New year, new you. New month, new habits. Reinvent yourself. Become HER.

Sound familiar? 😂

And listen, I love a good reset. I literally run monthly challenges! But lately I've been asking myself a different question:

What if I don't actually need to become someone completely different? What if I just need to give myself permission to be who I've always wanted to be?

This week on Fighting For Your Fairytale, we're getting a little personal.

For years, I got really good at being different versions of myself depending on where I was and what people expected of me. Dance teacher Sarah. Business owner Sarah. Wife Sarah. Disney-loving Sarah. And the sarcastic, sassy Sarah who didn't always make an appearance. 😂

I wasn't necessarily pretending to be someone else. I was just keeping certain parts of myself quiet.

Moving to Orlando, changing careers, rebuilding routines, and pursuing new dreams gave me the opportunity to explore who I wanted to be. But here's what surprised me: even when you change your environment, you can still carry everyone else's expectations around in your head.

We're talking about finding your voice, learning to stop making yourself smaller, pursuing dreams you can't fully explain, and realizing that not every question or concern from someone else needs to become a request for permission.

And maybe most importantly, we're talking about the difference between going back to who you used to be and making room for the person you've always wanted to become.

Ask yourself:

1. What's something I've always wanted to do, explore, or express but keep talking myself out of?

2. Whose opinion am I worried about—and does that person actually get a vote?

3. What's one small way I can make room for that part of myself this week?

You don't have to quit your job, move across the country, or start a podcast.

Sometimes the first step is simply giving yourself permission.

Maybe your next chapter isn't about becoming somebody new. Maybe it's about finally allowing yourself to be YOU.

✨ Fighting For Your Fairytale — A Little Sass, A Lot of Magic.

— Sarah Nave-Smith

💗 Your Fairytale Fight this week

You know those people who seem ridiculously motivated all the time?

Yeah...I'm not one of them. 😂

I know social media might make it look different. I walk almost every day. I work out consistently. I run monthly challenges. I've exercised for most of my life.

And I genuinely love feeling strong.

But there are still mornings I'd much rather sit under a blanket with a warm cup of coffee than go for a walk. There are workouts that intimidate me before I start them. And after lunch? I can negotiate with myself with the best of them.

So this week on Fighting For Your Fairytale, we're talking about something I'm learning in real time during my October Reset:

Motivation might help you start—but you can't depend on feeling motivated to keep showing up.

I'm sharing how my morning routine became almost automatic without me ever deciding to become a “5 a.m. person,” the sweet story of how my Boston Terrier Molly accidentally helped create a habit that stuck long after she was gone, and why Tony apparently looks forward to our morning walks every single day while I had to ask him, “EVERY day?!” 😂

We're also talking about why weekends completely expose my lack of structure, decision fatigue, the endless negotiations I have with myself around food and fitness, Burger & Broccoli Gate with Tony, and the difference between intentionally adjusting your plan and talking yourself out of something simply because it's uncomfortable.

Because discipline doesn't mean being perfect.

It doesn't mean never resting.

And it doesn't mean blindly following a plan that no longer serves you.

Sometimes it's simply remembering why you made the promise to yourself in the first place—and showing up again when you don't feel like it.

Pick ONE thing you've been waiting to feel motivated to do.

Then ask yourself:

When am I going to do it?
What can trigger it?
How can I remove the decision from it?

And for the next seven days, stop renegotiating that one promise with yourself.

Maybe the goal isn't to become someone who's motivated every day.

Maybe it's becoming someone you can trust to show up even when you don't feel like it.

✨ Fighting For Your Fairytale — A Little Sass, A Lot of Magic.

💗 Your Fairytale Fight this week:

What am I doing at 42 so that 52-year-old Sarah is really freaking glad I took care of her?

Surprisingly, this episode doesn't start with protein, supplements, skincare—or even working out.

It starts with who and what I allow access to my life.

Over the last few years, I've realized that feeling better physically isn't separate from my relationships, stress, schedule, mental health, or the life I'm actually creating. Sometimes the biggest change isn't another workout or another supplement. Sometimes it's getting out of an environment you didn't even realize was making you miserable.

In this episode of Fighting For Your Fairytale, I'm sharing what I'm actually doing—and still figuring out—at 42 as I think about the woman I want to be at 52.

We're talking about why I've traded a lot of intense cardio for walking and lifting heavy, why getting stronger excites me more than simply burning calories, and why my goal isn't necessarily to be smaller at 52—I want to be able to DO stuff.

I'm also getting into my approach to nutrition and the endless conflicting wellness rules on the internet, experimenting with supplements (including why creatine has become one of my personal non-negotiables), and why I believe research matters—but so do your individual goals, health and body.

And then we get into the stuff I'm very much still working through: reaching the weight I once thought would make me happy with my body...and still finding things to criticize. My dancer brain. My relationship with the scale. My habit of creating a plan and then wanting to completely redesign it approximately six minutes later. 😂

Plus: enjoying Disney and dinner with friends without making “being healthy” my entire personality, trying to take skincare seriously when I HATE washing my face, and my ongoing battle with putting lotion on my body.

Because apparently taking care of Future Sarah involves boundaries, dumbbells, protein, creatine, birthday cake, sunscreen...and learning to put the freaking lotion on. 😂

My biggest takeaway?

Move your body. Get strong. Nourish yourself. Get outside. Sleep. Protect your peace. Figure out the handful of things that actually matter for YOU—and enjoy your freaking life.

I don't know exactly what 52-year-old Sarah will need. But I want her to look back at this version of me and be really happy that I took care of her. 💗

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This episode shares my personal experience and what I'm currently doing for myself. It isn't medical advice. Talk with your healthcare professional about what's appropriate for you, particularly before beginning supplements or making significant changes to your health routine.

✨ Fighting For Your Fairytale — A Little Sass, A Lot of Magic.