Cortex Rehabilitation

🍝 “Let me noodle on that!”

At a meeting on Monday, I was (lovingly) called out for saying “I’m gonna noodle about that.”

🤷‍♀️ Apparently (and unknowingly to me!!) this isn’t what you would consider a “normal” phrase

I had no idea!

I’ve been saying “I’m going to noodle on it” ever since I can remember!

It’s just my version of saying, give me a bit to think about it 🤔

And this got me thinking

That I used to do a looooot more noodling than I do now

Especially when it came to my health 🏥

👩‍⚕️ Get a recommendation from a doctor? Let me noodle on it

Have a friend suggest a gentle, but effective, exercise routine? I’m going to noodle on that one

Try working with a coach and get access to incredible support? Gonna have to noodle on it

You see

😳 I couldn’t commit

And not because I wasn’t ready or I didn’t think I needed support

No

I couldn’t commit because

😬 There was an underlying fear

A fear that
- Getting help meant I couldn’t fix things on my own
- I would try what they recommend but it still wouldn’t help 🤦‍♀️
- I didn’t want to spend any more resources trying to feel better

So instead of owning up to these fears

I bought myself time by saying, “Let me noodle on it.”

Have you ever done that? 😅

Maybe you didn’t use “noodle” specifically – maybe you said “let me think about it” instead

⏳ But are you just trying to buy yourself time so you don’t have to face your fears?

I have a new way of viewing my health

And I’d love to share it with you!

Instead of letting fear run my health decisions 🏃‍♀️

I have a different way to frame things:

- Fear of not fixing it by myself? → everyone needs support! That’s why Ted Lasso has Coach Beard 🧔 (IYKYK)! And just because you need help, doesn’t reduce your worth
- What if it doesn’t help? → what if it does? What if it’s exactly what you’ve been missing?
- Fear of spending money? → I just spent $172 on Amazon. I deserve to spend and invest in myself

Does that make sense?

It’s okay to noodle about something to make sure it’s the best fit for you

💪 But don’t let fear decide how you’re going to live your life

Don’t let fear dictate your health!

Do you have any underlying fears that encourage you to spend more time “noodling” and less time actually taking control? ✋

Drop them below or send me a DM!

Let’s work through those fears together! (: