Robyn Spurr

Personal Health and Weight Loss Coaching For Women

Self Care

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Best Self. Burn it Down.

January. The time of year when we tend to put pressure on ourselves to improve. To make resolutions. To strive to do better than the year before. To become our best self (whatever the f#@$ that means).

Don’t get me wrong. I’m all about (achievable) goals and doing better. I mean, I’m a coach, so you know – I better be into this stuff. It’s just that we usually go about it in a way that leads to feeling like a failure.

Striving to become your “best self” is inherently painful. Because no matter how good you get, you’re always comparing the here and now to a best version that is likely impossible to achieve. And so – it is never good enough.

Perhaps it’s time to toss the idea of a “best self” in the proverbial trash along with a big ass squirt of lighter fluid and a match.This feels more important than ever. Because honestly – 2020 and 2021 were big stinky flaming trash heaps for many of us.

Here’s something to consider. Instead of the standard “new year, new you” uber ambitious exercise or weight loss goals, think about building new habits around sleep, stress management, recovery and feeding your soul in 2022. Especially if you’re feeling burned out.

A few ideas…

  • Read for pleasure 30 minutes/day
  • Start your nighttime wind down routine 15 minutes earlier
  • Subscribe to Wondrium and take one new class/week or month
  • Buy a new cookbook and prepare one new recipe/week (I just purchased The Ultimate Meal-Prep Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen) 
  • Grab one of the puzzles you bought at the beginning of the pandemic and start working on it
  • Commit to a friend date every week or every other week (hike, coffee, Zoom happy hour)

What if we gave ourselves space and grace to grow? What if we chose to focus on habits we’re excited about? What if we made the journey without crushing judgments and burdensome expectations?

That sounds like freedom, adventure, and joy to me.

💙 Robyn

Interested in a one-on-one coaching relationship with me? It would be an honor to work with you if and when the time feels right.

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Two Modes

There are times to preserve – and there are times to push.

2021 was a year of preservation. A year of not backsliding too much. A year of leaning on foundational habits (whole foods as much as possible, prioritizing sleep, staying hydrated, getting outside for fresh air and walks).

Given that I work with most clients for a year, we’re bound to bump up against challenging periods. It can be tempting to let healthy habits slip entirely when life is hard. To check out. To stop showing up for ourselves. Or – we can practice preservation during the trying phases of life.  

One of the many lessons I learned while caring for my mom was how to maintain a baseline level of self-care when bandwidth was consistently low.

There were no homemade meals from scratch, but I utilized a healthy meal service that delivered fully cooked meals.

There were no strength training sessions or trips to the gym, but I could pop in my Air pods and go for a quick walk.

Now that I’m coming out the other side, it’s time to return to pushing. Home-cooked meals. Amped up workouts. Self-development.

While I’m not interested in signing up for another year like this past one, it helped me understand and empathize with clients who are in the trenches.

There are the routine ups and downs of life – and there are times when the wheels fall off the wagon. Knowing when to push and when to preserve is essential.

💙 Robyn

Interested in a one-on-one coaching relationship with me? It would be an honor to work with you if and when the time feels right.

To learn more about Personal Health Coaching click HERE. 

To schedule a Discovery Session click HERE.

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None of Us Are Okay

It’s been one hell of a year. For me. For everyone – as we continue to live our lives as normally as possible amid an evolving pandemic and all the uncertainty that brings. 

My friend Cindy said it perfectly when I met her for coffee last week.

“None of us are okay.” 

Amen to that.

I have some sad news to share my friends. Despite all the flights back and forth to New Jersey to help take care of Mom this year. Despite everyone doing the best they could – my sweet Mama lost her battle with cancer a little over a week ago.

I am sad, but I am also so very grateful for the lessons and memories and outpourings of love.

There is so much beauty, even during the most difficult of times. If we’re willing to look for it.

The death of your remaining parent changes you. And those changes can be powerful and positive.

I want to honor my mom by laughing and loving harder. I want to gather up all the love I gave to her and shower it upon the other people in my life who deserve it (including myself).

If you’re feeling a bit bruised and battered by life as well, please join me in dusting yourself off and taking a big deep centering breath. We are Chickadees and we are made of tough stuff.

We can still finish 2021 strong.

💙 Robyn

Interested in a one-on-one coaching relationship with me? It would be an honor to work with you if and when the time feels right.

To learn more about Personal Health Coaching click HERE. 

To schedule a Discovery Session click HERE.

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There is Always Light

Our daily lives have been filled with fear and uncertainty for some time now.

But there has also been light. 

For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it
If only we’re brave enough to be it

I think it’s fair to say we can all use a healthy dose of hope and healing. If you didn’t get a chance to watch 22-year old Amanda Gorman deliver her poem, “The Hill We Climb,” on Inauguration Day, google her this very instant (or click here). 

Amanda Gorman was the youngest poet to recite her work at a presidential inauguration. Gorman was diagnosed with an auditory processing disorder in kindergarten. She also has speech articulation issues that make it difficult for her to pronounce certain words and sounds. Because of her communication issues, she was entranced by the power of poetry to express ideas. And I (like many) was entranced by her. 

That even as we grieved, we grew
That even as we hurt, we hoped
That even as we tired, we tried

When you’re “in” the thick of difficulty, it can be easy to forget that it is also a sacred time. A time that can yield new perspectives. A time that can make you stronger. Wiser. More compassionate. If you let it.

The darkness of difficult times can consume us if we forget to look for the light.

When day comes we ask ourselves,
where can we find light in this never-ending shade?

I have been called to rise up and find the light in, what Ms. Gorman calls, “this never-ending shade”.

My sweet mama was recently diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer. I will be traveling to New Jersey to support her as much as is possible (and safe) in the coming months. And what a gift it is to be able to support her while continuing to do work that brings me so much joy.

Given the circumstances, I’ve decided to hit the pause button on accepting new clients for the time being.

If you would like to join the waitlist, click here + fill out the Discovery Questionnaire. At this time, I’m not certain when I’ll be adding new clients (hoping for April/May), but I promise to keep those on the waitlist up to date.

💙 Robyn