Athena Brownson

how do we create our toolkit of things that we know are going to get us through every day even when we don't want to there's never a day that i i want to get out of bed i i feel horrible absolutely horrible but i know that if i put on some of my favorite music or podcast

how do we create our toolkit of things that we know are going to get us through every day even when we don't want to there's never a day that i i want to get out of bed i i feel horrible absolutely horrible but i know that if i put on some of my favorite music or podcast

and just blast it and grab one of my, make myself a great cup of coffee, that those are things that are just gonna get my day started. And every little, I always try and find little hacks for how I can get through each part of my day. I really do believe that having something that you're passionate about

and just blast it and grab one of my, make myself a great cup of coffee, that those are things that are just gonna get my day started. And every little, I always try and find little hacks for how I can get through each part of my day. I really do believe that having something that you're passionate about

that can take your mind off of what you're going through a little bit and keep your eyes motivated looking forward. That's the key because it's so easy to just get stuck in the mud, give up. And I believe that when your mentality is in that place of wanting to give up and just stay in bed or maybe stop looking for different solutions, different doctors, different treatments.

that can take your mind off of what you're going through a little bit and keep your eyes motivated looking forward. That's the key because it's so easy to just get stuck in the mud, give up. And I believe that when your mentality is in that place of wanting to give up and just stay in bed or maybe stop looking for different solutions, different doctors, different treatments.

There's such a wide variety of treatments all over the world that you have to be your own biggest advocate. I believe that a huge component of that is mental. So understanding how you can pivot your mentality from this disease is taking over, ruining my life, to... How can I use this to become a better, stronger, grittier version of myself? How can I use this to be the best version of me?

There's such a wide variety of treatments all over the world that you have to be your own biggest advocate. I believe that a huge component of that is mental. So understanding how you can pivot your mentality from this disease is taking over, ruining my life, to... How can I use this to become a better, stronger, grittier version of myself? How can I use this to be the best version of me?

And how am I going to do that? And it's usually by the people that you're surrounding yourself with and the coaches that are in your life or your your family members or whoever it may be, but you have to find those anchors that keep you grounded to really push forward and not give up because you have to be your own biggest advocate.

And how am I going to do that? And it's usually by the people that you're surrounding yourself with and the coaches that are in your life or your your family members or whoever it may be, but you have to find those anchors that keep you grounded to really push forward and not give up because you have to be your own biggest advocate.

And I think that's the case with any adversity or challenge in life is Nothing ever goes to plan, but you're your own biggest advocate. You are the one that can take the reign and say, even when things are not going right, I'm going to figure out a way to make the best out of it and to be the best version of myself.

And I think that's the case with any adversity or challenge in life is Nothing ever goes to plan, but you're your own biggest advocate. You are the one that can take the reign and say, even when things are not going right, I'm going to figure out a way to make the best out of it and to be the best version of myself.

Does that feel accurate? You couldn't say it better. I think that is a beautiful way of putting it. I completely agree. I believe that the mental aspect of it is at least 50% of the challenge.

Does that feel accurate? You couldn't say it better. I think that is a beautiful way of putting it. I completely agree. I believe that the mental aspect of it is at least 50% of the challenge.

Does that feel accurate? You couldn't say it better. I think that is a beautiful way of putting it. I completely agree. I believe that The mental aspect of it is at least 50% of the challenge.

Does that feel accurate? You couldn't say it better. I think that is a beautiful way of putting it. I completely agree. I believe that The mental aspect of it is at least 50% of the challenge.

Our brains are wired in a way that if we continue to think a certain thought, whether that's I'm in pain or I don't want to do this, I don't feel good, I don't want to get out of bed, when we're continually reinforcing those thoughts, we will have those thoughts because when you're in pain, you're in pain and your brain notices that. And unfortunately, that's an unavoidable truth.

Our brains are wired in a way that if we continue to think a certain thought, whether that's I'm in pain or I don't want to do this, I don't feel good, I don't want to get out of bed, when we're continually reinforcing those thoughts, we will have those thoughts because when you're in pain, you're in pain and your brain notices that. And unfortunately, that's an unavoidable truth.

But when we pair that with How am I creating new neural pathways? How am I creating positive affirmations in my life? How am I surrounding myself with positivity? What am I ingesting when it comes to what I'm listening to? What information I'm taking in? The people that I'm spending time with. For me, having Routines is huge. So I talk about having your toolkit to get through challenging times.

But when we pair that with How am I creating new neural pathways? How am I creating positive affirmations in my life? How am I surrounding myself with positivity? What am I ingesting when it comes to what I'm listening to? What information I'm taking in? The people that I'm spending time with. For me, having Routines is huge. So I talk about having your toolkit to get through challenging times.