I’ll Start on Monday!

How many Mondays have come and gone? I’ll Start on Monday is a personal growth and resilience podcast about breaking the cycle of postponement and reclaiming your power. Through honest conversations with coaches, leaders, and individuals from all walks of life, we explore why capable people delay change; especially in the areas that matter most: health, habits, self-confidence, and identity. This isn’t about motivation hacks or willpower. It’s about understanding the deeper mental and emotional patterns that keep us stuck, and learning how to start before you feel perfectly ready. If you’ve ever struggled with consistency, self-trust, or the story you tell yourself about who you are, this show will help you see those patterns differently. Because change doesn’t begin on Monday — it begins the moment you stop negotiating with yourself.

I’ll Start on Monday! is a education podcast hosted by yayoikomiyama, with 15 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

yayoikomiyama hosts I’ll Start on Monday!, a education show with 15 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Progress Over Perfection | Catherine Veronica on Breaking the “I’ll Start on Monday” Cycle

  Jul 5, 202638 min

  What if the reason you keep saying “I’ll start on Monday” has less to do with motivation… and more to do with perfectionism? In this episode of I’ll Start on Monday, I sit down with Catherine Veronica — spiritual advisor, manifesting coach, and founder of the Podcast Babes community — for a powerful conversation about healing, identity, and the small actions that create real transformation. Catherine shares her personal journey from restaurant manager to yoga teacher, holistic health coach, and spiritual guide, and opens up about a time in her life when she felt overwhelmed, disconnected, and stuck in the same cycle so many of us know well: I’ll start Monday, next Monday, maybe Monday after that. Together, we explore: why perfectionism keeps us stuck in procrastination how tiny, doable actions create real momentum the difference between massive action and overwhelming yourself why tracking your habits can build awareness instead of shame how to “crowd out” less supportive habits with healthier ones the role of yoga, meditation, and holistic healing in reconnecting to yourself why progress matters more than perfection how small wins help you build a new identity and stronger self-trust Catherine also shares practical examples from her own health journey from cutting out sugary drinks and tracking her food, to using challenges, walking routines, and what she calls “keeping the portal open” so new support, ideas, and opportunities can meet you once you start moving. If you’ve been waiting for the perfect Monday, the perfect mood, or the perfect plan before taking action, this episode is your reminder: You do not need a total life overhaul to begin. You need one honest step you can take today. Because change doesn’t begin on Monday. It begins the moment you stop waiting for perfect and start choosing progress.

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  Episode #15

  What to Do After Weight Regain | Josh Pettit on Starting Over Without Shame

  Jul 4, 20261h 33m

  I GAINED IT BACK What happens when you’ve already lost the weight, and then some of it comes back? In this episode of I’ll Start on Monday, I sit down with Josh Pettit — Tony Robbins trainer, CPA, and lifelong Star Wars fan — for a real conversation about weight loss, weight regain, identity, habits, and the courage to begin again. Josh shares his decades-long health journey, including losing over 80 pounds, gradually regaining some of the weight, and then making the decision to restart on March 1; not with punishment or perfection, but with movement, community, coaching, and sustainable routines. In this conversation, we talk about: ✨ how old habits and identities can quietly return ✨ why weight regain doesn’t erase your progress ✨ walking, rebounding, and making movement fun again ✨ how community and accountability can change everything ✨ letting go of all-or-nothing thinking ✨ giving up alcohol and creating habits that actually support your goals ✨ why sustainable change is built through consistency, not perfection Josh also shares the simple habits that are helping him this time around: walking, rebounding while watching shows, celebrating wins with a WhatsApp support group, and choosing routines he actually enjoys instead of forcing himself into a plan he can’t maintain. If you’ve ever felt discouraged because you “fell off track,” this episode is your reminder: 👉 A setback doesn’t erase your progress. 👉 It just gives you another chance to begin again. Because change doesn’t begin on Monday. It begins the moment you decide to take the next step. 🎙 Subscribe for more conversations about procrastination, self-trust, identity, food, habits, healing, and what it really takes to stop waiting and start becoming. #IllStartOnMonday #WeightLossJourney #SelfTrust #Habits #IdentityShift #PersonalGrowth #JoshPettit #SustainableWeightLoss #StartAgain

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  Episode #11

  Stop Waiting for Monday: Reprogram Your Brain to Beat Procrastination

  May 25, 202639 minS0

  <p>In this episode, host, Yayoi Komiyama and guest Stella Tokar explore the roots of procrastination, explaining how fear and the amygdala can override the prefrontal cortex and how neuroplasticity lets you reprogram habits.</p> <p>They share practical strategies—tiny rituals, pattern interrupts like "killing the ants," the WHOOP (Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, Plan) model, and celebrating small wins—to build lasting routines and reduce decision fatigue.</p> <p>Stella offers real-life tips for morning and evening rituals, setting boundaries, and staying consistent so listeners can stop waiting for Monday and start making progress today.</p>

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  Episode #10

  Healing the Hurt Beneath the Weight | Cindy Gould on Grief, Self-Trust & Emotional Eating

  May 8, 202648 minS0

  <p>Sometimes the weight we carry isn’t food. It’s grief.</p> <p>What if the weight you’re carrying has nothing to do with food?</p> <p>In this deeply emotional episode of I’ll Start on Monday, I sit down with fellow coach Cindy Gould to talk about grief, emotional eating, healing, and the hidden emotional patterns that keep so many people stuck.</p> <p>Cindy shares her powerful story of releasing over 135 pounds, and how the real transformation didn’t begin with another diet.</p> <p>It began with healing.</p> <p>In this conversation, Cindy opens up a...

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  Episode #9

  Healing the Hurt Beneath the Weight | Cindy Gould on Grief, Self-Trust & Emotional Eating

  May 7, 202648 minS0

  <p>Host Yayoi Komiyama welcomes returning guest Cindy Gould to share her powerful story of releasing 135 pounds through emotional healing after trauma, miscarriage, and multiple losses. They discuss how grief, self‑love, and rewiring the nervous system shaped Cindy’s transformation.</p> <p>The episode explains practical tools—neuroencoding, the "stop" technique, gratitude practice, and mirror/I‑am exercises—to interrupt old patterns, retrain responses, and begin living with purpose. A concise, encouraging conversation about choosing joy and starting now.</p>

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