The Growth Practice Podcast
The Growth Practice is a podcast for capable people who want to grow with intention, care, and honesty.
Hosted by Ruth, a nurse, leader, and lifelong learner, this podcast was created from lived experience. From years of caring for others, navigating high-pressure environments, and learning firsthand how easy it is to neglect yourself while showing up for everyone else.
Through her work in healthcare and leadership, Ruth has seen how driven, compassionate people often carry quiet self-doubt, burnout, and unrealistic expectations. The Growth Practice was born from her own journey of learning to pause, reflect, and grow with more self-trust and compassion.
Rather than offering quick fixes or pressure to do more, this podcast explores growth as a daily practice built through awareness, intention, and small, meaningful choices.
Drawing from research, thoughtful articles, and her own lived experience, Ruth walks alongside listeners as they navigate seasons of becoming.
This space is especially for caregivers, high achievers, and anyone who knows they are capable and is learning to grow with care.
We are capable, so let’s grow together. 🌱
The Growth Practice Podcast
The Third Practice: Commitment—How to Keep Showing Up for Yourself
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Episode 3: The Third Practice: Commitment — How to Keep Showing Up for Yourself
What happens after motivation fades?
After the excitement of a new beginning wears off?
After life gets busy, routines get harder to protect, and showing up starts to feel heavy?
In this episode of The Growth Practice, Ruth explores the third foundational practice of growth: commitment, not as pressure or perfection, but as the steady choice to return to what matters, again and again.
Building on the practices of awareness and intention, this conversation looks at why consistency is often the hardest part of growth, how self-doubt and fatigue can pull us off course, and what it really takes to keep showing up for ourselves over time.
Through reflection, lived experience, and research-backed insight, this episode invites you to rethink commitment as something grounded, compassionate, and sustainable.
Rather than asking more of yourself, this practice encourages you to build trust with yourself, one small return at a time.
In This Episode, You’ll Explore:
• Why motivation naturally fades — and what matters more than motivation
• How to stay connected to your values when routines get harder
• The difference between perfection and real commitment
• Three practical ways to support consistency in everyday life
• How to recommit without shame after setbacks
• A simple practice to help you return to what matters this week
If you’ve ever started strong and struggled to stay steady, felt discouraged after drifting, or wondered why consistency feels so difficult, this episode is for you.
We are capable. Let’s grow together.
Disclaimer
This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and is not intended as medical, mental health, or professional advice. The content reflects personal experiences and perspectives. Please consult a qualified professional for guidance related to your individual situation.
References
Conner, M. (2022). Understanding the intention–behavior gap: The role of intention strength and moderators. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.923198
Gollwitzer, P. M., & Sheeran, P. (2006). Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes. Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 38, 69–119.
Bandura, A. (1997). Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. W. H. Freeman.
Lally, P., van Jaarsveld, C. H. M., Potts, H. W. W., & Wardle, J. (2010). How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world. European Journal of Social Psychology, 40(6), 998–1009.
Duckworth, A., Peterson, C., Matthews, M. D., & Kelly, D. R. (2007). Grit: Perseverance and passion for long-term goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(6), 1087–1101.
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