Hey, hey, beautiful human. Can I steal five minutes of your time? I have something super important to share with you, but I promise I'll be really quick. You're listening to my weekly bonus episode of Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Labbetter. I'm about to give you a quick tip for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving your authentic self. Stay tuned. If you're ready to embrace a real,

let's get it. Let's go. Hello and welcome back to the Embrace Real podcast. I'm so glad that

you press play on today's bonus episode because what I'm about to share with you is something that completely changed the way that I approach my workouts. If you ever found

yourself skipping workouts because you're too tired, you're too busy, you're not feeling it,

this mindset shift is going to be an absolute game changer for you. And don't worry. This isn't

about pushing through burnout, guilt-tripping yourself into doing more. You know that's not my

vibe. This is about shifting the way you think about how you're showing up so that movement

becomes something that you want to do, not something you feel like you have to do. But before I get

into it, let me say this, you're not lazy, you're not inconsistent, you don't need more motivation. You just need a new lens, a new way to see movement. And that starts right here and right now. But before I dive in, I want to share this super sweet review that recently came into Apple Podcasts. Julie, your podcast is the one that I come back to over and over again. Every time I start downing myself or get caught into this, why isn't this working spiral? You remind me to pause, to breathe

and to trust the process. You've helped me stop obsessing over the scale and actually celebrate my

strength. Thank you. I love this so much. Thank you so much for taking time out of your day to send

in this review. All right, let's get into the bonus episode. For a long time, I used to think if I don't have a full hour, it's not even worth it.

Or if I'm not doing a hard workout, it doesn't count. And let's be real. That's the kind of thinking that is a fast track to inconsistency.

Because life doesn't always give you 60 minute time blocks and perfect energy. Like some days, you've got literally 10, 20 minutes between calls or naps.

Some days your toddler won't even nap at all. Some days your cycle has you feeling way off

your game, Q postpartum menstrual cycles. They're on a whole new level. Like, let me tell you,

they are on a whole new level. But if your standard is perfect or

nothing, guess what you'll choose most often? Nothing. But here's the mindset shift that help me

stop skipping workouts. Movement is a form of self-respect, not punishment. Let me say that again,

movement is a form of self-respect, not punishment. When I started looking at movement as something I get to do,

not something that I have to do, everything changed. It stopped being about burning calories.

It stopped being about earning food. It stopped being about shrinking my body. And it started

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