The Power of Mindset, Nutrition, and Movement in Managing Anxiety Naturally with Heather Lillico
Fall in Love with Fitness
English - January 08, 2024 16:33 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHealth & Fitness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Are you tired of setting goals and never achieving them? Struggling with anxiety and perfectionism? And now ready to break free from the them?
Anxiety is a common condition that many people experience at some point in their lives. While there are various approaches to managing anxiety, focusing on mindset, nutrition, and movement can be particularly effective in providing natural relief.
In this episode, Heather Lillico a holistic nutritionist and wellness practitioner, discusses the importance of addressing mental health, specifically anxiety, in our society. She shares her personal journey with anxiety and how she found natural ways to manage it through nutrition, meditation, and yoga. Heather emphasizes the need to prioritize self-care and develop healthy habits to overcome perfectionism and anxiety. She also highlights the connection between thoughts, emotions, and the nervous system, and how understanding this can lead to a more balanced and calm life.
Discover the habits that will help you find inner peace. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation, Athletes!
“Your worth is never in question. Your worth is not dependent on your achievements.” - Heather Lillico
Topics Covered:
00:02 - Introduction and setting the context for the conversation
01:15 - Sherry shares her perspective on setting goals
05:22 - Heather's personal journey with anxiety and panic attacks
08:40 - Discussion on the nature vs. nurture aspect of perfectionism
10:23 - The impact of childhood messaging and thoughts on emotions
13:21 - Three pillars approach: mindset, nutrition, and movement
15:40 - Foods rich in magnesium and fermented foods for anxiety
19:07 - The charge of good and bad foods leading to guilt and shame
21:32 - Healing disordered relationship with food through therapy and meditation
22:26 - Struggle to get into meditation, need for movement
32:06 - Discussing movement as a way to manage anxiety
33:14 - Yoga as a retraining of the body and regulating the nervous system
37:29 - Shifting the focus from calories to overall well-being
41:20 - Exploring the fear of making mistakes and feeling unsafe
44:02 - Separating mistakes from self-worth and self-sabotage
45:05 - The power of grace and kindness towards oneself
46:49 - Starting small with manageable self-care habits
48:43 - Shifting identity from anxiety and perfectionism
50:09 - Cultivating calm and finding worthiness through habits
Key Takeaways:
Holistic approach to manage anxiety naturally
The impact of childhood messaging on perfectionism and achievement
How to overcome limiting beliefs to live a fulfilling life
Importance of nutrition for calming the body and mind
How to overcome disordered relationship with food and diet culture
How meditation changes relationship with emotions and self-worth breakthrough
What is the correlation between thoughts, emotions, and the nervous system
Importance of understanding the deeper drivers behind behavior
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If you’re struggling with self-sabotaging behavior and other non-serving habits that have been keeping you from hitting your health goals, I'd like to invite you to join me in Transformation in Paradise: Metamorphosis Greece this October 12–19, 2024, in Lefkada.
Visit www.sherryshaban.com/retreats for more details. If this sounds like something you’d like to learn more about, email me at [email protected], and let's get in touch to go over all the details and answer your questions to determine if this retreat is the right fit for you.
Keep it up, Athletes!
Sherry