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Ep 134 - Rethinking Your Fitness Mindset - When Fitness Goals Become About Validation, Not Health
What happens when your focus on health quietly turns into a need for validation or proving your worth? In this episode, I share a real moment of self-awareness that made me realize when my fitness goals were drifting away from focusing fully on health and feeling good toward being seen, approved of, and “enough.”
I’ll walk you through how I noticed this pattern, what helped me shift my perspective, and how to build a healthy body image mindset that comes from self-respect instead of self-criticism.
If you’ve ever caught yourself chasing fitness to feel worthy, this one’s for you.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
00:24 Personal Project Update: Energy and Habits
01:25 Mindset and Self-Judgment
03:51 Fitness Goals: Health vs. Validation
05:51 The Moment of Realization
08:21 Shifting Motivation: From Fear to Self-Respect
18:12 Conclusion and Takeaways
Key Takeaways:
- Why awareness is the first step toward changing how we relate to our bodies.
- The subtle difference between striving for health and chasing validation.
- How to use tracking and data as neutral tools, not measures of worth.
- Simple mindset shifts to reconnect with your healthiest, most authentic self.
Resources & Links:
- Read the blog post: https://www.kortneyrivard.com/blog
- Take the free "Habit Hangups" Quiz HERE
- Connect on Instagram: @kortney.a.rivard
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