This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, continues the ROOTED series with a quote that sounds simple but is one of the hardest things we may ever learn how to do:

“I am on my side.”

Most of us aren’t on our own side. We’re our own worst critic, our harshest judge, our most relentless opponent. We talk to ourselves in ways we would never tolerate from another human being.

Sharing about a very recent happening in her life, Deanna explores what it really means to become your own ally instead of your own enemy and how being on your own side means taking ownership with compassion instead of cruelty and creating solutions instead of staying stuck in shame.

What Listeners Will Learn

• Why we tolerate internal criticism we would immediately shut down if it came from someone else
• What being on your own side looks like in real-life scenarios – the mirror, mistakes at work, off days with wellness, and comparison
• How to use your PEACE GAUGE to shift harsh self-talk
• Why accountability paired with compassion creates lasting change
• How to separate your behavior from your identity

Memorable Quotes

• “I am on my side.”
• “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brené Brown
• “Does continuing to tear myself apart add to or sustain my peace in my mind, my body, and my soul?”
• “So you made a mistake. You’re not a mistake.”
• “Being on your own side means you hold yourself accountable with compassion, instead of cruelty.”
• “Growth happens in an environment of support, not shame.”

This episode is a reminder that the way you speak to yourself shapes how you show up for your life.

Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.

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Subscribe to the WORDS MATTER by Deanna Ley podcast so you never miss an episode at:
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For more inspiration, coaching, and tools to ignite your Possible, visit:
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Deanna's book - ROOTED: Your 30-Day Journey Toward Whole-Self Health - is now available! You can order it at https://deannaley.com/chooserooted

For ladies who want to join Deanna's CORE4 Community, visit:
http://CORE4community.com

Ready to take the next step? Explore Deanna’s coaching programs and resources designed to help you RISE and IGNITE YOUR POSSIBLE at:
http://TheCatalyticCoach.com

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This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, continues the ROOTED series with a quote that sounds simple but carries real weight when life gets hard:

“I always have a choice.”

Paired with Viktor Frankl’s insight about the space between stimulus and response, this episode explores what choice truly means when circumstances are painful, unexpected, or outside your control.

This conversation is not about pretending pain didn’t happen or forcing a positive spin. It is about recognizing the space between what happens and how you respond, and understanding the responsibility and power that live there.

Through personal story, real-life examples, and Whole-Self Health teaching, Deanna shows how that space can become a place of healing, steadiness, and self-trust rather than reaction and retreat.

What Listeners Will Learn
• Why having a choice does not mean you caused what happened
• How to recognize the space between stimulus and response in everyday moments
• What ownership looks like when it is rooted in responsibility rather than blame
• How to use your PEACE GAUGE when emotions feel loud or overwhelming
• Why a single reactive moment does not undo the growth you have already built

Memorable Quotes
• “I always have a choice.”
• “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” ― Viktor E. Frankl
• “You don’t always have a choice about what happens to you. The choice is about what you do now that it has.”
• “I am 100% responsible for my health and my healing.”
• “Blame keeps you stuck. Ownership sets you free.”
• “Ownership without self-compassion isn’t freedom. It’s just punishment wearing a different mask.”
• “One hard day doesn’t get to erase the growth that you’ve already done.”

This episode offers a grounded reminder that even when life feels out of control, your response still belongs to you, and so does the path forward.

Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.

ChooseROOTED.com

Text Deanna! She'd love to hear from you!

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Follow Deanna on social media for frequent insights and inspiration, and share your favorite takeaways from this episode on social media. Tag her! She’d love to hear your thoughts.
Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TheCatalyticCoach
Instagram: https://Instagram.com/TheCatalyticCoach

Subscribe to the WORDS MATTER by Deanna Ley podcast so you never miss an episode at:
https://wordsmatterwithdeannaley.buzzsprout.com

For more inspiration, coaching, and tools to ignite your Possible, visit:
https://DeannaLey.com

Deanna's book - ROOTED: Your 30-Day Journey Toward Whole-Self Health - is now available! You can order it at https://deannaley.com/chooserooted

For ladies who want to join Deanna's CORE4 Community, visit:
http://CORE4community.com

Ready to take the next step? Explore Deanna’s coaching programs and resources designed to help you RISE and IGNITE YOUR POSSIBLE at:
http://TheCatalyticCoach.com

Contact Deanna to have her speak to your group at:
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This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, opens a new series inspired by her book ROOTED: Your 30-Day Journey Toward Whole Self-Health. At the heart of this episode is the quote that anchors the entire ROOTED journey:

“I am the Tender of my ROOTED Self.”

Deanna shares how years spent chasing external answers through diet culture led her back to a deeper truth: healing does not come from force, control, or perfection. It comes from learning how to tend to yourself with intention, honesty, and care. Through the ROOTED tree metaphor, she reframes wellness as a whole-self experience that honors mind, body, and soul together.

What Listeners Will Learn:
• Why Whole-Self Health cannot be built by focusing on the body alone
• What it means to become the Tender rather than the fixer of your wellness
• How diet culture disconnects you from your inner wisdom
• Why trusting yourself matters more than following someone else’s plan
• How tending to yourself is a daily practice, not a one-time decision

Memorable Quotes:
• “I am the Tender of my ROOTED Self”.
• “I wasn’t broken. The system is broken.”
• “A Tender doesn’t abandon what they’re caring for when things get hard.”
• “What works for someone else matters less than what works for you.”
• “Remember that one hard day erases zero growth you’ve already done.”

This episode invites you to stop outsourcing your knowing and start tending to yourself with care. It’s the beginning of a series that returns you to what you already carry within you.

Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.

ChooseROOTED.com

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Text Deanna! She'd love to hear from you!

Support the show

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Let’s Keep the Conversation Going!

Follow Deanna on social media for frequent insights and inspiration, and share your favorite takeaways from this episode on social media. Tag her! She’d love to hear your thoughts.
Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TheCatalyticCoach
Instagram: https://Instagram.com/TheCatalyticCoach

Subscribe to the WORDS MATTER by Deanna Ley podcast so you never miss an episode at:
https://wordsmatterwithdeannaley.buzzsprout.com

For more inspiration, coaching, and tools to ignite your Possible, visit:
https://DeannaLey.com

Deanna's book - ROOTED: Your 30-Day Journey Toward Whole-Self Health - is now available! You can order it at https://deannaley.com/chooserooted

For ladies who want to join Deanna's CORE4 Community, visit:
http://CORE4community.com

Ready to take the next step? Explore Deanna’s coaching programs and resources designed to help you RISE and IGNITE YOUR POSSIBLE at:
http://TheCatalyticCoach.com

Contact Deanna to have her speak to your group at:
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