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- 0:00I
- 0:00mean,
- 0:00ladies,
- 0:00don't
- 0:01be
- 0:01dismissed.
- 0:01No
- 0:02one's
- 0:02talking
- 0:02to
- 0:02women
- 0:02about
- 0:03their
- 0:03brain
- 0:03health.
- 0:03And
- 0:03you
- 0:04need
- 0:04to
- 0:04really
- 0:04go
- 0:04out
- 0:05and
- 0:05advocate
- 0:05for
- 0:05yourself.
- 0:06You
- 0:06do
- 0:06not
- 0:06need
- 0:07to
- 0:07have
- 0:08brain
- 0:08fog.
- 0:08You
- 0:09do
- 0:09have
- 0:09to
- 0:09be
- 0:10mindful
- 0:10of
- 0:10your
- 0:10social
- 0:11battery.
- 0:12I
- 0:12have
- 0:12a
- 0:12very
- 0:13big
- 0:13social
- 0:13battery,
- 0:14but
- 0:14when
- 0:14it
- 0:15is
- 0:15out,
- 0:15it
- 0:16is
- 0:16out.
- 0:16Hustle
- 0:17culture
- 0:17in
- 0:18your
- 0:1840s
- 0:18and
- 0:1950s.
- 0:20I
- 0:20mean,
- 0:20like,
- 0:20if
- 0:21you're
- 0:21not
- 0:21gonna
- 0:21hustle
- 0:21in
- 0:21your
- 0:2240s
- 0:22and
- 0:2250s,
- 0:22like,
- 0:23when
- 0:23are
- 0:23you
- 0:23gonna
- 0:23hustle?
- 0:24Like,
- 0:24what
- 0:24are
- 0:24you
- 0:24waiting
- 0:24for?
- 0:25You
- 0:25just
- 0:25need
- 0:25to
- 0:26be
- 0:26true
- 0:27to
- 0:28your
- 0:28heart.
- 0:37So
- 0:37this
- 0:38game
- 0:38is
- 0:38called
- 0:39Worth
- 0:39it
- 0:39or
- 0:40Waste
- 0:40of
- 0:40Energy.
- 0:41So
- 0:42basically,
- 0:43I'll
- 0:43throw
- 0:43out
- 0:43some
- 0:44different
- 0:44habits,
- 0:45pressures,
- 0:46trends,
- 0:46and
- 0:47you
- 0:47tell
- 0:47me
- 0:47what
- 0:48you
- 0:48think.
- 0:48Okay.
- 0:49Okay.
- 0:50The
- 0:50notion
- 0:51of
- 0:51trying
- 0:51to
- 0:52age
- 0:53perfectly.
- 0:54Worth
- 0:54it
- 0:54or
- 0:54waste
- 0:55of
- 0:55energy?
- 0:56Waste
- 0:56of
- 0:56energy.
- 0:58Right.
- 0:59There
- 0:59is
- 0:59no
- 0:59perfect.
- 1:00Never.
- 1:02No.
- 1:02Never.
- 1:03Women
- 1:04pretending
- 1:05that
- 1:05they're
- 1:05not
- 1:05overwhelmed.
- 1:07No.
- 1:08Right.
- 1:09Wasted.
- 1:10Wasted.
- 1:10Right.
- 1:11Yeah.
- 1:13We're
- 1:13all
- 1:13in
- 1:13this
- 1:13together.
- 1:14We're
- 1:14all
- 1:14feeling
- 1:14it.
- 1:15Okay.
- 1:15This
- 1:15is
- 1:16leaning
- 1:16a
- 1:16little
- 1:16bit
- 1:16into
- 1:17the
- 1:17health
- 1:17tracking
- 1:18every
- 1:18wellness
- 1:19metric
- 1:20imaginable.
- 1:21Waste
- 1:22it.
- 1:22Okay,
- 1:23so
- 1:23you're
- 1:23not.
- 1:23Even
- 1:23though
- 1:24you
- 1:24are
- 1:25in
- 1:25health
- 1:25and
- 1:25wellness.
- 1:26Don't.
- 1:26Well,
- 1:26not
- 1:27everything.
- 1:27I
- 1:28mean,
- 1:28it's
- 1:28like.
- 1:28I
- 1:28mean,
- 1:29that's
- 1:29like
- 1:29a
- 1:29whole
- 1:29other
- 1:30anxiety
- 1:30attacking
- 1:31and
- 1:31throw
- 1:31us
- 1:32all
- 1:32into,
- 1:32like,
- 1:32you
- 1:33know,
- 1:33total
- 1:34paranoia.
- 1:35No.
- 1:35Yeah.
- 1:37Totally
- 1:38wasted.
- 1:38Are
- 1:38there
- 1:39any
- 1:39trackers
- 1:39that
- 1:39you
- 1:40like
- 1:40that
- 1:40you
- 1:40find
- 1:40effective?
- 1:41I
- 1:41love
- 1:41the
- 1:42OURA
- 1:42ring,
- 1:42you
- 1:43know,
- 1:43and
- 1:44so
- 1:44I
- 1:44think
- 1:44OURA
- 1:45is
- 1:45a
- 1:45great.
- 1:46Is
- 1:46a
- 1:46great.
- 1:46Like,
- 1:46we're
- 1:47really
- 1:47pro
- 1:47sleep
- 1:48at
- 1:48Make
- 1:48Time
- 1:48Wellness,
- 1:49and
- 1:49so
- 1:49I
- 1:49think
- 1:49it
- 1:50really
- 1:50helps
- 1:51learn
- 1:52where
- 1:52you're
- 1:52at.
- 1:52And
- 1:53also,
- 1:53like,
- 1:53you
- 1:54were
- 1:54talking
- 1:54about
- 1:54resilience
- 1:54earlier.
- 1:55Like,
- 1:55if
- 1:55you're.
- 1:56If
- 1:56your
- 1:56resilience
- 1:57is
- 1:57low,
- 1:58don't
- 1:58push
- 1:58it.
- 1:59So
- 1:59it's
- 1:59a
- 1:59good.
- 1:59It's
- 2:00a
- 2:00good
- 2:00kind
- 2:00of
- 2:00like
- 2:01cop.
- 2:01It's
- 2:01like,
- 2:02I
- 2:02call
- 2:02it
- 2:02my
- 2:02Helen
- 2:02police,
- 2:03and
- 2:04it
- 2:04lets
- 2:04me
- 2:05know
- 2:05how
- 2:06hard
- 2:06I
- 2:07can.
- 2:07Hustle
- 2:08culture
- 2:08in
- 2:08your
- 2:0940s
- 2:09and
- 2:1050s.
- 2:11Still
- 2:11worth
- 2:12it
- 2:12or
- 2:12overrated?
- 2:14Worth
- 2:14it.
- 2:15I
- 2:15mean,
- 2:16like,
- 2:16if
- 2:16you're
- 2:16not
- 2:16gonna
- 2:16hustle
- 2:17in
- 2:17your
- 2:1740s
- 2:17and
- 2:1750s,
- 2:18like,
- 2:18when
- 2:18are
- 2:18you
- 2:18gonna
- 2:18hustle?
- 2:19Like,
- 2:19what
- 2:19are
- 2:19you
- 2:19waiting
- 2:20for?
- 2:203
- 2:20instead
- 2:21of
- 2:21Al?
- 2:26It's
- 2:26a
- 2:26hard
- 2:26one,
- 2:26because
- 2:27sometimes
- 2:27people
- 2:28are
- 2:28in
- 2:28your
- 2:28life
- 2:28for
- 2:28a
- 2:29very,
- 2:29very
- 2:30long
- 2:30time.
- 2:32I
- 2:32mean,
- 2:33I
- 2:33think
- 2:33this
- 2:33is
- 2:33a.
- 2:36I
- 2:36think
- 2:37if
- 2:38it's
- 2:38worth
- 2:38it
- 2:39for
- 2:39you,
- 2:40you
- 2:40should.
- 2:41Okay.
- 2:42You
- 2:42know,
- 2:42because
- 2:42our
- 2:43brains
- 2:43say
- 2:44some
- 2:44things
- 2:44and
- 2:45our
- 2:45hearts
- 2:45say
- 2:45others,
- 2:46and
- 2:46so
- 2:47I
- 2:47think
- 2:47that
- 2:48you
- 2:48just
- 2:48need
- 2:49to
- 2:49be
- 2:49true
- 2:50to
- 2:51your
- 2:51heart.
- 2:53Yeah.
- 2:54Yeah.
- 2:54That's
- 2:54the
- 2:55way
- 2:55that's
- 2:55the
- 2:55way
- 2:56hustle
- 2:57culture
- 2:57in
- 2:57your
- 2:5840s
- 2:58and
- 2:5950s
- 3:00still
- 3:00worth
- 3:01it
- 3:01or
- 3:01overrated?
- 3:03Worth
- 3:03it.
- 3:04I
- 3:04mean,
- 3:05like,
- 3:05if
- 3:05you're
- 3:05not
- 3:05going
- 3:05to
- 3:05hustle
- 3:06in
- 3:06your
- 3:0640s
- 3:06and
- 3:0650s,
- 3:07like,
- 3:07when
- 3:07are
- 3:07you
- 3:07going
- 3:07to
- 3:07hustle?
- 3:08Like,
- 3:08what
- 3:08are
- 3:08you
- 3:08waiting
- 3:09for?
- 3:09And
- 3:09I
- 3:10think,
- 3:10like,
- 3:10I
- 3:10mean,
- 3:10I'm
- 3:11there
- 3:11now,
- 3:11like
- 3:11when
- 3:11I'm
- 3:12going
- 3:12to
- 3:12wait,
- 3:12you
- 3:12know,
- 3:13I
- 3:13mean,
- 3:13this
- 3:13is
- 3:13it.
- 3:14Like,
- 3:14I
- 3:14have
- 3:14all
- 3:14the
- 3:14energy,
- 3:15so
- 3:15I'm
- 3:16on
- 3:16the
- 3:16worth
- 3:16it
- 3:16train
- 3:17on
- 3:17that.
- 3:18Right?
- 3:18It's
- 3:18good
- 3:18to
- 3:19be
- 3:19active.
- 3:19It's
- 3:19good
- 3:19to
- 3:20keep
- 3:20it
- 3:20going
- 3:20and
- 3:20have
- 3:21that
- 3:21fire.
- 3:21Right?
- 3:21Yeah.
- 3:22Hustle
- 3:22is
- 3:23the
- 3:23muscle.
- 3:23I
- 3:23say
- 3:23it
- 3:23all
- 3:24the
- 3:24time.
- 3:25It's
- 3:25true,
- 3:25it's
- 3:26true.
- 3:27Women
- 3:28feeling
- 3:28guilty
- 3:29for
- 3:29wanting
- 3:29time
- 3:30alone,
- 3:32waste
- 3:32it,
- 3:33right?
- 3:34Sometimes
- 3:35you
- 3:35need
- 3:35to
- 3:35just
- 3:36not
- 3:36have
- 3:36anybody
- 3:37around,
- 3:37you
- 3:38know,
- 3:38it's
- 3:38like
- 3:38just
- 3:39that
- 3:39quiet.
- 3:40Nobody's
- 3:41talking
- 3:41to
- 3:41me.
- 3:41No
- 3:41one's
- 3:42asking
- 3:42me
- 3:42for
- 3:42anything.
- 3:44I'm
- 3:44surrounded
- 3:45by
- 3:45people
- 3:46constantly.
- 3:47I
- 3:48listen
- 3:48to
- 3:48myself
- 3:49talk
- 3:49all
- 3:49day
- 3:49long
- 3:50in
- 3:50some
- 3:50capacity
- 3:51or
- 3:51another.
- 3:52And
- 3:52you
- 3:52do
- 3:53have
- 3:53to
- 3:53be
- 3:54mindful
- 3:54of
- 3:54your
- 3:54social
- 3:55battery.
- 3:56I
- 3:56have
- 3:56a
- 3:56very
- 3:57big
- 3:57social
- 3:57battery,
- 3:58but
- 3:58when
- 3:58it
- 3:59is
- 3:59out,
- 3:59it
- 4:00is
- 4:00out.
- 4:00And
- 4:00it's
- 4:01so
- 4:01important
- 4:01that
- 4:01you
- 4:01just
- 4:02take
- 4:02a
- 4:03moment,
- 4:03an
- 4:03hour,
- 4:04whatever,
- 4:0420
- 4:04minutes,
- 4:05just
- 4:05to
- 4:05kind
- 4:05of
- 4:05just
- 4:07turn
- 4:07it
- 4:07all
- 4:07off.
- 4:08Do
- 4:08you
- 4:08consider
- 4:09yourself
- 4:09a
- 4:09total
- 4:10extrovert
- 4:10or
- 4:11is
- 4:11it
- 4:11like
- 4:11the.
- 4:11I
- 4:12think
- 4:12it's
- 4:12called
- 4:12ambivert,
- 4:13where
- 4:13it's
- 4:13like
- 4:13a
- 4:14little
- 4:14of
- 4:14both.
- 4:15I'm
- 4:15an
- 4:16extrovert,
- 4:16you
- 4:17know,
- 4:17and
- 4:17my,
- 4:17my
- 4:17little
- 4:18girl
- 4:18in
- 4:18size
- 4:18feels
- 4:19like
- 4:19an
- 4:19introvert,
- 4:19but
- 4:19I'm
- 4:20absolutely
- 4:20an
- 4:20extrovert
- 4:21and
- 4:21I
- 4:21go
- 4:21out
- 4:21there
- 4:22and
- 4:22I
- 4:22get
- 4:22it
- 4:22done.
- 4:22Yeah,
- 4:23yeah,
- 4:23nice.
- 4:24Brain
- 4:24fog.
- 4:24Being
- 4:25dismissed
- 4:25is
- 4:25just
- 4:26stress.
- 4:29Worth
- 4:29it.
- 4:30Yeah.
- 4:30I
- 4:30mean,
- 4:31ladies,
- 4:31don't
- 4:31be
- 4:31dismissed.
- 4:32No
- 4:32one's
- 4:33talking
- 4:33to
- 4:33women
- 4:33about
- 4:33their
- 4:33brain
- 4:34health.
- 4:34And
- 4:34you
- 4:34need
- 4:34to
- 4:35really
- 4:35go
- 4:35out
- 4:35and
- 4:35advocate
- 4:36for
- 4:36yourself.
- 4:36You
- 4:37do
- 4:37not
- 4:37need
- 4:37to
- 4:38brain
- 4:39fog.
- 4:39Like,
- 4:40we
- 4:40can
- 4:40fix
- 4:40your
- 4:41brain
- 4:41fog,
- 4:41so
- 4:42let's
- 4:42do
- 4:42it.
- 4:43Yes.
- 4:43Well,
- 4:44so
- 4:44many
- 4:44of
- 4:44the
- 4:44doctors
- 4:45too,
- 4:45also,
- 4:46you
- 4:46know,
- 4:46blow
- 4:46you
- 4:46off
- 4:47when
- 4:47you
- 4:47go
- 4:47in
- 4:47for
- 4:47your
- 4:47appointment
- 4:48and
- 4:48you're
- 4:48talking
- 4:48about
- 4:48these
- 4:49things.
- 4:49My
- 4:50own,
- 4:50my
- 4:50own
- 4:50primary
- 4:51care
- 4:51doctor,
- 4:52I
- 4:52like
- 4:52to,
- 4:53like,
- 4:53I'm
- 4:53like,
- 4:53you
- 4:53know,
- 4:54Dr.
- 4:54So
- 4:54and
- 4:55so.
- 4:55I'm
- 4:55not
- 4:55going
- 4:55to
- 4:55call
- 4:55her
- 4:55out
- 4:56here,
- 4:56but
- 4:56I'm
- 4:56like,
- 4:57you
- 4:57need
- 4:57to
- 4:57get
- 4:57it
- 4:57together,
- 4:58girl.
- 4:58I'm
- 4:59like,
- 4:59really?
- 5:00Like,
- 5:00we
- 5:00need
- 5:00to
- 5:00work
- 5:01on
- 5:01this.
- 5:01And
- 5:01it's
- 5:02just
- 5:02they
- 5:02didn't
- 5:02have
- 5:02the
- 5:02training,
- 5:03right?
- 5:03And
- 5:04so
- 5:04it's
- 5:04just,
- 5:04it
- 5:04just
- 5:04is
- 5:05what
- 5:05it
- 5:05is.
- 5:05They
- 5:05have.
- 5:06They
- 5:06weren't
- 5:06trained.
- 5:07They
- 5:07weren't
- 5:07trained
- 5:08for
- 5:08women.
- 5:08I
- 5:08mean,
- 5:08that's
- 5:09for
- 5:09sure.
- 5:10We
- 5:10really
- 5:10need
- 5:11to
- 5:11advocate
- 5:11for
- 5:11ourselves
- 5:12when
- 5:12it
- 5:12comes
- 5:12to
- 5:13our
- 5:13brains.
- 5:14Yes,
- 5:14definitely.
- 5:15Reinventing
- 5:16yourself
- 5:16in
- 5:16midlife
- 5:17worth
- 5:18it,
- 5:19right?
- 5:20Why
- 5:20not?
- 5:20Why
- 5:20not?
- 5:21Why
- 5:21not?
- 5:22Now's
- 5:22the
- 5:22time.
- 5:23Now's
- 5:23the
- 5:23time.
- 5:24What
- 5:24is
- 5:24one
- 5:25thing
- 5:25women
- 5:26in
- 5:26midlife
- 5:26are
- 5:27wasting
- 5:27too
- 5:28much
- 5:28energy
- 5:28on?
- 5:29Oh,
- 5:30okay.
- 5:30What's
- 5:30the
- 5:30question?
- 5:31Yeah,
- 5:32what
- 5:32people.
- 5:32What
- 5:32other
- 5:33people
- 5:33think?
- 5:34Yeah.
- 5:35I
- 5:35mean.
- 5:36Yeah,
- 5:37like,
- 5:37what
- 5:37other
- 5:37people
- 5:38think?
- 5:39Yeah.
- 5:40It
- 5:40doesn't
- 5:40matter.
- 5:41Right?
- 5:41Matter.
- 5:42I
- 5:42mean,
- 5:42you
- 5:43know,
- 5:43who.
- 5:43What
- 5:43does
- 5:43Mel
- 5:44Robbins
- 5:44say?
- 5:44Mel
- 5:44Robbins
- 5:45says,
- 5:45let
- 5:45them.
- 5:46I'm
- 5:46with
- 5:47her.
- 5:48You
- 5:48know,
- 5:48let
- 5:49them.
- 5:49Just
- 5:49let
- 5:49them
- 5:50think
- 5:50what
- 5:50they're
- 5:50going
- 5:50to
- 5:50think.
- 5:51Whatever.
- 5:51Like,
- 5:51we
- 5:52can't
- 5:52control
- 5:52what
- 5:52people
- 5:52think,
- 5:53period.
- 5:53And
- 5:53so
- 5:54I
- 5:54think,
- 5:54like,
- 5:54just
- 5:54not
- 5:55letting
- 5:55it
- 5:55affect
- 5:55you
- 5:56is.
- 5:56And
- 5:57you
- 5:57gotta
- 5:57be
- 5:57you,
- 5:58unapologetically
- 5:59yourself.
- 6:00And
- 6:00that
- 6:00is
- 6:01so
- 6:01important.
- 6:01Don't
- 6:02wait
- 6:02to
- 6:02be
- 6:03your
- 6:04whole
- 6:04authentic
- 6:05self.
- 6:05This
- 6:06is
- 6:06amazing.
- 6:07Thank
- 6:07you
- 6:07so
- 6:07much,
- 6:08Helen.
- 6:08So
- 6:09wonderful.