Halfway through the year! We're checking in on goal setting, resolutions, and living a healthier life. As we discuss that the vast majority of people don't fulfill their new years resolutions, we also dig into how to build and lead a healthier life, and what that means for friendships.
Mikaela Davis is our talented guest: she worked in international public health in the last 10 years, but recently became a health coach. She loves working with communities, but seeing how some of her bigger projects like water sanitation improvements impact the individual really drew her to working now 1:1. She's driven by helping her clients understand how to get to where they want to go!
If you're thinking about making resolutions and goal achievement, consistency is way more important than intensity. What you do daily matters more than what you do every now and then. Pick a goal that you'll stick with. This also means start small – don't try to overhaul your entire life at once!
Goals are all part of a bigger picture around living a healthier life. Mikaela breaks down her seven things you need to lead a happier and healthier life in great detail and with a ton of tips to help you get going! She covers purpose, play, sleep, nutrition, movement, mindfulness, and community. We love play and community, because they’re natural places to build and maintain friendships!
You'll have to give a listen to hear more about what play really means to her, and what fun activity Mikaela has started up recently!
At the end of the day, dive into designing the life you want to be living (rather than changing who you are) by getting connected to your WHY. From there, celebrate the small wins as you make progress on any of your goals related to the seven things.
Finally, we chat about how to show up with a friend that may not be showing up in a healthy way for themselves. Check in with them, see what they need, perhaps model a certain behavior to them. And then also spend time on YOU - go outside your comfort zone to play, to build community. These seven things are not silos, they all intersect and intermingle, so making adjustments in one can impact another.
We'd love to hear from you if you make any changes or feel as empowered as we do after listening to Mikaela! Send us a note!
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Mikaela Davis is a Health Coach and trauma informed yoga instructor with a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Yale University. She specializes in mindset and behavior change.
She spent 10+ years working in international public health from India to Haiti on HIV/AIDS projects , advocacy for factory workers and water & sanitation. Her work in international public health informs her coaching work today where she concentrates on helping people change their thought patterns, build better habits & create more joy
She absolutely loved that her international work allowed her to live in and experience new places. Travel and food are high on her list of favorite things. She's never met a sunset she didn't like. Loves a good book and is always up for an adventure, particularly if it involves the outdoors.
As a self proclaimed type A, perfectionist who has experienced burnout, breakdown and health issues as a result, she is a big believer that habits & mindset are paramount to happiness and living well. And, that we can all live well!
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