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Ep 27: Letting Go of People Pleasing

Season 2, Ep. 27

In this episode, Melissa goes deep on how people pleasing impacts the way a lot of us live our lives, and how to pivot that focus back to ourselves and our priorities. Melissa identifies some tangible ways for us to recognize this behavior so that we can empower ourselves to take control of our own lives, because how we choose to spend our time really is up to us. For Melissa, this all starts with a morning practice that includes gratitude and grounding. This episode encourages all of us to listen to what’s coming up, strengthen our intuition, and trust our gut when it tells us who is elevating our lives and who we should distance ourselves from. Melissa shares tips to ending people pleasing including how to prevent people from having constant access to you, creating healthy boundaries with the people in your life, and most importantly, learning to love time alone with yourself. 


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Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, founder of MWH and host of the Move With Heart Podcast, is a meditation teacher, certified yoga and pilates instructor, certified health coach, and beloved by the diverse community she’s cultivated through her unique approach to fitness and mindfulness over the years. MWH is a health, wellness & lifestyle platform on a mission to create a more mindful way of life, accessible and attainable for all. Melissa and MWH have been featured on LIVE with Kelly and Ryan, GMA, The Today Show, Forbes, Fortune and more. MWH was also the subject of a 2021 Harvard Business School case study. The most important part of this practice is that it’s not just about building the body you desire, it’s about building a better, stronger relationship with yourself. The foundation of this practice has always been about using what you have available to you, whenever, wherever you are. So, wherever you are on your journey, we have something for everybody. The MWH platform has a growing library of 500+ workouts in a variety of styles (pilates, yoga, meditation, pre & postnatal, and more!). Plus, with unlimited access to recipes & video tutorials, plus coveted lifestyle & nutrition tips, this is the destination to better every single aspect of your life.


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