When your Mental Fitness tools stop working. Permission to rest without guilt. What happens when every practice you've built - journaling, breathing exercises, morning routines, tiny promises - suddenly feels impossible? This raw episode was recorded during my own Mental Fitness struggle. Sometimes the most radical act of Mental Fitness isn't pushing through. It's stopping. Not quitting. Not giving up. Just pausing. If you are experiencing exhaustion, burnout, or struggling during a hard seas...
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When your Mental Fitness tools stop working. Permission to rest without guilt. What happens when every practice you've built - journaling, breathing exercises, morning routines, tiny promises - suddenly feels impossible? This raw episode was recorded during my own Mental Fitness struggle. Sometimes the most radical act of Mental Fitness isn't pushing through. It's stopping. Not quitting. Not giving up. Just pausing. If you are experiencing exhaustion, burnout, or struggling during a hard seas...
What If You Didn’t Have to Choose Between Confidence and Joy? | The Neuroscience of Real Self-Worth
The Lulu Essey Podcast
19 minutes
3 months ago
What If You Didn’t Have to Choose Between Confidence and Joy? | The Neuroscience of Real Self-Worth
Ever felt like Confidence and Joy were things you had to earn—by achieving more, pleasing everyone, or performing perfectly? In this episode, I share the science that flips that myth on its head. You’ll learn why real Confidence and genuine Joy aren’t achievements—they’re natural states you access when you stop pretending and start being authentically yourself. Backed by the neuroscience of Dr. Amy Cuddy (embodied Confidence), Dr. Brené Brown (shame resilience), and Dr. Barbara Fredrickson (p...
The Lulu Essey Podcast
When your Mental Fitness tools stop working. Permission to rest without guilt. What happens when every practice you've built - journaling, breathing exercises, morning routines, tiny promises - suddenly feels impossible? This raw episode was recorded during my own Mental Fitness struggle. Sometimes the most radical act of Mental Fitness isn't pushing through. It's stopping. Not quitting. Not giving up. Just pausing. If you are experiencing exhaustion, burnout, or struggling during a hard seas...
