Love Yourself First | Contemplation, Mindset & Real Change

It's messy first. That's what nobody tells you about changing your mind. This is the finale of our Mindset Shift series, and we spent it exactly where we should have: in the hard part. Not the inspiration, not the science (though there's some of that too), but the in-between. The grief of leaving the old version. The void before the new one settles. The way the people who love you will sometimes pull you back without meaning to. And the moment when the only thing holding you steady is knowing what actually matters to you. We get into contemplation as a tool (and it's probably not what you think it is), mindfulness and meditation in plain language, the power of building a community around who you're becoming, and why self-compassion isn't soft; it's structural. We started this series in episode 14 asking whether you could change. This episode is the answer to what happens after you decide to try. Series links if you want to go back to the beginning: - E14: Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks - E15: The One Thing You Can't Stop - E17: The Story Isn't Finished Yet Dig deeper into the science of this week's episode in our blog The Reinvention Project is where we do this work with people, not just talk about it. Free class every third Thursday;https://kerouacscruising.com/monthlyclassweekly Circle if you want company in it regularly, or book a call if you'd rather just talk. Find us everywhere: linktr.ee/kerouacscruising Support the show: https://ko-fi.com/kerouacscruising 📚 Mentioned in this episode: \- Richard Rudd — Gene Keys (contemplation framework): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IWcDKUw0Ic \- Theta Brainwave / Programming Before Age 7: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929324000653 \- Mindfulness and meditation clinical summary: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/meditation-and-mindfulness-effectiveness-and-safety