Your Most Beautiful Life

Ep. 015: Series: Create Your Most Beautiful Life 12 Weeks at a Time– Part Three: Showing Up for Yourself

🛤 What if resistance wasn’t a sign you’re failing—but proof you’re becoming?
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re stepping into the most transformational part of the journey: showing up for yourself.
This is Part Three of our four-part series, Create Your Most Beautiful Life – 12 Weeks at a Time, and it’s where we move from desire and planning into the actual work of follow-through.
Because the truth is—this part feels hard not because you're doing it wrong, but because you're doing something real.
🎯 You’ll learn:• Why the moment you start living your plan often brings unexpected resistance• What the 50/50 life really means—and how it frees you from perfectionism• How to name, sit with, and move through discomfort without letting it derail you• Why buffering and avoidance are normal responses—and what to do instead• How small, faithful steps shape who you're becoming—especially when no one is watching
📎 Mentioned in this episode:• Take the What Matters Most Assessment → https://lorijsmith.com/free-what-matters-most-assessment/• Grab your free 12-week journal planner (just cover shipping!) → https://lorijsmith.com/product/journal-free/• Book a free 1:1 coaching session → https://calendly.com/lorijsmith/explore-coaching-free-personalized-session-with-lori
🧠 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS“The resistance you’re feeling? It doesn’t mean you got it wrong. It means you’re on the path.”“This is resistance. This is the tension of becoming.”“Not the place where I lost my way—but where I had to walk through everything that stood in the way.”“You’re not doing this to prove something. You’re doing it because something matters.”“There’s no version of your most beautiful life where everything is smooth, convenient, and challenge-free.”“You don’t become her by avoiding the hard. You become her by walking through it—with grace, grit, and a vision that’s stronger than your fear.”“Your most beautiful life isn’t some far-off someday. It’s being shaped in how you show up today.”
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🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVEREDfaith-based coaching, 12-week rhythm, resistance and follow-through, false self vs true self, the 50/50 life, buffering and growth, women’s transformation, showing up for your life, emotional resilience, living your plan

Ep. 014: Series: Create Your Most Beautiful Life 12 Weeks at a Time– Part Two: The Power of Planning

🗓 What if your calendar told the truth about what matters most?
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re moving from desire to planning—not as pressure, but as permission. When you create a rhythm around what you deeply desire, your life begins to reflect your values… not just your obligations.
This is Part Two of the 4-part series Create Your Most Beautiful Life – 12 Weeks at a Time. Because once you know what you want, you need a way to make space for it.
🎯 You’ll learn:• The 7 most common blocks that keep women from living with intention• Why planning isn’t about performance—it’s about alignment• How to map your 12-week desire into a flexible rhythm• The mindset shift that turns planning into peace• Why learning to show up for your plan is the real work of transformation
📎 Mentioned in this episode:• Take the What Matters Most Assessment → https://lorijsmith.com/free-what-matters-most-assessment/• Grab your free 12-week journal planner (just cover shipping!) → https://lorijsmith.com/product/journal-free/• Book a free 1:1 coaching session → https://calendly.com/lorijsmith/explore-coaching-free-personalized-session-with-lori
🧠 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS“Desire without a plan fades in the noise.”“Planning isn’t about squeezing more in—it’s about clearing space out.”“Your calendar doesn’t lie. It reveals what you truly value.”“Both staying stuck and growing are hard—planning helps you choose your hard with intention.”“You don’t need a rigid schedule—you need a rhythm that reflects what matters most.”
✨ STAY IN TOUCHWant a weekly dose of beauty, clarity, and rhythm? Join my Weekly Bookmark email and get a thoughtful reflection, a life-giving idea, and a practical next step—delivered every Monday.
🌐 Website/Blog: https://lorijsmith.com/homehttps://lorijsmith.com/home📩 Contact / Join Weekly Bookmark: https://lorijsmith.com/contact/📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/lorijsmithco🎧 Listen to more episodes: Your Most Beautiful Life Podcast
🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVEREDfaith-based coaching, soulful planning, 12-week rhythms, Christian women’s growth, personal alignment, overcoming procrastination, values-based scheduling, clarity with compassion, resistance and follow-through, planning from desire

Ep. 013: Series: Create Your Most Beautiful Life -12 Weeks at a Time – Part One: Starting with Desire

What if your next chapter didn’t start with a goal… but with a desire? 🌿
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re throwing out the language of pressure and performance—and starting with something far more honest: desire. Because what you truly want is not selfish—it’s sacred.
This is Part One of a 4-part series to help you create your most beautiful life—12 weeks at a time. And it begins not with a checklist, but with a heart check.
🎯 You’ll learn:• Why many women resist traditional goal-setting• How desire becomes the inner compass for a life that feels true• What to do when you don’t know what you want• Why your lowest-scoring area on the What Matters Most Assessment reveals your deepest desire• How naming one desire can shape the next 12 weeks of your life
📎 Mentioned in this episode:• Take the What Matters Most Assessment → https://lorijsmith.com/free-what-matters-most-assessment/• Grab your free 12-week journal planner (just cover shipping!) → https://lorijsmith.com/product/journal-free/• Book a free 1:1 coaching session → https://calendly.com/lorijsmith/explore-coaching-free-personalized-session-with-lori
🧠 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS“Goals often feel external. Desires are rooted in the soul.”“The area you scored lowest isn’t a failure—it’s where something deeply matters.”“You can’t follow a desire you’ve numbed.”“Desire isn’t selfish—it’s sacred.”“One desire, held for 12 weeks, can change everything.”
✨ STAY IN TOUCHWant a weekly dose of beauty, clarity, and rhythm? Join my Weekly Bookmark email and get a thoughtful reflection, a life-giving idea, and a practical next step—delivered every Monday.
🌐 Website/Blog: https://lorijsmith.com/home📩 Contact / Join Weekly Bookmark: https://lorijsmith.com/contact/📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/lorijsmithco🎧 Listen to more episodes: Your Most Beautiful Life Podcast
🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVEREDfaith-based coaching, Christian women’s growth, feminine clarity, soulful living, 12-week planning, personal alignment, intentional living, rhythm over routine, journaling with purpose, living from desire

Ep. 012: Rhythms to Maintain Your Most Beautiful Surroundings

What if your space could become your sanctuary—not by chance, but by rhythm?
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re shifting from decluttering to sustaining. Because your environment doesn’t just reflect your life—it reinforces it. And peace isn’t something we stumble into. It’s something we maintain on purpose.
🎯 You’ll learn:
• Why consistency (not intensity) creates lasting peace in your home• Five practical rhythms to keep your surroundings beautiful without burnout• How to make small, one-minute decisions that reduce clutter for good• The deeper reason your space impacts your mind, energy, and emotions• How to align your home with your values—without perfectionism
Whether you’re tired of starting over every few months or just ready to create calm that lasts, this episode will give you tools—and encouragement—to support the life you’re building.
📎 Mentioned in this episode:
• James Clear’s insight from Atomic Habits: “Fall in love with boredom”• The phrase I live by: “Don’t put it down, put it away.”• Five rhythms: Decisive choices, purposeful placement, one-minute follow-through, donation systems, and planning for new seasons• 1:1 coaching opportunities (details below)
👉 Book a free exploration session
🎙 Your Most Beautiful Life is here to help you create rhythms that support your peace—not just your productivity. Let’s design a home and life that truly reflect who you’re becoming.
🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVEREDfaith-based organizing, home rhythms, Christian life coach, peaceful routines, clutter-free living, feminine systems, mindset and home environment, organizing with purpose, decision fatigue, rhythm over routine
📌 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS
“Clutter is just a pile of unmade decisions.”“Routines aren’t punishment—they’re provision.”“If it takes one minute or less—just do it now.”“Your rhythms are a love letter to your future self.”“You don’t need more hustle—you need more rhythm.”
📣 STAY IN TOUCHWant to go deeper into building rhythms that nourish your soul and your space?
🌐 Website: lorijsmith.com📸 Instagram: @lorijsmithco🎧 Listen to past episodes: Your Most Beautiful Life Podcast
You don’t need to organize everything overnight.You just need a rhythm that brings peace—and helps it stay.

Ep. 011: The Gift of Desire — How Listening Helps You Come Home to Yourself

What if your desires aren’t selfish… but sacred?
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re diving into the quiet, complicated relationship we have with our desires. If you’ve ever felt unsure about what you want—or if it’s even okay to want anything—this episode is for you.
🎯 You’ll learn:
• The subtle layers that shape and silence your true desires• Why desire can feel so risky, especially for women of faith• Gentle questions to help you begin hearing what matters most• How to tell the difference between a false self desire and one rooted in truth• What scripture says about the desires of your heart—and how God uses them to guide you
Whether you’re sorting through what you want next or simply trying to reconnect with yourself, this episode offers clarity, grace, and a path forward.
📎 Mentioned in this episode:
• Psalm 37:4 — “Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”• The film The Notebook and the moment that perfectly sums up how desire can feel• True Self vs. False Self desires• 1:1 coaching opportunities (details below)
👉 Book a free exploration session
🎙 Your Most Beautiful Life is here to help you build a life of peace, purpose, and God-aligned rhythm—starting with what’s stirring in your own heart.
🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVERED
Christian coaching for women, true self vs false self, feminine identity, faith and desire, emotional honesty, Psalm 37:4, inner voice vs external expectations, nervous system wisdom, feminine rhythms, clarity and purpose, heart-centered coaching
📌 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS
“Desire doesn’t usually shout—it waits quietly to be heard.”“True self desires whisper. They invite rather than demand.”“Sometimes ‘I don’t know’ is wisdom, not confusion.”“Your desires, when aligned with God, aren’t distractions. They’re directions.”“You don’t have to arrive—you just have to listen.”
📣 STAY IN TOUCH
Want to go deeper in this season of listening, trusting, and aligning your life with what matters most?
🌐 Website: lorijsmith.com📸 Instagram: @lorijsmithco🎧 Listen to past episodes: Your Most Beautiful Life Podcast
You are allowed to want what God has placed inside you.Let’s tune in—and walk forward with peace.

Ep 010: Surround Yourself with Purpose

What if your environment is reflecting a story you no longer want to live?
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re shifting from mindset to surroundings—because what’s around you is shaping what’s within you. A cluttered space can mirror a cluttered soul. But when your home begins to reflect the truth of who you are (and who you're becoming), peace finds its place.
🎯 You’ll learn:
• Why your surroundings are more than just aesthetic—they’re identity cues• A 5-step rhythm to help your environment support—not sabotage—your growth• How to align your space with your true self (without perfectionism)• What scripture teaches about building a home that nourishes your soul
Whether you're organizing a drawer or reimagining your whole home, this episode will help you create space for peace, purpose, and the woman God created you to be.
📎 Mentioned in this episode:
• Proverbs 24 + Ephesians 4• My 5-step rhythm: Download, Delete, Defer, Delegate, Do• Weekly planning with Your Most Beautiful Life Journal• 1:1 coaching opportunities (details below)
👉 Book a free exploration session
🎙 Your Most Beautiful Life is here to help you build a life that reflects your deepest values—starting with the space you’re standing in.
🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVERED
faith-based home organization, Christian coaching, mindset and environment, organizing your life with purpose, feminine rhythms, homemaking and identity, personal transformation, Proverbs 24 wisdom, emotional connection to surroundings, inner peace, sacred space, clutter clearing, rhythm-based planning, creating a peaceful home
📌 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS
“Your environment is a mirror. The question is: what is it reflecting?”
“Organizing your space isn’t about who you’ve been—it’s about who you’re becoming.”
“You don’t need a prettier home. You need a more truthful one.”
“Delete what doesn’t align. Defer what can wait. Do what brings you peace today.”
“Let your surroundings tell the story of a woman who is already enough.”
📣 STAY IN TOUCHWant more encouragement and support as you build a life that reflects your values—inside and out?
🌐 Website: lorijsmith.com📸 Instagram: @lorijsmithco🎧 Listen to past episodes: Your Most Beautiful Life Podcast
Your home doesn’t have to be finished to be meaningful.Let’s build something beautiful—one drawer, one corner, one rhythm at a time.

Ep. 009: Managing Our Minds, Organizing Our Thoughts

What if your environment is reflecting a story you no longer want to live?
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re shifting from mindset to surroundings—because what’s around you is shaping what’s within you. A cluttered space can mirror a cluttered soul. But when your home begins to reflect the truth of who you are (and who you're becoming), peace finds its place.
🎯 You’ll learn:
• Why your surroundings are more than just aesthetic—they’re identity cues• A 5-step rhythm to help your environment support—not sabotage—your growth• How to align your space with your true self (without perfectionism)• What scripture teaches about building a home that nourishes your soul
Whether you're organizing a drawer or reimagining your whole home, this episode will help you create space for peace, purpose, and the woman God created you to be.
📎 Mentioned in this episode:
• Proverbs 24 + Ephesians 4• My 5-step rhythm: Download, Delete, Defer, Delegate, Do• Weekly planning with Your Most Beautiful Life Journal• 1:1 coaching opportunities (details below)
👉 Book a free exploration session
🎙 Your Most Beautiful Life is here to help you build a life that reflects your deepest values—starting with the space you’re standing in.
🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVERED
faith-based home organization, Christian coaching, mindset and environment, organizing your life with purpose, feminine rhythms, homemaking and identity, personal transformation, Proverbs 24 wisdom, emotional connection to surroundings, inner peace, sacred space, clutter clearing, rhythm-based planning, creating a peaceful home
📌 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS
“Your environment is a mirror. The question is: what is it reflecting?”
“Organizing your space isn’t about who you’ve been—it’s about who you’re becoming.”
“You don’t need a prettier home. You need a more truthful one.”
“Delete what doesn’t align. Defer what can wait. Do what brings you peace today.”
“Let your surroundings tell the story of a woman who is already enough.”
📣 STAY IN TOUCHWant more encouragement and support as you build a life that reflects your values—inside and out?
🌐 Website: lorijsmith.com📸 Instagram: @lorijsmithco🎧 Listen to past episodes: Your Most Beautiful Life Podcast
Your home doesn’t have to be finished to be meaningful.Let’s build something beautiful—one drawer, one corner, one rhythm at a time.

Ep. 008: True Self Habits — How to Shift from Survival to Alignment

✨ What if the habits that made you strong… aren’t the ones that will make you whole?
In this episode of Your Most Beautiful Life, we’re talking about the habits that once helped you survive—but may now be holding you back. I’ll help you gently name the difference between patterns rooted in pressure and those built in peace.
🎯 You’ll learn:
The difference between survival-mode habits and true self habits
How the Creation Cycle helps you understand what’s driving your patterns
What emotional adulthood really looks like (and how to stop outsourcing your peace)
Simple rhythms to renew your mind and shift from striving to trust
Whether you’re a mom in the thick of it, a woman carrying the emotional weight in your marriage, or someone learning to let go of over-functioning—this episode is here to help you pause, reflect, and realign with who you really are.
📎 Mentioned in this episode:
My journaling practice using the Creation Cycle
Scripture-based mindset shifts
1:1 coaching opportunities (details below)
👉 Book a free exploration session
🎙️ Your Most Beautiful Life is here to help you build rhythms that nourish your soul—not just your schedule.
🧠 KEYWORDS + TOPICS COVERED
true self habits, survival mode, emotional adulthood, emotional childhood, Christian life coaching, thought patterns, the Creation Cycle, journaling practices, renewing your mind, take every thought captive, managing emotions, self-awareness for women, over-functioning, rhythm-building, Christian mindset coaching, peace over pressure, inner alignment, scriptural mindset shifts, identity in Christ, nervous system and thought work, belief shifts, personal transformation
📌 QUOTABLE INSIGHTS
“Some of the habits that made you strong… aren’t the ones that will make you whole.”
“Your thoughts are like seeds. They shape the emotions you feel. Those emotions drive your actions—and those actions create the outcomes of your life.”
“Peace doesn’t come from managing others. It comes from managing our thoughts and aligning with what’s true.”
“Love doesn’t require you to abandon yourself.”
“You don’t need more discipline. You need more alignment.”
“This shift isn’t loud. It’s quiet. Intentional. Rooted in grace.”
“Taking every thought captive isn’t just a concept—it’s a rhythm that can shape your day and transform your life.”
📣 STAY IN TOUCH Want more encouragement and support as you build a life rooted in peace and purpose?
 
🌐 Website: lorijsmith.com
📸 Instagram: @lorijsmithco 
🎧 Listen to past episodes: Your Most Beautiful Life Podcast
 
You’re not meant to carry it all. Let’s walk this out together.