262804066 4 Journal Prompts to Stick to Your Health Goals - Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing

Episode 217

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29th Jan 2026

217. 4 Journal Prompts to Stop Starting Over and Actually Stick to Your Goals

You know what to do for your health. You’ve known for years. But knowing hasn’t made it stick - and starting over is getting exhausting.

This episode picks up where my conversation with Dr. Amy Beheimer left off and slows things down enough to look at what actually stops health habits from sticking. Not willpower. Not discipline. The thoughts and feelings that show up before you ever take action.

This is a guided journaling episode designed to help you understand why certain health goals keep falling apart - and what needs to shift so you can follow through in a way that actually fits your life.

We go beyond “I should be doing this” and into the beliefs, expectations, and quiet pressure that keep pulling you back into the same cycle.

Journal through these prompts:

  1. What health habit do you know you “should” be doing, but keep not doing because it feels too small to matter?
  2. When you think about doing that habit, what do you tell yourself that stops you? Not the logical reason - the automatic thought that shows up.
  3. If you’re brutally honest, do you actually want this health goal? Or do you think you should want it because everyone else does? If you don’t want it, what would feel good to your body instead?
  4. What would need to change about this habit for you to genuinely want to do it? Not force yourself. Not white-knuckle it. Actually want it.

Dr. Amy says habits aren’t just what we do or don’t do - they’re the thoughts and feelings that come first.

Work with me:

  1. Breakthrough Intensive - You already know you should slow down, delegate more, stop overcommitting & be emotionally present. So why can't you? That's what we figure out in 90 minutes + integration call 2 weeks later. Book your Breakthrough
  2. Exhale: Private Coaching - For women ready to do this work until it sticks and you can't revert back. 3 open spots: Work with me

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Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Beyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) is for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it.

You know you need to prioritize yourself, delegate more, set boundaries, stop bringing work home. You've tried therapy, coaching, retreats. You know the solution - but you either can't follow through, or when you DO, it doesn't stick.

Host Samantha Hawley helps business owners and executives earning $100k+ excavate the root beliefs underneath the execution gap. Why do you keep not doing the thing? Why doesn't it feel better when you do? Using strategic journaling and emotional excavation, we go beyond awareness into why you're actually stuck in the pattern.

This isn't about more tactics or tips. This is about understanding why awareness isn't enough and what actually needs to shift for you to change.

You'll hear about: decision fatigue, why you can't prioritize yourself, nervous system regulation, being present with your kids, root cause of overwhelm, why boundaries don't stick, self-sabotage patterns, and how your internal state impacts everything.

Perfect for: Female CFOs, VPs, directors, executives, business owners, and women in leadership who are tired of knowing what's wrong but not being able to change it.
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