Tony's back, and this time we're keeping things a little lighter! 😂💕

After almost 20 years together, we're answering questions about our relationship, our businesses, and the life we've built along the way.

From meeting at a dance studio (where I initially thought Tony was the janitor!) to falling in love in New York City, working together, moving to Orlando, and figuring out how to wear our spouse and business-partner hats without losing our minds—nothing is quite as straightforward as it sounds.

We're talking about what makes our marriage work, how we've changed over the years, the importance of communication, and what we're still dreaming about for our future.

Plus, a little rapid-fire fun because apparently we don't agree on everything! 😂

Grab your coffee and come hang out with us!

Have a question for a future episode? Visit https://www.sarahnavesmith.com and find Ask Sarah Anything on the podcast page.

XOXO,
Sarah 💗

Fighting For Your Fairytale — A Little Sass, A Lot of Magic

New year, new you. New month, new habits. Reinvent yourself. Become HER.

Sound familiar? 😂

And listen, I love a good reset. I literally run monthly challenges! But lately I've been asking myself a different question:

What if I don't actually need to become someone completely different? What if I just need to give myself permission to be who I've always wanted to be?

This week on Fighting For Your Fairytale, we're getting a little personal.

For years, I got really good at being different versions of myself depending on where I was and what people expected of me. Dance teacher Sarah. Business owner Sarah. Wife Sarah. Disney-loving Sarah. And the sarcastic, sassy Sarah who didn't always make an appearance. 😂

I wasn't necessarily pretending to be someone else. I was just keeping certain parts of myself quiet.

Moving to Orlando, changing careers, rebuilding routines, and pursuing new dreams gave me the opportunity to explore who I wanted to be. But here's what surprised me: even when you change your environment, you can still carry everyone else's expectations around in your head.

We're talking about finding your voice, learning to stop making yourself smaller, pursuing dreams you can't fully explain, and realizing that not every question or concern from someone else needs to become a request for permission.

And maybe most importantly, we're talking about the difference between going back to who you used to be and making room for the person you've always wanted to become.

Ask yourself:

1. What's something I've always wanted to do, explore, or express but keep talking myself out of?

2. Whose opinion am I worried about—and does that person actually get a vote?

3. What's one small way I can make room for that part of myself this week?

You don't have to quit your job, move across the country, or start a podcast.

Sometimes the first step is simply giving yourself permission.

Maybe your next chapter isn't about becoming somebody new. Maybe it's about finally allowing yourself to be YOU.

✨ Fighting For Your Fairytale — A Little Sass, A Lot of Magic.

— Sarah Nave-Smith

💗 Your Fairytale Fight this week

You know those people who seem ridiculously motivated all the time?

Yeah...I'm not one of them. 😂

I know social media might make it look different. I walk almost every day. I work out consistently. I run monthly challenges. I've exercised for most of my life.

And I genuinely love feeling strong.

But there are still mornings I'd much rather sit under a blanket with a warm cup of coffee than go for a walk. There are workouts that intimidate me before I start them. And after lunch? I can negotiate with myself with the best of them.

So this week on Fighting For Your Fairytale, we're talking about something I'm learning in real time during my October Reset:

Motivation might help you start—but you can't depend on feeling motivated to keep showing up.

I'm sharing how my morning routine became almost automatic without me ever deciding to become a “5 a.m. person,” the sweet story of how my Boston Terrier Molly accidentally helped create a habit that stuck long after she was gone, and why Tony apparently looks forward to our morning walks every single day while I had to ask him, “EVERY day?!” 😂

We're also talking about why weekends completely expose my lack of structure, decision fatigue, the endless negotiations I have with myself around food and fitness, Burger & Broccoli Gate with Tony, and the difference between intentionally adjusting your plan and talking yourself out of something simply because it's uncomfortable.

Because discipline doesn't mean being perfect.

It doesn't mean never resting.

And it doesn't mean blindly following a plan that no longer serves you.

Sometimes it's simply remembering why you made the promise to yourself in the first place—and showing up again when you don't feel like it.

Pick ONE thing you've been waiting to feel motivated to do.

Then ask yourself:

When am I going to do it?
What can trigger it?
How can I remove the decision from it?

And for the next seven days, stop renegotiating that one promise with yourself.

Maybe the goal isn't to become someone who's motivated every day.

Maybe it's becoming someone you can trust to show up even when you don't feel like it.

✨ Fighting For Your Fairytale — A Little Sass, A Lot of Magic.

💗 Your Fairytale Fight this week: