A Little Bit Better

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This podcast is about how LITTLE shifts we make in our habits can actually produce HUGE results in our lives and most importantly in our happiness.

Why just “A little bit better?” The massive multi-billion dollar Self Help industry indicates how many people who are looking to better themselves, or who aren’t feeling fulfilled or happy with where they currently are in their life.

That's a lot of people who feel frustrated, overwhelmed, or stuck where they are and cannot find a way out, or a way to move forward on their own. That's a lot of people who are seeking to be a little bit (sometimes a lot) better. So, why can't we get there?
We need to understand our primitive (or lizard) brain, the instinctual part of our brain that manages automatic behaviours that keep us safe. Basically it’s not hard wired to make big leaps at a time to make change, even when that change is for something really good or really exciting.

You an incredibly exciting goal that fires you up and you are so driven to reach it, but you aren’t there. You try and you fail, you try and you fail. We know WHAT we want but GETTING THERE seems like a massive leap and that scares our primitive brain. Our primitive brain goes “Hmm... is this familiar? Familiar has been done and we’re safe. So familiar equals safe, equals good, equals no panic, no pushback."

Whereas something that is unfamiliar to our primitive brain, something unknown - yes even a thought! - is viewed as dangerous. Our brain doesn’t know if it’s safe. Our brain is doing it’s job, which is to keep us safe. It’s self-preservation. So it wants to keep us in the familiar. And that is why whether our goals are big, medium or small, we often cannot get there, because of the hardwiring protection of our primitive brain.
So we’re doomed? No. It just means that when we desire change in our lives, the best way to get there, the most effective way to get lasting (or sticky) results, is by taking little steps. Small steps, bite size chunks, one at a time, to help nudge our primitive brain to make the changes needed to move us towards our new state, our new goals.
FIND me here!
Chris Swail, certified Life Coach and Health Coach, founder of A Little Bit Better
IG @chris.swail and free tools and more info at www.alittlebitbetter.ca
I help people step into the person they want to be and the life they want to live!
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This episode is the fourth in a series Chris is hosting about Women's Health with a focus on perimenopause. Today's focus is on gut health, nutrition, and digestion. Learn about foods and tips for creating a healthy gut biome as well as why it's so important.
For more information on Chris's Life and Health Coaching services, her Women's Health Collective membership community, and events, visit:
IG: @chris.swail
www.alittlebitbetter.ca
Sign up for the Beta first-access group for the Women's Health Collective HERE.
Chris helps women conquer overwhelm and create the life they're ready for in mind and body!

Calling ALL women! You're never too young (or old) to learn about women's health and the big changes that happen in your body. Join Chris as she shares some intimate stories about her surprise journey into perimenopause. Menopause wasn't on her radar at all - she was too young! Right?? Apparently not.
In this episode, Chris shares a big list of perimenopause symptoms and talks about some she has experienced, as well as explains just what menopause is, and its stages. It's time to take shame and stigma out of talking about women's health and to make it a mainstream conversation.
This episode is the first in a series Chris is hosting about Women's Health with a focus on perimenopause.
For more information on Chris's Life and Health Coaching services and to find info about her latest workshops, visit:
www.alittlebitbetter.ca
IG: @chris.swail
Chris helps women conquer overwhelm and create the life they're ready for in mind and body!

In this episode, we look at why DOING can be so hard, yet not doing is what keeps us feeling stuck and stagnant, and can lead to feelings of unhappiness. We look at why we don't do things we want to do, and talk about strategies (and I give you one exercise) that you can use to help take yourself from dreaming and not making headway on goals, to taking action to see those dreams come true!
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FIND me here!
Chris Swail of A Little Bit Better; certified Life coach & Health coach
Find me on IG @thisisalittlebitbetter and free tools online at www.alittlebitbetter.ca

Today's focus is about some of the impacts of perimenopause in a woman's life and why it's important to know about perimenopause. Chris shares some tips you can incorporate now, whether you are in perimenopause or haven't yet seen the signs so that you can best navigate your menopause experience.
This episode is the fifth in a series Chris hosts about Women's Health with a focus on perimenopause.
For more information on Chris's Life and Health Coaching services, her Women's Health Collective membership community, and events, visit:
IG: @chris.swail
www.alittlebitbetter.ca
Sign up for the Beta first-access group for the Women's Health Collective HERE.
Chris helps women conquer overwhelm and create the life they're ready for in mind and body!