Shedding Skins & Unleashing Your Strong

If you're reading this via your email inbox or your reader, please take a second to visit the new Strong Inside Out by clicking here.You may have noticed things are a bit different 'round these parts. My friends, this is one of the many projects I've been talking about forever and a day.It is my pleasure to introduce the new and improved StrongInsideOut.com, courtesy of my super-talented team at Proof Branding.

Shedding Skins

I've been dreaming of remodeling our community here for a looooong time. The previous design was great... for a while. It started us off with a good amount of design, it was easy for me to make some basic changes, and it looked... fine.But Strong Inside Out has evolved. Gone are the days of "make your life sunshine and rainbows."  Strong Inside Out has become more of a place to be real, to be RAW, to be true to who you are... as frightening and uncomfortable as that may be.

Strong Inside Out is about you being stronger than your struggle. It's about fully living every moment of your extraordinary life, and harnessing it through fitness and positive action to move forward stronger.

Our struggle is anything but sunshine and rainbows. It hurts. It's dirty. It makes us feel weak and vulnerable.And it is real.

Strong Inside Out exists to help you unleash your strong.

Your struggle is the perfect catalyst to do just that. SIO will help you find solace in the fact that you are not alone, provide action steps to take your pain and grow into a stronger person from it, and find peace and happiness even when all you can see is darkness.So we're shedding our skin, and revealing the raw, vulnerable form underneath. Our flaws exposed, our cuts and bruises finally feeling the warmth of daylight.And it feels good.Because we are real. We are human. And our struggle is our chance to show ourselves that we're strong enough to come out stronger than we knew we could be, no matter how impossible it seems.So please, take a look around and as you do, start to explore how you can take your personal struggle and use it as a catalyst to grow stronger.Here are some affirmations to help you unleash your strong, no matter what you're personally struggling with...

If your struggle is with changing habits:

Every single time you make the effort to stop an old habit in its tracks, and do something that serves your goals instead, you grow stronger. Every time, you get better, it becomes easier, and you become a healthier, truer version of yourself. The work you do is worth it. Have faith in the process.

If your struggle is to release the hold that depression or anxiety has on you (in any of its forms):

You reading this now is progress. You seeking help, talking about it, and taking action to relieve it, is you releasing its vice-like grip on your life. You are taking back your life. You're a fighter.

If your struggle is with loneliness:

You are enough. Every time someone leaves, you get closer to finding the person who is worth your light. Every time you make the difficult choice to cut out the people who do not lift you up, you strengthen your commitment to yourself. You choose love. You make space for only those who love you and treat you with respect. Your time alone can produce more confidence and independence, which are fundamentals in your future healthy relationships. You deserve love and support. You are enough.

If your struggle is with self-worth:

Why NOT you? You are just as worthy of love and belonging as anyone else on this earth. You are enough. You are worth every dream you have. There are so many things to love about you. Allow yourself to see them. Allow yourself to let them grow into more, and then let others see them, too. You are worth it all.

If your struggle is with finding your place in life:

Where you are in this moment is where you are supposed to be. Things will unfold in a way you never would have thought possible, and reveal a life you never dreamed of. Keep moving forward with your goals in sight, but expect a different path than the one you started on. It all leads there. You're going the right way. You don't have to know what happens next if you're enjoying what's happening now.There are many more struggles, but hopefully these affirmations can inspire you to create your own that is personal and that speaks to you.Want to know mine?I am stronger than this                      .No matter what I fill in the blank space with, this affirmation helps me through even the most difficult situations. Maybe it can help you, too.I really hope you enjoy the new site. Here's to the new Strong Inside Out, and to us all getting stronger together.Stay strong,Amy