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The Dear Body Podcast

175 - Organizing Your Life To Reduce Mental Load and Embracing Routine To Improve Your Relationship With Food

The Dear Body Podcast

Jessi Jean

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4.7 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, Jessi chats about how organizing, systematizing and streamlining so many areas of her life has helped reduce mental clutter / mental load and completely changed her life. She discusses how to create a life where structure, systems, and routines support your well-being without being restrictive, and how you can implement a concept called ’structured flexibility’ on your journey to end binge eating, emotional eating and overeating if you are someone who thrives on routine but also wants a healthier, less obsessive relationship with food and fitness. She also shares her and her husband’s experience playing the Fair Play card game to divvy up household responsibilities in an effort to reduce overwhelm, resentment and feel more connected with one another. Join us for a convo on the power of routine, systems, reducing decision fatigue, and embracing a balanced approach to food and exercise that feels both managed and free.  Links to things mentioned in the show: *these are commissionable - I think i’ll earn a couple cents from mister Jeffrey Bezos if you purchase through these links, which I do appreciate but no pressure (ever) The Fair Play Game (https://amzn.to/4baLxIY) it’s a conversation card deck. We didn’t read the book prior to playing and honestly didn’t need to but I did buy it and I may read it eventually.  Fair Play - the book (https://amzn.to/3RwpwNW) ___ Want more weekly wisdom for a well-lived life? Join the newsletter crew: https://jessijean.com/newsletter ____ Stay connected: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessijeannn Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jessijeannn Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/jessijeannn Email: [email protected]  _____ Timestamps: [0:00] Organizing, systematizing, and streamlining life to reduce overwhelm [2:42] Why more systems and routines = less mental clutter! [4:38] Jessi and her husband’s experience playing the Fair Play game to divvy up household tasks [8:59] Why going on an intentional journey to heal an unhealthy relationship with food can feel so intimidating  [10:11] Defining what food freedom, intuitive eating, and joyful movement is for anyone new to the journey [12:18] The HUGE problem with the food freedom movement that nobody’s talking about and where so many get stuck [15:33] The concept of ”structured flexibility’ and why it may help you thrive in your food freedom journey  [18:05] Using structured flexibility to improve your relationship with food and fitness and overcome all-or-nothing thinking [22:10] Creating a life that feels managed and orderly, but also FREE!

Transcript

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0:00.0

I have been on a journey for quite a while to organize and systemize and streamline basically every

0:07.6

area of my life, from household chores to my personal health routines. And it takes a good

0:14.4

amount of time to do this, but it has been a really empowering journey because I have found

0:18.6

that the more systems I have in place and the more systems I have in place and the more

0:21.5

routines I have in place and the more habits I create, the less thinking I have to do and

0:26.5

the easier my life flows. In today's episode, we're going to talk about what I think is a pretty

0:31.7

game-changing concept for anyone who thrives with structure and routine, but also wants

0:36.8

healthy and non-obsessive

0:38.9

relationship with food and fitness. The concept is called structured flexibility. And

0:44.1

basically, the idea isn't about adhering to rigid rules, but it's about being able to

0:50.2

craft a life where structure supports your well-being without being restrictive or kind of

0:57.0

stifling your ability to be intuitive and connected to your body. So if you're looking to

1:02.2

improve your eating habits or improve your fitness routine or simply find more peace in your

1:08.0

day-to-day life, today's discussion is about creating a life and a relationship

1:11.9

with food that feels both managed and in control while still feeling free and intuitive

1:18.9

and allowing for spontaneity. Welcome to the Dear Body podcast. I'm your host, Jesse Jean, and this show is dedicated to

1:31.8

goal-driven women and mothers who want to feel in flow and in momentum in their life instead

1:37.2

of perpetually feeling behind. Now, if you don't have a healthy relationship with food, fitness, or your body, we're going to have a lot of discussion around some pretty unique and effective strategies for healing.

1:50.5

But we're also going to go way beyond that here.

1:52.7

We're going to have conversations around creating clarity in your life, setting goals, and mastering habits, all while reducing overwhelm, being present, and prioritizing the things

2:02.2

that matter most.

2:08.9

I really, really like having structure and routine in my life, which is funny because I used to

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