November 12, 2025 • 33 mins
who else is in their GROWTH era? In this week's epsiode its all about how to handle major life changes, prepping for a new chapter & more. I chat alot my personal experience about prepping for pregnancy and how im mentally preparing myself for this next chapter.
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Speaker 1 (00:13):
Hello you guys, Welcome back to another episode of the
Hawkerel Energy Podcast. I'm your host, Kayleie, and this is
your weekly reminder that it's a new day, a new week,
a new mindset, and another day pew to become the
Hawkgirl Energy.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
You want to a track?
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Hello you guys, Happy Wednesday, Welcome back to another episode.
I am feeling a little under the weather. So if
my voice sounds a little raspy, or if I'm digging
multiple water breaks and you can tell that.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
My voice is just changing. If there's any.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Crops through this episode, you know why that it's probably
because I'm not feeling well. So I just wanted to
point that out because I know I don't sound the
same right now.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
It might not pick up through the mic, but.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
I'm feeling very raspy right now and congested. And you
know what, it is the time of the.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Year where it's very normal to get sick around this
time of the year.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
We actually just got snow. Okay, we already got snow.
I'm talking like thirty centimeters of snow. It just came
down and was like, yep, it's winter. We're starting early
this year. I typically would.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Prefer the winter to start in December, not November. But
that's okay. It is what it is.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
We're embracing the cold weather because if you listen to
my last episode, we are trying to get rid of
the winter uglies and just you know, do the little
things that bring us joy.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
So that's what I've been doing. I've been still going
on walks with.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Freddy, dressing warm and again just trying to embrace the
winter season. I've been in the full Christmas mood. I
have already started putting up my Christmas decorations. I've already
ordered a Starbucks holiday drink. I think as soon as
November hits and I start seeing Christmas content on TikTok,
I immediately am like, yep, okay, sign me up.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
I will put my decor up. I will get in
the Christmas mood.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Truly. It just brings me so much joy. And I
talked with this in the last episode, but I feel
like only putting your Christmas to Core up for four
weeks is just not fair. Like you put all this
effort and putting your Christmas to Core up, and I
just feel like it needs to be up longer. So
I've officially put up my Christmas tree, and I've decorated
my living room and my kitchen. I now just have
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to do my console table and my little nook that
I have behind my living room, which is just like
my mirror and cabinet set up, and then we need
to put the garland on the stairs and decorate the
outside porch.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
So definitely have a few more areas that I want
to decorate.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
I feel like I look back at my videos from
last year and I feel like I did a little
too much. So I'm trying to obviously do kind of
like a simple Christmas, but also still putting in the
effort of making it look like I put a lot
of effort, if that makes sense. Like we put floating
shelves up in our living room this weekend, and I
was able to decorate the shelves with a bunch of
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Christmas to core, which I think looks incredible. But then
I tried to make it more simple in the kitchen
and the dining room would not feel as cluttered since
I put a lot of effort in my living room,
So just trying to make it flow nicely and not
feel overcluttered. But if you want to see how I
decorated my house for Christmas. You can follow me on
TikTok and Instagram. I have a little series that I'm
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starting of just kind of showing each room that I decorate,
along with a YouTube blog that should be up this
week as well, and you could probably watch that and
see how I decorate the space is there as well
for anyone that likes to watch YouTube.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
So yeah, I've already ordered my Starbucks holiday drink.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
I tried the Gingerbread cold foam coffee and I didn't
love it. Like it was good, but it just I
don't know there was something that was missing. I don't
like an overly sweet coffee, but I do like to
know that there's a bit of sweetness in it, if
that makes sense. Like when it's too sweet, I don't
enjoy it. But when it's like the perfect amount of sweetness,
it's like the perfect coffee in my opinion, So I
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definitely want to try something different.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I don't love the sugar cookie in my opinion. It's
a hidden miss for me, Like sometimes it's good and
sometimes it's not.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Again, I find it a little too sweet for me.
But I'm wondering if the sugar cookie cold foam might
be better. I wonder if they do the I think
it's the caramel breula. I wonder if they do that
sweetener in the cold film. They probably do. Also, if
you guys haven't tried the protein cold foams at Starbucks.
I loved it. I thought it tasted incredible. It's a
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great way to get your extra protein in. But I
tried it at the airport when Zach and I were
going to Dallas, and I was obsessed with it. I
thought it was really really good. I got the Pumpkin
cream cold foam, the protein one. It kind of makes
me sad talking about pumpkin because I know that there's
no more pumpkin cream cold brow now that we're into
the holiday menu.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
But I think my favorite holiday.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Drink off the Starbucks menu would probably be the Caramel
brewlat I think that's probably my favorite, and then maybe
the sugar Cookie cold foam. Well. See, I love their
cold foam, So that's why I think I need to
try the sugar Cookie cold foam, not the sugar Cookie drink,
and see if I prefer that, because I like their
cold brew and I like just adding the cold phone
because I find it's like a subtle sweetness and it's
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not like overdone. So we'll keep you posted. If I
like that, I'll probably order that next week and give
you guys an honest review on that. But let me
know what your favorite holiday drink is, because I would
love your feedback on what I should order next, because
they do have.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
A lot of drinks on their holiday.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Menu, which I honestly find kind of overwhelming, but at
the same time, I love it because they give so
many options. Actually, I do love their crimary refresher. I
don't always order a refresher, but when I do during
the holidays, their crimary one is so good. But yeah,
I've tried a few of their drinks in the past,
and the best one I can think of that I really.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Really loved was their Caromel brulet.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
In today's episode, we're going to be talking about a
topic that I've kind of brought up on my Instagram
and TikTok, which is just kind of talking about life changes.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I really wanted to just share.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Some tips on how to adapt to a major shift
in life, whether it's it's you're going through a breakup,
or if you're moving to a new city, or if
you're moving into a new home with your boyfriend or
your husband, if you're you know, trying to have kids
and starting a family. I feel like this year, specifically
for me, has been a lot mentally. I feel like
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I haven't really been open and honest.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
About that through TikTok and Instagram.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
But I have really felt like twenty nine for me
has been a rollercoaster of emotions. And I don't think
that I thought twenty nine was going to be like this.
I think I've been overthinking a lot when it comes to,
you know, thinking about that I'm turning thirty next year,
which is obviously a huge milestone and huge difference in
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my age. Another thing I've obviously been thinking about is
knowing that Zach and I want to try for kids
in the coming months, and obviously that's scary but also
really exciting and obviously like thinking about that it's not
just going to be him and I and Freddy anymore.
It's going to be you know, hopefully a child in
our life, and like having that little family that I've
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always dreamed of.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
And all that.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
It's scary, man, Like, it really is scary, but it
also is super exciting because I know it's a change
that I've always wanted for myself. I've always imagined having
kids in my life. I've always imagined having a family,
and picturing that with Zach is so exciting and literally
gets me emotional because it's just like we were kids
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when we met. We got together at seventeen years old.
We've been together for almost thirteen years, and to think
that it's not going to be us anymore just makes
things feel so wild, Like I still feel like we're
still kids, Like we always talk about that in bed
before we're going to bed, We're always like, how are
we at this phase in our life?
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Like how are we married? How are we husband and wife?
Right now?
Speaker 1 (07:49):
We own a house, we just bought another house together,
Like it just kind of feels so real, like knowing
that this is our life together and like we grew
up together and got ourselves to this point, and it
truly is things we need to look back at and appreciate,
like every moment and era that we've been throughout these.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Past few years.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
But knowing that next year is a pretty big year
for us, knowing that, you know, turning thirty, we're trying
for kids, Like it's just a lot going on so
I also kind of want to talk about my prepping
for pregnancy journey and things that I'm doing mentally and
physically to kind of prepare myself for this next chapter,
because I know a lot of you guys are in
the same boat who may have followed me on Instagram
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or TikTok and wanted me to talk about this. So
I will also briefly talk about just things I'm doing
mentally and physically to prepare for pregnancy. So let's first
talk about just major life changes in general. You might
be someone who just finished college and is moving to
a new city and is scared to, you know, have
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this major shift of leaving your family and friends and
basically starting a new life.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
It could also be a breakup that you're going through.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
You may have been with the same partner for a
few months or a few years, and you're going through
this major shift of you know, ending the relationship and
going back to the single life, and you're not sure
how you're going to get over this heartbreak and just
the healing journey of getting yourself.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Back on track and kind of moving on to the
next phase in your life.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Maybe you just got your first big girl job and
you just left college, graduated, and now you just have
gotten your brand new job, and you're scared because you know,
entering a new job is always different, and you're meeting
new people and you don't know how the environment's going
to be.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
It's kind of scared you going into a new job.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
And maybe you're like me where you're married and your
husband and wife and now you're thinking about starting a
family and you're kind of scared of jumping into that
next phase of knowing that it's not just your husband
and yourself anymore. It's you're now raising a child and
going to have to go through delivery and birth and everything.
And obviously, like your life changes completely when you're taking
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care of a newborn baby versus just taking care of yourself.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
So a lot can be scary and that as well.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
So I think the first thing that you need to
think about when we're going through these major life changes
is feeling the feelings. And what I mean by that
is that it's okay to cry it out. It's okay
to feel those feelings. If you're wanting to let it out,
don't bottle it up inside.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
You really just want to let it go.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
If you're feeling sad, then feel sad, because if you
just ignore that sadness, it's really going to impact your
mental health. So if you want to cry, cry, if
you want to listen to sad music, listen to sad music.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Make a playlist on Spotify.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Maybe it's kind of like your comfort playlist that you
kind of resort to when you are feeling down or
when you are feeling like, you know, you just need
to express and release your feelings out.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
I find sometimes going on a drive.
Speaker 1 (10:41):
And listening to music, or even going on a walk
and listening to music very therapeutic in my opinion. I
feel like it allows you just to kind of like
allow you to think, allow yourself to be in your
own thoughts, and just kind of again release those feelings.
And by walking or driving, it just kind of allows
yourself to focus while you're expressing.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Those feelings, if that makes sense.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
It's also a way to kind of grieve this chapter
of your life, whether it's ending an era of being
in your hometown and you're moving to a new city,
or maybe it's being in your childhood home and moving
into a new home with your boyfriend. Like it's okay
to kind of like grieve those moments and like move
past it by releasing those feelings and going through a
therapeutic drive or walk and listening to that kind of music,
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because it's important to just kind of like release those feelings.
Another one that I find is a huge one for
me that I feel like really really works is journaling
your thoughts. I feel like this is so important during
a major life transition, writing out everything that you're feeling
in that exact moment.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Sometimes, you know, we go through this.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Change and we kind of have a lot of feelings
built up and we don't know how to express it.
So being able to express it on a piece of paper,
writing everything down on how you're currently feeling, and also
being able to just kind of look back and like
see how you were feeling in that current moment and
kind of reading it over and just knowing that's how
you felt in that moment going through this major life change,
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So kind of doing like a little bit of a
mind dump of everything you're thinking of in that moment
and releasing everything that you're feeling about this life transition.
I am a very anxious and stressed person, and I'm
sure there's a lot of you guys out there like
me that may also feel this way.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
So writing about.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
What you're anxious about and what you're stress about may
also help release that tension.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
That you're feeling.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
So if you're trying to add something to your routine
to help you know with your stress or your anxiety
around this or just dealing with a major life change,
try and add journaling into your routine because I do
think this would really really help, and again writing out
your thoughts that you may be thinking in that current moment.
Another good one is leaning on your loved ones. It
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is so important to know that family will always be
there for you, whether it's family or good friends.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
You know they want you to know.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
That they're to support you through any type of era
or journey that you're going through. You are not alone
in this. There are people that want to help.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
You and you may not even realize it.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
I feel like I definitely don't do this enough in
terms of like leaning on loved ones. I feel like
I try and bottle this up and take it as
my own of like this is my own change, this
is my own transition, Like I don't need to rely
on my parents or my sister for like comforting me
or my husband throughout this transition that I'm going through.
But when you do lean on your friends and family
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for support, they show how.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Much they want to help you through this.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Like my mom actually has been a really big, you know,
comfort person for me going through you know, just talking
about pregnancy and all that, because obviously she's been through it,
she had me, she had my sister, and so sometimes
talking it out with her brings a little bit of
comfort for me going through this next phase of my
life knowing that, you know, she got beautiful children, not
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of it to healthy babies, and it kind of brings
me some courage and strength knowing that if she's able
to do it, I should be able to do it,
and again just kind of boost my motivation and helps
me think in more of a positive way about this
life change versus negatively. So sometimes just talking it out
with a family member or friend could really really help. Also,
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maybe if you've seen a friend that has gone through
something similar, or maybe an influencer that you follow that
has gone through a major life change where they you know,
move to a different city, maybe it's time to reach
out to them and just say, hey, like, you know,
I'm currently going through the process of moving to a
brand new city, and would love your tips on how
you met new friends or how you adjusted into a
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new city. Like, it's always okay to reach out and
ask questions about someone that may have been going through
something similar that you're going through right now. If you're
moving to a new city and you're afraid of you know,
missing your family or missing your friends, there's face time.
Speaker 2 (15:00):
FaceTime is so so incredible.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
I have so many long distance friends that live in
different parts of Canada that I FaceTime all the time,
and every time we FaceTime, it just literally feels like
we're just catching up. It doesn't feel like I haven't
chat with them in such a long time. It literally
feels like it's been maybe a few weeks. And I
really really do enjoy catching up with long distance friends
and catching up with them, and again, it just kind
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of allows you to get that one on one connection
with your family or friends by having those FaceTime calls
and again reaching out to people that are your comfort
people who bring you so much joy, can really help
you through this transition. And that's why I think just
like leaning on your comfort people or your family or
your friends is so important.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
I have a very close.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
Relationship with my sister, and I'm very grateful for the
relationship that we do have, because I know a lot
of people are not always close with their siblings. So
I really do cherish that relationship with her. And she's
definitely someone that I lean on a lot when it
comes to just things I want to talk about that
I don't want to bottle up inside, Like we talk
to each other about our own problems, Like she talks
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to me about her problems, I talk to her about
my problems, and it just feels really good to sometimes
just like let.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Those feelings out.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
And yeah, so that's probably one thing that I could
work on, but I definitely do try and focus on
talking about with my sister as much as I can
my mom when I'm going through my pregnancy craziness that
I'm you know, just scared of going through but also
excited at the same time, and obviously talking to my
husband about how I'm feeling, and yeah, so I try
my best to talk it out with people that bring
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me comfort and give me, you know, positive advice, and again,
just also letting out those feelings and not have them
bottle them up inside is so so important. So lean
on your friends, lean on your family. It will feel
really really good just to kind of let those feelings out.
Another thing that I've seen, actually a lot of people
talk about going through just changes in general, is picking up.
Speaker 2 (16:57):
A new hobby. So I've seen a lot of people.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Talk about, you know, picking up small hobbies like needle
pointing or reading a book, or you know, getting coloring books.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
It's a great way to keep your mind busy.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
So instead of like constantly stressing out or worrying about
this major life change in your life, you can focus
on something else.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
And I feel like social media.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
Especially when you're scrolling on your phone, I don't find
it's always the best thing for me. Like sometimes I
get down a rabbit hole of types of videos that
I really don't want to be seeing, and then I
get in my head a lot about it, and then
it stresses me out.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
I get more anxious.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
So sometimes putting the phone away and putting it to
the side and doing something that's kind of better for
your mind, like you know, coloring or painting or needle
pointing or reading a book can be a great way
to kind of just again keep your mind busy. And
it's kind of another way to relax and just calm
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your mind down and again something that's very therapeutic. So
that's something that I've been trying to do. I actually
just ordered a water coloring book. It's a Christmas theme
one that I found. I think I found it on
Anthropology and I'll link it when it comes in for
anyone that's interested anyways, that's something that I've been wanting
to try and pick.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Up for a hobby, along with reading a book.
Speaker 1 (18:18):
So I've been reading a lot of educational books about
prepping for pregnancy. So one of the books that I'm
reading is about nutrition and lifestyle when it comes to
prepping for preconception, and it's honestly just been really educational
and I've learned already so much after reading just like
the first five chapters. It is crazy how much food
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and lifestyle can be such a huge impact in the
way that your body is for prepping for pregnancy. So
that's been something that I've actually been really enjoying. I've
been walking on my walking pad and reading a chapter
a day. These chapters are also like twenty five pages long.
I was beyond shocked. I was like, when does the
chapter m here? I'm like walking and I'm like, this
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is like a never ending chapter. But anyways, the chapters
in this book are really long, but it's really focused
on like food, lifestyle, you know, supplements, everything that you
can do for your body to kind of prep yourself
through this journey. So anyways, point is it's been kind
of nice to just like read and not be on
my phone as much. So yeah, anyways, reading has been
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really nice. But also just getting this water coloring book
I think will be great because it kind of gets
my mind off of the major life change that's happening.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
For me right now.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
But you know, if you're someone that is going through
any of these changes that I listed, moving, breakup or
anything like that, it's so so important to pick up
a hobby. And this could also be like joining a
different sports team. So maybe you want to take up tennis,
maybe you want to become a runner, Maybe you want
to join a pick a ball team or a soccer team, Like,
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there's so many other things that you can do besides
just like little hobbies that you can do at home.
I just feel like the hobbies at home kind of
create a routine for yourself, Like maybe you can to
your night routine of doing these little things that distract
your mind, whereas like joining a sports team might only
be like a once or twice a week thing, but hey,
still do it if you're looking to kind of again
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distract your mind.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
But also for anyone that's.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Maybe moving to a new city, this could be a
good way to meet friends. Is joining some type of
sports team or some type of club, or again joining
a gym membership or pilate studio. It's a great way
to meet new friends and new people. So that's just
kind of an idea for anyone that might be moving
to a new city that needs advice on how to
meet friends.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
But yeah, just picking up a hobby or joining a
sports team or a gym.
Speaker 1 (20:39):
Or pilates studio could really be a great way to
distract your mind and not think about the major life
change that you're going through. Another thing to note when
you're going through this transition is change takes time to adapt.
So of course, when this major life change happens, you
need to realize that the first few weeks are not
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going to be easy, Like it is going to be
difficult for you to kind of go through this journey
and this change that you're currently going through. It doesn't
heal overnight, and you know it's going to kind of
go day by day. But to understand that you shouldn't
be hard on yourself is the most important part, because
you know, when you're too hard on yourself, it really
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really affects your mental health. And I think you need
to give yourself some positive affirmations and tell yourself that
this is only temporary and that there is a healing
journey in place, and you're taking these steps into your
day to day routine to really help yourself feel more
confident going into this major life change. I think it's
also all about telling yourself that there's gonna be good
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days and there's gonna be bad days, and that's basically
the whole part of change, is that you're going to
go through good days and bad days, and it's going
to take time.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
You're going to see that healing.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
Part of yourself where you know, maybe a month from now,
your move into a new city, or you're going through
a breakup, or you just had a brand new baby,
Like just focusing on yourself for like four weeks or
four months or you know six months, you're gonna see
a completely different person, and you're gonna realize how happy
you were that you put all that energy in yourself
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and focus on yourself by doing these little habits or
these little things to help you get through that major
life transition, and there's gonna be so much more positivity
and less negativity, and just you're gonna think back and think,
I can't believe I was so hard on myself going
through that journey, and I'm so happy to where I
am today for you know, doing my journaling and doing
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those little hobbies and getting myself out of the house
and working on myself to get.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
To this point in my life.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
Right, So just kind of do the little things, and
the little things really do add up and make a
huge difference at the end of the day, especially when
you're going through such a big change.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
And just to build off.
Speaker 1 (22:57):
That point for going into the last point for my
tips for leaning into this major life change is putting
a purpose to this transition. So it kind of goes
hand in hand with the positive affirmations because there's.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
Obviously a reason that you're going through this major shift.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
So tell yourself the reason why I'm going through this
is because the end goal is to get to this point,
which is where I want to be at if you
wanted to move to a new city because you were
going to experience so many new adventures and maybe meet
so many new friends and.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
Kind of have a fresh start.
Speaker 1 (23:31):
That's the positive out of the situation is that you're
gonna be able to have brand new experiences and memories
that you're gonna make, and you're gonna meet so many
new people, and you are kind of starting your life
from scratch. So kind of maybe also write out the
positives of your life transition to kind of bring some
motivation into this life change. For me, it's like thinking about,
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you know, having a baby and having a kid with
my husband and being able to experience those things that
I've always wanted to experience, like little family adventures and
experiences and just like making breakfast together with my kids.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Like those little things are like what I want my
goal in life to be.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
And so I think about those positive things and that
gets me excited. For right, I don't think about the negative.
I think all about the positive, and it motivates me.
It gets me excited. So maybe write down a few
positives out of your current transition and why you're so
excited to adapt to this life change.
Speaker 2 (24:28):
What makes it exciting. If you're starting a new career,
you're going to grow and learn so many new skills.
Speaker 1 (24:34):
If you're going through a breakup, you're going to learn
so much about yourself and just reminding yourself that maybe
things were meant to be and that that guy wasn't
your person. And that's why you know you're one step
closer to finding the right person. And it's a good
thing that you kind of got out of it when
you did, because now it allows you to bring yourself
closer to.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
Your husband or your girlfriend or partner in general.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
Right, So everything that is happening, there's always a positive
out of it, and you can always find ways to
rate out the positive things that can come out to
be out of the situation and know that, yeah, it's.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
Going to suck for the first few weeks or the
first few.
Speaker 1 (25:14):
Months, and that it's going to be hard to adapt,
But as long as you keep pushing yourself and thinking
about the end goal of like where you want to
be out of this major life transition, and that there's
going to be so much more positives out of it
than negatives, you are going to see such a stronger
and brighter version of yourself that you've always wanted to see,
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and it's just going to bring you so much positivity
and strength and really.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Push you through those hard times. So those are some
tips that I recommend when you're going through a major
life change.
Speaker 1 (25:44):
And obviously I've talked about it a lot, but I
am currently in the journey of prepping for pregnancy and
just kind of going through how I can prepare myself
mentally through these next few months, preparing myself before preconception,
and I've talked about it a lot.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
On TikTok and Instagram.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
But a few things that I'm doing mentally is I've
been reading a lot of books. As I said, I'm
doing a lot of research, listening to informative podcasts. I
will try and link the podcasts that I've listened to
so far, I've strictly, honestly searched them on chatchbt.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
Like I literally just went on Chatgibt and I was like.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
Can you give me podcast recommendations for someone who is
prepping for pregnancy or prepping for preconception, And then you know,
Chatgibt just gave me a bunch of random episodes that
kind of highlight preconception and just kind of like things
that women and men can do mentally to prepare themselves
for this journey. So this is not something that everybody does, Okay,
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like not everybody goes through a pregnancy prep journey. I
am personally just doing it because I think I feel
more mentally prepared knowing that I'm educating myself on this,
and if I can do anything myself, or if Zach
can do anything himself to better prepare us for this
next phase in our life, I would one hundred percent
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rather do that than go and blind not knowing what
we're doing or what we're doing wrong. I've just always
been that kind of person where I've always wanted to
educate myself and prepare myself for this next step or
next phase of my life. So it's just something that
I really think has helped me mentally as well, because
I was that kind of person where I have always
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kind of been scared to take on change, and you know,
I want to be able to learn as much as
I can to go.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Into this next phase in my life.
Speaker 1 (27:37):
So one of them being is that Zach and I
have both made the agreement that we are not going
to drink for six months before trying for pregnancy, along
with obviously not drinking while we're trying to conceive. So
that's one thing that we've both made a non negotiabal
and then another one is is that we're trying to
take some supplements. So I recently started taking a prenatal
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by the Ritual. I've been taking Ritual for a really
long time now. I've been taking their multi vitamin for
the past two years, so it's been a brand that
I've really really trusted, and yeah, so I'm taking their prenatal.
Speaker 2 (28:10):
I've been loving it so far. I take it at night.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
I take two capsules, and I also take magnesium, which
magnesium has truly changed my life, Like it has helped
my mind so much, my muscle so much, especially for
me because I work out so often.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
I feel like magnesium really really allows myself.
Speaker 1 (28:29):
To relax and my muscles just honestly get overworked and
I just need to just kind of like destress the
body by taking magnesium.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
I also feel like it just really helps my sleep
in general.
Speaker 1 (28:42):
I feel like I wake up feeling so much well
rested when I take magnesium.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
It's also one of the top things that I've.
Speaker 1 (28:47):
Heard on a podcast about prepping for pregnancy is just
including magnesium.
Speaker 2 (28:52):
Into your routine just so.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
Your body is intense or stress, you really just want
to try and feel as relaxed as possible. So I've
been taking that every single night. And then just like
little things I've been doing in my lifestyle, like I'm
trying to add more strength workouts into my routine, so
I've been doing a combination of pilates and strength. I've
also been upping my protein in the morning, so I've
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been trying to have thirty grams of protein in the
morning before I start, like before I start my day,
so I have thirty grams of protein in my breakfast.
So I'll usually have like Greek yogurt with two eggs,
and yeah, I feel like it's been my new go
to breakfast that I've been having daily. So again, just
kind of focusing on nutrition, eating a really healthy and
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balanced lifestyle. I feel like I've seen food in such
a different way since I started to read this book
and just appreciate carbs so much more and vegetables and
all that. When it comes to just really focusing on
your body and knowing what it needs.
Speaker 2 (29:53):
So yeah, the book that I'm.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
Reading is called Real Food for Pregnancy, and again it
just kind of talks about this science behind nutrition and
lifestyle when it comes to preconception. And then the last
thing is just booking all my doctor's appointments, all my
dentist appointments, just making sure that everything is good.
Speaker 2 (30:14):
For my body, my health is good.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
I want to get my blood work done so I
know what vitamins I need to take moving forward, and
my low in iron and my low in omega three
is like just knowing what my body needs for vitamin wise,
I think is really important. And also just having the
conversation with my doctor I think is going to be
really really good and comforting just to kind of talk
to her about everything that I'm feeling and just my
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thoughts about pregnancy and all that she has been my
doctor now for I think ten years. I want to say, so,
I really really love my doctor, and she makes me
feel so calm when I talk to her and really
doesn't make me feel stressed at all, which is kind
of nice. So I think it's going to be really
reassuring to talk to her all about this and how
I'm feeling. And yeah, so if you haven't, I highly
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recommend booking a pre pregnancy appointment with your doctor to
kind of just like talk about things that you're currently feeling,
and I really do think it.
Speaker 2 (31:08):
Will help you mentally and just make you feel so
much better.
Speaker 1 (31:12):
I will vlog as much as I can throughout this
journey on TikTok and Instagram of just kind of how
I'm prepping for this. So if you guys want to
see that journey, you guys can see that on there.
But I just wanted to share a few things that
I was doing because I know a lot of you
guys wanted me to talk about it briefly about things
I'm doing mentally and physically for this journey. But that's
everything I'm doing so far. I feel like right now,
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it's very much the beginning stages. I just wanted to
share for anyone that was interested that might be going
through it currently that wanted some advice.
Speaker 2 (31:40):
Again, I'm no medical expert, but I have done a lot.
Speaker 1 (31:42):
Of research and I will provide any podcasts or books
that I'm reading that are by people who are natural
paths or doctors, or these people have any type of
educational background that can just kind of give you some
advice through this.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
But we're in this together.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
For anyone that's currently in this journey with me, we
got this. We're going to go through it together. It's
all gonna be okay, and I'm just trying to stay
positive throughout this. But I know it's going to be
a very exciting journey, and I just wanted to share
a little bit about that here on the podcast, and
I'm sure i'll share it in another episode as well.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
Well, that's all I have for today's episode.
Speaker 1 (32:19):
I hope you guys enjoyed this, and I hope this
kind of helps you if you're going through any change,
whether it's a career change, moving, a breakup, or if
you're like me, going through the prep of pregnancy, or
maybe you're a new mom currently and you're just trying
to adapt to a different lifestyle.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
We got this and we're all going to get through it.
And these are just some tips that can help you
through this major change. But I love you guys allso much.
Speaker 1 (32:43):
If you guys are new, definitely make sure to follow
at the Hawk Grow Energy Instagram page.
Speaker 2 (32:47):
You can also follow me Kaylie. I'm your host and
I love you guys.
Speaker 1 (32:50):
Allso much, Thank you guys for listening, and I will
see you guys in the next episode.
Hello you guys, Welcome back to another episode of the
Hawkerel Energy Podcast. I'm your host, Kayleie, and this is
your weekly reminder that it's a new day, a new week,
a new mindset, and another day pew to become the
Hawkgirl Energy.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
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Speaker 1 (00:27):
Hello you guys, Happy Wednesday, Welcome back to another episode.
I am feeling a little under the weather. So if
my voice sounds a little raspy, or if I'm digging
multiple water breaks and you can tell that.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
My voice is just changing. If there's any.
Speaker 1 (00:42):
Crops through this episode, you know why that it's probably
because I'm not feeling well. So I just wanted to
point that out because I know I don't sound the
same right now.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
It might not pick up through the mic, but.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
I'm feeling very raspy right now and congested. And you
know what, it is the time of the.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Year where it's very normal to get sick around this
time of the year.
Speaker 1 (01:04):
We actually just got snow. Okay, we already got snow.
I'm talking like thirty centimeters of snow. It just came
down and was like, yep, it's winter. We're starting early
this year. I typically would.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Prefer the winter to start in December, not November. But
that's okay. It is what it is.
Speaker 1 (01:22):
We're embracing the cold weather because if you listen to
my last episode, we are trying to get rid of
the winter uglies and just you know, do the little
things that bring us joy.
Speaker 2 (01:33):
So that's what I've been doing. I've been still going
on walks with.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
Freddy, dressing warm and again just trying to embrace the
winter season. I've been in the full Christmas mood. I
have already started putting up my Christmas decorations. I've already
ordered a Starbucks holiday drink. I think as soon as
November hits and I start seeing Christmas content on TikTok,
I immediately am like, yep, okay, sign me up.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
I will put my decor up. I will get in
the Christmas mood.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
Truly. It just brings me so much joy. And I
talked with this in the last episode, but I feel
like only putting your Christmas to Core up for four
weeks is just not fair. Like you put all this
effort and putting your Christmas to Core up, and I
just feel like it needs to be up longer. So
I've officially put up my Christmas tree, and I've decorated
my living room and my kitchen. I now just have
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to do my console table and my little nook that
I have behind my living room, which is just like
my mirror and cabinet set up, and then we need
to put the garland on the stairs and decorate the
outside porch.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
So definitely have a few more areas that I want
to decorate.
Speaker 1 (02:35):
I feel like I look back at my videos from
last year and I feel like I did a little
too much. So I'm trying to obviously do kind of
like a simple Christmas, but also still putting in the
effort of making it look like I put a lot
of effort, if that makes sense. Like we put floating
shelves up in our living room this weekend, and I
was able to decorate the shelves with a bunch of
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Christmas to core, which I think looks incredible. But then
I tried to make it more simple in the kitchen
and the dining room would not feel as cluttered since
I put a lot of effort in my living room,
So just trying to make it flow nicely and not
feel overcluttered. But if you want to see how I
decorated my house for Christmas. You can follow me on
TikTok and Instagram. I have a little series that I'm
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starting of just kind of showing each room that I decorate,
along with a YouTube blog that should be up this
week as well, and you could probably watch that and
see how I decorate the space is there as well
for anyone that likes to watch YouTube.
Speaker 2 (03:31):
So yeah, I've already ordered my Starbucks holiday drink.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
I tried the Gingerbread cold foam coffee and I didn't
love it. Like it was good, but it just I
don't know there was something that was missing. I don't
like an overly sweet coffee, but I do like to
know that there's a bit of sweetness in it, if
that makes sense. Like when it's too sweet, I don't
enjoy it. But when it's like the perfect amount of sweetness,
it's like the perfect coffee in my opinion, So I
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definitely want to try something different.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I don't love the sugar cookie in my opinion. It's
a hidden miss for me, Like sometimes it's good and
sometimes it's not.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
Again, I find it a little too sweet for me.
But I'm wondering if the sugar cookie cold foam might
be better. I wonder if they do the I think
it's the caramel breula. I wonder if they do that
sweetener in the cold film. They probably do. Also, if
you guys haven't tried the protein cold foams at Starbucks.
I loved it. I thought it tasted incredible. It's a
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great way to get your extra protein in. But I
tried it at the airport when Zach and I were
going to Dallas, and I was obsessed with it. I
thought it was really really good. I got the Pumpkin
cream cold foam, the protein one. It kind of makes
me sad talking about pumpkin because I know that there's
no more pumpkin cream cold brow now that we're into
the holiday menu.
Speaker 2 (04:42):
But I think my favorite holiday.
Speaker 1 (04:44):
Drink off the Starbucks menu would probably be the Caramel
brewlat I think that's probably my favorite, and then maybe
the sugar Cookie cold foam. Well. See, I love their
cold foam, So that's why I think I need to
try the sugar Cookie cold foam, not the sugar Cookie drink,
and see if I prefer that, because I like their
cold brew and I like just adding the cold phone
because I find it's like a subtle sweetness and it's
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not like overdone. So we'll keep you posted. If I
like that, I'll probably order that next week and give
you guys an honest review on that. But let me
know what your favorite holiday drink is, because I would
love your feedback on what I should order next, because
they do have.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
A lot of drinks on their holiday.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Menu, which I honestly find kind of overwhelming, but at
the same time, I love it because they give so
many options. Actually, I do love their crimary refresher. I
don't always order a refresher, but when I do during
the holidays, their crimary one is so good. But yeah,
I've tried a few of their drinks in the past,
and the best one I can think of that I really.
Speaker 2 (05:40):
Really loved was their Caromel brulet.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
In today's episode, we're going to be talking about a
topic that I've kind of brought up on my Instagram
and TikTok, which is just kind of talking about life changes.
Speaker 2 (05:52):
I really wanted to just share.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
Some tips on how to adapt to a major shift
in life, whether it's it's you're going through a breakup,
or if you're moving to a new city, or if
you're moving into a new home with your boyfriend or
your husband, if you're you know, trying to have kids
and starting a family. I feel like this year, specifically
for me, has been a lot mentally. I feel like
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I haven't really been open and honest.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
About that through TikTok and Instagram.
Speaker 1 (06:21):
But I have really felt like twenty nine for me
has been a rollercoaster of emotions. And I don't think
that I thought twenty nine was going to be like this.
I think I've been overthinking a lot when it comes to,
you know, thinking about that I'm turning thirty next year,
which is obviously a huge milestone and huge difference in
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my age. Another thing I've obviously been thinking about is
knowing that Zach and I want to try for kids
in the coming months, and obviously that's scary but also
really exciting and obviously like thinking about that it's not
just going to be him and I and Freddy anymore.
It's going to be you know, hopefully a child in
our life, and like having that little family that I've
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always dreamed of.
Speaker 2 (07:06):
And all that.
Speaker 1 (07:08):
It's scary, man, Like, it really is scary, but it
also is super exciting because I know it's a change
that I've always wanted for myself. I've always imagined having
kids in my life. I've always imagined having a family,
and picturing that with Zach is so exciting and literally
gets me emotional because it's just like we were kids
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when we met. We got together at seventeen years old.
We've been together for almost thirteen years, and to think
that it's not going to be us anymore just makes
things feel so wild, Like I still feel like we're
still kids, Like we always talk about that in bed
before we're going to bed, We're always like, how are
we at this phase in our life?
Speaker 2 (07:46):
Like how are we married? How are we husband and wife?
Right now?
Speaker 1 (07:49):
We own a house, we just bought another house together,
Like it just kind of feels so real, like knowing
that this is our life together and like we grew
up together and got ourselves to this point, and it
truly is things we need to look back at and appreciate,
like every moment and era that we've been throughout these.
Speaker 2 (08:05):
Past few years.
Speaker 1 (08:06):
But knowing that next year is a pretty big year
for us, knowing that, you know, turning thirty, we're trying
for kids, Like it's just a lot going on so
I also kind of want to talk about my prepping
for pregnancy journey and things that I'm doing mentally and
physically to kind of prepare myself for this next chapter,
because I know a lot of you guys are in
the same boat who may have followed me on Instagram
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or TikTok and wanted me to talk about this. So
I will also briefly talk about just things I'm doing
mentally and physically to prepare for pregnancy. So let's first
talk about just major life changes in general. You might
be someone who just finished college and is moving to
a new city and is scared to, you know, have
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this major shift of leaving your family and friends and
basically starting a new life.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
It could also be a breakup that you're going through.
Speaker 1 (08:54):
You may have been with the same partner for a
few months or a few years, and you're going through
this major shift of you know, ending the relationship and
going back to the single life, and you're not sure
how you're going to get over this heartbreak and just
the healing journey of getting yourself.
Speaker 2 (09:08):
Back on track and kind of moving on to the
next phase in your life.
Speaker 1 (09:12):
Maybe you just got your first big girl job and
you just left college, graduated, and now you just have
gotten your brand new job, and you're scared because you know,
entering a new job is always different, and you're meeting
new people and you don't know how the environment's going
to be.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
It's kind of scared you going into a new job.
Speaker 1 (09:29):
And maybe you're like me where you're married and your
husband and wife and now you're thinking about starting a
family and you're kind of scared of jumping into that
next phase of knowing that it's not just your husband
and yourself anymore. It's you're now raising a child and
going to have to go through delivery and birth and everything.
And obviously, like your life changes completely when you're taking
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care of a newborn baby versus just taking care of yourself.
Speaker 2 (09:55):
So a lot can be scary and that as well.
Speaker 1 (09:58):
So I think the first thing that you need to
think about when we're going through these major life changes
is feeling the feelings. And what I mean by that
is that it's okay to cry it out. It's okay
to feel those feelings. If you're wanting to let it out,
don't bottle it up inside.
Speaker 2 (10:14):
You really just want to let it go.
Speaker 1 (10:16):
If you're feeling sad, then feel sad, because if you
just ignore that sadness, it's really going to impact your
mental health. So if you want to cry, cry, if
you want to listen to sad music, listen to sad music.
Speaker 2 (10:27):
Make a playlist on Spotify.
Speaker 1 (10:29):
Maybe it's kind of like your comfort playlist that you
kind of resort to when you are feeling down or
when you are feeling like, you know, you just need
to express and release your feelings out.
Speaker 2 (10:39):
I find sometimes going on a drive.
Speaker 1 (10:41):
And listening to music, or even going on a walk
and listening to music very therapeutic in my opinion. I
feel like it allows you just to kind of like
allow you to think, allow yourself to be in your
own thoughts, and just kind of again release those feelings.
And by walking or driving, it just kind of allows
yourself to focus while you're expressing.
Speaker 2 (11:02):
Those feelings, if that makes sense.
Speaker 1 (11:03):
It's also a way to kind of grieve this chapter
of your life, whether it's ending an era of being
in your hometown and you're moving to a new city,
or maybe it's being in your childhood home and moving
into a new home with your boyfriend. Like it's okay
to kind of like grieve those moments and like move
past it by releasing those feelings and going through a
therapeutic drive or walk and listening to that kind of music,
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because it's important to just kind of like release those feelings.
Another one that I find is a huge one for
me that I feel like really really works is journaling
your thoughts. I feel like this is so important during
a major life transition, writing out everything that you're feeling
in that exact moment.
Speaker 2 (11:45):
Sometimes, you know, we go through this.
Speaker 1 (11:47):
Change and we kind of have a lot of feelings
built up and we don't know how to express it.
So being able to express it on a piece of paper,
writing everything down on how you're currently feeling, and also
being able to just kind of look back and like
see how you were feeling in that current moment and
kind of reading it over and just knowing that's how
you felt in that moment going through this major life change,
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So kind of doing like a little bit of a
mind dump of everything you're thinking of in that moment
and releasing everything that you're feeling about this life transition.
I am a very anxious and stressed person, and I'm
sure there's a lot of you guys out there like
me that may also feel this way.
Speaker 2 (12:25):
So writing about.
Speaker 1 (12:27):
What you're anxious about and what you're stress about may
also help release that tension.
Speaker 2 (12:32):
That you're feeling.
Speaker 1 (12:33):
So if you're trying to add something to your routine
to help you know with your stress or your anxiety
around this or just dealing with a major life change,
try and add journaling into your routine because I do
think this would really really help, and again writing out
your thoughts that you may be thinking in that current moment.
Another good one is leaning on your loved ones. It
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is so important to know that family will always be
there for you, whether it's family or good friends.
Speaker 2 (13:01):
You know they want you to know.
Speaker 1 (13:03):
That they're to support you through any type of era
or journey that you're going through. You are not alone
in this. There are people that want to help.
Speaker 2 (13:11):
You and you may not even realize it.
Speaker 1 (13:14):
I feel like I definitely don't do this enough in
terms of like leaning on loved ones. I feel like
I try and bottle this up and take it as
my own of like this is my own change, this
is my own transition, Like I don't need to rely
on my parents or my sister for like comforting me
or my husband throughout this transition that I'm going through.
But when you do lean on your friends and family
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for support, they show how.
Speaker 2 (13:39):
Much they want to help you through this.
Speaker 1 (13:40):
Like my mom actually has been a really big, you know,
comfort person for me going through you know, just talking
about pregnancy and all that, because obviously she's been through it,
she had me, she had my sister, and so sometimes
talking it out with her brings a little bit of
comfort for me going through this next phase of my
life knowing that, you know, she got beautiful children, not
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of it to healthy babies, and it kind of brings
me some courage and strength knowing that if she's able
to do it, I should be able to do it,
and again just kind of boost my motivation and helps
me think in more of a positive way about this
life change versus negatively. So sometimes just talking it out
with a family member or friend could really really help. Also,
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maybe if you've seen a friend that has gone through
something similar, or maybe an influencer that you follow that
has gone through a major life change where they you know,
move to a different city, maybe it's time to reach
out to them and just say, hey, like, you know,
I'm currently going through the process of moving to a
brand new city, and would love your tips on how
you met new friends or how you adjusted into a
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new city. Like, it's always okay to reach out and
ask questions about someone that may have been going through
something similar that you're going through right now. If you're
moving to a new city and you're afraid of you know,
missing your family or missing your friends, there's face time.
Speaker 2 (15:00):
FaceTime is so so incredible.
Speaker 1 (15:01):
I have so many long distance friends that live in
different parts of Canada that I FaceTime all the time,
and every time we FaceTime, it just literally feels like
we're just catching up. It doesn't feel like I haven't
chat with them in such a long time. It literally
feels like it's been maybe a few weeks. And I
really really do enjoy catching up with long distance friends
and catching up with them, and again, it just kind
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of allows you to get that one on one connection
with your family or friends by having those FaceTime calls
and again reaching out to people that are your comfort
people who bring you so much joy, can really help
you through this transition. And that's why I think just
like leaning on your comfort people or your family or
your friends is so important.
Speaker 2 (15:42):
I have a very close.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
Relationship with my sister, and I'm very grateful for the
relationship that we do have, because I know a lot
of people are not always close with their siblings. So
I really do cherish that relationship with her. And she's
definitely someone that I lean on a lot when it
comes to just things I want to talk about that
I don't want to bottle up inside, Like we talk
to each other about our own problems, Like she talks
(16:05):
to me about her problems, I talk to her about
my problems, and it just feels really good to sometimes
just like let.
Speaker 2 (16:11):
Those feelings out.
Speaker 1 (16:12):
And yeah, so that's probably one thing that I could
work on, but I definitely do try and focus on
talking about with my sister as much as I can
my mom when I'm going through my pregnancy craziness that
I'm you know, just scared of going through but also
excited at the same time, and obviously talking to my
husband about how I'm feeling, and yeah, so I try
my best to talk it out with people that bring
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me comfort and give me, you know, positive advice, and again,
just also letting out those feelings and not have them
bottle them up inside is so so important. So lean
on your friends, lean on your family. It will feel
really really good just to kind of let those feelings out.
Another thing that I've seen, actually a lot of people
talk about going through just changes in general, is picking up.
Speaker 2 (16:57):
A new hobby. So I've seen a lot of people.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
Talk about, you know, picking up small hobbies like needle
pointing or reading a book, or you know, getting coloring books.
Speaker 2 (17:08):
It's a great way to keep your mind busy.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
So instead of like constantly stressing out or worrying about
this major life change in your life, you can focus
on something else.
Speaker 2 (17:18):
And I feel like social media.
Speaker 1 (17:20):
Especially when you're scrolling on your phone, I don't find
it's always the best thing for me. Like sometimes I
get down a rabbit hole of types of videos that
I really don't want to be seeing, and then I
get in my head a lot about it, and then
it stresses me out.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
I get more anxious.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
So sometimes putting the phone away and putting it to
the side and doing something that's kind of better for
your mind, like you know, coloring or painting or needle
pointing or reading a book can be a great way
to kind of just again keep your mind busy. And
it's kind of another way to relax and just calm
(17:55):
your mind down and again something that's very therapeutic. So
that's something that I've been trying to do. I actually
just ordered a water coloring book. It's a Christmas theme
one that I found. I think I found it on
Anthropology and I'll link it when it comes in for
anyone that's interested anyways, that's something that I've been wanting
to try and pick.
Speaker 2 (18:15):
Up for a hobby, along with reading a book.
Speaker 1 (18:18):
So I've been reading a lot of educational books about
prepping for pregnancy. So one of the books that I'm
reading is about nutrition and lifestyle when it comes to
prepping for preconception, and it's honestly just been really educational
and I've learned already so much after reading just like
the first five chapters. It is crazy how much food
(18:40):
and lifestyle can be such a huge impact in the
way that your body is for prepping for pregnancy. So
that's been something that I've actually been really enjoying. I've
been walking on my walking pad and reading a chapter
a day. These chapters are also like twenty five pages long.
I was beyond shocked. I was like, when does the
chapter m here? I'm like walking and I'm like, this
(19:02):
is like a never ending chapter. But anyways, the chapters
in this book are really long, but it's really focused
on like food, lifestyle, you know, supplements, everything that you
can do for your body to kind of prep yourself
through this journey. So anyways, point is it's been kind
of nice to just like read and not be on
my phone as much. So yeah, anyways, reading has been
(19:22):
really nice. But also just getting this water coloring book
I think will be great because it kind of gets
my mind off of the major life change that's happening.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
For me right now.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
But you know, if you're someone that is going through
any of these changes that I listed, moving, breakup or
anything like that, it's so so important to pick up
a hobby. And this could also be like joining a
different sports team. So maybe you want to take up tennis,
maybe you want to become a runner, Maybe you want
to join a pick a ball team or a soccer team, Like,
(19:51):
there's so many other things that you can do besides
just like little hobbies that you can do at home.
I just feel like the hobbies at home kind of
create a routine for yourself, Like maybe you can to
your night routine of doing these little things that distract
your mind, whereas like joining a sports team might only
be like a once or twice a week thing, but hey,
still do it if you're looking to kind of again
(20:12):
distract your mind.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
But also for anyone that's.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Maybe moving to a new city, this could be a
good way to meet friends. Is joining some type of
sports team or some type of club, or again joining
a gym membership or pilate studio. It's a great way
to meet new friends and new people. So that's just
kind of an idea for anyone that might be moving
to a new city that needs advice on how to
meet friends.
Speaker 2 (20:33):
But yeah, just picking up a hobby or joining a
sports team or a gym.
Speaker 1 (20:39):
Or pilates studio could really be a great way to
distract your mind and not think about the major life
change that you're going through. Another thing to note when
you're going through this transition is change takes time to adapt.
So of course, when this major life change happens, you
need to realize that the first few weeks are not
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going to be easy, Like it is going to be
difficult for you to kind of go through this journey
and this change that you're currently going through. It doesn't
heal overnight, and you know it's going to kind of
go day by day. But to understand that you shouldn't
be hard on yourself is the most important part, because
you know, when you're too hard on yourself, it really
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really affects your mental health. And I think you need
to give yourself some positive affirmations and tell yourself that
this is only temporary and that there is a healing
journey in place, and you're taking these steps into your
day to day routine to really help yourself feel more
confident going into this major life change. I think it's
also all about telling yourself that there's gonna be good
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days and there's gonna be bad days, and that's basically
the whole part of change, is that you're going to
go through good days and bad days, and it's going
to take time.
Speaker 2 (21:52):
You're going to see that healing.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
Part of yourself where you know, maybe a month from now,
your move into a new city, or you're going through
a breakup, or you just had a brand new baby,
Like just focusing on yourself for like four weeks or
four months or you know six months, you're gonna see
a completely different person, and you're gonna realize how happy
you were that you put all that energy in yourself
(22:16):
and focus on yourself by doing these little habits or
these little things to help you get through that major
life transition, and there's gonna be so much more positivity
and less negativity, and just you're gonna think back and think,
I can't believe I was so hard on myself going
through that journey, and I'm so happy to where I
am today for you know, doing my journaling and doing
(22:40):
those little hobbies and getting myself out of the house
and working on myself to get.
Speaker 2 (22:44):
To this point in my life.
Speaker 1 (22:46):
Right, So just kind of do the little things, and
the little things really do add up and make a
huge difference at the end of the day, especially when
you're going through such a big change.
Speaker 2 (22:56):
And just to build off.
Speaker 1 (22:57):
That point for going into the last point for my
tips for leaning into this major life change is putting
a purpose to this transition. So it kind of goes
hand in hand with the positive affirmations because there's.
Speaker 2 (23:10):
Obviously a reason that you're going through this major shift.
Speaker 1 (23:13):
So tell yourself the reason why I'm going through this
is because the end goal is to get to this point,
which is where I want to be at if you
wanted to move to a new city because you were
going to experience so many new adventures and maybe meet
so many new friends and.
Speaker 2 (23:29):
Kind of have a fresh start.
Speaker 1 (23:31):
That's the positive out of the situation is that you're
gonna be able to have brand new experiences and memories
that you're gonna make, and you're gonna meet so many
new people, and you are kind of starting your life
from scratch. So kind of maybe also write out the
positives of your life transition to kind of bring some
motivation into this life change. For me, it's like thinking about,
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you know, having a baby and having a kid with
my husband and being able to experience those things that
I've always wanted to experience, like little family adventures and
experiences and just like making breakfast together with my kids.
Speaker 2 (24:07):
Like those little things are like what I want my
goal in life to be.
Speaker 1 (24:11):
And so I think about those positive things and that
gets me excited. For right, I don't think about the negative.
I think all about the positive, and it motivates me.
It gets me excited. So maybe write down a few
positives out of your current transition and why you're so
excited to adapt to this life change.
Speaker 2 (24:28):
What makes it exciting. If you're starting a new career,
you're going to grow and learn so many new skills.
Speaker 1 (24:34):
If you're going through a breakup, you're going to learn
so much about yourself and just reminding yourself that maybe
things were meant to be and that that guy wasn't
your person. And that's why you know you're one step
closer to finding the right person. And it's a good
thing that you kind of got out of it when
you did, because now it allows you to bring yourself
closer to.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
Your husband or your girlfriend or partner in general.
Speaker 1 (24:57):
Right, So everything that is happening, there's always a positive
out of it, and you can always find ways to
rate out the positive things that can come out to
be out of the situation and know that, yeah, it's.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
Going to suck for the first few weeks or the
first few.
Speaker 1 (25:14):
Months, and that it's going to be hard to adapt,
But as long as you keep pushing yourself and thinking
about the end goal of like where you want to
be out of this major life transition, and that there's
going to be so much more positives out of it
than negatives, you are going to see such a stronger
and brighter version of yourself that you've always wanted to see,
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and it's just going to bring you so much positivity
and strength and really.
Speaker 2 (25:38):
Push you through those hard times. So those are some
tips that I recommend when you're going through a major
life change.
Speaker 1 (25:44):
And obviously I've talked about it a lot, but I
am currently in the journey of prepping for pregnancy and
just kind of going through how I can prepare myself
mentally through these next few months, preparing myself before preconception,
and I've talked about it a lot.
Speaker 2 (26:02):
On TikTok and Instagram.
Speaker 1 (26:03):
But a few things that I'm doing mentally is I've
been reading a lot of books. As I said, I'm
doing a lot of research, listening to informative podcasts. I
will try and link the podcasts that I've listened to
so far, I've strictly, honestly searched them on chatchbt.
Speaker 2 (26:19):
Like I literally just went on Chatgibt and I was like.
Speaker 1 (26:22):
Can you give me podcast recommendations for someone who is
prepping for pregnancy or prepping for preconception, And then you know,
Chatgibt just gave me a bunch of random episodes that
kind of highlight preconception and just kind of like things
that women and men can do mentally to prepare themselves
for this journey. So this is not something that everybody does, Okay,
(26:43):
like not everybody goes through a pregnancy prep journey. I
am personally just doing it because I think I feel
more mentally prepared knowing that I'm educating myself on this,
and if I can do anything myself, or if Zach
can do anything himself to better prepare us for this
next phase in our life, I would one hundred percent
(27:05):
rather do that than go and blind not knowing what
we're doing or what we're doing wrong. I've just always
been that kind of person where I've always wanted to
educate myself and prepare myself for this next step or
next phase of my life. So it's just something that
I really think has helped me mentally as well, because
I was that kind of person where I have always
(27:26):
kind of been scared to take on change, and you know,
I want to be able to learn as much as
I can to go.
Speaker 2 (27:35):
Into this next phase in my life.
Speaker 1 (27:37):
So one of them being is that Zach and I
have both made the agreement that we are not going
to drink for six months before trying for pregnancy, along
with obviously not drinking while we're trying to conceive. So
that's one thing that we've both made a non negotiabal
and then another one is is that we're trying to
take some supplements. So I recently started taking a prenatal
(27:59):
by the Ritual. I've been taking Ritual for a really
long time now. I've been taking their multi vitamin for
the past two years, so it's been a brand that
I've really really trusted, and yeah, so I'm taking their prenatal.
Speaker 2 (28:10):
I've been loving it so far. I take it at night.
Speaker 1 (28:12):
I take two capsules, and I also take magnesium, which
magnesium has truly changed my life, Like it has helped
my mind so much, my muscle so much, especially for
me because I work out so often.
Speaker 2 (28:26):
I feel like magnesium really really allows myself.
Speaker 1 (28:29):
To relax and my muscles just honestly get overworked and
I just need to just kind of like destress the
body by taking magnesium.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
I also feel like it just really helps my sleep
in general.
Speaker 1 (28:42):
I feel like I wake up feeling so much well
rested when I take magnesium.
Speaker 2 (28:45):
It's also one of the top things that I've.
Speaker 1 (28:47):
Heard on a podcast about prepping for pregnancy is just
including magnesium.
Speaker 2 (28:52):
Into your routine just so.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
Your body is intense or stress, you really just want
to try and feel as relaxed as possible. So I've
been taking that every single night. And then just like
little things I've been doing in my lifestyle, like I'm
trying to add more strength workouts into my routine, so
I've been doing a combination of pilates and strength. I've
also been upping my protein in the morning, so I've
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been trying to have thirty grams of protein in the
morning before I start, like before I start my day,
so I have thirty grams of protein in my breakfast.
So I'll usually have like Greek yogurt with two eggs,
and yeah, I feel like it's been my new go
to breakfast that I've been having daily. So again, just
kind of focusing on nutrition, eating a really healthy and
(29:37):
balanced lifestyle. I feel like I've seen food in such
a different way since I started to read this book
and just appreciate carbs so much more and vegetables and
all that. When it comes to just really focusing on
your body and knowing what it needs.
Speaker 2 (29:53):
So yeah, the book that I'm.
Speaker 1 (29:55):
Reading is called Real Food for Pregnancy, and again it
just kind of talks about this science behind nutrition and
lifestyle when it comes to preconception. And then the last
thing is just booking all my doctor's appointments, all my
dentist appointments, just making sure that everything is good.
Speaker 2 (30:14):
For my body, my health is good.
Speaker 1 (30:17):
I want to get my blood work done so I
know what vitamins I need to take moving forward, and
my low in iron and my low in omega three
is like just knowing what my body needs for vitamin wise,
I think is really important. And also just having the
conversation with my doctor I think is going to be
really really good and comforting just to kind of talk
to her about everything that I'm feeling and just my
(30:38):
thoughts about pregnancy and all that she has been my
doctor now for I think ten years. I want to say, so,
I really really love my doctor, and she makes me
feel so calm when I talk to her and really
doesn't make me feel stressed at all, which is kind
of nice. So I think it's going to be really
reassuring to talk to her all about this and how
I'm feeling. And yeah, so if you haven't, I highly
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recommend booking a pre pregnancy appointment with your doctor to
kind of just like talk about things that you're currently feeling,
and I really do think it.
Speaker 2 (31:08):
Will help you mentally and just make you feel so
much better.
Speaker 1 (31:12):
I will vlog as much as I can throughout this
journey on TikTok and Instagram of just kind of how
I'm prepping for this. So if you guys want to
see that journey, you guys can see that on there.
But I just wanted to share a few things that
I was doing because I know a lot of you
guys wanted me to talk about it briefly about things
I'm doing mentally and physically for this journey. But that's
everything I'm doing so far. I feel like right now,
(31:32):
it's very much the beginning stages. I just wanted to
share for anyone that was interested that might be going
through it currently that wanted some advice.
Speaker 2 (31:40):
Again, I'm no medical expert, but I have done a lot.
Speaker 1 (31:42):
Of research and I will provide any podcasts or books
that I'm reading that are by people who are natural
paths or doctors, or these people have any type of
educational background that can just kind of give you some
advice through this.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
But we're in this together.
Speaker 1 (31:58):
For anyone that's currently in this journey with me, we
got this. We're going to go through it together. It's
all gonna be okay, and I'm just trying to stay
positive throughout this. But I know it's going to be
a very exciting journey, and I just wanted to share
a little bit about that here on the podcast, and
I'm sure i'll share it in another episode as well.
Speaker 2 (32:17):
Well, that's all I have for today's episode.
Speaker 1 (32:19):
I hope you guys enjoyed this, and I hope this
kind of helps you if you're going through any change,
whether it's a career change, moving, a breakup, or if
you're like me, going through the prep of pregnancy, or
maybe you're a new mom currently and you're just trying
to adapt to a different lifestyle.
Speaker 2 (32:35):
We got this and we're all going to get through it.
And these are just some tips that can help you
through this major change. But I love you guys allso much.
Speaker 1 (32:43):
If you guys are new, definitely make sure to follow
at the Hawk Grow Energy Instagram page.
Speaker 2 (32:47):
You can also follow me Kaylie. I'm your host and
I love you guys.
Speaker 1 (32:50):
Allso much, Thank you guys for listening, and I will
see you guys in the next episode.
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