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Every January, we promise ourselves this time will be different: new routines, new rules, new motivation. And every year, most of it quietly falls apart by February. In this episode, Jane Pilger invites you into a kinder way to approach change in 2026. Learn what’s actually happening beneath the surface when motivation disappears, why forcing change through rules and restriction backfires, and how your nervous system and internal patterns quietly run the show. Jane also gives advice for creating sustainable change, how to stop starting over every Monday, and what to focus on instead if you want progress that lasts beyond the first few weeks of the year. If you’re tired of resetting and ready to build something that actually sticks, this episode will change how you think about “starting fresh.”

Connect with Jane Pilger:

janepilger.com

janepilger.com/gather

In This Episode:

• (01:15) Your brain is wired for patterns, not perfection
• (05:35) The internal parts running your habits
• (09:10) Perfectionists, rebels, critics & protectors explained
• (18:30) How curiosity creates change
• (20:25) What to do instead of forcing motivation
• (24:10) How to start No Judgment January

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The Game-Changer Consult → This 60 min deep dive offers you clarity and insight into what’s possible for your next 60 days. Leave this consult feeling full of possibility and with the energy of purpose!

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What if the problem with New Year’s resolutions isn’t your discipline, but the way you’re talking to yourself? This episode flips January goal-setting on its head with No Judgment January, a radically different approach to change that doesn’t start with fixing yourself. Daffney explains why most resolutions fail within days, how self-judgment quietly drains your energy, and what actually creates sustainable change as women, moms, and high-performing professionals. You’ll hear why “going back” isn’t the answer, how perimenopause, stress, and nervous-system overload show up in everyday life, and a surprisingly simple way to reset your body when anxiety takes over. Daffney also introduces a powerful framework (your internal C-Suite) and shows how aligning your mindset, body, and nervous system can transform how you move into 2026 without shame, restriction, or burnout. If you’re done punishing yourself every January and ready for forward momentum that actually sticks, this episode is for you!

In This Episode:

• (01:20) Why New Year’s resolutions fail faster than you think
• (04:15) No Judgment January
• (07:30) Your internal C-Suite; mindset, body, and nervous system explained
• (13:50) What your body is trying to tell you; inflammation, chronic pain, perimenopause, and menopause
• (18:40) How your nervous system drives stress, anxiety, and burnout
• (27:00) Stress management techniques that actually work

Connect with Daffney:

The Game-Changer Consult → This 60 min deep dive offers you clarity and insight into what’s possible for your next 60 days. Leave this consult feeling full of possibility and with the energy of purpose!

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What happens when staying “acceptable” costs you your integrity? In this episode, Daffney talks with public theologian and bestselling author of Hell Bent, Brian Recker, for an honest conversation about faith, fear, and the moment you stop contorting yourself to belong. Brian unpacks his journey from growing up as a fundamentalist pastor’s kid to walking away from the pulpit when curiosity, conscience, and love could no longer fit inside rigid religious systems. Together, they discuss how fear has been used to control belief, why politics and religion became dangerously intertwined, and what it really takes to choose truth over approval. This episode is for anyone who’s ever swallowed their questions, softened their voice, or stayed silent just to remain palatable.

Connect with Brian Recker:

brianrecker.com

https://brianrecker.substack.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/berecker/

In This Episode:

• (01:10) Meet Brian Recker; growing up as a fundamentalist pastor’s kid
• (04:10) The political turning point that changed everything
• (08:40) Fear as the backbone of religious control
• (18:50) Queer affirmation as a line in the sand and the cost of crossing it
• (23:55) Hell as metaphor and how fear-based theology was weaponized
• (30:15) Reclaiming spirituality without fear of punishment

Connect with Daffney:

The Game-Changer Consult → This 60 min deep dive offers you clarity and insight into what’s possible for your next 60 days. Leave this consult feeling full of possibility and with the energy of purpose!

liftprowellness.com

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