Ep. 64 3 Powerful Things That Happen When You Finally Say Yes to Yourself

Hey friend,

Have you ever felt like you were being pulled toward something more…

But fear, guilt, or timing held you back?

That’s your next level calling.

But here’s the truth most women don’t realize:

👉 Your brain is wired to protect you, not promote you.

It wants you to stay in the familiar—even if the familiar is burnout, bloating, or never feeling like enough.

In this episode of The Balanced Hormone Solution Podcast, I’m getting real about the power of saying YES to yourself…

…and what happens when you do.

🎧 Listen to Episode 64: Why You’re Afraid to Say Yes to Yourself—And What’s Waiting When You Finally Do

Inside the episode, I share:

💥 Why waiting until you “feel ready” is keeping you stuck

💥 The surprising ways your nervous system resists growth (even when you want it!)

💥 The identity shift that happens when you say YES

💥 What bold women discover on the other side of courage—and how it impacts hormones, healing, and happiness

Whether you’re thinking about joining BHS, investing in support, or simply giving yourself permission to rest…

This is the pep talk you didn’t know you needed.

You’re not meant to play small.

And the version of you who feels vibrant, alive, and fully you?

She’s already inside—you just need to say yes to her.

✨ Before you go…

The Balanced Hormone Solution is open for enrollment—just a few spots left before the price goes up.

If you’re ready to:

✔️ Drop 15+ pounds without burnout or restriction

✔️ Wake up energized and actually excited for the day

✔️ Fix your metabolism, mood, and hormones—for good

Then now’s the time to say yes to you.

🎯 Join BHS here before the price increases »

Transcript

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What if the version of you that you've been dreaming of is just on the other side of one? Courageous. Yes. Not the people pleasing. Yes. Not the hustle. Yes. I'm talking about the kind of Yes. That cracks something open deep inside you and starts a whole new story. This is the Balanced Hormone Solution Podcast, and I am your host, Tracy Aaron, a registered nurse and hormone health strategist, helping women 35 plus feel like themselves again, you would not believe how rare that is. Today on this show, we are going to decode your symptoms, ditch the bandaids, and finally get you the real answers that you've been craving. So if you're ready to stop thriving and start thriving, let's get into it. Have you ever had a moment where you knew you were being called to do something bold, but fear started shouting louder than your intuition? I have been there, and let me tell you, every time I have said a resounding yes to myself, especially when it felt scary or impractical or even selfish, something powerful deep inside me shifted. So today we're gonna talk about what happens when you stop waiting for permission. And start giving it to yourself. So whether that's saying yes to hiring a coach, launching something new, investing in your health, or simply choosing rest over hustle, this episode is your reminder that you are worth that leap. I remember the first time that I invested in a high ticket business mentorship, my hand was literally shaking as I typed in my credit card number. Because let's face it, there's a million reasons not to do something like that. I was already juggling five kids, a business from home, a very full life. But I also knew this. I'd hit a ceiling that I couldn't break through alone. I could see where I wanted to be, but I didn't know how to, I didn't know the exact steps I needed to take in order to get there. I had done podcasts, I had read the books, I downloaded all the free things. But what I really needed was support, accountability, structure, belief, and guess what? That scary Yes. Became the moment that everything changed. Not just my business, but me and my identity. I stopped playing small and I started owning my voice and I saw the same thing reflected in my clients who came to me with the same kind of fear and trepidation, with the big looming question, will this work for me? Those clients who said yes to their own healing, in a sense, we're going through that same journey together. It's just looking a little bit different. But number one, saying yes requires courage, not certainty, and this is where we sometimes get confused because most women. We're waiting around until we feel ready before we wanna take the leap. But the truth is, is that courage has to come first, and clarity comes later. So if you are dealing with that fear, it's a sign. Look at it this way. It's a sign that you are about to grow, not that you should retreat. Now, your nervous system might interpret bold moves as danger. Okay. It might give you all the reasons why you should not do something, because your nervous system is most interested in one thing, and that is keeping you safe. And sometimes playing it safe is also playing small, and it's why if you look around the circumstances of your life, you have been dealing with the same things over and over and over again. We have to get out of safety mode. Our soul knows that even though it's not quote unquote safe, it's expansion and that's what we need in order to get to that next level of our lives or to get a different result that we've always been getting. I can think of many clients who ended up joining the balanced hormone solution, scared. But they showed up fully and they transformed not just their body, but their mindset, the whole way they view themselves and their place in this world, and it changed everything for them. So it's like how that hesitation in our voice in that, like that, that voice that is in our head, the voice of hesitation that sounds like, is this selfish? Well. What if we turned that around and we thought about it as it's actually self-honoring. Do you see the difference there? That one little shift in the meaning that we bring to that neutral thought can make a huge difference for difference for us. And number two, this is what's really big for me right now, is that every yes creates a whole new identity loop. So when you say yes, you're not just committing to a result. You're becoming the kind of woman that shows up for herself. When you say yes to yourself, you make a commitment, and this new woman keeps those commitments to herself. So every time you follow through, you build more evidence that you are trustworthy to yourself. You are capable. No, you don't fail at everything, and a hundred percent you are worth it. So then the ripple effect is that you start eating differently, thinking differently, setting boundaries, prioritizing your needs. Because all of a sudden you are a part of the equation again and you recognize that you matter. So little tiny things like just a shift in a morning routine or even better communication with your spouse or your family members, even libido comes when you start to feel confident in your life again. Hormonal healing becomes easier when it comes from a place of self-worth, not punishment. We're really good at punishing ourselves. We all start a new diet on Monday morning because, dang it, we need to lose the weight. We get a little bit mad at ourselves. How did we let ourselves go again? But the best hormone healing comes from a place of love and not hate for ourselves. Now, that might sound like, mm, maybe it's a little bit extreme, but if you actually stop and listen to the stories that you tell yourself. If you have been in a deep and dark place long enough, you probably can relate with the idea that you wake up and you feel a little disgusted with where you are again. And there's shame that comes from that with that. And it hangs around for a long time and it looks different for everyone. But ultimately, the right thing is not to. Pretend like that doesn't exist, but to look at it square in the eyes and say that that shame has no place in a woman's life or mind who's healing her hormones and she's doing so from a place of knowing that it is for her best interest, she is worth this. So that is a huge shift when we go from punishing ourselves to get the results to honoring ourselves to get the results. So number three, saying yes. Sometimes it unlocks unexpected gifts, and this is what I mean. You think you join the balanced hormone solution and you're just signing up for more energy. But by having a whole lot more energy, you get a lot more joy. It's hard to put a price tag on that one. Now, you might invest to lose some weight fit better in your clothes, but instead you also not just fit better in your old clothes, but you also gain boundaries and pleasure and the sisterhood you didn't know existed before because your Yes opens doors you didn't even know we're closed. You've heard that saying before. You don't know what you don't know. So when you say yes to yourself, you break down some of those barriers and you start to know more women in the balanced hormone solution who may become for lab work, right? Instead, they leave with lifelong tools, this amazing ability to trust their own intuition. And on top of that, a new community and new friendships. So. I have my own experience in the same way of finding more joy, more travel. My life feels more alive than I ever imagined before, every single time that I said yes to myself. So here's an idea for you. I want you to journal, or if you're driving or you're busy, right? Voice noted on your phone, use Siri, whatever you need to do. But ask yourself this one question today. What would saying yes to myself look like right now? Is it investing in support, taking a break, booking the call, saying no to something draining? We all could use a little more boundaries in our life, right? And then I want you to ask, what am I really afraid will happen? Right? What's keeping us from saying yes? What's keeping us from playing or what's keeping us playing small? From saying yes and growing. And finally, I want you to ask yourself what might happen if I don't say yes? I'm curious about your answer. It's gotta be something more than you're just gonna stay the same, even though that is true. So clarity lives on the other side of curiosity, and it's important to let ourselves go there. You only get one life and it's meant to be lived fully. You weren't meant to survive your forties and fifties. You were meant to thrive in them. So if your soul's been whispering that it's time, then view this as your permission slip. Say yes to your body, to your healing, to the woman you are becoming. I promise she's worth it.

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That's it for today's episode of the Balanced Hormone Solution Podcast. If this resonated, don't just listen. Do something about it. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next. And if you know another woman who's tired of feeling like a stranger in her own body. Send her this way for more support. Check out the show notes. I've got resources to help you get started. Just remember, your body isn't broken, you just need the right tools. See you next time.