03/05/2026
Have you ever almost brushed your teeth with a razor?
No?
Well, that was me on a trip this month!
Why?
Because I fell into an old pattern.
One that set me up for exhaustion.
My husband and I traveled to the mountains in Panama. And I was expecting things to go a certain way.
But - you guessed it - the trip didn’t go that way.
And every day, my mind lied to me:
“Things will be better tomorrow.”
“I know I need a nap and I’ll catch one tomorrow.”
“ That afternoon journaling you wanted? It will somehow show up tomorrow.”
Tomorrow never came.
Here’s what I realized...
The habits that are already my internalized identity were easy to do.
For example, I overcame all the challenges to get in walks and vegetables and to enjoy my hot tea.
(Yes, there were strange challenges even to get a cup of hot tea. But I did it!)
However, the wellness habits that are “still in the making”?
Wow. I didn’t realize how negotiable those things really were.
And negotiable things lose!
They lose to tiredness. To social pressure.
To any challenge that keeps it from being easy.
Here’s your first step to take:
Define a wellness habit that’s not natural to you yet.
Something that goes out the window when life gets busy or someone is pressuring you to stay at a party or you feel obligated to go along with the way things are.
Then listen to the brand new Real Wellness episode “Burnout Starts with “Tomorrow” “
You’ll learn how to turn that habit into a true non-negotiable.
Who knows?
It may make the difference between using a razor to brush your teeth or having all the energy you need to live your dream.
