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What if the thing holding you back isn’t a lack of confidence or discipline—but a brain that’s doing its job a little too well?In this episode, we break down how our natural negativity bias quietly shapes our goals, decisions, and willingness to go after what we want. We’ll talk about when pessimism is actually useful, what to do when it becomes self-defeating, and how to use unreasonable optimism to make bold moves without lying to yourself about reality.This episode is for you if you’ve ever:talked yourself out of a desire that really matteredquit on a goal and told yourself it “wasn’t meant to be”felt burned by the past and afraid to hope againWe’ll reframe optimism and pessimism not as personality traits, but as trainable habits—and I’ll show you how to channel both in a way that expands your capacity for courage, resilience, and reward...✅ ⁠ Leave a podcast review for a chance to win a $100 VISA gift card!✅ ⁠Follow on Instagram⁠ for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult at ⁠⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠Episode #16: How to Believe in YourselfEpisode #42: How to Stop Doomscrolling in Your Head

Today we're talking about at how we as high-performing women are conditioned to accept what’s offered, resist who’s offering, or say yes out of guilt—without ever pausing to check alignment. The result? An avalanche of unnecessary stress caused by incongruence. Here, we explore how to interrupt those reflexive responses by asking a few simple questions before giving an answer on any offer that comes your way.If you’re craving empowerment, a more honest way of living, and stress relief that actually lasts, this episode will give you a simple but powerful practice for choosing from integrity instead of habit...✅ ⁠Message me here on Instagram / here on Facebook⁠ for my list of NEUTRAL RESPONSES to help you practice the pause and power up your decision making✅ Book your free coaching consult now at ⁠⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

Life doesn’t have to be easy for magic to be possible.This podcast breaks down how to create magic when life is lifing—not by bypassing pain or waiting for better circumstances, but by learning how to work with reality instead of against it.If you’ve been in a season of hardship, grief, burnout, or transition, this episode names what’s actually required to turn the mess into momentum.Inside you'll learn:The 3 non-negotiable ingredients for reinventionWhy commitment matters more than motivationThe kind of emotional risk that actually changes your lifeHow to stop judging your circumstances and start using themWhat “presence” really means when things aren’t going your wayThis isn’t about manufacturing a better mood.It’s about learning how to create peace, confidence, and forward motion from the inside out—especially when life feels heavy and hard.👉 Free Jan 5 Masterclass: How to Not Repeat 2025 → Register now at effielavore.comEp 75: How to Stop Worrying & Love the Human ExperienceEp 88: What Reinvention Really Looks Like

If you’ve been getting the same outcomes no matter how hard you try, this conversation will challenge you to examine the assumptions you’re living from. We talk about discomfort as a necessary part of personal growth, how identity shapes behavior, and why exploring the edges of who you think you are is essential for meaningful change.This episode is for anyone feeling stuck, outgrowing an old version of themselves, or sensing that reinvention is calling—but isn’t sure where to begin.You’ll explore:Why identity—not effort—is often the real bottleneckThe value of being wrong about who you areHow discomfort signals growth, not failureWhat it actually takes to create different results in your lifeIf you’re ready to loosen your grip on an outdated self-concept and step into a more honest, expansive version of yourself, start here.✅ RSVP for my free masterclass, HOW TO NOT REPEAT 2025✅ Ready to turn the tide of your life in 2026? Then my private coaching program is for you. Applications for Your Year of Reinvention are OPEN through December. Email now for more information and to apply: effie@effielavore.com ✅ ⁠Follow on Instagram⁠ for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult at ⁠⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

In this episode I take you through a real day in the life after reinvention—a day shaped by ease, congruence, and aligned action instead of hustle, pressure, and “productivity.” I share what my days used to look like (constant busyness, overcommitting, burnout, perfectionism)… and what they look like now that I no longer measure myself by how much I get done.You’ll hear exactly how identity-level reinvention changes your energy, your actions, your pace, and the way you move through the world. This is the lived difference between hustling for your worth and creating from who you are.If you're craving a life that feels spacious, grounded, and genuinely energizing, this one's for you... → The doors to my exclusive private coaching programYour Year of Reinvention are now open. Ready to embark on the journey into your next chapter? Email REINVENTION to ⁠effie@effielavore.com⁠ now to apply✅ Rate & review the podcast now for a chance to win a $100 gift card✅ ⁠Follow on Instagram⁠ for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now: ⁠⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

If you feel a more satisfying life calling your name, this episode shows you what real reinvention requires — and why the next version of your life won’t be built from who you used to be. I break down the seven stages of reinvention, how ambitious women outgrow their old success formulas, and the signs you’re ready to step into a more aligned, expressed, successful AND grounded version of yourself. If you’ve been craving clarity, purpose, and a life that finally matches your potential, this is your invitation.→ Applications for Your Year of Reinvention are now open. If you’re ready to embark on the journey into your next chapter, email REINVENTION to effie@effielavore.com now to apply✅ Rate & review the podcast now for a chance to win a $100 gift card✅ ⁠Follow on Instagram⁠ for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult at ⁠⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

Working your ass off but still not getting the results you want? In this episode of my reinvention series, I break down the real reason high-achieving women stay stuck—even when they’re seemingly doing everything right. Spoiler: you’re solving the wrong problem.We cover:How faulty questions keep your brain in cycles of toxic stressWhat it takes to get an accurate diagnosis of your real issueHow to retrain your mind to access higher-level solutionsThe emotional regulation skill no one taught you (but changes everything)Why guidance accelerates reinvention—and how to know you’re ready for itIf you’re craving clarity, real traction, and a better way of being, this episode shows you exactly where to start.→ Ready to turn it around in 2026? Then my private coaching program is for you. Applications for Your Year of Reinvention open December 2. Sign up to my email list HERE to be the first to know✅ Rate & review the podcast now for a chance to win a $100 gift card✅ Follow on Instagram for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now: ⁠⁠effielavore.com

Feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or disconnected from yourself? This episode dives into the quiet chronic burnout so many high-achieving women carry — the emotional exhaustion, the constant pressure to hold everything together, and the numbness that causes us to go on autopilot. We explore how toxic stress cycles form, why they feel impossible to escape, and how to move from awareness to real agency using the reinvention framework that has helped my clients reclaim confidence, clarity, and self-trust.Here are the 3 primary questions to get you started:How do you honestly feel?How do you want to feel?Who do you want to be, and how do you want to live?If you’re ready to break up with toxic stress once and for all, my private coaching program is for you. Applications for Your Year of Reinvention open December 2. Sign up to my email list HERE to be the first to know!..✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway for a $100 gift card✅ Follow on Instagram for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now at ⁠⁠effielavore.com

Burnout isn’t failure — it’s feedback.In this episode, we unpack how breakdowns are often the start of breakthroughs, and why the goal isn’t to bounce back but to rebuild better.You’ll learn how to spot the early signs of burnout, interrupt the cycle before everything collapses, and rebuild in a way that’s clearer, stronger, and actually aligned.I share two real client stories — one in a crumbling marriage, one facing career burnout — to show you how crisis can become the catalyst for reinvention when you know how to lead yourself through it.If you’ve been holding it together for everyone else, this one’s your sign to hold space for you..👉Feeling that in-between space — not burned out enough to quit, but not lit up enough to stay? Let’s rebuild differently, together. Something big is coming!! Make sure on my email list now for the opportunity to apply to my upcoming reinvention program → https://effie-lavore.systeme.io/email.✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

I should be grateful. This should be enough for me. I should be further along by now… should just say yes… should play by the rules. …Sound familiar? Yeah.On this episode of Feel Better For Good we’re roasting the ‘Should Life’ — the invisible rulebook that keeps high-functioning women small and quietly miserable. Listen to learn how to spot it, how to burn it, and how to start making decisions based on desire instead of duty.Ready to start writing your next chapter on purpose? Learn more about Your Year of Reinvention, my 1:1 coaching program for women ready to stop shrinking and start truly shining, by joining my email list now: effielavore.com.✅ DM me your biggest should story now on Instagram✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Book your free coaching consult today: effielavore.com⁠

You don’t need a rock bottom to reinvent your life... just the guts to admit “fine” isn’t working anymore.In this kickoff to a podcast series on reinvention, we’re talking about the bold, quiet decision to lead yourself differently. If you’ve been feeling the whisper — that sense that something’s off even though everything looks fine — this is your permission slip. Ready to start writing your next chapter on purpose? Learn more about Your Year of Reinvention, my new 1:1 coaching program for women ready to stop shrinking and start shining, by joining my email list now 👉 effielavore.com..✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Follow me on Instagram for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠⁠effielavore.com

Ever feel disconnected from your body, like you’re living in someone else’s skin? This episode gives you a practice for starting to change all of that.We’re talking about proactive nostalgia, a simple but profound tool for building respect, care, and even love for the body you have right now. You’ll learn: How to stop using shame as motivationHow to work with your body instead of against itHow to build radical health from the inside out — physically, mentally, and emotionallyIf you’re ready to come home to yourself, this one’s for you...✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

Ever feel like what you’re doing doesn’t matter, or what you’re doing isn’t enough? In this episode, I share how I’ve faced that same voice — the one that says “why bother?” — and what it’s taken to keep showing up for this podcast (and myself).If you’ve been questioning your impact or are tired of trying, this one’s for you. You may be relying too much on external feedback for motivation, instead of digging deep and having your own back. Let’s talk about finding meaning, staying the course, and choosing to believe that it all adds up… even when it doesn’t feel like it...✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

Learn how to solve your problems faster and smarter by mastering the 3 phases of problem solving. In this episode, we break down how to move from emotional chaos to clear thinking—so you can stop spinning out, process what’s actually happening, and find real, sustainable solutions that move your life forward.Understand why panic shuts down problem solving (and how to get your brain back online)Learn how reflection unlocks clarity and insight before you rush to fix thingsDiscover a simple, repeatable process for finding solutions that actually lastIf you’re tired of overreacting, overthinking, or staying stuck in struggle, this episode will help you calm your nervous system, shift perspective, and take empowered action..✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Download my free mini-book, 3 RAPID BRAIN CHANGE TOOLS TO REPROGRAM YOUR ANXIETY: ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

How do you adapt when life doesn’t go as planned? On this podcast you'll hear two powerful examples from women developing their mental flexibility in real time, the importance of choosing values over perfection, and a practical tool — the "5-second thought funeral "— to help you let go of guilt, pivot fast, and stay grounded when plans change..✅ Rate & review the podcast now to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

Today we’re getting brutally, hilariously honest about the messiest parts of being human—our losses, weaknesses, and liabilities—and how to love ourselves through them.Here’s what we’re digging into:The fear that forgiving your mistakes will make you complacent (spoiler: it won’t)How transparency keeps you from burning out and shutting downWhat it looks like to “lead with your Ls” in business, love, and everyday lifeA fresh way to see your flaws as part of your full, lovable human packageIf you’ve ever been scared to show your cracks or admit your mess, this one’s gonna feel like a breath of relief..✅ Rate & review the podcast to be entered into the Thanksgiving giveaway!✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now: ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

Let's pull back the curtain on the sneakiest forms of control we call “being our best.” If you’ve ever found yourself spiraling in comparison, resentment, blame or shame... this one’s for you.On this podcast you will learn a simple 4-step 'gatekeeping' practice to help stop you before you turn against yourself (or anyone else) for falling short. It’s a quick, powerful check-in that helps you redirect controlling energy into awareness and compassion — without losing your edge.If you ever catch yourself thinking “why can’t I just get it together?” or demanding impossible standards from yourself or others, hit play. This is your roadmap to freedom from perfectionist hell — one pause at a time.✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠✅ ENTER THE GIVEAWAY for a $100 VISA gift card by leaving an honest review of the podcast today + emailing effie@effielavore.com

In this first conversation on perfectionist recovery, we unpack what it means to live fully as a fallible, complicated human — and why rejecting the “hard half” of life only makes us suffer more. We’ll look at how to:Stop weaponizing your pain and discomfort Hold space for negative emotions without letting them run the showStart embracing your more challenging qualities as part of what makes you most lovableTruly have your own backThe invitation is simple: let all of you be here. Not because it’s easy, but because it’s the only way to live a full, rich life that actually feels like yours.Intentional thoughts to foster:I am amazing when I’m up, I’m amazing when I’m downI am lovable when I’m on good behaviorI am lovable when I’m on bad behaviorAll of me is acceptableAll of me is allowedI am worth supportingI am easy to root for✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠⁠effielavore.com⁠

Enjoy the recording of my recent masterclass The Joy Code and the story of how I’ve used this 4-part process to transform some of the toughest experiences of my life. Life isn’t meant to be easy. Sometimes worry feels like the only reasonable response. There’s no way around loss, conflict, disappointment, and change. But hardship has an inherent value. And fear and worry are optional…In this episode of Feel Better for Good, you’ll find that creating joy isn’t about ignoring the hard stuff. It’s a new way of meeting it. The Joy Code is a framework for moving directly through struggle with more ease, peace, and resilience. Instead of getting swallowed by worry or resistance, you’ll learn exactly how to stay grounded, soften into the moment, and find real joy in being human—even when it hurts.✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Get my free mini-book 3 TOOLS TO REPROGRAM YOUR ANXIETY now effielavore.comReferenced in this podcast:Born to Run (book) by Christopher McDougallHow to balance/detox your thinking (podcast)

What’s really standing between you and the life you want? It’s not a lack of worth, talent, or destiny — it’s the toxic emotional loops running quietly in the background. In this episode, you'll learn about the 3 most destructive emotional patterns and how these hidden cycles drain your energy, distort your focus, and block aligned action. More importantly, you’ll learn how to break free and reclaim your power.Here’s what you’ll discover inside:What the Unholy Trinity is — and how it quietly takes over your thoughts and emotionsWhy toxic loops feel so convincing (and how to spot them before they spiral)A simple practice for observing your thoughts without judgment or attachmentHow to “hang up” unhelpful thought patterns and choose something more alignedThe surprising truth: it really can be just one decision that shifts everythingBy the end of this episode, you’ll have practical tools to recognize toxic loops as they arise and the confidence to choose a different path — one that supports your energy, your clarity, and your deepest desires.Resources:✅ Follow on Instagram @effielavore for daily tips & inspiration✅ Book your free coaching consult now ⁠effielavore.com⁠Episode 13: Clean Pain vs. Dirty PainBrain Change Tools to Reprogram Your Anxiety