Who amongst us hasn't set some lofty goals on January 1st, only to find that we've slipped into our old habits by mid-March or sooner?

Apparently all the cute gym clothes and good intentions in the world aren't enough

to transform us from someone who hits the snooze button seven times each morning

into someone who leaps out of bed and hits the gym daily.

So what does work?

How can you set and meet goals that will bring you better health and perhaps more

happiness?

Keep listening, my love, as I dive on in with actionable steps and lots of questions to get you

thinking.

You're listening to Feminist Wellness, the only podcast that combines functional medicine, life coaching, and

feminism to teach smart women how to reclaim their power and restore their health.

Here's your host, nurse practitioner, functional medicine expert, herbalist,

and life coach, Victoria Albina.

Hello, hello my love. I hope this finds you doing so well. Welcome to 2020, a new year, a new decade, we're a week in. How's it going? I spent New Year's in upstate New York in nature, taking

lots of long walks and runs in the woods, eating amazing food, relaxing by the fire, and oh my goddess, I am so proud of myself for my fire making skills. It's the little things, right? I love New York City and it's so great to step back,

get some more nature in my life, some clean air, and get some perspective when one has the privilege to do such things.

I'm going to talk to you all about New Year's resolutions and goals and all of that and I wanted to

share an interesting story from last night.

So we're staying at a friend's huge old house.

It used to be an inn, it's enormous,

and it's in a woodland area in upstate New York and there aren't a lot of people around because, you know, it's not New York City.

And my partner was here with me for the last week and left to go back to work last night and it was so fascinating to watch my brain as I was

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