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EP132: Nicky’s Journey to Health, Resilience & Self Compassion
Ep. 132
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Nicky, an elite client at Cut and Conquer, shares her journey of overcoming health challenges and transforming her mindset and lifestyle.
She discusses her battle with health issues, significant movement restrictions, dealing with divorce, and the impact that stress and weight gain was having on her physical and mental well-being.
We dive into Nicky’s story, the ups, the downs, and the steps she is taking with Cut & Conquer to continue to improve her health and prevent the potential onset of MS.
Nicky shares her experience working with Cut & Conquer and emphasizes the team’s commitment to finding modifications and making adjustments to accommodate her limitations.
She highlights the value of having a professional support system and being open to asking for help. She also expresses her appreciation for not just the coaches but the other clients in the Cut and Conquer community and the positive impact they have had on her journey.
In this episode, they discuss:
- Nicky’s health struggles and overcoming them working with Cut & Conquer
- Listening to her body pains and adapting her workouts by finding substitutes for exercises that cause pain
- Shifting her perspective to embrace imperfection and focusing on momentum over perfection
- Importance of mental health, self-care, asking for help, gratitude journaling, and resilience through challenges
- Benefits of personalized coaching and community support
- Appreciation for Ramzia's personalized coaching style and feeling supported vs judged
- Nicky's advice to people struggling with their health
Memorable Quotes:
“I actually have no cartilage in my knees. So squatting, bending, stairs, literally anything where the knee moves, it's just bone on bone.”
“Last April, I had a scare and thought I was having a stroke– and my health just kind of kept going downhill from there, on top of injuries they also found some abnormalities in my brain. I didn't really realize until I started with Cut and Conquer how much weight I had actually gained too.”
"I'm still trying to move my body to make everything, brain, body, and everything feel good."
"You don't have to rush it. You're not going to lose 20 pounds overnight."
"You can't lose if you just keep showing up."
“It helps having a community and people who actually listen to you when you're saying, this isn't working, can you help me find something different? And that's why I love working with you guys.”
Links Mentioned:
Christina's Instagram: @knifina
Nicky’s Instagram: @nickyjm88
Nicky’s Arts & Crafts Business @knotsandthingsbynk
Ramzia’s Instagram: @fitwramzia
Cut & Conquer Coaching Application: https://cutandconquer.typeform.com/CQA-application
Free FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weightsandwellness/
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