Do you ever feel like life is just on repeat? Meaning, you wake up and do the same things,

think the same thoughts, feel the same emotions, and before you know it, another week has gone

by and not a lot's really changed. You know you want something different, something that's

more exciting. You want more direction, you want more aliveness, but you just

can't seem to move. And you tell yourself things like you're confused or I just need clarity. But what if

you're not confused? What if you're simply just stuck in a mental rut, one that your brain is creating

to keep you safe.

Welcome to the School of Self Image, where our motto is simple.

Elevate your self-image, elevate your life.

I'm Tanya Lee, your hostess, and I'll guide you to become the woman who doesn't just dream bigger.

She lives bigger.

Let's dive in.

Hello, friends, and welcome to today's episode. I am so happy to have you here.

And I want to start this episode out by painting a picture. I grew up in the deep south on a dirt road.

And as a child, I remember vividly driving down that muddy dirt road after it had been

raining for days and the tires had carved deep grooves into the mud and sometimes they'd be so deep

that you could literally take your hands off the wheel and the car would just stay in the rut every time

you'd turn onto that dirt road the car would just drop right into the grooves.

Well, that's what it feels like to be stuck in life. And I want you to think of it like this.

The car is your brain. It's mechanical, efficient, and built for repetition. It loves patterns.

And it's not trying to hurt you. It's just trying to keep you safe by repeating what's familiar. Now, the ruts, you can think of those as your neural

pathways. The deeply practiced thoughts, emotions, and habits that your brain has traveled so many

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