137. How I Stick to My Routines While Traveling for the Holidays (My Travel Menu)
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Holiday travel can throw your routines completely off - new environments, disrupted sleep, different food, and nonstop social time. In this episode, I’m walking you through what I call my “travel menu” - the small rituals, habits, and routines that help me feel grounded, energized, and like myself even when I’m away from home. You’ll hear how I approach sleep, morning routines, food, movement, and self-care during trips, plus the mindset shift that’s helped me stop abandoning my habits every time I travel.
In this episode: 👉🏻 What a “travel menu” is and how to build your own 👉🏻 How to regulate sleep in new environments 👉🏻 My morning anchors that keep me feeling normal 👉🏻 Food & fitness swaps I make when traveling 👉🏻 Travel-friendly self-care + beauty routines
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