Girls in Real Life

Getting Out of a Slump: The Part No One's Being Honest About

Mariah Hutchinson

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We all know what it feels like to fall off. Life gets busy, the good habits go first, and before you know it the routines you so carefully built up are now all gone. But here's the part nobody talks about: what happens when life slows back down and you still can't make yourself do it?

In this episode, I'm getting real about being in a slump. Not as someone who's overcome it, but someone who's still working through it. We're talking about why motivation isn't actually the problem, the psychology behind why we keep saying "I'll start tomorrow," and what it really takes to get back to the version of yourself you know you're capable of being.

If you've ever known exactly what you need to do and still couldn't make yourself do it... this one's for you.