The 24-Hour Turnaround to Get Your Life Back on Track

24-Hour Reset: 1. Clear the mental clutter; do a brain dump 🧠 - on a piece of paper (Get it out of your head, so you can get control of your nervous system.)(Unfinished business can take up brain space) b. Cross off everything that's not happening today. c. Circle one thing that feels the most important. 2. Clear the physical clutter 🧼 a. pick one small space and deal with it -5 minutes (Clutter occupies your mind and diminishes mental capacity) (Journal of Environmental Psychology re: clutter) b. Close the mental loop. Take a deep breath and look around 3. Move your Body 💃 -use the science of movement to change your emotional state -move to change how you feel -the motion changes emotions -move for 5 minutes, intentionally, to get unstuck -Frontiers in Psychology: movement helps emotions get unstuck. And also... movement helps brain functions -150 minutes per week of moderate exercise 4. Make tomorrow easier ✅ -What can I do right now to make tomorrow morning easier? (ie) Lay out clothes - based on how ya wanna feel. Pack bag for trip. Set up coffeemaker. Sneakers by the door. Pack lunches the night before. Look ahead on calendar. Deal w/dirty dishes in sink. -Set yourself up for success? Make the behavior easier. (Atomic Habits) 5. Claim One Win!🏆 -give yourself credit -stop for a moment and give yourself a pat on the back

I’m 1 year 5 months clean off fentanyl and meth….. I’m here watching this because I need to figure out what’s next and how to get myself to not be afraid of trying something… anything. Thanks so much Mel!

After I lost my best friend & husband, then my mother, a brother, the home destroyed by a devastating housefire, loss of precious pets, a disabled son moving in after losses he suffered into the rebuilt house and my own medical conditions at 76, I lost my beautiful rhythm to life. With God & your motivations, I am taking one day at a time turning being caught in a stuck situation towards feeling myself emerge by knowing I am not alone & only focusing one day at a time.

I went for a walk and cleaned my nightstand during this video 🎉 that’s a win

I love the comment section. There’s so much support and warmth while I’m reading messages from people I don’t even know who live on the other side of the world.

I accepted late last year that my past is the fault of my actions and have started to work on this. I’m working out in the gym more than ever now, working more from the local library, reading a lot, learning music, travelling, getting out of debt but most importantly I’m trying to interact with more people as I want a relationship with a partner which is what I’ve never experienced.

I’m literally walking on a treadmill listening to this. I’m facing a job loss, just lost a very special pet and now facing tooth loss from a fracture. Life is overwhelming at the moment but I’m moving and sending signals to my brain that I’m moving forward and I’m ok. Thank you for the positive messages! They are helping me navigate life’s challenges.

After I lost my best friend & husband, then my mother, a brother, the home destroyed by a devastating housefire, loss of precious pets, a disabled son moving in after losses he suffered into the rebuilt house and my own medical conditions at 76, I lost my beautiful rhythm to life. With God & your motivations, I am taking one day at a time turning being caught in a stuck situation towards feeling myself emerge by knowing I am not alone & only focusing one day at a time.

Just clean my nightstand while listening to this video feel 100% better !

Mel, these little pep-talks you give us.......is CONCISELY WHY I LOVE your podcast. Your "experts" talk to us from "Up on Top of the Mountain" with their wonderful advice, yet you are down in the trenches with us just trying to get through the day with the zillion things to do, think about, and handle. Thanks for showing us how even a best-selling author has life issues of getting things done, while maintaining sanity, and trying to live a good life. Massive Respect for you and these actionable, challenges you share with us. Oh, and your authenticity is so very appealing.