You're listening to the feel good effect. Okay, be honest. What comes to mind when I say wellness

trends? Well, if you're anything like me, maybe it's an eye roll. Yeah, I get it. I actually think

wellness trends is one of the biggest problems with the wellness industry, and yet here I am with this

episode on wellness trend predictions. Here's the thing. This one's going to be different.

This is feel-good effect style, so you know it's going to have a little bit of a different point of

view. I'm using the research, the data, and what I'm seeing overall after years in the industry

as an outsider. And you know what? I don't have a horse in this race. I'm not selling a diet

or an exercise plan. I don't have a meditation guide.

I'm just here right next to you trying to figure out how to live well in a life that's really,

really full and do it in a way that doesn't involve perfectionism all or nothing thinking

in comparison because I think wellness should make you feel good.

So as our last episode of 2019, I'm going to take you through

my predictions for wellness trends 2020. It's probably not going to be a list. You're going to see

anywhere else. And then I'm going to give you a Make It Happen exercise so that you can decide what to

focus on for yourself in the coming year. Are you ready? Let's make it happen.

Welcome to the feel good effect. I'm your host, Robin Conley Downs, and I help people find time

and create space in their lives for what matters most by sharing simplified strategies for wellness.

This podcast is all about real talk, real wellness,

and unpacking what it really means to be healthy. Well, hey, feel good fam. I am so glad you're here

as we celebrate the last episode together of 2019. And as we start thinking ahead to 2020,

I'm going to give you some ideas of what you might want to focus on and give you a glimpse

into what I'm calling right now as the wellness trends for next year. Before we get there,

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