I Stopped Trying to Look Perfect: My Pre-Wedding Routine That Changed Everything (Workouts, Skincare, Mindset & Nervous System)

Two weeks out from my wedding and I'm sharing everything I've changed about my routine that's made me feel and look better than when I was training for an Ironman. This isn't another "do more" episode. I talk about why I cut my workouts down to 30-40 minutes and 4 days a week, how romanticizing my mornings transformed my mindset, why I'm reconsidering caffeine completely, the hypnobreathwork practice that's grounding me, how I'm using light, sound, and smell to calm my nervous system at home, the skincare products that are actually giving me a glow, why my body lost inflammation the moment I stopped overtraining, and why I think the pressure to be a "perfect bride" is the biggest trap on social media. This applies to any woman, not just brides.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro trailer

1:07 - Welcome: two weeks out from the wedding

2:00 - Why doing less has done more for me

2:30 - What I'm covering today: workouts, skincare, mindset, and how I'm showing up daily

2:45 - Romanticizing my daily habits and making them feel fun

3:00 - Mornings: why the first 30 minutes matter

3:16 - Why I stopped looking at my phone and social media first thing

4:00 - Why I barely scroll Instagram anymore

4:30 - What my mornings actually look like now: eye patches, silence, grounding

5:30 - Nervous system: what I've been doing differently