Announcement: New episodes of Balanced Black Girl are coming back on Tuesday October 10th! Make sure you're subscribed, add it to your calendar, and get ready to join us for a batch of new episodes.

In the meantime, fall is the perfect time to reset your habits, so we're resharing one of our most popular episodes on refreshing your habits from earlier this year.

We’ll be exploring ways that we can reset to feel our best all year long. This week, I focus on the idea of strengthening our habits in sustainable and stackable ways that affirm us as the version of ourselves we want to be.

I also talk about…

• Investing time up front to free you up for what’s most important to you
• Directing your energy
• Choosing when to face inevitable discomfort
• Making decisions with the best version of yourself in mind
• The big impact of small, incremental steps

Resources:

• Order the Almanack of Naval Ravikant
• Join Club Balanced on Geneva

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We’re warming things back up! New episodes of Balanced Black Girl are coming soon, but in the meantime we’re revisiting some inspiring conversations you need to hear.

Tune into this episode I had the opportunity to guest on for the YOU Better! podcast hosted by Kiesha Garrison. YOU Better! is a weekly conversation with personal development speaker and facilitator Kiesha Garrison. The podcast is all about self-discovery that considers what we are really up against in society.

In this episode, we talk about the self-development trap – this seemingly endless pursuit of things we can fix about ourselves - and ways we can break free of it.

We also talk about…

• How to learn from our subconscious
• Tips for engaging in healthy self-awareness inquiry
• Practicing self-love no matter where you’re at in your journey
• Ways to nurture healthy relationships while you’re healing

Follow Kiesha and the YOU Better! Podcast

• Check out Kiesha’s website: https://kieshagarrison.com/youbetter/
• Follow Kiesha on Instagram @kiesha_garrison

Keep in Touch:

• Episode 106: Having A Healthy Relationship with Yourself + Breaking Through the Self-Development Trap
• Follow me on Instagram @balancedles
• Follow me on TikTok @balancedles
• Follow Balanced Black Girl on Instagram @balancedblackgirlpodcast

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We’re warming things back up! New episodes of Balanced Black Girl are coming soon, but in the meantime we’re revisiting some inspiring conversations you need to hear.

This week we’re sharing a conversation I had the opportunity to guest on from the That Wasn’t In My Textbook podcast hosted by Toya Coleman. In this episode, uncover the radical and revolutionary history of self-care. Listen to learn about the connection between self-care and the women of the Black Panther Party, discuss the pretty and ugly sides of self-care, and so much more.

In this episode, we talk about...

• Dive into the history of why the term 'self-care' was coined back in the 1950s.
• Uncover the powerful links between self-care and the women of the civil rights movement and the Black Panther Party.
• Tackle the not-so-glamorous aspects of self-care.
• Self-care tips and tricks that you won't want to miss.

Check out That Wasn’t In My Textbook:

• To learn more about the podcast host Toya, visit ToyaFromHarlem.com.
• Connect with Toya on Instagram, Twitter, ****and LinkedIn
• Subscribe to That Wasn’t In My Textbook
• Follow the podcast on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

Keep in touch:

• Follow me on Instagram @balancedles
• Follow me on TikTok @balancedles
• Follow Balanced Black Girl on Instagram @balancedblackgirlpodcast

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Have you ever felt impatient while waiting for your manifestations to come through? Same, friend. And I’m talking all about it in this rewind episode from March of 2022.

Though I didn’t consciously know what manifestation until my 20’s, I realized I’d been manifesting my entire life. In fact, we all have. We all have the power to manifest, and we are all constantly manifesting whether we’re aware of it or not.

And when we become aware, we’re able to intentionally tap into our manifestation power. I discuss my personal experiences learning about and understanding manifestation, some manifestations I’ve had come through, and how I’m learning to be patient and prepare for my manifestations to come through in the physical realm.

I also talk about…

• My experiences with manifestation from childhood to now.
• How to adequately prepare for your manifestations while you’re waiting for them to come through.
• The importance of divine timing and being clear on what is and isn’t for you.
• Practices that have helped me manifest.
• Why understanding your human design can help you become a more powerful manifestor.

Resources Mentioned In This Episode (contains affiliate links):

• Human Design 101 + Owning Your Own Path with Jas of Moon
• Episode 124: How to Manifest with Shirin Eskandani
• Add More ~Ing To Your Life by Gabrielle Bernstein
• Follow me on Instagram @balancedles
• Follow me on TikTok @balancedles
• Follow Balanced Black Girl on Instagram @balancedblackgirlpodcast

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What is your most valuable asset? Chances are, it’s your time. Many people treat time as a scarce resource — something it feels like we never have enough of. But what would happen if we looked at time from a place of abundance?

This episode (that originally aired in September 2022) explores the idea of time abundance. Instead of viewing time as a race against the clock, we’re aiming to look at time as a valuable asset that we can allocate, invest, and spend in ways that align with our values.

I also talk about…

• Why time is more valuable than money.
• The ways our time and money intersect.
• What time abundance is and how we can be more abundant with our time.
• Strategies for managing our time to create more space to focus on what matters to us.
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Resources (contains affiliate links):

• Psychology Today: What is Time Abundance?
• Download our Time Audit Worksheet to track your time and create time abundance.
• Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Sponsors:

• Notion | Organize your life and business with Notion. Use our link at notion.com/balanced to try Notion for free.
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In this rewind episode, we dive deeper into what it means to feel "rested."

There’s a lot of messaging encouraging us to rest and be soft. But what should we do if we’re trying to take it easy, but still don’t feel rested? What even is rest? I’m closing out our Modalities of Healing series with a solo episode about how we can heal through rest, and what our minds and bodies need to feel rested (in addition to adequate sleep).

With so much happening in the world, it can be natural to have a “tired but wired” feeling when we’re constantly on alert. This episode explores what rest is on a physiological level, and shares techniques we can use to start feeling more rested to support our healing.

I also talk about…

• Your “fight or flight” and “rest and digest” systems, and how they work together.
• Habits and techniques to help you feel more rested.
• How to create better mind-body synergy.
• Defining what it means to be “soft” for yourself.
• The importance of taking a break.

Resources:

• Episode 123: Ways to Incorporate the Principles of Yoga Into Our Lives
• Neuroanatomy, Parasympathetic Nervous System
• Loving Kindness Meditation
• Effects of yoga on the autonomic nervous system
• Effect of meditation on autonomic function in healthy individuals: A longitudinal study

Sponsors:

• Babbel | Learn a new language with Babbel. Get 55% off your Babbel subscription by visiting babbel.com/BALANCED
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• Black Girl Vitamins | Black Girl Vitamins is a proudly Black-owned brand that develops vitamins to address the specific needs of Black women. Get $10 off your first order with code BALANCED at blackgirlvitamins.co
• The Honey Pot | Get 25% off your first order from the honeypot.co/summer
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Hi friends! Checking in with a short solo episode recapping my trip to Europe, talking through how I'm navigating my current season of burnout, and talking through the importance of taking breaks.

Sponsors:

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• The Honey Pot | Get 25% off your first order from the honeypot.co/summer
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Keep in Touch:

• Visit our website at balancedblackgirl.com
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June is coming to an end, and that means this is our last episode in the Black Women Doing Cool Shit series. So we are going out on a high note and talking with Simone Alyssa.

Simone is a social media guru with hundreds of thousands of followers across her platforms. She’s also a business owner navigating the ever-expanding world of creativity.

Together, we talk about how she stays sane with a changing career focus, moving and being unafraid to start over, and her thoughts about the concept of manifestation. This is a fun episode you won’t want to miss.

We Also Talk About…

• The changes Simone hopes see for content creators
• The social construct element of aging and the fallacy of milestones
• Allowing our whys to change with who we are becoming
• Balancing our masculine and feminine energy
• Rethinking our ideas about dating and what partnership looks like
• Astrocartography and human design

Resources:

• Follow Simone on TikTok
• Follow Simone on Instagram

Sponsors:

• Notion | Do your most efficient work with Notion Projects. You can try it for free today at notion.com/balanced.
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Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

• Visit our website at balancedblackgirl.com
• Join Club Balanced, our community on Geneva
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Our June series, Black Girls Doing Cool Shit, continues! In this episode I’m joined by someone you might know from TikTok, Morgan Jones of What MoJo Loves.

MoJo is a Lagree instructor and wellness content creator who carries Black-Girl-Wellness-Tok, as she helps her audience understand the real issues surrounding wellness.

Together, we talk about how she balances a full-time job, teaching fitness classes, and creating content, as well as how she's learned to be flexible with herself and find happiness in what she's doing. We also dig into our fitness journeys and the importance of diversity in workouts and evidence-based information in the wellness industry.

We Also Talk About…

• The difference between Lagree and Pilates
• Green flags for good fitness classes
• Embracing modifications and letting movement meet you where you are
• Balancing hair and workouts as a Black woman
• Our wellness icks (hint: just focus on food, movement, and sleep!)
• The role of genetics in our physical appearance

Resources:

• Follow MoJo on TikTok
• Follow MoJo on Instagram

Sponsors:

• MudWtr | MudWtr is a coffee alternative with 4 adaptogenic mushrooms and ayruvedic herbs with way less caffeine than coffee. Get 15% off your first order at mudwtr.com/balanced.

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This week in our Black Women Doing Cool Shit series, I’m joined by my dear friend Sequoia Holmes.

Sequoia is the host of Black People Love Paramore, a podcast that focuses on topics that are loved by the Black community but not often associated with them in mainstream media. Sequoia covers niche subjects such as astrology, Tony Hawk, anime, Ariana Grande, and ginger ale in an effort to break stereotypes and help Black people feel seen.

Together, we talk about everything from cultural expectations for Black women in the workplace to the benefits of being vulnerable and open and the importance of nuance in content creation.

We Also Talk About…

• How rejection can be a form of protection
• The drama that was the Tarte influencer trip fiasco
• The challenge of being a reserved Black woman in the workplace
• Saturn returns — the good and the bad
• Some of our music guilty pleasures

Resources:

• Follow Sequoia on Instagram
• Listen to the Black People Love Paramore Pod
• Follow Black People Love Paramore on Instagram

Sponsors:

• LMNT | LMNT is my favorite electrolyte drink mix that will keep you hydrated all summer long. LMNT is offering you a free sample pack with any purchase. That’s 8 single serving packets FREE with any LMNT order so you can try all 8 flavors to find your fave or share with friends. Get yours at drinkLMNT.com/balancedles.

Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

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I don’t know about you, but I am so ready for a cute, fun summer full of Black women doing cool shit. So I’m very excited to say that it is our theme for the month of June! Throughout this month, I’ll be inviting some of the content creators I’m most inspired by to talk with us about what they’re up to — starting with the phenomenal Ashley Menzies Babatunde.

Ashley is a celebrated attorney and host of The No Straight Path Podcast, a podcast aimed at exploring the human stories behind success. She is also a career and life coach, helping folks navigate their careers using alignment and self-awareness practices as a guide.

Together, we talk about Ashley’s own winding path to where she is now, her struggles with setbacks, and why she’s on a sabbatical from law… for now. This discussion is full of wisdom, insight, and perspective that helps us consider the long-haul and realize that a few setbacks might not be so bad.

We also talk about…

• Navigating the achievement hangover
• Strengthening the muscles you need to navigate setbacks and failures
• The Zone of Excellence vs the Zone of Genius
• Why sharing our stories is so important
• Pacing ourselves and focusing on a long game perspective

Resources:

• Book: The Genius Zone by Gay Hendricks
• Listen to Ashley’s podcast
• Follow Ashley on LinkedIn
• Follow Ashley on Instagram
• Follow No Straight Path on Instagram

Sponsors:

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As we wrap up Mindset May, I want to share more about my personal experiences changing my mindset and how that has shaped my life.

I typically avoid being too personal here on Balanced Black Girl, but in this episode I’m opening up about some of my past experiences and future plans. My mindset has played a part in all of those decisions, and it’s had a powerful impact on my life—both positive and negative.

I also share what you can expect from the podcast this Summer (hint: it’s going to be very fun and cute), let you in on the theme for the month of June, and tell you about some exciting upcoming changes.

I also talk about…

• Learning to not letting fear rob me of experiences
• The things that most impacted my mindset and helped me expand
• How our 20s aren’t the only time in our life to try new things and explore
• Giving ourselves permission to like the things we like
• Why I don’t talk much about relationships on this podcast
• Leaning into the flexibility and support that I have in this season of life

Resources:

• Listen to my 25 by 25 episode

Sponsors:

• LMNT | LMNT is my favorite electrolyte drink mix that will keep you hydrated all summer long. LMNT is offering you a free sample pack with any purchase. That’s 8 single serving packets FREE with any LMNT order so you can try all 8 flavors to find your fave or share with friends. Get yours at drinkLMNT.com/balancedles.
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It’s been an incredible month of learning about our minds, and this week Mindset May continues with an episode featuring the perfect guest for this theme— Keylee Miracle.

Keylee is a double-board certified Clinical Hypnotherapist Master, Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner, and the creator of The Neurointuitive Method. Keylee believes in the power of tailoring our healing experiences to what our unique needs are.

Together, we talk about our ability to rewire and reprogram our brains to help us heal and cultivate the habits that we want to implement. We also talk about tools and practices for taking care of our brains and the power of hypnotherapy. This is a tactical and informative episode that will help you tailor your self-care practices to love on your brain.

We Also Talk About…

• How our lived experiences shape our neuroplasticity
• Ways to shift your thinking to activate your parasympathetic nervous system
• The importance of knowing who you are
• Understanding the difference between the conscious and unconscious mind
• Supporting your brain so it can support you
• Keylee’s signature Neurointuitive Method — what it is, how it works, and why it’s effective

Resources:

• Visit Keylee’s website for free meditations: https://www.keyleemiracle.com/library
• Follow Keylee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/keyleemiracle
• Follow Keylee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keyleemiracle/
• Subscribe to Keylee’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@keyleemiracle

Sponsors:

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We often put so much pressure on ourselves to think and work in a strictly linear way. But so many of us just aren’t wired like that! And despite what we may believe, it doesn’t doom us to a life we don’t love.

So in this episode, we’re continuing with our Mindset May series and talking about staying balanced in life when you’re neuro-spicy with Janelle Pearson.

Janelle is an actress and community manager at one of my favorite companies—Holisticism. Together, we talk about living life with squiggly brains that don’t like to cooperate with the status quo.

We Also Talk About…

• Squiggly brains and why they’re a super power
• Navigating the shame and stigma around taking medication
• Doing the work for seven generations back and forward
• The necessity of community in the healing process
• Systems and processes that have helped Janelle
• Setting up your life to be in flow with flexible systems

Resources:

• Visit the Holisticism Wesbite
• Follow Holisticism on Instagram
• Join the waitlist for The North Node, Holisticism’s private membership
• Learn How to Use Monday Hour One
• Listen to Holisticism’s podcasts The Twelfth House and Good for U
• Follow Janelle on Instagram

Sponsors:

• HelloFresh | Say goodbye to grocery shopping and meal planning with HelloFresh. Get recipe inspo and the ingredients you need delivered straight to your door. Try HelloFresh and get 16 meals free and free shipping by visiting hellofresh.com/balanced16.
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Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

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Welcome back! For the next few episodes, we’re continuing our current theme of Mindset May, and focusing specifically on our brain health. Because who doesn’t want to be sharp when they’re 90, right?

In today’s episode, I’m talking about something we often sacrifice, but desperately need—quality sleep. We all crave it, and at various points in our lives, we all struggle with it (shoutout to my friends with young children).

So, I’m sharing a wealth of information about the function and science of sleep and some of my favorite methods for improving your sleep quality ASAP.

I also talk about…

• 4 stages of sleep and what we get from each of them
• The importance of breaking up with the snooze button
• Creating a sleep friendly environment
• Building in relaxation time before sleep
• The effects of caffeine, alcohol, food, and exercise on sleep quality
• Light as a supplement to get in doses throughout the day

Resources:

• Reframing Our Relationship with Alcohol: Exploring Sober-Curiosity
• The Role of Sleep Hygiene in Promoting Public Health: A Review of Empirical Evidence
• What Are the 4 Stages of Sleep?
• Sleep Spindles
• Alcohol and Sleep
• 9 Best Foods and Drinks to Have Before Bed
• 5 Reasons Exercise Improve Sleep
• Using Light for Health
• Get the screen light adjusting f.lux app

Sponsors:

• Oura Ring | The Oura Ring has been my favorite tool for helping me improve my sleep hygiene. Check out my episode of Oura’s All Hours series by visiting ouraring.com/balancedles.
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Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

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It’s a new month, so you know that means a brand new series! This May, we're talking about expanding our minds, changing our thoughts, and taking care of our brain health.

So, in this episode I’ve invited two previous guests back on the podcast — Erica Dickerson and Jamilah Mapp of Good Moms Bad Choices podcast. Erica and Milah are podcasters, writers and parents who host world-wide retreats and live shows that help you feel more connected to your authentic self and the women around you.

Together, we talk about the importance of mindset, meeting our needs, overcoming guilt, and the power of plant medicine.

We Also Talk About…

• How important mindset work is when we’re in a good place
• Tools for overcoming limiting beliefs
• The importance of the company you keep
• How our needs are not that different from when we were children
• Taking time to notice and feel the things we’ve accomplished
• Not feeling guilty about getting what you want
• Plant medicine as a means to grounding and connecting with what’s real

Resources:

• The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation
• Visit the Good Moms Bad Choices Website
• Listen to the Good Moms Bad Choices Podcast
• Get the book: A Good Moms Guide to Making Bad Choices
• Join the next Good Moms Bad Choices Retreat
• See Good Moms Bad Choices on Tour

Sponsors:

• Anima Mundi Herbals | Anima Mundi Herbals offers incredible plant-based and organic tonics, wellness blends, and skincare products. Visit their website and use the code BALANCED15 for 15% off your order.
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• Tru Earth | Tru Earth offers eco-friendly laundry detergent strips that are compact and make doing laundry so much easier. Visit tru.earth/balanced for 12% off your order.

Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

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• Join Club Balanced, our community on Geneva
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This week in our Level Up series, we’re going all in on the topic of confidence.

If you’re like me, you probably spent a lot of your life misunderstanding what confidence is all about. So I’m here to tell you that it’s not as complicated or mystical as we often make it seem.

Tune in to learn how why confidence matters, common misconceptions about confidence, and how confidence is a skill you can build everyday in small, accessible ways.

I also talk about…

• How action breeds confidence, not the other way around
• How our nervous systems are related to our confidence
• The importance of having and understanding your plan
• Ways to make deposits into your confidence account
• Identifying what’s draining your confidence account

Resources:

• Your Brain on Confidence
• Training the Brain to Boost Self-Confidence
• Podcast episode: Healing Through Rest: Creating Balance for Your Nervous System

Sponsors:

• Foria | Try Foria’s intimacy bestsellers including their Awaken Arousal Oil. Get 20% off your first order by visiting foriawellness.com/BALANCED or use code BALANCED at checkout.
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Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

• Visit our website at balancedblackgirl.com
• Join Club Balanced, our community on Geneva
• Subscribe to our newsletter, Mirror Notes
• Follow on IG: @balancedblackgirlpodcast @balancedles
• Follow on TikTok @balancedblackgirl @balancedles

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This week on our journey of Leveling Up, we’re talking about how to know when you need to let go of your routines and try something new.

I love my routines. They’ve helped me accomplish so many things my 23-year-old self dreamed of. But as much as they served me to get here, they aren’t helping me move to the next level. My routines don’t fit my new dreams, so I’m shaking things up!

Tune in to learn how your routines can hold you back when it’s time to refresh your habits and the small changes you can make to level up your life.

I also talk about…

• Developing the skills that prepare you for the life you want
• Why I’m releasing routines, even though I’m a routine-oriented person
• Doing a life audit to evaluate if your routines are serving you
• Small changes that help you get out of a rut
• The power of decluttering
• Why change is an opportunity for so much more
• The financial outcomes of our habits
• The importance of support for building momentum when you’re getting out of a rut

Resources:

• Podcast Episode: How To Do a Life Audit
• Podcast Episode: Reframing Our Relationship with Stuff
• Podcast Episode: Digital Self-Care and Decluttering
• Book: The Science of Stuck

Sponsors:

• ZocDoc | Zocdoc | Find and book a top-rated doctor in your area today with Zocdoc. Visit zocdoc.com/balanced to download the app for free.
• Alo Moves | Reach your fitness and wellness goals with Alo Moves. Visit alomoves.com and use the code BALANCED for a free 30-day trial and 50% off an annual membership.
• LMNT | LMNT is a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Right now LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. Get yours at drinklmnt.com/balancedles.
• BiOptimizers | Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers has the seven types of magnesium your body needs. Get 10% off your order at magbreakthrough.com/balanced.
• Tru Earth | Tru Earth offers eco-friendly laundry detergent strips that are compact and make doing laundry so much easier. Visit tru.earth/balanced for 12% off your order.

Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

• Visit our website at balancedblackgirl.com
• Join Club Balanced, our community on Geneva
• Subscribe to our newsletter, Mirror Notes
• Follow on IG: @balancedblackgirlpodcast @balancedles
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Welcome back! This week, we’re continuing the Level Up series with a topic that we can all resonate with—getting back on track after falling off.

I’ve needed to do this so many times I’ve lost count, and it can be a vicious cycle. We fall off, then get trapped in a negative thinking pattern and start to internalize beliefs that we lack discipline or drive.

But the truth is that those routines just don’t fit us anymore! So tune in to hear my favorite practices for getting out of that cycle and back on track.

I also talk about…

• Identifying what’s getting us off track
• Not beating ourselves up when we just need to pivot
• Meeting ourselves where we’re at and adjusting our routines to fit
• How hitting 50% of your goals still gets you ahead in life
• Chasing the feeling not the goal
• Taking small steps that compound over time

Sponsors:

• MudWtr | MudWtr is a coffee alternative with 4 adaptogenic mushrooms and ayruvedic herbs with way less caffeine than coffee. Get 15% off your first order at mudwtr.com/balanced.
• ZocDoc | Zocdoc | Find and book a top-rated doctor in your area today with Zocdoc. Visit zocdoc.com/balanced to download the app for free.
• Alo Moves | Reach your fitness and wellness goals with Alo Moves. Visit alomoves.com and use the code BALANCED for a free 30-day trial and 50% off an annual membership.
• BiOptimizers | Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers has the seven types of magnesium your body needs. Get 10% off your order at magbreakthrough.com/balanced.

Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

• Subscribe to Balanced Black Girl on YouTube
• Visit our website at balancedblackgirl.com
• Join Club Balanced, our community on Geneva
• Subscribe to our newsletter, Mirror Notes
• Follow on IG: @balancedblackgirlpodcast @balancedles
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It’s a new month and that means a new series! Today we’re stepping into April and focusing on Leveling Up. So stay tuned for conversations about getting unstuck, motivating yourself out of a rut, and busting through plateaus.

In this episode, I share my first big experience getting out of a rut with my 25 by 25 list. Spoiler, I didn’t reach all 25 goals, but it DID help me learn what I’m capable of and just how much life can change in a pretty short amount of time.

I also talk about…

• How being stuck could just be misalignment
• The time I needed a hobby, but got a boyfriend instead
• The beautiful moment when you realize you have choices
• The empowering boost of making smart financial decisions
• How reaching the goals on my list wasn’t even the best outcome of the list
• How the seeds you plant now are what help you get unstuck tomorrow

Resources:

• The Science of Stuck: Breaking Through Inertia to Find Your Path Forward by Britt Frank
• Subscribe to Balanced Black Girl on YouTube

Sponsors:

• ZocDoc | Zocdoc | Find and book a top-rated doctor in your area today with Zocdoc. Visit zocdoc.com/balanced to download the app for free.
• Alo Moves | Reach your fitness and wellness goals with Alo Moves. Visit alomoves.com and use the code BALANCED for a free 30-day trial and 50% off an annual membership.
• LMNT | LMNT is a tasty electrolyte drink mix with everything you need and nothing you don’t. Right now LMNT is offering my listeners a free sample pack with any purchase. Get yours at drinklmnt.com/balancedles.
• BiOptimizers | Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers has the seven types of magnesium your body needs. Get 10% off your order at magbreakthrough.com/balanced.

Keep in touch with Balanced Black Girl:

• Visit our website at balancedblackgirl.com
• Join Club Balanced, our community on Geneva
• Subscribe to our newsletter, Mirror Notes
• Follow on IG: @balancedblackgirlpodcast @balancedles
• Follow on TikTok @balancedblackgirl @balancedles

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