How to Feel Like Yourself Again This Summer

Have you ever caught a glimpse of yourself in a window and thought, just for a second — *where did she go?* Not because you didn't recognize her. Because you *barely* did — like the woman in the glass was a slightly more tired, slightly more careful, slightly more *muted* version of someone you used to know really well. If that's ever happened to you, this episode is for you. This is *not* another wellness episode about becoming a new, perfect, biohacked version of yourself. Just seven small, repeatable, almost-free habits to **stop optimizing and start recognizing** the woman you've been the whole time. The one who got quiet. The one you've been missing. She didn't disappear. She got quiet. Today we make the conditions of your life quiet enough that she can come back into the room. **In this episode of The Purfect Sunday Podcast:** - **The reframe that changes everything** — the difference between *optimization* (becoming someone new) and *recognition* (coming home to the woman you've been all along), and why most wellness content sells you the wrong one - **Habit 1: Move the way that makes you happy** — why joyful movement beats punishing movement, and why high-intensity can work against you, especially with Hashimoto's or any tired-thyroid situation - **Habit 2: Eat with the season** — fresh, light, in-season produce as the underrated wellness move, the 80/20 rule that actually works in real life, how food affects your mood, energy, focus, and sleep, and why paying attention to the foods that don't agree with you matters as much as what you add in - **Habit 3: Get quiet with your own thoughts** — why constant input keeps you from hearing yourself, and three ways to actually get there: the phoneless walk, the meditation, or the journal - **Habit 4: One standing solo plan a week** — same day, same time, just yours — the simplest way to stop quietly disappearing from your own calendar - **Habit 5: Pick up the hobby you abandoned** — because hobbies are how you remember who you are when you're not being useful to anyone - **Habit 6: The 3-things-I-noticed note** — a daily attention practice that is *not* gratitude (you can notice what annoyed you, too — that's how you learn your own patterns and find your way back into your own life) - **Habit 7: The Compass Question** — the keystone of the whole episode, and the one to ask yourself every single morning: *"What would the happiest, most carefree version of me do today — and what can I do to move myself toward her?"* **This Week's Self-Improvement Challenge:**  Ask yourself “What would the happiest, most carefree version of me do today? And what is one small thing I can do to move myself toward her?" **Sunday Obsessions** THE MERMAID BRUSH - ESSENTIAL BOAR BRISTLE BRUSH **Loved This Episode?** If you're enjoying the show, a 5-star rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and a review mean the world and help more women find the show. **Subscribe** so you never miss a new episode of The Purfect Sunday Podcast **The Purfect Sunday Podcast is for women who want to grow as people, without pretending they don't care how they show up.** Never miss an update: join the Purfect Sunday Newsletter HERE To connect with Monti on **Instagram**, click HERE To follow Purfect Sunday on **Instagram,** click HERE  To check out my **LTK**, click HERE To check out my **ShopMy,** click HERE To check out my **Amazon Storefront,** click HERE Explore more on **health, fashion, fitness, self-care routines, and glow-up habits** at www.PurfectSunday.com ***Thank you for spending your Sunday with me. I hope you have a Purfect Sunday.*** 💛