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0:00English Leap Podcast
0:02>> from Speak English with Class.
0:05Hey English learners, welcome back to
0:08the English Leap Podcast, your cozy
0:10place to learn easy English through real
0:12life conversations. I'm Anna
0:15>> and I'm Jake. Maybe your day has been
0:17loud and busy, but right now it's just
0:20you, your headphones, and our voices.
0:23However you're listening, we're really
0:25glad you chose to spend this small piece
0:27of time on yourself. Okay, before we
0:30start, how are you today, Jake? Not the
0:33podcast answer, the real answer.
0:36>> Ah, the real answer. H I think I'm a
0:40good mix of grateful and tired. Grateful
0:43because I love doing this. Tired because
0:46my week has been a little bit too full.
0:50>> Too many things in your schedule.
0:52>> Yeah. work, calls, messages, and somehow
0:56I still feel like I didn't do enough. My
0:59body is like, "Please slow down." And my
1:02brain is like, "No, keep going."
1:04>> M, that feeling is so familiar. It's
1:07like your body and your mind are not on
1:09the same team.
1:11>> Exactly. And you, how are you doing
1:13today? Really,
1:14>> honestly, I feel a bit heavy. Not sad,
1:18just heavy. My eyes feel tired. of my
1:22shoulders feel tight and there's this
1:24little voice saying, "You should have
1:26slept earlier, Anna."
1:28>> Yeah, that should voice. It's very good
1:30at giving comments after everything is
1:33finished.
1:34>> True. It never comes before. It always
1:37comes after with a long report.
1:40>> Very critical report.
1:42>> And if you're listening and you feel
1:44something like this too, tired body,
1:46busy mind, a lot of should in your head,
1:50you're not alone. We're right there with
1:52you.
1:52>> And that's actually why we chose today's
1:54topic, not to talk about perfect diets
1:57or gym routines, but to talk about this
2:00quiet fight we have with our own body
2:02and how we can make that relationship
2:04softer. And we'll talk about it in B1
2:07level English. calm, simple sentences.
2:10No heavy medical terms, no big
2:13psychology words, just things you can
2:15really feel and use in your own life
2:17when you wake up tired or when you feel
2:19guilty for resting,
2:21>> right? If you don't understand every
2:23single word, that's okay. Really, just
2:26relax, listen, and let the ideas sit in
2:29your mind. You can always listen again
2:31later, maybe on a walk or before you go
2:34to sleep.
2:34>> And near the end, we'll do a small word
2:37tour. We'll take a few useful words from
2:39today and explain them slowly with
2:41examples so they can stay with you and
2:43you can use them in your own sentences.
2:46>> And if you enjoy learning English like
2:48this, calm, real, a little bit personal,
2:52don't forget to like this episode and
2:54subscribe to the English Leap podcast.
2:57It really helps more learners find us
2:58and feel less alone with their tired
3:01minds and tired bodies. And later, we'd
3:04love to hear from you in the comments.
3:06When you feel really, really tired in
3:08life, what do you usually do first? Keep
3:11pushing, lie down, scroll on your phone,
3:14or try to ignore it? And what is one
3:16small kind thing you wish you could do
3:19for your body?
3:20>> All right, take a deep breath,
3:22>> let your shoulders drop just a little,
3:25>> and let's jump in. So Anna, you said
3:28something before we started recording
3:30and it really stayed in my mind.
3:33>> What did I say? I say many strange
3:35things.
3:37>> Yeah, that's true. But this one you
3:39said, I don't feel ugly. I just feel
3:42tired.
3:43>> Oh, that one. Yeah.
3:45>> Can you tell that story slowly? I think
3:48a lot of people will feel it.
3:50>> Okay. So, a few months ago, I had one of
3:54those mornings. You know the type. Yeah,
3:57those mornings
3:58>> I slept late again. My phone and I had a
4:02very long and very unnecessary
4:05relationship until 2 a.m.
4:08>> The toxic relationship,
4:10>> right? So, I woke up already late,
4:13already annoyed at myself. I went to the
4:16mirror and I was ready.
4:18>> Ready for what?
4:19>> Ready to attack myself. You look bad.
4:22You look so tired. Why did you eat that
4:24last night? You should be more
4:26disciplined.
4:27>> Yeah, that script.
4:29>> But this time, something strange
4:31happened. I looked at my face and I
4:33didn't feel ugly. I just felt tired.
4:38Deep tired. Not I need coffee tired,
4:41more like my whole life is heavy tired.
4:44>> Like tired in your bones.
4:47>> Yeah. And in my mind, the word that came
4:49was frazzled.
4:51>> Frazzled. Frazzled means tired and
4:55stressed and messy altogether. Like your
4:57thoughts are little pieces of hair going
5:00in every direction.
5:01>> Yeah. Like when you wake up and your
5:03hair is doing its own experiment.
5:06>> Exactly. My brain felt like that. And
5:09for a second I stopped blaming my face.
5:12>> Oh.
5:13>> I looked closer and I thought my body is
5:16not the problem. My body is just showing
5:19me the story of how I am living. Hm.
5:23>> It felt like my body was a small friend
5:25standing in front of me saying, "Hey, I
5:28am not okay. I am doing my best, but I
5:32am tired. Can you please slow down?"
5:35>> Right. So, it wasn't an attack. It was a
5:39message.
5:40>> Yeah. It was like a wakeup call.
5:42>> H a wakeup call is a moment that shakes
5:45you and says, "Hey, something needs to
5:48change."
5:49>> Yeah. I realized for years I was angry
5:52at the mirror, but the mirror was
5:54innocent. It was just reflecting the way
5:56I treated myself.
5:58>> That's big.
6:00>> And maybe if you're listening, you've
6:02had that moment, too. You look at your
6:04face and think, "I don't hate how I
6:07look. I hate how I feel." And you can't
6:10even find the right words. You just know
6:12this is not how you want to live.
6:15>> If that's you, we see you really. And
6:18you know what makes it worse?
6:20>> What?
6:21>> The good girl or good boy mode.
6:24>> Oh, that mode.
6:26>> Yeah. When your body is screaming,
6:28"Please, no more." But your mouth is
6:30still saying, "Yes, of course. No
6:33problem.
6:34>> Sure, I can help. Sure, I can finish
6:36that. Sure, I can join that meeting.
6:38Sure, I can come to that dinner."
6:39>> And inside your body is like a tired
6:42employee going, "Excuse me, boss. Can we
6:45sit down?"
6:46And the brain answers, "No, we have
6:49standards.
6:50>> We do not sit. We only excel."
6:55>> Yeah. And then at night, you lie down
6:56and think, "Why am I so tired? I didn't
6:59do that much."
7:00>> But actually, you did a lot. Not just in
7:03your schedule, but in your heart. You
7:05carried everyone.
7:07>> There's this idiom, carry the weight of
7:09the world on your shoulders.
7:11>> Carry the weight of the world on your
7:14shoulders. It means you feel like you
7:16have all the problems, all the
7:18responsibilities, everything is on you.
7:21>> Yeah. And when you live like that,
7:23little by little, you become depleted.
7:26>> Depleted. So, not a little tired, but
7:29more like empty.
7:31>> Exactly. Like your phone on 1% battery
7:34and there's no charger near you. That's
7:36depleted. When your energy tank is
7:39almost zero. And if you're always being
7:41the good girl or good boy, saying yes to
7:44everything, you don't even notice. You
7:46just keep adding.
7:48>> Yeah. You pile on more work, more
7:51promises, more plans, even when you're
7:54already tired.
7:55>> Pile on means keep adding more and more
7:58on top. Like putting extra bags on
8:00someone who is already full. And maybe
8:02your body has been trying to talk to you
8:04for a long time with headaches or tight
8:07shoulders or that heavy feeling in your
8:09chest when you wake up,
8:11>> but we push it aside.
8:13>> Push it aside.
8:14>> That means we ignore it. We say, "Not
8:17now. I'm busy."
8:18>> Right? But your body is actually your
8:20first friend. It has been with you from
8:23day one and it will be with you to the
8:25last day.
8:27>> Maybe it doesn't need a stricter boss.
8:30It needs a kinder friend.
8:32>> So, what do we usually do when we
8:34finally see, "Okay, I'm tired. Something
8:38is wrong."
8:39>> Uh, we make the plan.
8:42>> Yes. Big capital letters. The plan
8:46>> from Monday. New me. From Monday, I wake
8:49up at 5:00 a.m., run 10 kilometers, eat
8:52only perfect food, answer every email,
8:55meditate, learn three languages, and
8:58never feel tired again.
9:00>> Also, clear skin, no sugar, no snacks,
9:03no fun.
9:05>> Exactly. And on paper, it looks amazing.
9:09>> But it's not a plan. It's a fantasy.
9:13>> Yeah. It's like asking a tired person to
9:16suddenly become a superhero in one
9:18night.
9:19>> And then what happens? Monday morning,
9:22real life arrives.
9:23>> Work, kids, boss, emails, traffic, mood,
9:28hormones, bad Wi-Fi, everything.
9:32>> And you oversleep or you eat something
9:34outside your perfect planned or you're
9:37too tired to exercise
9:38>> and suddenly your brain says, "Ah, see,
9:41you failed." Same story. You will never
9:44change.
9:45>> And then you give up until the next
9:47Monday.
9:48>> It's like you are stuck in a loop.
9:51>> Stuck in a loop.
9:52>> That idiom means you are repeating the
9:55same pattern again and again. Like a
9:57song that never moves to the next part.
10:00>> Strict plan. One small mistake. Shame.
10:03Give up. New strict plan. Repeat.
10:06>> And every time you do this, you feel a
10:09little more disappointed in yourself.
10:12Yeah. You don't just feel tired, you
10:14start to feel broken.
10:16>> But actually, you're not broken. The
10:18plan is broken.
10:20>> Yes, the plan is too heavy.
10:23>> It's like putting on five big winter
10:25coats and then asking, "Why am I so
10:27hot?" If you're listening and thinking,
10:31"Yep, that's me." Please hear this. You
10:34don't need a bigger plan. You probably
10:36need a lighter one. Yeah, maybe this is
10:39the year you don't push harder, you
10:42scale back a little.
10:43>> Scale back.
10:45>> That means make things smaller, easier,
10:47lighter. Not give up, just carry less.
10:51>> So you can actually walk, not run
10:53yourself into the ground.
10:55>> You know what really changed things for
10:57me?
10:58>> What?
10:58>> I realized I was treating my health like
11:02a 30-day challenge. But my body is not a
11:06challenge. It's a relationship.
11:08>> A relationship.
11:10>> Think about a good friend. You don't
11:12say, "Okay, for 30 days I will be nice
11:15to you and after that back to normal."
11:18>> 30-day good friend challenge,
11:21>> right? You show up again and again. Some
11:24days you're full of energy. Some days
11:26you're quiet. But you don't disappear
11:28just because one day was not perfect.
11:31>> That's what a resilient friendship is
11:33like.
11:34>> Resilient. Resilient means it can have
11:38problems but it doesn't break. It can
11:40come back.
11:41>> And I thought I want that kind of
11:43relationship with my body. Resilient,
11:46not perfect, not dramatic, just steady
11:50and kind.
11:51>> But for many of us, our relationship
11:53with our body is very lopsided.
11:57>> Lopsided.
11:58>> Lopsided means not balanced. One side is
12:01too much. For example, all work, no
12:04rest. All criticism, no kindness.
12:07>> Yeah. We expect our body to sit, work,
12:11answer, smile, carry, and then we are
12:14surprised when it feels weak.
12:16>> It's like expecting your phone to work
12:18for 3 days with no charger. And when it
12:21dies, you say, "Wow, what a lazy phone.
12:26>> Poor phone.
12:27>> Poor body."
12:28>> Maybe health is not, "How can I fix this
12:32body?" Maybe it's how can I be more
12:35nurturing to this body?
12:37>> Nurturing.
12:38>> Nurturing means caring in a warm way
12:41like watering a plant or hugging a child
12:44or making soup for a sick friend.
12:47>> And imagine if you used that same energy
12:50for yourself.
12:51>> Yeah. If you talk to your body like a
12:54tired friend, not like a lazy employee.
12:57>> You don't have to turn your life into a
12:59boot camp. You can turn it into
13:01something softer. but still strong.
13:04>> And that's what we want to do next. We
13:07want to share three small, gentle habits
13:10that feel like care, not like
13:12punishment.
13:13>> Soft rules, not prison rules.
13:16>> Yeah, soft rules.
13:18>> So, let's walk slowly through those
13:20three habits one by one.
13:23>> Okay. Habit number one, we call it the
13:26plate peace rule.
13:29>> Yeah. Because your plate doesn't need a
13:31war, it needs peace.
13:34>> Right? For many years, my health plan
13:38was just attacking my plate. No bread,
13:42no rice, no sugar, no fun.
13:45>> No joy, just lettuce.
13:48>> Yes. And of course, I could do it for
13:50maybe two days.
13:53>> Mhm. And then pizza.
13:56>> Yeah. And then pizza. And then guilt.
13:58And then I am the worst.
14:00>> So what's different with plate piece?
14:03>> With plate piece, we don't start by
14:05removing. We start by adding one good
14:09thing. Just one.
14:11>> Add. Don't attack.
14:13>> For example, you have your normal lunch,
14:16your normal dinner, and you add a
14:19handful of salad or some vegetables or
14:22some protein or simply a glass of water.
14:25So the question is not what can I cut.
14:28The question is what small thing can I
14:31add that future me will be happy about.
14:34>> Yeah. Future Anna loves when I add
14:36something green or something real not
14:39from a packet.
14:40>> Yeah. Future Jake is very grateful when
14:42present Jake doesn't eat chips for
14:44dinner.
14:46>> And this way it becomes more
14:48sustainable.
14:49>> Sustainable.
14:50>> Sustainable means you can continue it
14:53for a long time. It doesn't feel crazy
14:56or extreme. It feels normal.
14:58>> And that's the goal. Not a perfect week,
15:01but a gentler life.
15:03>> So maybe tonight you don't change
15:05everything. You just ask, "What is one
15:08small kind thing I can add to this
15:11plate?"
15:12>> That's it. That's plate piece. Habit
15:15number two is very simple. We call it
15:18the water plus walk rule.
15:21>> It already sounds friendly. Yeah. It's
15:24like a tiny spell. First, drink one
15:27glass of water. Then walk for 8 to 10
15:31minutes.
15:32>> That's it.
15:33>> That's it. No 1 hour in the gym. No
15:3610,000 steps or you were a failure. Just
15:39water and walk.
15:41>> I love that. You can walk in your house,
15:43in your hallway, in front of your
15:45building, or maybe just around your
15:47office parking.
15:48>> Yeah, the office parking walk of peace.
15:52And the interesting thing is it doesn't
15:54only help your body, it also helps your
15:56mind when it feels messy.
15:59>> Yeah. When I feel overloaded,
16:01>> overloaded
16:02>> overloaded means there is too much in
16:05your head, too many tasks, too many
16:08thoughts. Like your brain has 27 tabs
16:11open.
16:13>> Yes. All playing music at the same time.
16:16>> Exactly. When I feel like that, a small
16:19walk is very soothing for me.
16:22>> Soothing.
16:23>> Soothing means calming in a soft way,
16:26like gentle music, a warm bath, or
16:29someone saying, "It's okay. I'm here."
16:33>> M I think many listeners need soothing,
16:35not more go energy.
16:38>> Yeah. So, here's how you can try it.
16:41After a meal or after a long work block,
16:44tell yourself, "Okay, water plus walk.
16:47One glass, 10 minutes."
16:49>> You don't need expensive clothes or a
16:51perfect route. You can walk slowly. You
16:54can even listen to us while you walk.
16:56>> Yeah, we can be your walking friends.
16:58>> And step by step, your body starts to
17:01feel less like a machine and more like a
17:03friend you spend time with.
17:04>> Not to punish it, but to help it feel
17:07alive again.
17:09>> Habit number three. This one is very
17:12tender for me. We call it the sleep
17:14respect rule.
17:16>> Yeah, we really need this one
17:18>> because sleep is not just nice. It's the
17:21time when your body repairs you. Like a
17:24secret night team doing quiet work.
17:27>> The night repair team,
17:29>> right? But we often treat sleep like
17:31it's extra, like it's a bonus if we have
17:33time.
17:33>> Yeah. We act like sleep is a gift, not a
17:36basic need.
17:37>> So our rule is small. very small. Put
17:41your phone away 15 minutes earlier than
17:43usual.
17:44>> Just 15 minutes.
17:46>> Not 1 hour, not a perfect night routine
17:49from some influencer. Just 15 minutes.
17:52>> And in that 15 minutes, you can do
17:55something that helps you feel more
17:57anchored.
17:58>> Anchored.
17:58>> Anchored means feeling steady and safe,
18:01like a boat that doesn't move away
18:03because there is an anchor holding it.
18:05>> Yeah. For me, being anchored before
18:07sleep is washing my face slowly, maybe
18:10putting cream and breathing like 10 deep
18:13breaths.
18:14>> For me, it's my grandpa mode.
18:17>> Grandpa mode.
18:19>> Yeah. Soft t-shirt, dim light, maybe a
18:22simple book, no drama, no late night
18:24news.
18:25>> I love that.
18:27>> And when I don't do this, my day just
18:29drags on.
18:31>> Drags on.
18:32>> Drags on means something continues for
18:34too long. and feels slow and heavy.
18:37>> Yeah, your day doesn't end. It just
18:40stretches into the night with Tik Tok
18:42and emails.
18:43>> So, if you're listening, maybe tonight
18:45you can try this. Choose a time and 15
18:48minutes before that time your phone goes
18:51away. Another room, another side of the
18:53room, whatever.
18:54>> Then just ask yourself, how can I be a
18:57little kind to my body before I sleep?
19:00Stretch, breathe, soft music, quiet
19:03prayer, anything. That's the sleep
19:05respect rule. Not sleep perfectly, just
19:08show respect.
19:10>> Now, we need to talk about something a
19:13little heavier.
19:15>> Yeah, the guilt part.
19:17>> There were so many nights when I lay in
19:19bed completely tired and my mind was
19:23still talking. You didn't do enough
19:26today. You were lazy. You don't deserve
19:30rest.
19:30>> M I know that feeling. My body was
19:35almost at breaking point.
19:37>> Breaking point.
19:38>> That means you are very very close to
19:41not being able to continue. Like a thin
19:44line that is almost breaking.
19:47>> Yeah. And instead of giving yourself a
19:49hug at that moment, you give yourself a
19:52report card.
19:53>> Yes. A bad one.
19:55>> But here is something we really want you
19:57to remember from this episode. Rest is
20:00not a reward. Rest is a need.
20:04>> Rest is not a reward. Rest is a need.
20:08>> You don't have to finish all tasks to
20:10deserve to sit down. You don't have to
20:13be perfect today to deserve sleep.
20:17>> You are not lazy for needing rest. You
20:20are alive.
20:21>> And sometimes you need to cut yourself
20:24some slack.
20:25>> Cut yourself some slack.
20:27>> That idiom means stop being so hard on
20:30yourself. be a little more forgiving.
20:32>> Talk to yourself the way you would talk
20:34to a friend. You would never say to your
20:36friend, "You don't deserve to rest."
20:39>> Right? You would say, "Hey, you look
20:41tired. Go lie down. I'm proud of you."
20:44>> And maybe you need to hear that today.
20:47So, let us say it softly for you. You
20:51did enough. You can rest. You're allowed
20:55to be tired.
20:56>> Yeah. You're allowed to be human. Okay,
21:00before we go to our little word tour, we
21:02want to end this part with one small
21:05promise.
21:06>> Not a big challenge, just a small soft
21:09promise.
21:10>> If you can say this with us, today I
21:15will do one kind thing for my body.
21:19>> Today I will do one kind thing for my
21:23body.
21:24>> That one kind thing can be very small. a
21:28glass of water,
21:29>> a 10-minute walk,
21:31>> leaving your phone a little earlier,
21:34>> eating a simple real meal instead of
21:37just snacks,
21:38>> or even lying down for 10 minutes
21:41without feeling guilty.
21:43>> And if tomorrow you forget or you eat
21:45junk or you scroll late again,
21:48>> you don't need a new punishment.
21:50>> Yeah, you just need another small
21:53promise.
21:54>> You don't need a perfect body. You need
21:57a life that feels good
21:59>> and a relationship with your body that
22:02feels softer.
22:03>> All right, let's take a small word tour
22:06before we finish. Just a few important
22:09words from today.
22:10>> Yeah. Walk with us through these words.
22:13You don't have to remember everything
22:15perfectly. Just feel them. So, the first
22:18word is frazzled.
22:20>> Yeah. Frazzled means you feel very
22:22tired, very stressed, and your mind is a
22:25bit messy. It's like your thoughts are
22:27sticking out in every direction like
22:29crazy morning hair.
22:30>> For example, after a long day of
22:33meetings and messages, I felt completely
22:35frazzled.
22:36>> Or when I don't sleep well, my brain
22:39feels frazzled and I can't think
22:41clearly. Next word, depleted.
22:44>> Depleted means your energy is empty.
22:47Your battery is not 20% or 10%, it's
22:51almost zero. There is nothing left to
22:53give.
22:54>> For example, by Friday evening, my
22:56energy was depleted and I just wanted to
22:59lie down.
23:00>> Or if you never rest, your body becomes
23:03depleted and even small tasks feel very
23:05heavy. Another word is nurturing. Yeah,
23:09nurturing describes a warm, gentle kind
23:11of care that helps someone grow, like
23:14watering a plant, making soup for a sick
23:17friend, or talking kindly to a child.
23:20>> For example, I want to have a more
23:22nurturing relationship with my body
23:24instead of always criticizing it.
23:27>> Or a nurturing teacher makes students
23:30feel safe and confident, not scared.
23:33>> The next word is lopsided. Yeah,
23:36lopsided means not balanced. One side is
23:39too big and the other side is too small.
23:42Like a seessaw in the park where one
23:44person is very heavy and the other
23:46person is very light.
23:48>> For example, my life felt lopsided. I
23:51was working all the time and never
23:53resting.
23:54>> Or if you only give to others and never
23:57take care of yourself, your life becomes
23:59lopsided.
24:00>> Another word we used is anchored.
24:03Anchored means steady and safe, like a
24:06boat that doesn't move away because it
24:08has an anchor in the ground. You feel
24:10stable, not lost.
24:12>> For example, a small night routine makes
24:15me feel anchored before I sleep.
24:18>> Or when I write my plan for the day, I
24:20feel more anchored and less confused.
24:23>> Another word is autopilot. Autopilot is
24:27when you do things without really
24:29thinking, just by habit, like a plane
24:32that flies by itself. You are moving but
24:35not really choosing.
24:36>> For example, I was saying yes to
24:39everything on autopilot and didn't
24:40notice how tired I was.
24:42>> Or sometimes we eat on autopilot, not
24:46because we are hungry, but because we
24:48feel stressed.
24:49>> Now, an idiom, carry the weight of the
24:53world on your shoulders. This means you
24:56feel like you have all the problems and
24:58all the responsibility like everything
25:01is your job.
25:03>> For example, she felt like she was
25:05carrying the weight of the world on her
25:07shoulders. Work, family, money,
25:10everything.
25:11>> Or you don't have to carry the weight of
25:13the world on your shoulders. It's okay
25:15to ask for help.
25:17>> Another idiom is run yourself into the
25:20ground. Run yourself into the ground
25:23means you push yourself so hard that you
25:26become extremely tired or even sick. You
25:29keep going until your body can't do it
25:31anymore.
25:33>> For example, he ran himself into the
25:35ground by working late every night for
25:37months.
25:38>> Or if you never rest, you will run
25:41yourself into the ground and your body
25:43will stop you.
25:44>> The next phrase is stuck in a loop. Just
25:47stuck in a loop means you repeat the
25:50same pattern again and again. Like a
25:52song that never moves to the next part.
25:55>> For example, I felt stuck in a loop.
25:58Strict plan, one mistake, shame, give
26:01up, start again.
26:03>> Or if every Monday is new start day,
26:06maybe you're stuck in a loop, not really
26:08changing.
26:09>> Another useful phrase is cut yourself
26:12some slack. Cut yourself some slack
26:14means stop being so hard on yourself.
26:17Give yourself more kindness and more
26:19space.
26:20>> For example, you had a difficult week.
26:22You can cut yourself some slack and rest
26:24tonight.
26:25>> Or instead of calling yourself lazy, cut
26:28yourself some slack and remember you're
26:30doing your best.
26:31>> Now, a phrasal verb, pile on.
26:34>> Pile on means keep adding more and more
26:37things on top. More work, more tasks,
26:40more pressure. For example, even when I
26:43was tired, I kept piling on extra
26:45projects.
26:46>> Or don't pile on more promises when your
26:49energy is already low.
26:51>> The next phrasal verb is scale back.
26:54>> Scale back means make something smaller,
26:57lighter, or less. You reduce your plan
27:00so it is easier to do.
27:02>> For example, I decided to scale back my
27:04goals and focus on just three important
27:07tasks. or if your routine feels too
27:10heavy, you can scale back and keep only
27:12the basics.
27:14>> Another phrasal verb is push aside.
27:17>> Push aside means ignore something or try
27:20not to think or feel it. You don't deal
27:23with it. You just move it away in your
27:25mind.
27:26>> For example, I kept pushing aside my
27:29tiredness and telling myself to work
27:31more. or instead of pushing your
27:33feelings aside, you can stop and listen
27:36to them for a moment.
27:37>> The next one is tune back into.
27:41>> Tune back into means start paying
27:43attention again to something like your
27:45body or your emotions. It's like turning
27:48the radio to the right station.
27:50>> For example, this year I want to tune
27:53back into what my body is trying to tell
27:55me. or when you slow down, it's easier
27:59to tune back into your real needs.
28:01>> And our last phrasal verb is drag on.
28:05>> Drag on means something continues for
28:08too long and feels slow and heavy. Time
28:12feels like it is moving very slowly.
28:15>> For example, my day dragged on because I
28:18was exhausted and couldn't focus. or
28:21when I stay on my phone at night, the
28:23evening drags on and I don't sleep
28:25enough.
28:26>> So, these were some of the words from
28:29today. Not just for your English, but
28:31also for your life.
28:32>> Yeah. And remember, you don't need a
28:35perfect body, you just need a softer way
28:38to live in the body you already have.
28:40>> In the comments, tell us when you feel
28:43really, really tired, what do you
28:45usually do first? And what is one small
28:48kind thing you want to start doing for
28:50your body?
28:51>> If this episode made you feel a little
28:53less alone or helped you learn something
28:55new, please like this episode and
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29:00It really helps more learners find us.
29:03>> Take care of your body like it's your
29:05friend
29:05>> because it is.
29:07>> We're sending you a soft hug wherever
29:09you are.
29:10>> And we'll talk to you in the next
29:12episode.
29:13>> Right. This is Anna
29:15>> and this is Jake. and you've been
29:17listening to the English Leap podcast.
29:19Bye.
29:23Your progress doesn't end here. To
29:25continue advancing your English skills,
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