Showing Up Anyway with Coach Adam

In this powerful episode, Coach Adam dives deep into the mindset shift that can transform your health journey: burning the ships. Inspired by a coaching client who donated all his “just in case” clothes after losing weight, this episode explores what it means to let go of the fallback plan and fully commit to the life you're building now. Adam unpacks the historical roots of the phrase “burn the ships,” how it applies to behavior change, and why total commitment creates resilience when the journey gets hard.

What You'll Learn:
  • The surprising history behind “burn the ships” — and why it matters
  • How safety nets (like old clothes or habits) can quietly undermine progress
  • Why full commitment often feels uncomfortable — and why that’s a good thing
  • How to identify and release your “Plan B” thinking
  • Practical mindset shifts to help you stay focused and consistent
  • Why letting go of the past can be one of the most liberating things you do
Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Its Purpose
00:56 Burn the Ships: A Mindset Shift
02:46 The Power of Commitment and Elimination of Safety Nets
05:09 Embracing Uncertainty and Building Resilience
06:23 Reinforcing Commitment to Change

✨ Ready to work with me? If this episode resonated with you, I coach clients through this exact work. Reconnecting with your body, ditching food guilt, and learning to eat in a way that feels good. 

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What is Showing Up Anyway with Coach Adam?

Showing Up Anyway is a podcast about unlearning diet culture, redefining health, and making peace with food, movement, and your body -- without needing to have it all together. Hosted by Coach Adam Wright, an anti diet-culture personal trainer and body-trust educator, each episode dives into the imperfect side of wellness and how to navigate motivation burnout, body image struggles, emotional eating and the pressure to be "healthy". This is your reminder that progress doesn't need to be perfect, and you'll still see progress as long as you show up anyway.