Hey, hurdlers. Emily Abadi here with a new episode of Hurtle Moment from Hurtle, a podcast that

talks to everyone from entrepreneurs to top CEOs and athletes about how they've gotten through

tough times, hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness. Today, I am talking about what you can do,

actionable steps to help you get back on the bandwagon.

Listen, it is the holidays.

And I am the first person that will tell you that you do not need to go running or go to

a Zumba class or take yoga or God, whatever activity that you love to do. You don't need to do those things to earn these festivities,

to earn the meal around the table with your family

or your holiday cocktail party or whatever.

None of that is something that you need to earn.

But that doesn't mean that come the holiday season after all the joy comes and goes

and ebbs and flows, that you might not feel a little bit frustrated. I've definitely been there.

Both, yes, in the holiday season, for sure at the beginning of this week after a long weekend

home indulging with my friends and family,

but also earlier this year in a big way.

I remember coming back from a work trip to Abiza and we were eating the best foods and

consuming lots of alcohol and yes, like doing a bit of running around, but I was just feeling

really frustrated with myself, frustrated with

my body, my self-talk, the way I was speaking to myself, wasn't really wonderful. And I actually

talked about that in a previous hurdle moment, which I'll link in the description to this episode.

But basically, what I realized is it wasn't that I wanted to make a pivot to get back on the bandwagon, if you will,

because I stepped on a scale and saw a number. I wanted to get back on the bandwagon because I

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