July 30, 2026 • 17 mins
Bloom Scrolling: How to Rewire Your Brain for More Joy Instead of Doom Scrolling
Have you ever picked up your phone for "just a minute" only to realize an hour has disappeared—and somehow you feel more anxious, overwhelmed, or emotionally drained than when you started?
That's doom scrolling.
In this episode of Inner Work with MaryAnn Walker, we're exploring its powerful opposite: bloom scrolling.
Bloom scrolling is the intentional practice of curating your social media feed—and your daily life—to cultivate more joy, inspiration, hope, and peace. Instead of letting the algorithm decide what influences your thoughts, emotions, and nervous system, you'll learn how to intentionally train your brain to seek out the good.
Research shows that what we repeatedly focus on strengthens the neural pathways associated with those thoughts and emotions. By intentionally consuming uplifting content, you can begin reinforcing more positive thought patterns, activate your parasympathetic "rest and digest" response, and create an environment where joy becomes easier to experience.
In this episode, I share practical ways to transform your social media experience, simple daily habits that take less than five minutes, and the surprising ways your feed can influence your mood, energy, and overall outlook on life.
In This Episode You'll Learn:
- The difference between doom scrolling and bloom scrolling
- Why we doom scroll when we're anxious, overwhelmed, or procrastinating
- How social media affects your nervous system and emotional well-being
- Why intentionally curating your feed can improve your mood
- How your brain develops stronger neural pathways based on repeated experiences
- Simple ways to teach the algorithm what you actually want to see
- Why five intentional minutes each day can change how you experience life
- How to cultivate more joy both online and offline
This Week's Challenge
Today, intentionally reshape your algorithm.
When you find something that genuinely inspires you:
- Like it.
- Comment on it.
- Follow the creator.
- Save or share the post.
When something consistently drains your energy:
- Select "Not Interested."
- Unfollow or mute accounts that no longer serve you.
Then spend just five intentional minutes doing something that brings you joy—whether that's stretching, dancing, sitting in the sunshine, playing with your dog, reading something inspiring, or simply taking a deep breath.
Small, intentional choices repeated consistently create lasting change.
Resources Mentioned
- Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryannwalker.life/
- Rockalina Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DSKmRQQDRPA/
- Coach Sam and Daud Video: https://www.instagram.com/p/Dad1a8usjCR/
- Learn more about my 12-week Self-Reclamation Project coaching experience And contact me here: https://maryannwalker.life/contact-me
Work With Me
If you're ready to stop living on autopilot and intentionally create more peace, confidence, and joy, I'd love to support you.
The Self-Reclamation Project is my 12-week private coaching experience designed specifically for women who are ready to reclaim their voice, their energy, and their lives.
I'm opening just 10 spots beginning in September.
Learn more here: https://maryannwalker.life/coaching-packages
Email me at maryann@maryannwalker.life to learn more or reserve your spot.
If this episode encouraged you, I'd love it if you subscribed, left a review, and shared it with someone who could use a little more joy in their life.
Listen
Watch
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 4 (00:42):
Well, hello and welcome back.
So apparently when I talkedabout Good Morning America
reaching out to me last week totalk about bloom scrolling, then
many of you were not quite surewhat bloom scrolling was.
So today we're going to betalking about it.
So first, you might actually bemore familiar with the opposite
of bloom scrolling, which isdoom scrolling.
Now, doom scrolling is whatyou're doing when you're just on
(01:03):
your phone for hours on end,just kind of mindlessly
scrolling, watching reels,whatever it is that you're doing
online.
You're essentially letting thealgorithm decide what it is that
you're going to be watching.
So when you're doom scrolling,it's very passive, it's
unintentional, and soon youmight find yourself looking up
at the clock and thinking,"Oh mygoodness, I cannot believe how
much time has passed." Now, manypeople doom scroll when they're
(01:26):
either attempting to avoid anemotion or they're
procrastinating something.
So for example, maybe they'refeeling bored, so they get
online, or they really don'twant to feel insecure or anxious
or overwhelmed, so they getonline and they just start
scrolling.
Or maybe they just really don'twanna do the housework, or they
don't actually wanna get readyfor that event, and so as a form
(01:48):
of procrastination, they juststart scrolling.
But the thing with doomscrolling is, is that most
people, they don't feel verygood afterwards.
In fact, generally speaking,they're feeling more tired.
Maybe they're feeling moredisappointed in themselves
because,"Oh my goodness, I'vewasted so much time." Many
people, then they doom scroll inan attempt to numb emotions, but
(02:11):
the thing is, we can'tselectively numb emotions.
So when you're avoiding feelingand processing the negative
emotions, you might find that,okay, well, yes, I did numb the
negative emotions, but now I'mnot experiencing the joy that I
used to enjoy either.
So after doom scrolling, peoplegenerally feel just very blah.
They're not feeling great.
Now, bloom scrolling is a littlebit different.
(02:34):
Bloom scrolling is intentionallyseeking out the things that
really light you up.
So yes, it is intentional, andit's something that is curated
by you.
It's something that you'vedecided to tune into rather than
just letting the algorithmdetermine what it is that is
popping up in your feed.
And there's usually a plan inplace where it's,"Okay, I'm
gonna dedicate ten minutes to goand find something that's gonna
(02:55):
make me laugh or make me feelbetter." It's being very
intentional about what it isthat you want your experience to
be.
So bloom scrolling, it mightlook like visiting your favorite
poet's website and justthinking,"Oh, I wonder what
inspiration they have for metoday.
I'm so excited to just go andsee what's there." Or maybe it's
watching nature videos or thosereally silly animal clips like,
(03:15):
oh my goodness, there are suchsilly animals in the world,
right?
But it's things that werecreated to uplift and inspire
that you are intentionallyseeking out.
And after bloom scrolling,people generally feel quite a
bit better.
They feel more energized.
They're happier.
They might even feel inspiredand move to action.
It just feels so good, and allit takes is just a little bit of
(03:39):
intention.
Now, when I first created mysocial media business page, then
I decided that I wanted to kindof create, like, my business
persona, right?
This would allow me to connectwith other professionals.
It would allow me a space wherefollowers could come and hang
out with me without giving themaccess to, photos of my children
and things.
So I created this separateaccount.
And when I created that account,I was very intentional about
(04:02):
what I wanted to create.
So I very intentionally went toconnect with other coaches, with
other podcasters, with otherentrepreneurs, with, people that
were creating content that wasintended to uplift and inspire,
people that I could essentiallyadd to my bloom scrolling feed,
right?
And it was so interesting for meto just notice the difference in
(04:23):
these two accounts, where on mypersonal page, then yeah, I've
been friends with...
There's a lot of people on therethat I'm friends with.
It's probably the same for you,where I'm like,"I don't really
know how I met this person," or,"Wow, yep, I'm pretty sure I
only added them because we wentto high school together 30 years
ago." But we might not have alot in common now.
We might have very differentinterests.
(04:43):
But because we're connected onsocial media, the algorithm
says,"Oh, well, if you'refriends with them, you must have
this in common." So then I'mfinding things in my feed going,
"Wow, how did I get here?" Buton my other page where I was
more intentional about, youknow, following my mentor Brooke
Castillo, following Mel Robbins,my other coaching friends,
(05:04):
people that uplift and inspire,it was such a stark contrast
when I logged into that account.
And I found myself spending moreand more time on that page
because it just felt better.
It was better for my mentalhealth.
It was better for my energy.
It was better for my mood tojust be in that space.
It was quite fascinating.
(05:26):
Now, the first time that Italked about bloom scrolling, it
was about three and a half yearsago.
The TikTok that Good MorningAmerica wanted to show was over
three years old, which is wild.
But it's very interesting for meto look back on that time and
see how much the world haschanged.
Not just my personal life,right?
Uh, yes, there's been a lot ofchanges in my personal life.
We've moved...
Let's see, we've moved twicewithin that time There's been a
(05:47):
lot of changes in my personallife, but also here in the
country and around the world,there's been a huge shift, and
it was very interesting for meto think back on COVID.
Do you guys remember COVID andwhat your feed looked like
during COVID?
It was very fascinating to seethat we as a collective had
essentially decided that we weregoing to post more positive
(06:07):
things.
We were all feeling a little bitdown.
We were all feeling a little bitstuck, and we collectively
decided to add more joy to theworld.
So I remember logging on andseeing videos of Italians out on
their balcony singing with theirneighbors at sunset.
This was something thatapparently they would do quite
often, right?
In, at least in that particularneighborhood.
(06:27):
I remember seeing peoplestarting their fitness journeys
and just seeing how they wereshowing up consistently for
themselves.
It was so inspiring.
It was just amazing to see whatit was that people were putting
out there.
People were developing newhabits and new hobbies, and it
was beautiful and amazing to seewhat it was that people were
putting out there.
So think for a moment about whatreally brings you joy, and then
(06:50):
ask yourself,"Okay, how can Iintentionally cultivate that
right now in my feed and in mylife?" Now, there are a few
social media pages that I justlove.
So for example, right now I amloving following Rockalina.
I don't know if you are awarewho Rockalina is, but oh my
goodness, it is such aheartwarming story.
So Rockalina is a box turtlethat had been living on
(07:14):
somebody's kitchen floor forabout 50 years, and just living
off of cat food.
Rockalina didn't know what itwas like to be in nature
anymore, didn't know what it waslike to have a healthy diet, and
Rockalina wasn't doing so great.
Her shell didn't look too good.
Her eyes weren't very good.
She just really wasn't lookingthat healthy.
And when Rockalina was rescued,they started tracking her
(07:37):
journey.
They started showing what it waslike the first time that she
actually ate a strawberry, andwhat does it look like when
she's actually hunting for aworm.
They were teaching her how to bea box turtle, and changing her
diet in ways where really it washaving such a huge and
significant impact on her shineand everything.
She just looked like acompletely different turtle.
And you guys, the most cutestthing just happened over there,
(08:00):
where they just recentlyintroduced Rockalina to a baby
box turtle.
So Rockalina, they don't evenknow if she's ever known another
box turtle, and this little babybox turtle, Rockalina's the
first box turtle that thatbaby's ever known.
And they weren't quite sure whatthey were going to do with each
other, what they would think ofeach other, but they have turned
into the cutest friends, and itis the most adorable thing.
(08:24):
And Rockalina is teaching thisnew little baby how to survive
as a box turtle.
It is just so heartwarming.
I absolutely love it whenRockalina pops up in my feed.
I'm also following Coach Sam,and yeah, I'll put his handle in
the show notes, and also I'mgonna be re-sharing these on my
Instagram.
So if you aren't following me onInstagram, then you can find me.
(08:44):
My handle is maryannwalker.life.
But I will repost these clipsthat I'm referring to the day
that this episode drops, soit'll be easier for you to find.
But Coach Sam, he is coachinghis friend and client, Dodd.
And the clip that completelyhooked me was so inspiring, Sam
was working with his friend andclient, Dodd, and he told Dodd,
(09:04):
he said,"Okay, whatever youlift, I'm going to lift." And
Dodd's a big guy, so he alreadyhad a lot of weight he was
carrying, so he was lifting onlythe bar.
And then Coach Sam stepped in.
He said,"Okay, now I'm going tolift what you just lifted." And
he added Dodd's body weight tothe bar.
(09:25):
And it took Dodd a minute tofigure that out, but you could
see his mind completely shiftand his mind be completely blown
when he saw what his coach wasdoing.
And he said,"Oh, that's me." Andthe gears started turning, and
then Dodd said,"Oh my goodness,my legs must be so strong.
I can't believe I've beenlifting that much." Okay?
(09:45):
Dodd was, at the time, 465pounds, and he realized in that
moment he had been lifting 465pounds every single day with
those legs.
And he realized in that moment,in real time, how strong his
legs must be.
His legs must be stronger thananybody else in that gym because
he's lifting it, not justoccasionally, not just a few
(10:06):
times a week at the gym, butevery single day.
So then Dodd feels so empowered,and he tells his coach,"All
right, hit me with the weights."And then Dodd is lifting 132
pounds on top of his bodyweight, and it was just so
inspiring to see that real-lifetransformation as well as to
(10:27):
continue to follow Dodd on hisweight loss journey.
I just absolutely love it.
It's amazing.
So again, I will be repostingthose clips to my Instagram.
But think for a moment about,okay, who really inspires me?
When I see a clip that inspiresme, do I make a point to follow
the page and to get more of thatcontent, or do I just keep
scrolling and let the algorithmpick what it is that I watch?
(10:51):
Now, I'm gonna give you achallenge right now, and I
really want you to take this toheart because this is a very
simple challenge, but it can becompletely transformative.
So today, when you're online,today when you are on social
media, When you see somethingthat lights you up, I want you
to subscribe, okay?
Like and subscribe, comment, dosomething to let the algorithm
know that this is the kind ofcontent I want to see more of.
(11:14):
And if you see something pop upin your feed where you go,"Oh my
goodness, this is such a drain.
Why did this show up in my feed?
I do not want to be seeing moreof this," use the drop-down and
let the algorithm know,"I am notinterested in this content."
Okay?
Just do that with one post eachday, one where you intentionally
engage and subscribe, and onewhere you intentionally let the
algorithm know,"Uh-uh, I don'twanna have this in my feed."
(11:36):
Okay?
It is amazing to see how quicklyyour algorithm can change to
become something that is moresupportive, so that eventually,
if you do that day after dayafter day, just imagine how much
more empowered you will feel,how much more inspired you will
feel, how much more joy you willbe experiencing simply from that
one tiny habit of intentionallyengaging and intentionally
(11:57):
disengaging with your algorithm.
Subscribe to the things thatreally light you up.
And I'm not talking only onlinehere.
But decide, okay, what is itthat's gonna light me up, and
how can I incorporate more ofthat into my day?
So what things do light you up?
Maybe you want to playtug-of-war with your dog.
I love playing tug with my dog.
It's just the most fun thingever.
(12:18):
Maybe you want to add a newplant to your collection so that
you have something beautiful tolook at when you're working
throughout the day.
For me, I've noticed how muchbetter I sleep and how much
better I feel when I incorporateeven just 10 minutes of yoga
into my day.
Maybe you want to spend a fewminutes just standing in the
sunshine and feeling the sun onyour skin.
Maybe you want to lay on thegrass during your lunch break.
(12:40):
Maybe you want to make a pointto share one funny joke a day or
share a funny reel with a friendevery single day.
Now, during COVID, oh mygoodness, there were the most
hilarious memes online.
People were so creative, and Ijust ate it up.
I loved it.
So what I did during COVID was Ikind of collected all of those
funny memes, and then I wouldshare them on my page.
And it was very interesting tosee how not only did that bring
(13:02):
me joy, but it brought otherpeople joy, and it kind of
became this community event\where people would tag me in
things and say,"Oh, MaryAnn, Ithought you'd want to see this."
Or they would send me in aprivate message something funny
that they saw so that I couldshare it in the next morning's
batch of funny memes.
And it was just so fun to seehow much that shifted my
experience and everybody else's.
(13:23):
I've also noticed for myselfthat, yeah, I kind of go in
spurts with playing the ukulele,but every time I do play it, it
really lights me up and it makesme smile.
So maybe there's something likethat where you occasionally do
it, but you know that when youdo do it, it just brings you so
much joy.
It might be music or art orsomething else, but really think
about,"Okay, what is it that Icould do today to help me to
cultivate joy?" Adding just alittle bit of joy to your day,
(13:47):
it doesn't need to take a lot oftime.
In fact, just five minutes ofbeing intentional about creating
joy can have a huge impact onhow you feel.
So let's kind of just startthere.
Let's start with just fiveminutes a day of intentionally
creating joy.
Five minutes of turning on themusic and dancing, five minutes
to just stand on the grass andfeel yourself be grounded and
feel the sun on your face, fiveminutes to just kind of tidy up
(14:09):
your space a little bit so thatyou can experience less chaos.
It's just five minutes, but itcan make such a huge difference.
We are what we practice overtime, and we can either practice
it intentionally or we canpractice it unintentionally.
But how you feel and how youexperience the world right now
(14:30):
is a direct result of what it isthat you think and feel over
time, okay?
So be more intentional about it.
If you do not like how you'recurrently feeling, try something
new.
Practice it.
Reinforce those new, morepositive neural pathways,
cultivate that feed, and make itsomething more supportive for
you, and just see what happens.
(14:52):
Now, I've noticed for myself,when I am unintentional with how
I want to start my day, thengenerally speaking, I reach
over, I grab my phone, and thefirst thing that the algorithm
shows me is the news.
And I have noticed that when Iread the news first thing in the
morning, I feel more drained.
I feel more pessimistic.
I have a harder time gettinggoing for the day.
(15:13):
So I have to be very intentionalabout, okay, I know that if I
open my phone, that's what I'mgonna see.
I'm not going to do it.
But when I'm more intentionalabout what it is that I wanna
create, when I wake up and Iwork out first, I feel so much
better.
When I make a point to listen toone chapter of the audiobook
that we're reading for book clubbefore checking the news, I feel
(15:34):
so much better.
I feel more energized, I feelmore clear-headed, and I'm more
motivated to start the day, andit makes all the difference.
So today, decide what it is thatyou want to see more of in your
feed and in your life.
Intentionally subscribe andunsubscribe to one thing daily,
and come back and let me knowwhat a difference it makes for
(15:55):
you.
And if you want to have moresupport as you work to
intentionally create more joy,then come and work with me.
As I mentioned last week, thedoors are now open for my
self-reclamation project.
So if you're wanting to reclaimyour joy, your energy, and your
life, then consider this yourpersonal invitation.
The cost is$1,200 for this12-week one-on-one coaching
(16:17):
experience, and I am limiting itto just 10 women.
So if you are interested, thengo ahead and email me at
maryann@maryannwalker.life andlet me know what one change
you're most wanting to create.
We'll be starting in September,so that'll give you plenty of
time to finish out your summervacation and get the kids in
school.
And to be honest, I'm not quitesure when the doors will be open
(16:39):
again or at what price.
And so if you are interested,then email me now to secure your
seat.
You can find all the details inthe show notes, and if you have
any other questions, feel freeto reach out to me.
I'm happy to help.
You can experience more joy andpeace in life, and I can show
you how.
All right.
Well, I hope you have a greatweek, and let's talk soon.
Bye now
Well, hello and welcome back.
So apparently when I talkedabout Good Morning America
reaching out to me last week totalk about bloom scrolling, then
many of you were not quite surewhat bloom scrolling was.
So today we're going to betalking about it.
So first, you might actually bemore familiar with the opposite
of bloom scrolling, which isdoom scrolling.
Now, doom scrolling is whatyou're doing when you're just on
(01:03):
your phone for hours on end,just kind of mindlessly
scrolling, watching reels,whatever it is that you're doing
online.
You're essentially letting thealgorithm decide what it is that
you're going to be watching.
So when you're doom scrolling,it's very passive, it's
unintentional, and soon youmight find yourself looking up
at the clock and thinking,"Oh mygoodness, I cannot believe how
much time has passed." Now, manypeople doom scroll when they're
(01:26):
either attempting to avoid anemotion or they're
procrastinating something.
So for example, maybe they'refeeling bored, so they get
online, or they really don'twant to feel insecure or anxious
or overwhelmed, so they getonline and they just start
scrolling.
Or maybe they just really don'twanna do the housework, or they
don't actually wanna get readyfor that event, and so as a form
(01:48):
of procrastination, they juststart scrolling.
But the thing with doomscrolling is, is that most
people, they don't feel verygood afterwards.
In fact, generally speaking,they're feeling more tired.
Maybe they're feeling moredisappointed in themselves
because,"Oh my goodness, I'vewasted so much time." Many
people, then they doom scroll inan attempt to numb emotions, but
(02:11):
the thing is, we can'tselectively numb emotions.
So when you're avoiding feelingand processing the negative
emotions, you might find that,okay, well, yes, I did numb the
negative emotions, but now I'mnot experiencing the joy that I
used to enjoy either.
So after doom scrolling, peoplegenerally feel just very blah.
They're not feeling great.
Now, bloom scrolling is a littlebit different.
(02:34):
Bloom scrolling is intentionallyseeking out the things that
really light you up.
So yes, it is intentional, andit's something that is curated
by you.
It's something that you'vedecided to tune into rather than
just letting the algorithmdetermine what it is that is
popping up in your feed.
And there's usually a plan inplace where it's,"Okay, I'm
gonna dedicate ten minutes to goand find something that's gonna
(02:55):
make me laugh or make me feelbetter." It's being very
intentional about what it isthat you want your experience to
be.
So bloom scrolling, it mightlook like visiting your favorite
poet's website and justthinking,"Oh, I wonder what
inspiration they have for metoday.
I'm so excited to just go andsee what's there." Or maybe it's
watching nature videos or thosereally silly animal clips like,
(03:15):
oh my goodness, there are suchsilly animals in the world,
right?
But it's things that werecreated to uplift and inspire
that you are intentionallyseeking out.
And after bloom scrolling,people generally feel quite a
bit better.
They feel more energized.
They're happier.
They might even feel inspiredand move to action.
It just feels so good, and allit takes is just a little bit of
(03:39):
intention.
Now, when I first created mysocial media business page, then
I decided that I wanted to kindof create, like, my business
persona, right?
This would allow me to connectwith other professionals.
It would allow me a space wherefollowers could come and hang
out with me without giving themaccess to, photos of my children
and things.
So I created this separateaccount.
And when I created that account,I was very intentional about
(04:02):
what I wanted to create.
So I very intentionally went toconnect with other coaches, with
other podcasters, with otherentrepreneurs, with, people that
were creating content that wasintended to uplift and inspire,
people that I could essentiallyadd to my bloom scrolling feed,
right?
And it was so interesting for meto just notice the difference in
(04:23):
these two accounts, where on mypersonal page, then yeah, I've
been friends with...
There's a lot of people on therethat I'm friends with.
It's probably the same for you,where I'm like,"I don't really
know how I met this person," or,"Wow, yep, I'm pretty sure I
only added them because we wentto high school together 30 years
ago." But we might not have alot in common now.
We might have very differentinterests.
(04:43):
But because we're connected onsocial media, the algorithm
says,"Oh, well, if you'refriends with them, you must have
this in common." So then I'mfinding things in my feed going,
"Wow, how did I get here?" Buton my other page where I was
more intentional about, youknow, following my mentor Brooke
Castillo, following Mel Robbins,my other coaching friends,
(05:04):
people that uplift and inspire,it was such a stark contrast
when I logged into that account.
And I found myself spending moreand more time on that page
because it just felt better.
It was better for my mentalhealth.
It was better for my energy.
It was better for my mood tojust be in that space.
It was quite fascinating.
(05:26):
Now, the first time that Italked about bloom scrolling, it
was about three and a half yearsago.
The TikTok that Good MorningAmerica wanted to show was over
three years old, which is wild.
But it's very interesting for meto look back on that time and
see how much the world haschanged.
Not just my personal life,right?
Uh, yes, there's been a lot ofchanges in my personal life.
We've moved...
Let's see, we've moved twicewithin that time There's been a
(05:47):
lot of changes in my personallife, but also here in the
country and around the world,there's been a huge shift, and
it was very interesting for meto think back on COVID.
Do you guys remember COVID andwhat your feed looked like
during COVID?
It was very fascinating to seethat we as a collective had
essentially decided that we weregoing to post more positive
(06:07):
things.
We were all feeling a little bitdown.
We were all feeling a little bitstuck, and we collectively
decided to add more joy to theworld.
So I remember logging on andseeing videos of Italians out on
their balcony singing with theirneighbors at sunset.
This was something thatapparently they would do quite
often, right?
In, at least in that particularneighborhood.
(06:27):
I remember seeing peoplestarting their fitness journeys
and just seeing how they wereshowing up consistently for
themselves.
It was so inspiring.
It was just amazing to see whatit was that people were putting
out there.
People were developing newhabits and new hobbies, and it
was beautiful and amazing to seewhat it was that people were
putting out there.
So think for a moment about whatreally brings you joy, and then
(06:50):
ask yourself,"Okay, how can Iintentionally cultivate that
right now in my feed and in mylife?" Now, there are a few
social media pages that I justlove.
So for example, right now I amloving following Rockalina.
I don't know if you are awarewho Rockalina is, but oh my
goodness, it is such aheartwarming story.
So Rockalina is a box turtlethat had been living on
(07:14):
somebody's kitchen floor forabout 50 years, and just living
off of cat food.
Rockalina didn't know what itwas like to be in nature
anymore, didn't know what it waslike to have a healthy diet, and
Rockalina wasn't doing so great.
Her shell didn't look too good.
Her eyes weren't very good.
She just really wasn't lookingthat healthy.
And when Rockalina was rescued,they started tracking her
(07:37):
journey.
They started showing what it waslike the first time that she
actually ate a strawberry, andwhat does it look like when
she's actually hunting for aworm.
They were teaching her how to bea box turtle, and changing her
diet in ways where really it washaving such a huge and
significant impact on her shineand everything.
She just looked like acompletely different turtle.
And you guys, the most cutestthing just happened over there,
(08:00):
where they just recentlyintroduced Rockalina to a baby
box turtle.
So Rockalina, they don't evenknow if she's ever known another
box turtle, and this little babybox turtle, Rockalina's the
first box turtle that thatbaby's ever known.
And they weren't quite sure whatthey were going to do with each
other, what they would think ofeach other, but they have turned
into the cutest friends, and itis the most adorable thing.
(08:24):
And Rockalina is teaching thisnew little baby how to survive
as a box turtle.
It is just so heartwarming.
I absolutely love it whenRockalina pops up in my feed.
I'm also following Coach Sam,and yeah, I'll put his handle in
the show notes, and also I'mgonna be re-sharing these on my
Instagram.
So if you aren't following me onInstagram, then you can find me.
(08:44):
My handle is maryannwalker.life.
But I will repost these clipsthat I'm referring to the day
that this episode drops, soit'll be easier for you to find.
But Coach Sam, he is coachinghis friend and client, Dodd.
And the clip that completelyhooked me was so inspiring, Sam
was working with his friend andclient, Dodd, and he told Dodd,
(09:04):
he said,"Okay, whatever youlift, I'm going to lift." And
Dodd's a big guy, so he alreadyhad a lot of weight he was
carrying, so he was lifting onlythe bar.
And then Coach Sam stepped in.
He said,"Okay, now I'm going tolift what you just lifted." And
he added Dodd's body weight tothe bar.
(09:25):
And it took Dodd a minute tofigure that out, but you could
see his mind completely shiftand his mind be completely blown
when he saw what his coach wasdoing.
And he said,"Oh, that's me." Andthe gears started turning, and
then Dodd said,"Oh my goodness,my legs must be so strong.
I can't believe I've beenlifting that much." Okay?
(09:45):
Dodd was, at the time, 465pounds, and he realized in that
moment he had been lifting 465pounds every single day with
those legs.
And he realized in that moment,in real time, how strong his
legs must be.
His legs must be stronger thananybody else in that gym because
he's lifting it, not justoccasionally, not just a few
(10:06):
times a week at the gym, butevery single day.
So then Dodd feels so empowered,and he tells his coach,"All
right, hit me with the weights."And then Dodd is lifting 132
pounds on top of his bodyweight, and it was just so
inspiring to see that real-lifetransformation as well as to
(10:27):
continue to follow Dodd on hisweight loss journey.
I just absolutely love it.
It's amazing.
So again, I will be repostingthose clips to my Instagram.
But think for a moment about,okay, who really inspires me?
When I see a clip that inspiresme, do I make a point to follow
the page and to get more of thatcontent, or do I just keep
scrolling and let the algorithmpick what it is that I watch?
(10:51):
Now, I'm gonna give you achallenge right now, and I
really want you to take this toheart because this is a very
simple challenge, but it can becompletely transformative.
So today, when you're online,today when you are on social
media, When you see somethingthat lights you up, I want you
to subscribe, okay?
Like and subscribe, comment, dosomething to let the algorithm
know that this is the kind ofcontent I want to see more of.
(11:14):
And if you see something pop upin your feed where you go,"Oh my
goodness, this is such a drain.
Why did this show up in my feed?
I do not want to be seeing moreof this," use the drop-down and
let the algorithm know,"I am notinterested in this content."
Okay?
Just do that with one post eachday, one where you intentionally
engage and subscribe, and onewhere you intentionally let the
algorithm know,"Uh-uh, I don'twanna have this in my feed."
(11:36):
Okay?
It is amazing to see how quicklyyour algorithm can change to
become something that is moresupportive, so that eventually,
if you do that day after dayafter day, just imagine how much
more empowered you will feel,how much more inspired you will
feel, how much more joy you willbe experiencing simply from that
one tiny habit of intentionallyengaging and intentionally
(11:57):
disengaging with your algorithm.
Subscribe to the things thatreally light you up.
And I'm not talking only onlinehere.
But decide, okay, what is itthat's gonna light me up, and
how can I incorporate more ofthat into my day?
So what things do light you up?
Maybe you want to playtug-of-war with your dog.
I love playing tug with my dog.
It's just the most fun thingever.
(12:18):
Maybe you want to add a newplant to your collection so that
you have something beautiful tolook at when you're working
throughout the day.
For me, I've noticed how muchbetter I sleep and how much
better I feel when I incorporateeven just 10 minutes of yoga
into my day.
Maybe you want to spend a fewminutes just standing in the
sunshine and feeling the sun onyour skin.
Maybe you want to lay on thegrass during your lunch break.
(12:40):
Maybe you want to make a pointto share one funny joke a day or
share a funny reel with a friendevery single day.
Now, during COVID, oh mygoodness, there were the most
hilarious memes online.
People were so creative, and Ijust ate it up.
I loved it.
So what I did during COVID was Ikind of collected all of those
funny memes, and then I wouldshare them on my page.
And it was very interesting tosee how not only did that bring
(13:02):
me joy, but it brought otherpeople joy, and it kind of
became this community event\where people would tag me in
things and say,"Oh, MaryAnn, Ithought you'd want to see this."
Or they would send me in aprivate message something funny
that they saw so that I couldshare it in the next morning's
batch of funny memes.
And it was just so fun to seehow much that shifted my
experience and everybody else's.
(13:23):
I've also noticed for myselfthat, yeah, I kind of go in
spurts with playing the ukulele,but every time I do play it, it
really lights me up and it makesme smile.
So maybe there's something likethat where you occasionally do
it, but you know that when youdo do it, it just brings you so
much joy.
It might be music or art orsomething else, but really think
about,"Okay, what is it that Icould do today to help me to
cultivate joy?" Adding just alittle bit of joy to your day,
(13:47):
it doesn't need to take a lot oftime.
In fact, just five minutes ofbeing intentional about creating
joy can have a huge impact onhow you feel.
So let's kind of just startthere.
Let's start with just fiveminutes a day of intentionally
creating joy.
Five minutes of turning on themusic and dancing, five minutes
to just stand on the grass andfeel yourself be grounded and
feel the sun on your face, fiveminutes to just kind of tidy up
(14:09):
your space a little bit so thatyou can experience less chaos.
It's just five minutes, but itcan make such a huge difference.
We are what we practice overtime, and we can either practice
it intentionally or we canpractice it unintentionally.
But how you feel and how youexperience the world right now
(14:30):
is a direct result of what it isthat you think and feel over
time, okay?
So be more intentional about it.
If you do not like how you'recurrently feeling, try something
new.
Practice it.
Reinforce those new, morepositive neural pathways,
cultivate that feed, and make itsomething more supportive for
you, and just see what happens.
(14:52):
Now, I've noticed for myself,when I am unintentional with how
I want to start my day, thengenerally speaking, I reach
over, I grab my phone, and thefirst thing that the algorithm
shows me is the news.
And I have noticed that when Iread the news first thing in the
morning, I feel more drained.
I feel more pessimistic.
I have a harder time gettinggoing for the day.
(15:13):
So I have to be very intentionalabout, okay, I know that if I
open my phone, that's what I'mgonna see.
I'm not going to do it.
But when I'm more intentionalabout what it is that I wanna
create, when I wake up and Iwork out first, I feel so much
better.
When I make a point to listen toone chapter of the audiobook
that we're reading for book clubbefore checking the news, I feel
(15:34):
so much better.
I feel more energized, I feelmore clear-headed, and I'm more
motivated to start the day, andit makes all the difference.
So today, decide what it is thatyou want to see more of in your
feed and in your life.
Intentionally subscribe andunsubscribe to one thing daily,
and come back and let me knowwhat a difference it makes for
(15:55):
you.
And if you want to have moresupport as you work to
intentionally create more joy,then come and work with me.
As I mentioned last week, thedoors are now open for my
self-reclamation project.
So if you're wanting to reclaimyour joy, your energy, and your
life, then consider this yourpersonal invitation.
The cost is$1,200 for this12-week one-on-one coaching
(16:17):
experience, and I am limiting itto just 10 women.
So if you are interested, thengo ahead and email me at
maryann@maryannwalker.life andlet me know what one change
you're most wanting to create.
We'll be starting in September,so that'll give you plenty of
time to finish out your summervacation and get the kids in
school.
And to be honest, I'm not quitesure when the doors will be open
(16:39):
again or at what price.
And so if you are interested,then email me now to secure your
seat.
You can find all the details inthe show notes, and if you have
any other questions, feel freeto reach out to me.
I'm happy to help.
You can experience more joy andpeace in life, and I can show
you how.
All right.
Well, I hope you have a greatweek, and let's talk soon.
Bye now
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Betrayal Weekly
Betrayal Weekly is back for a new season. Every Thursday, Betrayal Weekly shares first-hand accounts of broken trust, shocking deceptions, and the trail of destruction they leave behind. Hosted by Andrea Gunning, this weekly ongoing series digs into real-life stories of betrayal and the aftermath. From stories of double lives to dark discoveries, these are cautionary tales and accounts of resilience against all odds. From the producers of the critically acclaimed Betrayal series, Betrayal Weekly drops new episodes every Thursday. If you would like to share your story, you can reach out to the Betrayal Team by emailing them at betrayalpod@gmail.com and follow us on Instagram at @betrayalpod and @glasspodcasts. Please join our Substack for additional exclusive content, curated book recommendations, and community discussions. Sign up FREE by clicking this link Beyond Betrayal Substack. Join our community dedicated to truth, resilience, and healing. Your voice matters! Be a part of our Betrayal journey on Substack.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com