I didn't think it would be so crazy.

Brushing my hair is like the greatest act of love to myself.

I'm going to brush my hair because I matter too.

That sounds so silly, but it's so real.

Hi, this is Monica Packer, and you're listening to About Progress, where we are about

progress made practical.

What if brushing your hair could be the first domino to building a new life for yourself,

one where you are on your own list? In today's coaching call, I speak with a new life for yourself, one where you are on your own list.

In today's coaching call, I speak with a progressor named Amy, a single mom of five who has

been navigating a complete life reset. From setting routines in a brand new home, to finding

time for herself amidst starting school-time, and, of course,

parenting. Amy is learning to move from survival to stability, one tiny habit at a time.

In the past, Amy has been guilty of doing too much too soon and dropping her good intentions.

So together, we explore a new way for her to learn to

prioritize herself again, beginning with the morning habit of getting ready. This habit may seem so

simple, but habits are like that, something on the outside that seems menial in nature actually speaks to us and supports us in far deeper ways.

That became true for Amy in this conversation, starting with learning to brush her hair.

You'll hear Amy reference a retreat that I was able to speak at. The retreat was hosted by my friend Rachel Nilsson and it was for her amazing membership community called Self Assured Motherhood.

In it, I spoke about the major failures of the ways we've been taught habits and what we can do instead.

And Amy kindly rose her hand to ask a question and we worked through some things there to apply what I was teaching. And I bring that up only so you know

what we're talking about when she references our conversation and the retreat.

This call is for anyone who has ever felt like they were starting from scratch. For some

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