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EP 193: Crack the Confidence Code Today🎉& Discover 3 Steps to Completely Transform Your Life (This Recovery Blueprint Actually Works!)

Hey there sister friend! How was your long weekend?
This one was one for the books for me. My hubby and kids threw me the most fantastic birthday full of all the things....crabcakes, cake and confetti....oh my!
But birthdays used to be the WORST days for me when I was struggling in my eating disorder. I had no desire to celebrate. I didn't like who I was. I wasn't confident in who I was.....I couldn't even remember who I was without my disorder controlling my every day.
In order to get out of the trenches....I had to change. 
I had to create confidence when I wasn't feeling confident AT ALL.
I had to find belief and keep promises to myself.
I had to find ME again.....and maybe sis that is right where you are today.
~In this episode, I share with you the 3 step formula to find confidence in WHO you are becoming so that you can change your food and body relationship.
I can't wait for you to listen in! This is a birthday goodie!
Tune in to Episode 193!
xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com
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______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

EP 192.5: Support to Conquer ED's Biggest Lie + Why You're More Than Enough & How to Start Living Like It

Hello gorgeous!Please tell me you are counting down till the weekend like I am? I am so flipping thankful it is Friday!Goodness, has this week been A LOT for me! How about you?~When life is crazy it's hard to appreciate the "A LOTs". It's hard to be grateful for overflow & abundance. & when you have an unhealthy relationship with food & your body it makes it nearly impossible to see anything other than LACK.
Your eating disorder restricts more than just food & calories.
If you feel like you never have enough time, money, love or happiness....you aren't alone. This is a tactic of disordered eating. It's how it keeps you in the crazy-making cycle. But sitting in the "not enough" bleeds into "YOU not being enough". & we aren't living in that house anymore sis!
The truth is you are MORE than enough.& you deserve to start living like it.
You can change your life from living trapped & restricted to living plentiful & abundant!
Tune in to this one girl if you are looking for a pep talk & tangible take aways to help you grab your power back from your unhealthy relationship with food.
I hope today's episode blesses you.I can't wait for your listen!xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ wwww.herbestself.co
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com
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Join the free FB community -> www.herbestselfsociety.com
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder. 
 
 

EP 192: From Stronghold to Strength ~ Ask Yourself These 3-4 Impactful Questions to Unleash Your Leadership This Year & Step Into Your Very Best Self

Hey sis!
 It is January and we are rolling in deep and today we're going to be talking about something that has been so heavy on my heart lately. And that is how your relationship with food isn't just affecting your health, but how it could be holding back your leadership potential and the significant impact that you're meant to have in this world.
Marshawn Daniels says it best in her devotional..."As women, we've had an up and down roller coaster like relationship with the word leadership. On one hand, we're supposed to be submissive and supportive. We learned so much about surrender, but less about stepping up. We want to expand the kingdom, but we don't want to step out of place.
We want to be a good wife. We want to be a pleasing daughter. We want to be a wonderful mother, but we're afraid to admit that our hearts are craving something more. And therein lies a holy tension. See, God desires that we absorb the wisdom of others, but also that we never place the perspective of other people and this world above His voice and His plan."
And the truth is that leadership is your birthright. It's in your DNA. I cannot agree with that more. I have felt God nudging me and calling me to lead even more this year. And you know what breaks my heart? Seeing brilliant, capable women sitting on the sidelines of their own lives because their eating disorder has convinced them that controlling food and their body is more important than their God given purpose.
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Today on the podcast, we're going to talk about your unhealthy relationship with food is actually a stronghold, keeping you from becoming the best version of you and from becoming a leader that you're meant to be. You see, I personally believe that my word for the year, "leadership" is not just meant for me, but it's meant for you too, because leadership is so tightly ingrained in our identity.
And when you can't believe in your own identity because you have been living under the cloud of false truths in your mind, then you forget that you are a mighty warrior. You forget that you have influence. You forget that God has been grooming you since you were born for a purpose.
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I want to ask you something: when is the last time you thought about the influence that you're meant to have here, not just in your family or in your job, but on this planet in this world?
2025 is all about leadership for me. I'm realizing more and more how many of us are letting so many other things in our life, things of quote, "the world", rob us of our leadership potential, rob us of our impact.
These beliefs that we're not good enough, or we're not qualified, or we haven't yet arrived, or we aren't there yet. All these things, they're literally sucking the hope out of your journey forward. And without HOPE, I mean, what is it that we truly have anyways? Am I right?
I want you to stop letting your ED, letting this relationship with food, steal the rest of your life and your leadership potential.
Tune in to Episode 192 & share it with someone you love!
xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ wwww.herbestself.co
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Join the free FB community -> www.herbestselfsociety.com
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder. 
 

EP 191.5: The Power of Visual Goals ~ Transforming Your Recovery With Vision Boards✨ I Challenge You to Create Yours for 2025!

Happy Friday sister friend!
Did you know that people who visualize their goals are DOUBLE as confident they'll achieve them than those who don't. And what is even more astonishing is that 82% of people who used a vision board to support their future goals reporting having accomplished half of them before they even thought they would?
Yep, pretty awesome right?
Well, I used to roll my eyes when my treatment team shared with me the importance of creating a vision board when I was working towards my recovery.
Yet, this powerful creative tool has so many benefits & TRUE stats show that it can help you navigate real results towards your freedom journey.
In Episode 191.5, I share with you the importance of visual representation of WHO you are becoming & how you can design your very own Best Self Board to help propel you into action this year.
Don't forget to share this one with a friend & to listen to EP 65, 103, & 105 to help bring even more inspiration to you for this creative process.
You are gonna love it!
xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ wwww.herbestself.co
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com
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Join the free FB community -> www.herbestselfsociety.com
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder. 
 

EP 191: Ditch the 'New Year, New Body' BS ~ How To Protect Your Recovery & Set Healthy Goals in Diet Culture Season🎆

Happy January sister friend!
So the boys and I rang in the new year in a new place this year.
Hopefully you've had a great start to your new year!
We surely had an awesome experience. We took the boys tubing at a ski resort in the Blue Ridge mountains, and it was fantabulous. Yes, I'm still a beach girl. And yes, I dread being cold, but between the fireplace and the glorious snow, it was beautiful.
The mountains were breathtaking and it was just what my soul desperately needed...but back to reality and the podcast with you. And I am so happy to be back here recording a new show today!
I can't wait for you to tune in to Episode 191 :)
As we made memories over the break, I got to thinking about 2025 and goals and just how much influence culture has on our personal goals and expectations.
Not that that's a bad thing, but just hear me out here. So yes, January is the start of a new year, but society makes us feel disorganized, society makes us feel lazy and unproductive if we don't set massive, crazy, audacious goals as soon as the clock strikes midnight. And I just got to thinking, I'm not. Not this year!
And I'm not suggesting not to have goals for this year. I'm not saying that I don't have personal goals and I don't have business goals. But for me, the way I want to view my 2025 journey is going to be different. Instead of aiming at these massive goals, I plan on aiming at the goals that God places on my heart.
But with INTENTION and less pressure of my timeline. I want to stop looking around and comparing myself to what everyone else is doing or what everyone else is thinking. And so I wanted to share today's episode to help you grant yourself the same grace and permission, because maybe like me, you don't have it all together either and maybe you haven't decided to read 20 books in 2025.
And maybe you don't even know what a resolution could be for you.
So here is what I want you to think about. Instead of trying on another resolution that may or may not last until February, I want you to think about how you want to do this year differently and how you want to show up with grace and permission as you lean into the best version of yourself.
Tune in to this one friend! Let's ring in the new year strong!
xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ wwww.herbestself.co
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Coach with Me -＞Client Application
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com
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Join the free FB community -> www.herbestselfsociety.com
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder. 
 

EP 190: Did You Know 92% of Eating Disorder Thoughts Are Hidden Emotions? Here Is the Scientific Truth Behind ‘Feeling Fat’ + 2 Tools to Help You Silence the Voice

I hope you are starting the New Year off right sis! And my wish for you is that you invest in yourself and your recovery in 2025.
But just in case you are doubting the new year already, I wanted to give you some TRUTH BOMBS and 2 tools that you can use when you catch yourself "feeling fat" as the world around you continues to push the billion dollar diet culture fads this January.
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Did you know that 92 percent of the time when you're feeling fat, you're actually experiencing a completely different emotion? In Episode 190 of the podcast we're diving into the science behind this powerful truth + I can't wait to share some eye opening statistics with you because research is so clear in this area.
Research shows 95 percent of women engage in what we call "fat talk".
That's right.
Almost every single woman spends nearly 50 minutes every single day feeling fat. That is almost an hour of every day lost to these thoughts. Now you mix in an eating disorder and years of unhealthy behaviors and bam....most of the day spent with that battle in your mind...
But here's the game changing truth. 80 percent of these moments have absolutely nothing to do with your body. Nothing.
I want you to let that sink in for a minute.
I remember in my own journey, there were so many days when I would wake up just feeling fat, like my body physically felt bigger, but the reality was that nothing had changed in my body overnight. Something had triggered that feeling of fatness. Maybe it was an upcoming work event for me, or when I look back in my journal, it was tension with my mom or a friend or just plain overwhelm of feeling out of control in various different areas of my life because I was struggling with this control and the grip of it in the eating disorder.
But I didn't have the tools at that point to really understand what was going on inside of me. And the truth is that when I began to accept that in order to be my most authentic, my most healthiest best self, I would need to accept my body changing and for me, that meant weight restoring. It was as if the fat feelings came in like a flood overnight... but nothing had changed except my brain knew that my goal was no longer to lose weight because that wasn't going to lead me anywhere good.
Research from the International Journal of Eating Disorders shows that body dissatisfaction significantly increases during times of emotional distress. 
Listen in to the show today, where I breakdown what's actually happening when you're having those feeling fat moments. Because 92 percent of the time, that's nine out of 10 times when you're feeling that fat feeling, you're actually experiencing something completely different.
I can't wait to share this one with you girl!
xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ wwww.herbestself.co
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Coach with Me -＞Client Application
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com
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Join the free FB community -> www.herbestselfsociety.com
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder. 
 

EP 189: The Top 10 Most-Downloaded Episodes of 2024 ~ Your Recovery Journey Highlights + My Word For 2025!

Happy New Years Eve!
Today we're counting down our top 10 most listened-to episodes of 2024 on the Her Best Self podcast - the ones that truly resonated with you & our community.
So whether you are doing laundry, taking a walk, or needing something to binge on that will bring all the good 2025 new year, better you vibes, I got you!
In Episode 189, I share my word of the year, I challenge you to pick yours & I bring you the Best of the Best episodes for you to listen to as you round out 2024 strong!
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Let's dive into what made these episodes so powerful & why they connected with so many of you in your recovery journey.
Thank you for listens in 2024 & here is to a happy, healthy & prosperous New Year for you & your family.
xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ wwww.herbestself.co
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Coach with Me -＞Client Application
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com
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Join the free FB community -> www.herbestselfsociety.com
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder. 
 

EP 188.5: Why Recovery Setbacks Don't Define Your Journey + How to Handle Slip-Ups Without Losing Hope

It's that time of the week girl!
I'm jumping in to your inbox today to check-in on you my sweet friend.
How was your holiday?
How are you?
Okay, I'll ask it again...how are you really?!
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It's okay if you answered not so great. I promise not to judge! When you struggle with disordered eating, slip-ups & set-backs happen....well as sucky as they are (making you want to throw in the towel), it's time to start expecting them. Prepare for the slip-ups! Especially during overwhelming times like the holidays.
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Here is a golden nugget for you today girl...
Change is hard. Growth is hard. Slip-ups & set-backs are just proof you are doing hard things. NOT proof that you are failing at the things.
In my recovery journey I wanted so badly to DO recovery "right". On days where I fell back to old patterns & behaviors, I felt like it was just "too hard". I felt like I was just never going to get to freedom. I had moments of feeling that recovery just wasn't in the cards for me.
Reality is....THAT way of thinking is a LIE. A false narrative. STOP believing it!
That lie is a trap your mind wants you to believe to keep you chained to the disorder.
Discouragement + Doubt = Quitting
You aren't a quitter! You aren't a giver-upper either!
So when slip-ups & set-backs come your way....use them as a SET-UP as you step into the BEST version of yourself.
You totes got this!
& I got you sister.
hugs,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ wwww.herbestself.co
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Coach with Me -＞Client Application
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com
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Join the free FB community -> www.herbestselfsociety.com
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.
 

EP 188: The Present is Your Present ~ Finding Magic in Recovery this Holiday Season | ED🎄Recovery Guide

Ekkk Happy Christmas Eve!!!
I hope your week is starting off great as we all patiently wait for the big guy to come down the chimney! I wanted to drop a brand new pod episode into your inbox for you to listen to while you finish your gift wrapping and last minute "to-do's".
In Episode 188, I share THE BEST gift you can give yourself and others this Christmas and how you can find magic in recovery this holiday.
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So yesterday I was at Santa with my boys and it hit me. While everyone around us was rushing, stressed about perfect pictures and checking their phones, my kids were just Present.
It was like time stood still to them. They were living in the pure magic of the moment as they waited in line to see Santa. And it got me thinking about how often we miss these precious moments. My kids are 6 and 10 and I look at it as a very pivotal year because I am hanging on to my 10 year old with the expectation that he's always going to want to stand in that line.
And the reality sis, is I know that we're on the last leg of moments like that one. How about your reality? Well when you're struggling with an eating disorder, it literally sucks all the good moments from your life. So many moments are missed because you are caught up in those eating disorder thoughts.
So many moments I missed. And so I wanted to bring you this episode today not to be a negative Scrooge. But actually quite the opposite.
It's time to take a stand against spending ONE more Christmas at war with your body! No more giving your best gift away for a false sense of control. And that gift, friend? TIME.
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The boys and I went to a family gathering last night after Santa, one that in past years would have sent me into a tailspin. I mean, yes, it was the kind with all the festive dishes, a charcuterie board, espresso martinis, all the tasty festive treats, enter the cookies, the brownies, the shortbread...there was banana pudding. It was amazing!
And while my recovered-self enjoyed every bite of nourishment. I couldn't help but realize just how fast time flies. I questioned myself, "do I live here in all the right now moments? Or am I living back there and how it used to be or fast forward to what hasn't even arrived yet?"
I don't know about you, but I want to remember all these moments that I have left, all of them.
It's so important to really get real and present with ourselves. And that's what I wanted to do was to question your current state.  If you are feeling drained, overwhelmed, and maybe the holidays are just not your thing because of past traumas, or because of the eating disorder or because of lost loved ones. I totally get that, but there is still something so magical about this time of year.
Here's the thing. The magic of recovery, just like the magic of Christmas, it happens in the NOW. It happens in the present. And it happens when we choose to be here, even when it's super, super uncomfortable. 
So my hope for your this holiday is that you LIVE in the PRESENT and make a commitment to your future self to get the help and support you need to combat your eating disorder.
With so much love and recovery hugs,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ www.herbestself.co 
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com 
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Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/ 
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.

EP 187.5: Do You REALLY Want to Recover from Your Eating Disorder? | The Pain of Recovery vs. The Pain of Staying Sick⚖️

Hey there girl!
Can you believe we are falalalala-ing all the way into a brand new year in a matter of weeks?
I always find myself at the end of a year thinking about the things that I clung to, & the not so good things that clung to me. & I wonder how I can make the next one even better.
Sadly, I used to wonder how I was going to exercise away Christmas food choices, avoid weight gain & get back to a rigid routine as soon as the clock struck midnight. So much so, that I became completely chained to my eating disorder.
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If your lifestyle requires you to track, monitor & count every food morsel, carb, calorie, or pound on the scale.....then ask yourself -> are you really living?
I know one thing is for sure...freedom from disordered eating is REAL, because I myself have escaped her chains. I myself broke the patterns of unhealthy diets, restrictions & behaviors that year after year kept me trapped in my own mind & body.
And, YOU can too!
In Episode 187.5, I share all about ambivalence in recovery & I talk about the path of pain. 
Tune in to the show today sis! It's a goodie!
Plus, I'd be honored if you shared this one with someone you love that may struggle with disordered eating & could use a positive dose of inspo leading up to the holiday.
xo,
lindsey
Find All the Things -＞ www.lindseynichol.com
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Coach with Me -＞Client Application
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Email me directly -> info@lindseynichol.com
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Join the free FB community -> www.facebook.com/groups/herbestselfsociety/
______Need a helping hand guiding you girl!? You don’t have to do this alone!Step 1: Go all IN! Decide to commit to yourself & your future! Do it scared girlfriend. Just do it!
Step 2: Apply for limited 1:1 & let’s work together -> Client Application
Step 3: Leverage the FB community for support & stay tuned for all the resources up & coming to help serve you!YOU TOTALLY GOT THIS!
* While I am a certified health coach, anorexia survivor & eating disorder recovery coach, I do not intend the use of this message to serve as medical advice. Please refer to the disclaimer here in the show & be sure to contact a licensed clinical provider if you are struggling with an eating disorder.