[REPLAY] From Numbing to Thriving: A Year of Radical Habit Change | Katie Day
Minimalist Moms Podcast | Purposeful Life & Parenting Tips
Diane Boden
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
This episode is a part of the Clear Intentions series.
Diane sits down with Katie Day to explore her journey of radical habit transformation. After the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a deeper reevaluation of her life, Katie committed to eliminating alcohol, sugar, social media, and negativity for an entire year—an experiment that reshaped her identity, habits, and sense of purpose. In this conversation, she shares what she learned about the brain’s capacity for change, the power of intentional living, and how breaking free from unhelpful patterns can create lasting freedom. If you’re feeling stuck or craving a reset, this episode offers both practical insight and encouragement for meaningful personal change.
Links Discussed in This Episode |
- The Four Tendencies Quiz (Gretchen Rubin)
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- Website
- Habit Lab
- Podcast: Shailey & Katie's Lemonade Stand: Design Moms Finding the Happy Balance as Creative Entrepreneurs
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I wanted to bring this conversation back because it speaks to something I think many of us are |
| 0:04.1 | craving before summer, a reset. Whether it's with our habits, our inputs, or just the pace at which |
| 0:10.4 | we're living, there comes a point where we realize that something needs to shift. And my guess, |
| 0:14.7 | Katie Day's experiment with eliminating the things that weren't serving her is such a |
| 0:18.7 | compelling example of what can happen when we get |
| 0:21.3 | honest about what's helping us and what's not. As always, it's not about perfection, but about |
| 0:25.9 | the awareness. And that's what makes this one worth revisiting. So let's get into this replay of my |
| 0:30.7 | conversation with Friend of the podcast, Katie Day. It is much easier to go toward something you want than to just go away from something you don't want. |
| 0:43.8 | When I finally realized, you know what, I want to go and pursue this coaching certification |
| 0:48.9 | and actually learn the neuroscience behind habit change that gave me something to go toward at the same time that I was |
| 0:56.6 | quitting alcohol. Instead of just running away from something but not going towards something, |
| 1:01.1 | that would have probably been a recipe for burnout and not long term. So I think it's extremely |
| 1:07.2 | important to really get clear on what do I actually want. And I do not think it's a |
| 1:12.8 | selfish question. Joining me today is Katie Day, and she's here to explore her powerful |
| 1:19.1 | journey of radical habit transformation. A former theater kid and improv comedian, Katie opens up |
| 1:25.2 | about how the pandemic became a turning point, pushing her to |
| 1:28.3 | reevaluate not only her routines, but her sense of identity and purpose. She shares what |
| 1:33.6 | happened when she eliminated alcohol, sugar, social media, and negativity for a full year. Through |
| 1:39.8 | that bold experiment, she discovered the transformative impact of intentional living, the brain's |
| 1:45.2 | capacity for change, and the freedom that comes from breaking away from habits that no longer |
| 1:49.6 | serve us. In this episode, you'll also hear the power of neuroplasticity, how to know when |
| 1:55.4 | to abstain versus to moderate, and how to use intention and experimentation to create meaningful shifts. |
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