Fight For Yourself: Recent Episodes
Michelle O'Connor
Getting to know yourself is no easy task when you operate from a place of negativity and shame. In this episode, we discuss a fresh approach to our relationship to…
In this episode, I am celebrating a milestone – one year of no drinking. I talk through why I chose to move out of old habits with this experiment, what…
Are you tired of making a resolution that fizzles out in a few weeks? As we approach a new year, naturally our brains move towards what we would like to…
In this episode, I explore how slowing down has helped me heal in so many ways, especially during quarantine. This theme is showing up everywhere right now, from meditation practice…
This episode is my most personal show yet, and is the epitome of my mission with this show: To talk about hard things and how we might be able to…
Making big changes in your health and your life in general takes one thing: Consistency. It takes small modifications in behavior over a long time, and that can be a…
There are many paths to get to your goal. We often believe that there is only one way to accomplish things, and when we fall short of that, we feel…
I’m baaaack with the Season 3 Birthday episode! This one is packed with updates about what I’ve been up to, as well as what I’ve learned about how to harness…
We made it to Episode 40 and I’m Still Fighting! In this Season 2 wrap up, I discuss how I am personally still Fighting for Myself! I go into detail…
Have you ever had the experience of someone truly listening to your every word with presence and curiosity? It is so rare, but when it happens it really changes you.…
There is no reason to wait until Jan 1st to start making moves toward healthy living. We can do it now! We have almost a month to makes a new…
Let’s all take a deep breath and talk about how to stay healthy in mind and body during the holidays. In this episode, I share some insight on what has…
In this episode, we explore the chattering mind and how identifying with the movie we create in our brains is destructive and limiting. You do not have to believe your…
Ever have that feeling of being completely overwhelmed? Yeah, me too. What helps me is to break whatever is overwhelming me down into sections. What is the next small step…
The biggest factors in determining whether you will be successful in anything are resilience and grit. In this episode, I break these two ideas down and talk about how I’m…
This episode continues the conversation started in episode 32 around the power of taking pause. We take a deeper dive into that idea, and I share how I’ve been taking…
In a culture obsessed with being busy, taking the time to pause goes against the grain. There is great power in making space for reflection and just being. In this…
It has been two years since I decided to make one good decision about my health. It began with an idea to start trying to do something that would make…
In this episode, I discuss how I am cracking myself open, which feels like deep cleaning your room. You make a huge mess, but also find out exactly what is…
Fall is a great time to regroup and get back to basics. Through all of the information we see daily, we can get confused about what is the right thing…
In this episode, we talk about Mean Ol’ Marge, who is the voice of my ego. I’ve named her and the things that she says to be in an attempt…
How much of our drama is created by us? The stories that we tell ourselves and the people around us have a big impact on how we see ourselves and…
Book Report! This week I share what I learned from the book Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success, by John C. Maxwell. I have been studying this…
In this episode, I explore how our rebellious, defiant, independent nature is something to be celebrated, except for when we use it to sabotage our own goals. We need to…
In this episode I look back directly into the events from my past that bring up intense emotion. Rather than buffering, I process the emotions that previously would have lead…
In this episode I talk about the idea of coming up with your own personal mission statement, one that resonates with you and can keep you on track and moving…
In this episode, I am checking in with a progress report about where I am in my journey, now that it has been almost two years. I also discuss what…
Season 2 premier! I am back and more inspired than ever! In this episode, I answer the question. “How do I stay so motivated?” I explore the ways in which…
Let’s take the idea of letting go of things that don’t serve us to the next level. In this episode, we explore getting rid of all of the stuff that…
It’s time to get out of your own way and let things go! Stop replaying old experiences over and over, and stop letting them dictate your future. In this tough…
My mission in life is to always be growing, evolving, and learning. To do that, I have to question the way I am thinking. Not once, not once in a…
So many of us have the Disease to Please. We have formed behavior patterns centered around making sure everyone else is happy. We think we are keeping the peace, but…
This episode is a recreation of an inspirational story that my Mom told me about a time in her life when many changes happened at once. She explains how she…
Most people don’t want to talk about the hard things. One of those hard things to talk about is emotional eating. Do your emotions drive you to eat? For a…
I come from a defiant woman, I work with defiant women, I am friends with defiant women, I raised a defiant woman, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.…
In this episode, I tell the story of my journey over the last two weeks. From the hospital, where Mom fought for herself in the biggest way I have ever…
In this mini-episode, I share what came out when I sat down and wrote a love letter to my body. I turned this activity that we often do in my…
This week, I share the lessons I learned while conquering my biggest physical test so far, running a 10 mile race. It took a lot of mind management as well…
We celebrate our 10th episode with a special guest, Dawn Rains! Dawn is an incredibly successful woman who like most of us, has her share of issues in her relationship…
Go on and IMPRESS YOURSELF today! In this episode, I talk about putting yourself into the right zone to really blow your own mind with what you can accomplish today.…
What is it that you would like to transform about your life? Instead of indulging in a helpless victim mindset, we have the power to coach ourselves through an issue…
The biggest lesson I have learned so far in my transformation is to just keep going. In this episode, we discuss the dangers of black and white (all or nothing)…
Are you your own best friend? In this episode, we spend some time working through our relationships with ourselves and realizing our worth. We explore the power of both positive…
In this episode, we get down to the nitty gritty of the practical actions that I take to change my life. Whether you are going through a big transformation or…
In this episode, I tell the whole story of how I started the transformation of my life and body. It was quite cathartic to map it out and share it…
If I asked you to stand in front of a full length mirror right now and take a good long look at yourself, what are the thoughts that would be…
Most of us will do anything to avoid negative feelings (disappointment, embarrassment, anger, etc). Much of our behavior is driven by this desire to distract ourselves away from these negative…
Well hi, friends! Here we are, this is the first episode of the Fight for Yourself podcast. Today is my 45th birthday! I decided to celebrate by, you know, doing…