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In today's episode:
๐Ÿ‘‰ how my perfectionist client transformed her digestion in the first 2 weeks of working together 1:1
๐Ÿ‘‰ why the 80% rule is where you should focus
๐Ÿ‘‰ why cycle awareness is an important skill for perfectionists who want to improve their period and hormone health
๐Ÿ‘‰ why the ROOTED Method works well for perfectionists

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Speaker 1 (00:05):
Hey there, friend, welcome to today's episode of
I'm Hormonal.
I'm your host, bridget Walton,women's hormone coach, and today
we're going to be talking moreabout perfectionism how you can
be perfectly imperfect when itcomes to your period health.
Last episode that came outearlier this week, we talked
about why perfectionism might bekind of sabotaging your period

(00:29):
One of those common trends thatI see there with my one-on-one
clients, and today what I wantto do is give you the
implementation strategy that myperfectionist clients have been
loving, that has been servingthem.
It's how to be strategic yetflexible.
That has been serving them.
It's how to be strategic yetflexible, like how to be
consistent yet still beresponsive to your body.

(00:50):
So, if you remember, I talkedabout my client, sarah, in the
last episode.
She came to me quintessentialperfectionist, and this is no
shade on perfectionists, tooright.
We've all you know, I've beenthere.
I think I'm a reformedperfectionist, and this is no
shade on perfectionists, tooright.
We've all you know, I've beenthere.
I think I'm a reformedperfectionist now, but
regardless, it's not a bad thingto be a perfectionist.

(01:12):
What this meant for her, though,was that she was being really
strict with what she ate.
She was being really strictwith how much she moved her body
.
She felt like she was doing allof the right things.
She was avoiding the rightfoods.
She was doing the things thatshe saw on instagram, that ai,
you know when she would kind ofask about it was telling her to

(01:33):
do, but in this case, it justwasn't moving the needle for her
.
She went though in the firsttwo weeks of us working together
and implementing the rootedmethod, which is the method that
I use with all of my clients,all my one-on-one clients.
Within two weeks ofimplementing the rooted method,

(01:55):
she went from needing a laxativefor any and every bowel
movement to having daily bowelmovements, like without any
laxative use at all, right,which is huge.
She hadn't experienced that inmonths and months.
Not only this, though, but herenergy stabilized and as she

(02:18):
started to, so she just stoppedusing birth control at the very
beginning of when we startedworking together, and this is
all setting up a really goodfoundation for her as she starts
to cycle naturally and as sheneeds to eliminate those
hormones naturally after herbody uses them up too.
So let's talk about some of thekind of pieces of this

(02:43):
framework that I used with Sarah, that I use with a lot of the
one-on-one gals that I work with, so that maybe this, maybe
these are some things that willhelp you out too.
Now, the first thing that Ireally focus on with clients is
shooting for that 80%consistency rule, right?
What we are doing here is liketaking imperfect action.

(03:09):
We don't need to get eighthours of sleep every single day.
Would that be ideal, sure, butthat's okay.
Life happens and it might nothappen seven days out of the
week.
The same thing goes for whatyou're eating, or how you are
managing your stress, what youare trying to focus on or what
your goal is around protein orhydration.

(03:32):
It's so important to rememberthat you can still see amazing
transformation in the way thatyou feel, in the regularity of
your periods, in the absence ofyour bloating, by just hitting
that 80% mark.
The key here and this part ifyou're multitasking, come back
to me.
The key here, though, is thatthose goals that you're striving

(03:53):
towards are the right goals foryou, right, like the right
things for what your bodyspecifically needs to support
where you want to go.
I want to say that one moretime, because I think this is so
important If you are doing 100%of whatever is on your goal

(04:14):
list but it's not the right list, then you're not going to see
the transformation that you wantto see.
If you have a really clearpicture of what you need to do
and what is going to supportyour digestion, your hormone
balance, all of these things,getting to 80% of just that list

(04:36):
is going to be chef's kiss forwhat you need, and that makes it
so much easier for a lot ofthese gals that I work with to
really think of it in that light.
Hopefully a little light bulbkind of just came on for you
there.
And I know let me back up onthis one I know that for some of
you you just said to yourselfin your head 80% is a B minus,

(05:00):
and that's not what I'm here for.
80% feels like giving up, buthere's the thing your body is
not a metric of schoolhousesuccess.
Let me tell you a story.
Actually I've been blabbingabout this to all of my friends
that I've seen in real lifelately.
I had coffee with a friend acouple months ago and I was

(05:21):
sharing with her.
I said something like I feellike this is going well in this
one area of my business.
I feel like I'm just reallydoing B minus work and I don't
know how to get to an A withouthaving so much more time, x, y,
z.
And my friend says to me she'slike Bridget, you don't have to

(05:44):
get an A in anything.
Getting an A, getting a 100%,literally only matters when
you're in school and you'retaking tests.
But in life, as if, as with inbusiness or with your health

(06:04):
getting that you know, whateverthat B minus feels like, that
can still be amazing success.
Right, there is no 100%,there's just what is going to be
supportive for you, what isgoing to get you closer to where
you're going.
So I want to leave that withyou too, because I've thought
about that a billion times since.

(06:25):
She said that to me and itreally helped me put into
perspective the fact that, ohyeah, I'm setting these
standards, these goals formyself and this kind of quote
unquote B minus work.
It's not B minus work.
This is my best effort, likethis is my A, this is what I can
manage and it's actually goinggreat.

(06:46):
So take that for, however, thatmight serve you.
Now let me share with you thesecond thing that is really
important to my one-on-one workwith clients, especially
perfectionist clients, and it'sgrowing this practice of cycle
awareness.
So, if you're new to cycleawareness, menstrual cycle

(07:06):
awareness, it's this practice ofjust becoming more familiar
with what your body needs.
It's this practice of justbecoming more familiar with what
your body needs.
Actually tuning in to listen tolike, do I have the energy to
do this today?
Do I need more food than whatI've had so far today, or do I
need to get more rest today?
Whatever that's like for you,but just really tuning into how

(07:31):
your needs change throughoutyour menstrual cycle so you can
honor that.
Because, again, everything isnot going to be the same.
It's not going to be identicalday after day or week after week
throughout your cycle.
The sooner that you accept thatthere is some variability, the
sooner that you can serve thatvariability and feel better.

(07:55):
So put that on your list too,to just whether that's using an
app that you like, whetherthat's writing in a journal, if
that is something that you'reused to doing and reflecting on,
okay, did I have the energy todo that?
That workout, this certain typeof task at work, going to this
social event, that kind of thing.

(08:16):
Hopefully that'll get youstarted.
So next, what I want to talkabout is what my perfectionist
clients really love and whatthey get the most out of when it
comes to our one-on-one worktogether.
Because, as with all of myclients, but especially with the
perfectionist gals, we focus onidentifying a really clear

(08:40):
protocol for you, right?
So we'll go through the intakeprocess.
We'll do your nutritionalassessment questionnaire At some
point.
If you're doing labs, we'll getback your lab results and we
will take all of that context,all of that information about
how your body is functioning,what systems need support, and
we will make an incredibly clearand specific plan for you.

(09:03):
There's no more guessing, right?
You don't have to make theassessment about oh, will this
supplement or that supplement bethe best thing for me?
I got you, girl.
That's literally my job.
This is what I have beenstudying for years and years.
Let me take thatdecision-making weight off of

(09:23):
your shoulders and we'll hookyou up with that clear plan.
Now, the other thing that galsreally love is seeing what their
hormones are doing, what theirgut health is doing, through
those functional labs, thosefunctional panels that we do,
and kind of even just gettingthat validation back from the

(09:45):
labs.
We're using that to see againlike what does your body
actually need?
Where is the imbalance?
What systems need support?
And once you have thatinformation, that quantifiable
information, and then we createthe plan to move forward from
there.
You know that is motivating,that is getting you, like I

(10:09):
mentioned earlier to you knowwhat is this?
One plan that works for you andyour body specifically right?
No more focusing on seeminglyrandom abstract goals that you
were trying to get 100% in.
That you didn't need to get100% in.
The other thing that I want youto know about is really using
this systematic approach togetting you to where you want to

(10:34):
be with your digestion, withyour bloating, with your cycle
regularity.
And let me mention this too,because I know I kind of jumped
into this episode quickly, butmost of my clients are women in
their 30s, women working incorporate, so high stress, like
high performing gals.
You guys are killing it outthere, sometimes at the risk of

(10:57):
your own hormone balance.
Anyway, gals in their 30s work,and work in a lot of gals with
bloating, like dysbiosis intheir digestive system, which
can then wreak havoc, kind ofsecondhand, on your hormone
balance.
With all these gals, even ifthat doesn't exactly describe
you, we're walking through asystem that I've used time and

(11:22):
time and time and time againwith clients.
We're not just like taking ashot in the dark, you know, or
walking you through this systemand knowing what the steps are
in those system.
How long will it take to seeresults.
That is also really supportivefor your perfectionist.
You know mindset.

(11:42):
I feel like I've said the wordperfectionist so many times in
this episode that I even need tolike.
Did I already make a disclaimerabout this?
I want to say that probably mybest clients are the ones who
are perfectionists, who come tome with that mindset and are so
committed to the plan.

(12:02):
They're committed to seeingthis transformation that they've
been like after.
They're like, hey, yeah, I'mhere, I'm ready to do the work,
I'm ready to invest and I'mready to catalyze this
transformation to get to easy,regular periods, smooth
digestion, bloat-free mealshowever that looks for you.

(12:23):
And so I just say that.
To say like, in some areas, orif you don't have the right plan
that's really what I mean tosay If you don't have the right
plan that suits you and yourhormones needs, being a
perfectionist could kind of holdyou back because you're
committed to this plan thatsuits you and your hormones
needs.
Being a perfectionist couldkind of hold you back because
you're committed to this plan.
That isn't a good fit, but ifyou have the right plan, girl,

(12:47):
you are on your way.
You are almost there.
Now, if this all sounds likeyou, if this really resonates
with you and you are ready to godeeper, I want to give you just
a couple of quick notes on whatelse I implement with my
clients in this regard.
So we will focus oncycle-specific nutrition.

(13:07):
We'll also take a look atstrategic supplements.
I think it's always good tofocus on nutrition through food
first, but surely there is atime and place for supplements.
And by looking at, okay, whenand how can you take which
supplements for maximum impact,that is also going to

(13:29):
potentially be a game changerfor you in catalyzing your
transformation.
Last but not least and thiscannot be ignored is coming back
to what's going on with youradrenal glands, which is your
endocrine gland that producesyour stress hormone, cortisol.
How can we support your adrenalglands throughout, whatever is

(13:51):
going on at work for you,whatever is going on with your
travel or any other stressfulparts of life, because if we're
not addressing the stress likewe're relieving a lot on the
table.
So, gals, listen to me when Isay that every month that you

(14:11):
stay in this perfectionist modecould be another month of
irregular periods and hormonechaos.
If you feel like a clearroadmap is what you need, this
is what my kind of perfectionistclients are loving too.
They feel confident thatthey're doing the right things.
They know when they'll seedifferent transformations, they
have the accountability to getwhere they want to be Then I

(14:34):
would encourage you go toimhormonalcom, slash golds or
you can find that link in theshow notes and we will work
together to create a plan thatsatisfies your need for
structure.
Yes, well, also bringingbalance back to your hormones
and back to your digestivehealth.
So, gals, that is about it fortoday.

(14:56):
If you have not yet connectedwith me on Instagram, you can
connect with me there at I'munderscore hormonal.
If you're like, yes, bridget,you were talking about me today,
go ahead and send me a DM withthe word perfectionist and let
me know what really resonatedwith you.
I would love to also know whatwas your main actionable
takeaway.

(15:16):
What are you gonna dodifferently this week?
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As always, I need to give youmy reminder that the information
I share with you here is foreducational purposes only, and

(15:37):
it should not be used as areplacement for medical advice
or diagnosis.
Now, if you are, on the otherhand, in the market for some
one-on-one support, then I wouldlove for you to take me up on
my offer for a free strategycall.
You can find these links andmore in the show notes.
All right, we'll see you on thenext one.
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