Wellness for Real Life Podcast
Welcome to the Wellness for Real Life podcast!
Here we empower high achieving women to reach their goals in all areas by providing practical and straightforward advice that takes the overwhelm out of wellness.
Juggling work, family, and personal time can often feel like too much to manage, so we’ll provide simple tools and teach you how to set up routines that can seamlessly integrate into even the busiest season of life.
Tune in to hear us chat about everything from fitness, nutrition, mindset, time management, relationships, stress relief and self care, authentic communication, and more.
While sharing relatable lessons and takeaways from our own real life. You deserve to be and feel like the best version of yourself, and we’re here to help make that a reality.
Wellness for Real Life Podcast
The Power of Reducing Daily Decisions
In this episode, Lauren Melton and Marci Nevin explore how simplifying everyday decisions—from outfits to meals—can reduce overwhelm and create more ease. They kick things off with a fun color analysis reveal, then dive into honest reflections on Mother's Day, decision fatigue, and the emotional weight of holidays. Tune in for real-life strategies around fitness, nutrition, home routines, and self-care that help you reclaim time and energy for what matters most.
Timestamps
00:00 – Color analysis fun: We're both Autumns?!
06:20 – Mourning your “old” colors & embracing your new palette
13:15 – Real talk on Mother’s Day: expectations, emotions, and triggers
22:30 – The power of reducing daily decisions: why it matters
26:10 – Meal planning made easy: how we simplify food choices
34:00 – Outsourcing fitness: why having a coach changes everything
40:05 – Home routines & reducing mental clutter
45:30 – “Seasonal uniforms” & how we simplify our wardrobe
51:10 – Subscriptions, automation, and tiny systems that make life easier
57:30 – Final thoughts on simplicity, self-compassion & progress over perfection
Resources Mentioned
- The Focus Journal: (mentioned by Marci)
- Branch Basics (non-toxic household products)
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