Ep 23: Tuning In vs Pushing Through with Annette Smith

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today we are speaking with Annette Smith.  Annette is the CEO and Founder of Lip Service Beauty. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">A few years back Annette endured a grand mal seizure which began a journey of prioritizing her health. After several dramatic life changes, Annette found herself back in a place where her health declined and learned a valuable lesson around getting ahead of your health versus waiting until something happens to address the issue. Annette owns her own plant based beauty company, is a wellness advocate and is a proud member of the 5am club, prioritizing her own self care on a daily basis. By building this practice, Annette has learned to gain control of her health, function more optimally and be a better human. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">1)</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Self care is giving the world the best of you; not what's left of you. As mom’s, entrepreneurs, business women, we tend to give ourselves what is left over and that means next to nothing. Annette was a workaholic and her grand mal seizure completely caught her by surprise. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2) It is impossible to give to others without giving to yourself first. If you haven’t had boundaries in place before, then this is an important place to start, and a place where you will experience resistance from others because your lack of boundaries has served them.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">3) Annette’s story prompted her to create her own plant based beauty product company as she was searching for products that were safe to use. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Over this past year especially during the pandemic, Annette re-learned that working through challenges, prioritizing self care, and asking for support has helped her continu