{"id":23427,"date":"2013-08-08T10:57:13","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T15:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/?p=23427"},"modified":"2014-10-29T11:46:34","modified_gmt":"2014-10-29T16:46:34","slug":"nashevilles-connie-britton-on-taking-risks-family-and-fitness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitzness.com\/blog\/nashevilles-connie-britton-on-taking-risks-family-and-fitness\/","title":{"rendered":"Nasheville’s Connie Britton on Taking Risks, Family and Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ladies Home Journal<\/p><\/div>\n

Connie Britton, 46, talks about taking on challenges, work and motherhood, her recent move to Nashville and how she gained the confidence to go after what she wants in the September issue of Ladies\u2019 Home Journal, <\/i>on newsstands August 13, 2013. The Emmy-nominated actress on the hit ABC show Nashville<\/i><\/b> discusses the joys of parenthood, aging in Hollywood, an on-screen Friday Night Lights<\/i> reunion and taking risks. Enjoy the highlights below!<\/p>\n

On adopting her son Yoby<\/span>:<\/span><\/b> \u201c<\/span>I didn\u2019t think I\u2019d have a baby on my own. But there\u2019s a lot that comes out of having a plan and then seeing that there\u2019s another way you can go. If you hold hard and fast to the plan regardless of where you\u2019re at, then you go against the flow of your life. Even after a long, difficult day, coming home and being with Yoby just washes any stress away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taking on challenges<\/span>: \u201c<\/span><\/b>I think the 40s are a time when you can sit back into who you are and what you\u2019ve learned. I\u2019m able to challenge myself more because I have a stronger sense of who I am and what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

She’s t<\/strong>aking care of herself:<\/b> \u201cEvery morning I try to drink a green smoothie. It has kale, ginger, apple and lemon. I\u2019ve found that juices and raw foods impact my body in a positive way. And I used to do Pilates, but now that I have Yoby I barely have time for exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n

She’s a risk taker: \u201c<\/b>I did go to college far from home [Dartmouth, in New Hampshire] in a place where I didn\u2019t know anyone. And I decided to major in Chinese and study in China the summer after my freshman year. When I look back on it, I guess I\u2019ve always wanted to live outside the box.\u201d<\/p>\n

About the Friday Night Lights movie: \u201c<\/b>I have the script for a potential movie spin-off of FNL. I think it\u2019s just a matter of finding a time when everyone can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Singing in front of an audience:<\/b> \u201cI\u2019m a believer in pushing yourself outside your comfort zone \u2013 that\u2019s what keeps us feeling alive. But I also believe that when you\u2019re facing fear, it\u2019s helpful to create a safety net. For me that\u2019s working with people who support me.\u201d<\/p>\n