Dr. Tara Swart

Wow.

She specifically said that.

Yeah.

But I think the thing for me was when you walk and it goes across the seasons as well, you see this continuous cycle of healing.

how nature recycles everything.

Yes.

Like... Yes.

And even in, weirdly, in the bouquets of flowers I would get, the roses always die first.

And so I became a bit obsessed at watching the life cycle of a rose.

But understanding that the petals and, you know, they go back into the earth and they form some of the soil that helps new ones to grow.

But also...

When nature is so beautiful, you feel awe and you feel connected to something greater.

And I think that really helped me as well.

And also a lot of signs come from nature because the classic ones like the white feather, the robins, you're more likely to see them if you're spending time in nature.

Yeah, so there's actually two questions there, and I'm going to come back to the how long does it take to change a habit, but I'll pick up on your example because it's so real for people.

So you're absolutely right that overindulging for one day isn't going to change the thoughtful behaviors that you have set up already.

I kind of mentioned this already, but one of the pitfalls is that let's say you did overindulge for a week and you have noticed that you've put on weight.

The normal default for the brain is to say, well, you've messed this up now, so basically you've failed.

But then that also kind of, in a way, unfortunately, allows you to keep doing it because you think, well, I failed at that, so I might as well not bother.

But it's so important to not beat yourself up and start again.