Blackie And Her Mission (00:00:53)
3. From Overdoing To Breakdown (00:02:12)
4. Loss, Illness, And Hitting Bottom (00:05:16)
5. Choosing Belief And Beginning Healing (00:07:05)
6. Autopilot Patterns And Busyness (00:09:50)
7. Permission To Put Yourself First (00:14:47)
8. Micro Adventure: Ski Joring And Winter Joy (00:17:12)
9. Modeling Rest For Kids And Parents (00:19:00)
10. Sponsor: Ready Hour Preparedness (00:21:16)
11. Challenging Hidden Shoulds And Beliefs (00:22:20)
12. Interrupting Catastrophizing And Reframing (00:25:06)
13. Finding Power In Dark Moments (00:26:41)
14. Unshakable Me: Core Pillars And Practice (00:30:04)
15. Daily Kindness, Enoughness, And Closing (00:33:18)
16. Newsletter Invitation And Magnesium Teaser (00:34:26)
17. Magnesium Stories, Benefits, And CTA (00:35:49)
18. Affiliate Invitation And Final Sign-Off (00:37:06)
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