🔥 I want to see your Value Garden. Post it in the comments and I'll go through it with you, one by one, and tell you exactly what's working and what's quietly holding you back. Fair warning, I'll be honest with you, because that's how you actually grow. But first, in case it hasn't fully landed yet, let me tell you why this is the exercise I want you to do before anything else. ⚙️ Whatever brought you here, the OCD, the intrusive thoughts, the anxiety that has kept you inside your own four walls, the panic, the rumination that loops after everything, the overthinking, the procrastination, the fear of what everyone thinks of you, the perfectionism, it all runs on the same engine. Your brain gives you more of whatever you engage with. Every time you try to fix the feeling or get rid of the thought, you show your brain it matters, and it hands you more. ✅ So you do not get better by fighting your symptoms. You get better by showing your brain a new signal. And you do that by living your life, based on your Value Garden. 🧱 That is why this is not a side exercise or a nice bit of life planning. It is the foundation. Your Value Garden is the map of where your energy goes instead of into your head. It is the thing every other tool in here points back to. If your garden is vague or thin, your whole recovery is standing on sand. If it is clear and alive, you always know which direction to walk, no matter what your brain throws at you that day. ⚠️ Now, do not walk away thinking the Value Garden is all you need. It is not. There are many more tools and insights coming that you need to actually get better, and I will give them to you. But this is where it starts, and it becomes your map along the way. You will keep coming back to it, and everything else I teach you will make more sense once it is built. That is why I want to see it. So let's build yours until it is solid. 📸 How to post it: 1. Take a photo of your Value Garden (the paper with your seven areas and your actions) and post it as a comment below.

Hey everyone! 🤍 I wanted to share a little bit of my experience with the community because I know there may be someone out there who is currently in the same position I was in. I hope sharing my story can help even one person take that first step! Before starting group coaching with Star, I avoided the gym because of my anxiety. The gym brought up a lot of thoughts, emotions and “what ifs” for me, and because of that, avoiding it felt like the easier option. Star encouraged me to go to the gym as it was something that aligned with my values. It was something I wanted to do and something I would choose to do if anxiety wasn’t making the decision for me. I had been avoiding the gym because of the thoughts and feelings that came up for me. Instead of waiting for those feelings to disappear, I made the decision to go anyway. And not just to any gym — I chose the bigger, busier gym that I would have chosen if anxiety wasn’t a factor. Was I scared? Absolutely. Was I anxious? 100%. But I went. During one of the first group calls with Star, we created a gym plan and schedule that I would follow. I committed to 3–4 gym sessions each week, with every session planned out. Whether it was leg day, back and biceps, or another workout, I knew exactly what exercises I was doing, along with the sets and reps. Having that plan gave me something to focus on when my brain was trying to convince me not to be there. And this became one of the biggest lessons for me. Something Star has always taught us. I didn’t have to get rid of the thoughts before I could take action. I didn’t have to feel confident before walking through the doors. I didn’t have to wait for anxiety to give me permission. I could feel anxious AND still do what mattered to me. When my brain would start throwing thoughts at me and try pull me into the anxiety, I’d basically say: “Cool… but we’re doing the leg press now.” 😂 And I’d continue with my workout. I didn’t need to argue with every thought or make the anxiety disappear. I just kept bringing my attention back to what I was there to do.