Joanna Zajusz, Author at Positively Rebellious by Joanna Zajusz

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How to stop your late night eating?

We seek pleasures, comfort and relief at night. You don’t really want the food. (unless the cause is 100% physical) You want to feel better. But what do you feel? Stress, emptiness, loneliness, boredom, exhaustion? Food won’t fix that – it will only create frustration and makes us fat. Can you pause… and find within some patience and kindness for yourself? Stop asking “why can’t I stop it?” ask instead (with love) “What can I do, other than eating, to feel what I want to feel?”

Cure overspending by Mindset Makeover and New “Shopping Identity.”

Do you struggle with this problem? How long have you been delaying addressing it?
It is not only the money that is wasted here. It is also an opportunity to find true satisfaction and fulfillment in places you cannot see yet… but you will, as soon as you face the challenge.

Is quitting sugar hard? [Part 1]

Is quitting sugar hard? Hell, yeah. It’s an addiction. But when you put it on perspective… it can be one of the easiest things in life.

Our healing journeys have these things in common (video)

Transcript is coming tomorrow, in the meantime, this is what I covered: 01:47 what are we healing from and where are we going? 02:57 what we are not doing ? we are not going back… 03:22 how does it start? the big events 03:33 slow awakening midnight anxiety 04:00 five stages of grief 04:15 […]

Do your high expectations serve you or stop you?

Having too high expectations of yourself may be a guaranteed way to get nothing done. We think it is praiseworthy to have high expectations of ourselves. I believed it too but… it was one big lie. If you look closely, you may also see: too high expectations are a way to let yourself down.

Are you getting better and better at your bad habit? [video]

Between the urge to eat it and actually eating it – there is a space. What are you telling yourself in this space, in this moment – matters. And you are either telling yourself lies or the truth. When you automatically eat the sugar – you are getting better and better at the bad habit. You are making the habit stronger in your brain. To eventually break the habit, you need to think, feel, do something different in the moment.

[Podcast 11] What is Life Coaching? The myths. How to choose?

The biggest myth is that a coach will tell you what to do. that would be a disservice, they would rob you of an opportunity to expand your mind. When a coach asks you a question it is your mind that goes to work. It is your mind that is expanding

[Podcast 10] When Self-Discipline equals Self-Love

After I clarified what self-discipline means to me, what self-love means to me, I saw that they can be one and the same thing. What do you believe about self-discipline? And are the beliefs helping you or hurting you? Do you bully yourself into sticking to self discipline? Does it affect you negatively if you don’t do it perfectly? How would you feel if you knew you could create great results and self-discipline did not have to be perfect.

Dealing with Grudges, Bitterness and Resentment? [Lessons and healing]

If you do not experience an instantaneous transformation, expect it will be just like changing bad habits: the memory will keep coming back from time to time, but each time it will be less intense. If you do not feed and relive the story, the memory will come up less often. Until one day, it crosses your mind, and you feel nothing about it.

Have patience with yourself.

As you go through this healing and empowering journey, think:

how you can love yourself thru this experience?

If I was just starting my weight loss journey – I’d do one of these 12 things

If I was just starting my weight loss process on my own, without a coach… if I wanted to end my emotional eating, overeating generally… this is what I would do… I’d choose the EASIEST thing first. I’d pick a healthier habit that would come naturally to me. The reason is, when we start simple, […]

What to read? Recommendations from my Library (Check out this new page!)

People ask me often where do I have this or that information. A lot comes from trainings, but I also gain a lot from reading and then teach that as it relates to the subjects I coach on. What am I reading?

Better Relationships after Divorce – a conversation with Michelle Vasquez

Are you going through big changes in life? Are you loving yourself through this experience?

What Heals Anger? A short, Heart-Soothing Practice.

one of the most powerful remedies to anger is compassion. Self-compassion. No, it will not change directly the external facts or the past, that made you angry , but it will feel healing to your heart. And your heart matters.

Did Your Dream come True? Don’t Sabotage it! (overcoming the cognitive dissonance)

Does it ever happen to you: your dream is about to come true and you start sabotaging it. Maybe it’s a relationship that is so much better than any other relationship, the promotion, the money… and now, to your greatest surprise, you start doing “stupid shit.” It feels like something overtakes you and you […]

Big decisions, big changes and your Intuition.

Sometimes when you have a big plan or prepare for a big change, you work on your mindset but there is no agreement from your whole body, mind and heart. You can’t put a finger on it, but you do not feel the energy to proceed and complete the change. Why? It may be your […]

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