Menopause, Melanin & Aging Like A Queen
Menopause, anti-diet culture, anti-racism and disrupting the stigma when it comes to fitness and health especially in the menopause space.
Menopause, Melanin & Aging Like A Queen
Episode 94 - Stop Thinking, Start Moving: Radical & Inspired Action
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We just wrapped the annual Stress-Less in Menopause Challenge — and ladies, the women who showed up for that challenge? They walked in nervous, vulnerable, and unsure of themselves. They walked out supported, motivated, and ready for the next level. So what made the difference?
In this episode, Sam Montpetit-Huynh gets real about why change is so hard — not because you are weak, but because your brain is literally wired to resist it. The comfort zone is not laziness. It is biology. And understanding that changes everything.
Sam breaks down why most women will do incredibly hard things — for their kids, their partners, their careers — but struggle to do those same hard things for themselves. She shares the story of a woman who called in this week after finishing the challenge — the first program she had ever completed — and nearly talked herself out of the one thing she needed most. What happened next is everything.
This episode is for you if you know what you need to do, and keep finding reasons not to do it.
In this episode:
- Why your brain fights change — even when your circumstances are making you miserable
- The comfort zone trap and why familiar pain often beats unfamiliar possibility
- Why you will show up for everyone else before you show up for yourself
- What inspired action actually feels like from the inside — and how to know when you are ready
- The signs you are stuck in overthinking vs. the signs you are ready to move
- One assignment to take before the week is out
The bottom line: You have already done hard things. You have proven you can move through fear, discomfort, and uncertainty. The only question left is whether you are finally ready to do it for yourself.
You are aging like a queen. Now go take that step. 👑
Thank you for listening and I would like to remind you that the next co-hort of our SBSC Group Accelerator Coaching Program for perimenopausal women starts May 4th!
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