Taking action to feel your best in your body, for yourself, is an act of sacred rebellion.
Wellness culture is designed to keep you on a hamster wheel, spending more and more time, energy, and money on products and programs that backfire.
Supplements work, until they stop working.
Cleanses set you up to overeat and then need another cleanse.
Frequent plant medicine ceremonies wipe out your microbiome, so you need pricy probiotics to rebuild.
Stimulants are designed to keep you hooked, dependent on them for energy and excitement.
As far as we’ve come from the standard approach…
… much of of the wellness world still skips over the root cause and leaves you reliant on something besides fundamental nourishment to stay healthy.
I could go on… but I think you get the idea:
Wellness culture banks on you needing it… and on you self-sabotaging.
And yes, there is a positive side of wellness culture, and I’m a part of wellness culture, but there’s a large sect that perpetuates unhealthy cycles, and “diet culture” doesn’t cover it – it’s more insidious than that.
Doing what you know you need to do to feel great in your body is not about restriction, and it’s not about being a “good girl.”
It’s about stepping out of a system that keeps you stuck, and truly serving yourself with the thoughts you think, the people you surround yourself with, the space you live in, the way you move, and the food you eat.
Even as an integrative nutrition health coach who was raised on Traditional Chinese Medicine and holistic nutrition, and who’s been facilitating great client results for over 10 years, I still sometimes need this reminder.
When the cup of coffee my body doesn’t really want slips into my day, making my chest tight.
When the boundary comes down.
When I say “yes” to an event, even though I really want to say “no.”
I feel the “should” come up, but it’s not me.
It’s coming from the system I was raised in.
My sacred no – the whisper of my soul – is my genuine voice.
The voice of my intuition, over impulse.
The voice that brings me back to my center, back to myself.
No one is perfect.
We all have moments of saying yes to things we want to say no to.
It’s not about perfection, it’s about the beauty of watching these moments dwindle – watching self-sabotage phase out as you reframe it.
Watching your “no” become easier and more loving.
Lighter.
Effortless.
Whether it’s a no to the coffee, an event, or something entirely different.
Remember this truth: You get to serve yourself with every choice, and you’re allowed to seek out the support you need – you don’t have to do everything on your own.
Much love,
Lula
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