“I recommend lighting a candle on your bedside table,” Moran says, “so that
when you come back from the bathroom and your brain is already saying ‘You
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don’t have time for this, you have all these things to do,’ that little candle is just
there, saying, ‘Oh, come on, sit.’”
Honor the Body, One Day at a Time
Moran also stresses the importance of “taking care of the vehicle,” when design-
ing a life makeover. This means having a daily exercise and nutrition plan.
“Regardless of what you want in life, you have to get it in this physical body,”
she says. “And because the brain is part of the body, you’re not going to have a
very good shot at changing your attitude and thinking positive thoughts if those
thoughts have to be filtered through a brain that is living on junk food and doesn’t
get enough oxygen because you don’t exercise.”
At the same time, Moran predicts failure for those who plan overambitious
diet and exercise plans that don’t allow for occasional off days. The prospect of
cutting out sugar forever, for instance, may scare someone away from even cut-
ting down. Moran, who successfully overcame her own food and weight issues
decades ago, quotes the 12-Step slogan of “One day at a time,” when counseling
people who set out to change their lives.
“Even I cannot say that every day for the rest of my life I will meditate and
exercise,” she says. “I know that’s not true. But for today, I can do that, and this is
the only day I have.”
Just Say No
Once we have begun to make positive changes, we may need to clean up the
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environment in which our old, self-destructive habits flourished. People pleasers,
for example, may have to start saying no and set boundaries where none existed.
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Cheryl Richardson, a bestselling author, radio host and authority on life coaching,
says that as people begin to practice better care for themselves, their relationships
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people, making them angry and hurting their feelings,” she counsels. “That’s just
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Richardson says that women, in particular, try to avoid the discomfort that
comes from displeasing others or letting them down. As a result, they can end up
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living for others, becoming resentful or even sick, and struggling with intimate
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relationships when resentments build. Richardson advises women to check in with
themselves before responding to requests and to tell the truth, even if it’s unpopular. Trance Dance
“Craft a response that is respectful, but direct,” she says. “Become able to
say to someone, ‘I’m sorry, I’m not going to be able to baby-sit your children this
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