Can Wellness Be an All Inclusive Vacation? — Consistency, Self-Sabotage & the Spicy Side of Health
Episode 4 of Wellness Me Up with Food Freedom and Embodiment Coach Kayla MacDonald
What if your wellness journey was actually supposed to feel good?
Like... genuinely, all-inclusive-resort, someone-bringing-you-a-drink-by-the-pool good?
I know. I know. That sounds too good to be true. But hear me out because Kayla MacDonald walked in here and completely flipped the script on how I think about health and wellness goals and I have not stopped thinking about it since.
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Can Wellness Be an All Inclusive Vacation? — Consistency, Self-Sabotage & the Spicy Side of Health
Episode 4 of Wellness Me Up with Personal Trainer & Health Coach Kayla MacDonald
What if your wellness journey was actually supposed to feel good?
Like... genuinely, all-inclusive-resort, someone-bringing-you-a-drink-by-the-pool good?
I know. I know. That sounds too good to be true. But hear me out because Kayla MacDonald walked in here and completely flipped the script on how I think about health and wellness goals and I have not stopped thinking about it since.
🎧 Listen to the episode here: [Embed Spotify player or add: Listen on Spotify | Apple Podcasts]
You're Not Failing. You're Just on the Wrong Path.
This is the reframe that got me.
Kayla works with women who already know what to eat. They already know how to train. They've done the research, read the books, followed the accounts. And they still can't stay consistent.
Sound familiar?
Here's what she's found... it's not a willpower problem. It's not a knowledge problem. It's that they're on what she calls the hard labor path of wellness. They're white-knuckling their way through routines they hate, doing it from a place of feeling like they're not good enough as they are, and then wondering why their body isn't responding the way they want it to.
Here's the thing though. When your body is in a stress response it is not primed to thrive. So the harder you push from that place the more you spiral into burnout, self-sabotage, and emotional eating. And then you feel like garbage on top of it.
The alternative? The luxurious vacation path.
Getting really clear on how you actually want to feel. Building a routine that's actually tailored to you. Deciding you are straight up unavailable for your wellness to feel like a punishment.
You don't get bonus points for suffering. Kayla learned that the hard way. Now she makes sure her clients don't have to.
The Resistance Isn't the Problem. It's the Information.
One of the things clients are most surprised by when they work with Kayla is the level of safety she creates. She will never make you feel wrong. Full stop.
She shared a story about a client who hadn't written anything in two weeks and showed up to a session feeling like a failure about it. Instead of pushing through Kayla used something called a superconscious transformation session to actually unpack what was going on underneath.
What came up surprised even the client.
Because here's the thing... the resistance isn't something to bulldoze through. It's not a character flaw. It's actually gold. It's your system trying to tell you something. And when you go into it instead of around it? That's where the real breakthroughs live.
Okay But Can We Talk About the Erotic Blueprint Thing
Yes. We absolutely can. And yes it's exactly what it sounds like.
Kayla has developed something genuinely fascinating that bridges eating psychology with erotic blueprints. Stay with me here because this is actually brilliant...
The idea is that if your body speaks one language in the bedroom it speaks the same language in the kitchen. There are five blueprints — energetic, sensual, sexual, kinky, and shapeshifter — and understanding your own unique wiring can completely transform your relationship with food.
Because your relationship with food IS a relationship. And like any relationship it has its own language, its own needs, its own shadows.
She breaks this all down in episode 206 of her podcast Embodied Writing Warrior and in her masterclass called Eat Me: Reclaiming Appetite, Pleasure and Power through Your Erotic Blueprint.
Yeah. Kayla does not do boring. At all. Ever.
The WTF Wheel Question: What's Your Bare Minimum Wellness Move?
For Kayla it's her morning routine — journalling, meditation, dance, and a workout. She's missed it maybe twice in five years. It took time to build but now it's just who she is.
But here's the bigger point... your bare minimum looks completely different than someone else's. Kayla works with clients wherever they are — different schedules, different commitments, different lives. The goal is finding what actually works for you and building from there.
Not copying someone else's 5am routine and then wondering why you hate your life.
What Wellness Me Up Means to Kayla
Wellness isn't an obligation. It's not a chore. It's not something you do because you feel bad about yourself.
It's the way you pour into yourself so you can show up fully everywhere else. It's supposed to be the best part of your life.
I literally got goosebumps when she said that. The best part of your life. Not the hardest part. Not the most disciplined part. The best part.
Sit with that for a second.
Want to work with Kayla? Kayla MacDonald is a personal trainer, eating psychology coach, and all-around creative force helping women ditch disordered eating and chronic dieting through an unconventional, joy-first approach.
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