You know that feeling when you wake up and your first thought isn't about your day, your dreams, or even your coffee, but instead it's about who needs what from you today? Your partner needs you to handle that thing they've been putting off. Your kids need you to solve their problems before they even head off to school. Your clients need responses to emails that came in overnight. Your team needs decisions. Your parents need check-ins.

And somewhere in the back of your mind, there's this tiny voice asking, "But what about what I need?" And you push it down because there's no time for that right now. Too many people are depending on you. Too many responsibilities that can't wait.

But what if we've got this completely backwards? What if the most generous, loving, impactful thing you could do for everyone in your life is to make your own life your number one priority?

In this episode, I'm sharing why YOU’RE number one in your life (and why you need to start acting like it) so you can stop drowning in everyone else's needs and start creating the life you're meant to live.

• Why we were conditioned to believe good women put everyone else first (and why that's killing us)

• The real cost of managing everyone else's life while yours is on pause

• How the "oxygen mask principle" goes deeper than you think

• Why your children need to see you prioritize yourself (not just hear you talk about it)

• The three questions to ask before saying yes to any request

• How to create non-negotiable time for yourself without guilt

• Why guilt is actually proof you're doing something different (not wrong)

• How to communicate this shift to your family and clients

Christine's Personal Story:

How her ex-husband's advice to their sons, "You're number one," became the inspiration for this episode, and why every woman needs to hear that same message.

Related Episodes:

• Episode 09: Personal Responsibility

• Episode 349: What I’ve Learned About Success, Self-Worth, and Starting Over at 55

Find Christine:

• Email: christine@manipuracentre.co

• Podcast: Make More Money as a Dietitian on Apple Podcasts | Spotify

• Community: Join 1200+ dietitians in The Make More Money as a Dietitian Community

• Instagram: @money.mindset.dietitian

• Website: manipuracentre.co

Your Next Steps:

Step 1: Take This Week’s Challenge
Identify one area where you've been putting everyone else's needs before your own and flip that script for the next seven days. Make it non-negotiable, like an emergency.

Step 2: Notice What Happens
Send me a message about what you're taking away from this pause. What resonated? What season are you honoring right now?

Step 3: Share This Message
If this episode resonated with you, share it with another woman who needs to hear that her life matters, too. She needs this tough love conversation and the reminder that she's number one.

After 370 episodes of this podcast, I'm sharing what I've learned about building a business that honors both your ambitions and your humanity.

Sometimes the most aligned thing you can do is pause, reflect, and show up honestly instead of perfectly. Today's episode isn't about strategy or tactics, it's about the real journey of creating work that serves your life, even when that means admitting you need a nap at 2 PM.

• Why showing up honestly beats showing up perfectly every time

• How rest and reflection are actually business strategies, not obstacles to success

• The real transformation that happens over 370 episodes (hint: it's not what you think)

• Why honoring your current season might be more important than your next big strategy

• What it looks like to build a business that truly serves your life, tiredness, and all

Related Episodes:

• Episode 48: The Power of the Pause

• Episode 324: Why External Actions Don’t Always Lead To Sustainable Results

Find Christine:

• Email: christine@manipuracentre.co

• Podcast: Make More Money as a Dietitian on Apple Podcasts | Spotify

• Community: Join 1200+ dietitians in The Make More Money as a Dietitian Community

• Instagram: @money.mindset.dietitian

• Website: manipuracentre.co

Your Next Steps:

Step 1: Honor Where You Are
What season are you in right now? Building? Pausing? Integrating? There's no wrong answer — just honest awareness.

Step 2: Share Your Reflection
Send me a message about what you're taking away from this pause. What resonated? What season are you honoring right now?

Step 3: Join the Community
Connect with dietitians who understand the unique challenges of building a business in our profession in the Make More Money as a Dietitian Facebook Community.

Your nutrition clients always think they just need a meal plan, but you know the real work goes so much deeper. They need to address their sleep, stress, relationship with food, and maybe some family boundary issues. The meal plan is just one piece of a much bigger puzzle.

The same thing happens with your business. You think you need a marketing strategy - a better funnel, a new social media approach, maybe some sales training. But what you actually need is to address the life circumstances and limiting beliefs that are sabotaging your success behind the scenes.

Here's the truth I've learned after working with dozens of dietitians: You cannot strategy your way out of life chaos. When your foundation is shaky - when you're emotionally depleted, operating from survival mode, or battling beliefs that you're not worth premium prices - no marketing tactic in the world will fix that.

In this episode, I'm breaking down why so many brilliant dietitians are spinning their wheels in business, and it has nothing to do with needing another strategy. This is for dietitians who are tired of working harder but not seeing results, who know they're capable of more but feel stuck in patterns that aren't serving them.

Here’s the breakdown:

• Why traditional business coaching fails dietitians (and what's actually missing from most programs)

• The hidden "life circumstances" that sabotage business success - even when you have great strategies

• How limiting beliefs about your worth directly impact your pricing, client attraction, and growth potential

• The "emotional labor load" that's draining your business energy (and why no one talks about this)

• My Foundation-First Approach: the four steps to build a business that works WITH your life instead of against it

• Real examples of how addressing these deeper issues transforms businesses immediately

• Three powerful questions to identify what's really holding your business back

Related Episodes:

• Episode 335: The Evolution of a Dietitian: Embracing Your Business Identity

• Episode 324: Why External Actions Don’t Always Lead To Sustainable Results

Find Christine:

• Email: christine@manipuracentre.co

• Podcast: Make More Money as a Dietitian on Apple Podcasts | Spotify

• Community: Join 1200+ dietitians in The Make More Money as a Dietitian Community

• Instagram: @money.mindset.dietitian

• Website: manipuracentre.co

Your Next Steps:

Step 1: Do the Foundation Assessment
Ask yourself these three questions from the episode:

1. What life circumstances are currently working against my business success?

2. What limiting belief is costing me the most money?

3. If I could only fix one thing to support my business growth, what would it be?

Step 2: Get the Support You Need
Ready to stop flailing forward and start addressing what's really holding you back? Book an A la Carte Coaching Session where we get to the root of what's keeping you stuck and create the bridge between where you are and where you belong. Just $197 per session - book one or several based on your needs.

Step 3: Join the Community
Connect with dietitians who understand the unique challenges of building a business in our profession in the Make More Money as a Dietitian Facebook Community.