🩷 Hope your weekend was filled with moments of peace and joy!
This is a deeply intense week for me. As many of you know, my bodybuilding show was this past Saturday.
Right now, I’m in what’s called “Recovery Week,” and honestly? It feels like the ultimate test of patience and self-compassion.
For the next few days, my protocol is a “strategic rebuild.”
This means slowly reintroducing normal eating patterns, gentle movement, and giving my body permission to rest after months of intense preparation.
It’s the complete opposite of the controlled depletion I was doing last week, but just as mentally challenging in its own way.
Here’s what I’m learning: This recovery phase is just as important as the peak. My body needs time to restore, my mind needs space to process, and my spirit needs room to celebrate what we just accomplished!! (More on my instagram!!)
It’s all about trusting the process—both the intense preparation AND the intentional rest that follows.
The Monday Metaphor: Your “Recovery Week”
We all have our own recovery phases after big pushes—those necessary seasons of rebuilding after a product launch, a major client project, or any significant goal we’ve achieved.
In those moments, you have to be strategic about restoration.
You have to:
• Rest intentionally (resist the urge to immediately start the next big thing)
• Celebrate properly (acknowledge what you just accomplished)• Rebuild sustainably (prepare for the next season from a place of strength, not depletion)
Your Monday Check-In:
→ Are you in a “building phase” or do you need a “recovery week” after a recent push?
→ What’s one way you can honor your need for rest this week while still moving forward?
→ How will you celebrate a recent win before diving into the next goal?
Share what you’re working on or recovering from below! Let’s support each other’s journeys. 👇
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Heart & Hustle Verse:
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” - Matthew 11:28
This week is a reminder that rest isn’t weakness. An intentional pause prepares us for the next season of strength!
Don’t forget to join me November 18th at 12pm CST for our live brand messaging workshop! Comment LIVE if you’re joining! You will get reminders as the date draws closer.
Let’s have a restorative and powerful week. 💪