Inspired Health LLC

The truth is, change is hard. When you change, even for the better, that requires others around you to change to a degree.

If you are eating healthier, drinking less and working out more, then that’s proof to the people around you that they can do it too. If no one eats healthy, then no one has to feel bad about it because clearly it’s an unrealistic goal. As soon as someone does it though, it becomes a real possibility. It takes the excuse away and puts the responsibility back on the individual.

This can be hard for people around you to accept, so they may unconsciously undermine your efforts. This isn’t because they are bad people who want you to fail, it’s simply because they don’t want the pressure to have to change themselves.

The best thing you can do is recognize that this is what’s happening and don’t let it impact you.

Remind yourself why you wanted to make this change in the first place and stay focused on that. Eventually those around will accept it and hopefully even be inspired to do better themselves.

Perspective is Everything!

Growing up many of us were taught that if you had a symptom (fever, headache, etc) then the first thing you should do is try to get rid of it. Unfortunately, this thought process stops you from asking the very important question “What is this symptom trying to tell me about my body?”

When you start to see your symptoms as communication from your body, you stop simply looking for a quick fix to eliminate the symptom. You start thinking about where that symptom is coming from and why your body has created it in the first place (a fever could be protecting you by killing a pathogen, a headache could be communicating dehydration that could be negatively impacting other areas of your health).

Once you make this mental shift, you no longer tolerate a pill for an ill sick care approach. You start looking for real answers and for people who can help you find them 💕