#20 | Lily Ritchie - Leaving a Toxic Relationship & What Came After

Thank you for being here! Online Fitness Coaching Link: https://tally.so/r/Y5r0JW This episode is for anyone who knows deep down that something in their life is not right - but keeps finding reasons to stay. The relationship. The job. The friendship group. The city. Whatever it is. This one is for you. My beautiful friend Lily Ritchie - bodybuilder, coach, entrepreneur and one of the best people I know!! sat down with me to talk about the seven year relationship that slowly made her someone she didn't recognise. And the one decision that changed the entire trajectory of her life. This is not just a breakup story. This is a story about what happens when you finally choose yourself. We get into: - Seven years with the wrong person - what it actually looked like behind closed doors - Why she stayed so long and the moment she finally knew it was over - Her dad's one question that gave her the answer she already knew - Why she ended it over FaceTime and why that was the right decision for her - How the wrong relationship slowly made her someone she didn't recognise - What it actually feels like to leave everything that is familiar and comfortable - Going from 12K months solo to $1 million a year with the right person by her side - Why your environment will make or break you - and how to get out of one that's shrinking you - Confidence is built through evidence not affirmations - and what that actually means - Still working through it years later - why that doesn't make you weak - The panic attacks that came when everything was going right - and what that was really about - Why feeling comfortable is the most dangerous place you can be - Failing forward - and why Lily now actively looks for failure - The worst case scenario is just ending up where you are right now Lily also shares the advice she gives herself by writing letters to her younger sisters - and why that one reframe changed everything. If you are in a relationship or a season of life right now that is keeping you small — this episode is your sign. Go follow Lily - @fitwithlilyy @rawreallity across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. And if you are looking for a coaching team that actually gets results, check out Inform Coaching - link below. 🤍 Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs to hear it 💌 ⁠📲 Instagram  🤳🏼 Personal YouTube  ❤️ Talk Therapy YouTube Episodes drop weekly on Wednesdays. See you next week! xx