Encore: Changing Habits and Making Choices for Positive Change with Shawnnell Batiste

Summary:Alicia and Shawnnell "NoBS" Batiste discuss the importance of managing mental health and navigating the overwhelming information in the media. They emphasize the need to prioritize self-care and focus on the things within our control. Shawnnell shares her journey of breaking cycles and making choices that lead to positive change. Overall, the conversation highlights the importance of taking control of our mental well-being and choosing empowerment. Keywords:mental health, media, self-care, algorithms, positivity, empowerment, food, nutrition, habits, grieving, reset, preparation, breaking cycles, reconditioning, trauma, mindset, stability, transition, choices, positive changeTakeaways:Prioritize self-care and focus on the things within your controlBe intentional about the information you consume on social mediaChange your algorithm to promote positivity and enlightenmentTake control of your mental well-being and choose empowerment Food choices can have a significant impact on our physical and mental health.Changing habits takes time, and it's important to be patient with ourselves.Introducing new foods and making small changes can lead to a healthier diet.Being prepared for emergencies and having a mindset of self-sufficiency is valuable.Words and positive affirmations can influence our mindset and behavior. Acknowledge and learn from trauma, rather than reveling in it.Create a stable home environment to break the cycle of constant transition.Make choices that lead to positive change and break cycles.Small actions and changes in mindset can create significant transformation.Sound Bites:"We are created in such a way that we have everything in us and around us in nature to heal us, to make us better, to help us be better.""Focus on what you have rather than what you don't have.""Don't allow awareness of the world's problems to soak into your spirit.""Cereal was like my thing.""It's nutritionally naked.""It was a whole reset for my system.""It's learning the same things they learn to condition us. It's the same things we need to learn to recondition ourselves to the things that are valuable and will help us to grow and be better.""Your trauma allowed you basically to be in this space to prepare and not so much out of fear, but it's like, I know what this is like.""Acknowledge the trauma, know that it was hurtful to you, but also where was the lesson in all of this?"Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Welcome03:46 Healing and Self-Care07:25 Navigating the Media and Controlling Information Intake10:03 Choosing Empowerment and Rising Above13:21 Changing Algorithms for Positivity and Enlightenment16:16 Taking Control of Your Mental Well-Being20:10 The Impact of Food on Physical and Mental Health25:34 The Connection Between Food and Mental Health30:21 The Importance of Being Prepared37:19 The Power of Words and Positive Affirmations42:59 The Impact of Constant Transition46:36 Breaking Cycles and Making Choices51:14 The Power of Mindset and Small ActionsWhere to find Shawnnell!Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.choosingempowerment.com/⁠⁠Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/choosingempowerment⁠⁠Subscribe to The Eating Me Podcast on YouTube!!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@aliciachristian9226?si=lndTSV7K9miNuetj⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay in contact with Alicia! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.aliciachristian.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Divaleesh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thealiciachristian/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thealiciachristian?lang=en⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠