The 10 Beliefs and Behaviors I Had to Quit to Build the Life I Wanted | with host Emily Duncan
EMBody Radio
Emily Duncan
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Approaching my 31st birthday, I did a lot of reflecting…and what came up wasn't a list of things I "added" to have some of the most transformative years of my life. It was a list of things I let go of.
In this episode I'm sharing the 10 things I had to let go of or quit that had the highest ROI in becoming the woman I am today: someone who feels genuinely incredible in her fitness and her body, her career, her relationships, and her relationship with herself… simultaneously.
These aren't abstract concepts. They're the real, specific beliefs, behaviors, and patterns I had to shed so I could become the woman I truly wanted to be.
If you're a woman who wants a lot from your body, your career, your relationships, your life, this one is for you. Sometimes growth isn't about adding more. It's about clearing the room so what's next can come in.
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| 0:00.0 | If I was playing the role of someone who wanted to be quote unquote liked, it was not possible for me to be fully authentic. |
| 0:10.4 | Welcome to Embody Radio, the premiere podcast for ambitious women ready to elevate their body, mind, and life to the next level. |
| 0:17.2 | On this show, we've used high performance, wellness and aesthetics, and self-mastery into a |
| 0:21.7 | real world blueprint for personal excellence. Each week, you'll get real, grounded strategies |
| 0:26.4 | and unfiltered conversations with high performers who walk the talk, no fluff and no fake hype. |
| 0:31.5 | Because excellence isn't an accident. It's embodiment. And this is Embody Radio. |
| 0:37.8 | Hello, what is up, and welcome to MBody Radio where excellence isn't an accident. |
| 0:42.3 | It's something you live. |
| 0:43.4 | I'm your host, Emily Duncan. |
| 0:44.7 | Thank you for tuning in to another episode. |
| 0:48.2 | Today, we are, we're probably getting a little emotional, if I'm so honest. |
| 0:53.8 | So I am approaching my 31st birthday, |
| 0:57.0 | and I really do feel like I'm in one of the best places in my life in multiple arenas. |
| 1:04.4 | So in fitness, in my career, in running a business, in my relationships, and just how I feel with my relationship with myself |
| 1:14.1 | above everything else. And approaching my 31st birthday, actually, this episode will launch the |
| 1:20.5 | day after my 31st. But I'm a very reflective person in general. And so birthday is our big |
| 1:26.9 | reflection time for me. So approaching this birthday, I did a very reflective person in general, and so birthday is our big reflection time for me. |
| 1:28.1 | So approaching this birthday, I did a lot of reflecting on just a lot of the things that I feel |
| 1:33.9 | like helped make this version of me possible, that version where I do feel like I feel like the |
| 1:41.2 | best that I am or have been in multiple areas of my life, especially |
| 1:46.7 | simultaneously. And there are some key things that I had to let go of or quit that had a really, |
| 1:55.7 | really high ROI in that, you know, becoming this woman journey. And I wanted to share those things with you. |
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