04: Sandra Chuma: Morning Routines, Asking for Help, and Letting Go of Rigid Food Labels
Well To The Core
Robin Long
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 19 June 2019
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
In a world where we can pick up our phones and look at what everyone else is doing right, it’s hard not to compare yourself to others, especially as a woman of color!
Today’s guest, Sandra Chuma, has built a platform that highlights and celebrates the successes of women of color in a way that no other media platform does. In today’s interview, she shares her journey with creating NDINI, navigating insecurity and inadequacy, and overcoming the challenges of having an emotional connection to food. Sandra shares what it really looks like to sacrifice and prioritize yourself throughout the chaos of every day life. Join Sandra and your host, Robin Long, in this raw and intimate conversation.
Listen all the way to the end of the show for Sandra’s Rapid Fire Session!
Show Highlights:
- What motivated Sandra to start NDINI and how she launched her platform
- Stripping yourself of labels to find your purpose
- Making a pivotal shift in life and the importance of support from your family
- Identifying your top priorities and aligning them with self-care
- Establishing a morning routine
- Letting go of things that don’t contribute to what you need
- Learning to asking for help and letting go of perfectionism
- Creating a “do not do” list in order to accomplish your priorities
- Investing in services that relieve your mental load
- Navigating the pressure of trying to meet societal and cultural expectations
- Integrating exercise and balancing healthy eating habits
- Practices to be more mindful of eating a balanced diet
Links:
https://thebalancedlifeonline.com
Contact Sandra:
Social Media: @Ndinimedia
Instagram: @Sandra_Chuma
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is episode number four with Sandra Chuma. |
| 0:03.9 | For me, what's been a game changer is asking for help. |
| 0:09.3 | Because I think for the longest time, I just thought that by osmosis, my husband knew that I needed help. |
| 0:17.3 | Like, I've had to learn to ask for help to say, hey, I need you to come and, you know, |
| 0:22.6 | I'll wash the dishes, but you dry. I'm Robin Long, Pilates instructor and creator of the |
| 0:36.8 | balanced life. |
| 0:37.9 | It's easy to believe that the women we follow online do it all. |
| 0:42.4 | But the truth is, they don't. |
| 0:44.7 | None of us do. |
| 0:46.2 | Here on the Balance Life podcast, you'll find honest conversations with inspiring women, |
| 0:51.8 | sharing the real story of how they make their life work, what they do, |
| 0:56.0 | and perhaps more importantly, what they don't do, what they prioritize and what they let go of. |
| 1:01.8 | From food and exercise to work and family, we'll cover it all and provide practical tips |
| 1:07.6 | to help you create a beautiful, uniquely balanced life of your own. |
| 1:12.9 | This is the balanced life podcast. |
| 1:16.1 | Hi, friends. |
| 1:17.4 | Welcome back. |
| 1:19.4 | I have to tell you, the last few weeks since we launched this podcast have been so much fun. |
| 1:26.3 | I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. I've been super excited about the |
| 1:30.2 | launch of this podcast and been working hard on it behind the scenes. But to be honest, whenever I |
| 1:36.7 | launch something new, it's always a little bit nerve-wracking. How is it going to be received? |
| 1:41.3 | What are people going to think? And this podcast has a little bit of a |
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