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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Glad to here it - take good care Neela

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Sophie S.'s avatar

It's not easy allowing sensible brain to win from silly brain, well done you 😁

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Always hard but worth it when it works

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Sharon Young's avatar

Your writing is hilarious. It's a beautiful pick-me-up, even when it's about life trying to grind you down - but of course you rose above it :-) Sensible brain for the win. (PS - I 100% agree that Mix-A-Lot song is... trash. No matter how catchy it is.)

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Thanks Sharon - yep it's not exactly progressive messaging is it from him.

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sharon calvert's avatar

Great article. I loved the dialogue between your silly brain and sensible brain. Your writing style is hilarious! 🤣👏

Thank you for recommending my yoga nidra and for the inimitable description of my accent! 😆 I'm happy you enjoyed it and felt right at home! 🥰🙏

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Thanks Sharon

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Sally-Anne Rainbow's avatar

Great article - thanks for the mention

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

You're welcome

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Neela 🌶️'s avatar

Just what I needed to read to get my Substack brain in the mood

I happen to think the real hero here is 'Sensible Brain', swooping in to save the day with yoga nidra and a cold tub instead of the sugar and outrage spiral. I started trying to eat healthy again a few weeks back. The struggle is real.

Thank you for the fun read.

Have a good week ahead.

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Linda Cobourn's avatar

Here is this week's comment on your sort-of-poor me moan with mutliple scene changes: You obviously need an emotional support chicken to help you overcome those sugar craves and buyerless remorse. Warning, however. Emotional support chickens should never be shoved into an airfryer because they will explode cotton all over your porridge.

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Love that Linda... made me smile 😃 wide! I think a support chicken would be excellent bit agree it would not to stay away from the fryer that works on air. Take care Linda

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Alexander Lovell, PhD's avatar

The dialogue between your 'silly brain' and 'sensible brain' was spot on! We all have those internal battles, don't we? It's so easy to give in to the quick fixes and instant gratification, but as you pointed out, the consequences often leave us feeling worse. It takes courage and self-awareness to choose the healthier path, even when it's not the most appealing option in the moment. Your honesty about your struggles is refreshing and inspiring.

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Thanks for your kind words Alex. Postscript the following day when faced with challenges I did the opposite - ate crap and read the paper oops!

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Francesca Phillips's avatar

Thank you for the shoutout! Loved your sense of humor and take on wellness :)

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Teri Leigh 💜's avatar

I’m sure the silicone air fryer trays would’ve ended up in the same graveyard as the unworn tshirts and the unused sports tack.

Seems to ocean water responded to your call to beat yourself up for bad choices and salt water cleanse you to make better choices.

Now I wanna go get a Sunday paper just for the crossword puzzle and the feel of ball point pen on newsprint.

Your stories are so simple, lessons so clear. But most of all, I love your voice. Your writing makes me giggle every week. I’m so glad I can call you friend.

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

I think you called it on the air fryer trays Teri. Thanks for your kind words- means a lot.

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Hans Jorgensen's avatar

I enjoy hearing about the inner dialogue you have going on, and how you find ways forward to see yourself more clearly. By the way, we love our air fryer.

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Yay an air fryer fan go Hans...

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Hans Jorgensen's avatar

Sweet potato fries! Mmm!

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Mila Popovic Geoui's avatar

I laughed 😃 🤩 i also had some chocolate 🍫 and some more, yesterday after being hit by covid and very low on energy! I love how you make it sound funny,i can’t write like that:)

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Thanks Mila - hope you feel better soon.

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Shelly Roberts's avatar

Great article, literally made me laugh out loud 😂 haven’t been to a “booty” for a while and by the sounds of it I’m really not missing much 😅

Thanks for the mention 🧡

As I read it, I thought that’s familiar and then realised that’s because it was mine 🙈😄

Have a great Sunday! ☀️

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Great stuff thanks Shelly

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Alexandra Lais's avatar

Thank you for the mention! And fun article to read!

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JFT Beach 🇬🇧 🏊 🧘‍♂️'s avatar

Thank you

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