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Okay gals, we haven’t done this yet... I’m SO interested to know what you all think 👶🏼
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BOY OR GIRL!?! 👇🏼💗💙
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Ps - nope, we’re not finding out until this little bubba enters the world!! #24weekspregnant #beyondexcited

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+ let’s top off this week of lessons with my personal fave, and the main one I’ll be focusing on in 2020... 👉🏼 Self-belief is EVERYTHING!! ✨
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How much do you rely on the approval of OTHERS to feel good about yourself? 🤔 Or, are you confident in trusting your gut, backing your own decisions & showing up as YOU, doubt-free? 💕
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In 2019 I feel that there were times that I held myself back because I didn’t feel I had a big enough tick of approval to go ahead 🙏🏼✅
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Because I was constantly searching for that external validation, I was doubting my own abilities... which gave me that feeling of going round & round in circles as I tried to find what was the “right” path to commit to 🤯🤷🏼‍♀️
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In 2020, I am committing to ME!! 👏🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Don’t get me wrong, everything in AH is guided by your feedback 🙏🏼 (please jump over and cast your votes on my stories now!!) & I will never stop learning from this amazing community 💕 BUT the difference this year is that when I feel something to be right, when my gut instinct is saying YES GIRL, go for it - I’ll be doing exactly that! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
No approval needed 🥰

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Lesson #7: The importance of SLEEP (+minimising stress) 🤯
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Remember yesterday’s lesson about the incredible functions of the female body?? Well, there’s one function in particular that is by FAR the most common Q I am ever asked about, and the reason that a lot of you began following my journey in the first place 🙋🏼‍♀️ ... Periods. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Losing my period, and being classed as close to infertile, was the wake-up call that proved just how UNhealthy I was. 😔
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The thing is, when I realised how deprived of energy my body was, I believed that I could “cure” this simply through diet + exercise (aka calories in > out) ⚖️ Turns out... that was FAR from the case!
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While yes, these 2 factors were a huge part of the recovery process, I would actually say that managing STRESS (aka learning to REST) was the # 1 biggest factor of all in allowing me to regain my period. 🙏🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I know that so many of you girls, just like me, are go-getters. We like to be busy. We like to set goals and we like to achieve. This has been my life for as long as I can possibly remember! But I can say that 2019 was the first year that I actually realised the importance of rest. And not just physical, but mental & emotional rest too. 🧘‍♀️💤 🧠 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The human (and especially the female) body, is not designed to be switched on 24/7. Even if you don’t “feel” stressed, placing your body under constant pressure to be achieving something IS = to placing it under stress! 🆘
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I’m not one to ever tell you what you HAVE to do. But In 2020, if you want to FEEL like the most amazing version of you, you do truly have to start prioritising rest, minimising stress and being kinder to your body. 💕
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Trust me girl, it changed my life. x

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Lesson #6 (of my top 10 lessons of 2019 blog) 👉🏼 The female body is truly, TRULY incredible ✨
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You all know how insanely obsessed I am with the human body, but HOLY MOLY, 2019 took this to a whole new level!! 💕💕
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Quick recap for the newbies (ps. welcome gals 👋🏼), I spent a very difficult time of my life suffering from an eating disorder, exercise addiction & major body dysmosphia. I was so obsessed with this idea of being “healthy” that I pushed my body to the absolute extremes to try and achieve an image that I believed would bring happiness and acceptance. 🙏🏼
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I GOT THERE! (the body I mean) – and turns out that it did not bring happiness – actually, far from it. My body no longer worked as a human body should – and I lost those amazing functions of the female body… 😢😢
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I spent a long time learning & accepting what “healthy” actually meant for me (hence, explaining everything that I do now) – and exploring how to ACTUALLY listen to and care for my body. 💓
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Well, in 2019, I completely regained those amazing functions of the female body!!! (Something that once seemed absolutely impossible). 😭 So much so, that my lifelong dream came true... I FELL PREGNANT. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And let’s just say, my amazement and appreciation for the female body has been taken to a whole.new.level. 🌷
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Now, today’s questions to you... Do you know how to GENUINELY listen to your body? Do you have a clear understanding of what “healthy” means for you, without the ‘rule book’, without comparison & beyond a body? 🤔💖 #alternativelyhealthy

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Lesson #1 (from yesterday’s Top 10 Lessons of 2019 blog) ✨ Choose YOUR people & only make time for them✨
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I used to believe that in order to be “accepted” (aka good enough), I had to be liked by EVERYONE. 😩
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That I had to go out of my way to please people, even if it didn’t fill up my own cup, and that it was up to ME to make sure that everyone around me was happy... All.of.the.time. 😫😫
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Going into 2020, I am making myself my OWN priority! I have found MY circle, realised where my energy is most valuable, and have finally accepted that it is not my responsibility to be a people-pleaser 👏🏼💗
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Now, my questions for you 👉🏼👉🏼 How much time are you spending trying to please others [aka take “control” of THEIR happiness?] Are you putting other people’s needs before your own?! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
And most importantly, how much difference do you think it would make if you only had YOUR people around you..? Yep, those ones that only make you feel like the most amazing version of you. 🌿✨
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I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you say you’d feel like an entirely different person? 🤔👇🏼

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Oh heeeeyyyy 2020! 👋🏼 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
We may already be halfway through Jan, but I think I’m finally ready to embrace this New Year (+ new decade!) and fully step into all of the magic that I know is waiting to happen. ✨
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I just wrote a blog post (link in bio) on my top 10 lessons of 2019 💕 Over this coming week, I want to open up a little more, bring back the AH vulnerability that you all love and share a deeper insight into how this platform personally changed MY life, as well as finding out how it will help to transform YOURS in 2020 💫
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We ALL have magic just waiting for us to build the confidence to step into it! Girlfriend, I really hope this is the year that you say “YASSSS” to you. xx #letsdothis ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
📸 by the beautiful @stefspillsink

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