On a bad body image day.
This day was a rough day. This was one of those days. One of those days where I struggled with my body. One of those days where I got caught up in the cultural ideals of beauty, and started to feel like I wasn’t doing enough. One of the days where I looked...
read moreI said it was my thighs
I said, "I love my thighs"... WHAT?!?! I can’t believe it because I really meant it! Let’s back up to the other night. I went to my Women’s “Networking” Meeting where some amazing women gather to connect, collaborate, and discuss. On this night one of the women...
read moreGet Clear on What YOUR UNIQUE Body Needs to Thrive!
By now you probably know that I don't subscribe to dieting, diet culture, or the latest "lifestyle change". Diets (or strict and rigid meal plans), don't work. Period. My whole approach with ALL of my clients is helping them to understand what their unique body...
read moreListen to the REAL expert!
Remember the tip I shared a couple of weeks ago? You know, the email I sent where I said I don't give out food lists, I don't do the black and white thinking, and I don't care how much you weigh? Yep! I can give you a meal plan but it won't work long term. So the tip...
read moreThe First Step to Get Healthy
Do you really want to get HEALTHY? Yeah? That's awesome! But I have to say that you are going to have to leave the black and white thinking behind you. With nutrition, bad and good food lists don't work....even when it comes to a lot of health issues. Dieting, sure...
read moreCreating Healthy Habits as a Mom
Nothing frustrates me more than when I hear people sharing self-care strategies or complex cooking or recipe ideas and they say "It's not that hard, you just have to make it a priority" or "You just get up an hour earlier and do your self-care." It's always the people...
read moreFatigue Busting Tip #4
Everyone knows that exercising is key to getting out of a funk and saying goodbye to anxiety and constant fatigue. But what most mom's don't know is that it's all about the RIGHT kind of exercise. That's right, bootcamps, crossfit and hot, intense yoga may not be the...
read moreMeal Prep Help
"I don't have time!" This is what comes up most often when my clients are shifting to eating real food (the way our bodies are designed to eat). Finding the time to prep and cook is tough in the beginning. I say, "in the beginning" because, like any new habit, it...
read moreIs It Adrenal Fatigue?
I have several women that I work with from entrepreneurs to teachers to stay at home moms. They come to me feeling bogged down. They have no energy, they struggle to focus, complain of brain fog, and asking them to get through a day with no caffeine is like asking...
read moreBreakfast Experiment
The report is due in two hours!! Or you’re making sales calls. Or perhaps you just got your kids off to school and are running some errands. Suddenly, bam! Around 10:30 a.m. you hit a wall. You start to zone out, feel foggy or have a crazy urge to take a nap....
read moreKeep Calm with Magnesium
Happy Holidays! I hope you had an amazing Thanksgiving. I love spending time with family, eating delicious (and healthy.....I always bring a couple of healthy options as my contribution to the meal) food AND indulging in some of my favorite foods as well. All made...
read moreThe Best Thing You Can Do For Your Body…..Hands Down!
There is always some new info out there promising to be the key to a healthy life. Some “superfood” that you should start eating, or some cleanse that you can do for better health. Almost daily, there is some new trend (and even scientific info) that has come out...
read moreEmotional Eating
I shared this post on Instagram and I wanted to make sure and share it with you also. So this, my friends, is evidence of Emotional Eating. Yep! Even Health Coaches sometimes emotionally eat. I had a really rough day last week. I worked through a lot of my emotions...
read more1 Strategy for Reducing Stress
So stress is just a part of our everyday life, but I know that for a long time I was struggling with a HUGE amount of stress and it was bogging me down. It was depriving me of my joy and happiness, it was making me snap at my kids and making life really difficult. It...
read moreDoes skinny REALLY feel better?
There is a term out there among the weight loss world that says “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” Well, I call BS on that! That is absolute crap. If this statement is true for you, then you aren’t eating the right foods. Food is delicious! Truth is, skinny...
read moreS’mores gone healthy!
It's that time of year again! Summer is in full swing, and you know what that means for me? Camping! Yes! One of my favorite Summer evening activities is chilling with friends and family around a campfire! I even kind of like the campfire smell that soaks into my...
read moreA quick way to get you present
You know those super jam-packed days that leave you feeling stressed out and scattered? Even if it's not particularly stressful, but you have a never ending "to do" list and feel like there just isn't enough time to get it all done. Love those days, right? It wears...
read moreThis simple and inexpensive tool can help you make time for Self-Care.
It never fails. Just when you go to make a positive change in your life, some sort of extra stressor or drama comes rearing its ugly head! NEVER. FAILS! So, a couple of months ago, I decided that I was going to take a leap forward in my business. I started to get more...
read moreIn times of high stress……
It never fails. Just when you go to make a positive change in your life, some sort of extra stressor or drama comes rearing its ugly head! NEVER. FAILS! So, a couple of months ago, I decided that I was going to take a leap forward in my business. I started to get more...
read moreFatigue Busting Tip #5
Many of us wake up still feeling tired in the morning. We snag our morning cup of coffee that feels oh so necessary when you have kids (and even when you don’t), we get a boost of energy, then we get super tired in the afternoon, and at night we can’t sleep. This is a...
read moreIs your exercise energizing you or bogging you down?
Hey there momma! Everyone knows that exercising is key to getting out of a funk and saying goodbye to anxiety and constant fatigue. But what most mom’s don’t know is that it’s all about the RIGHT kind of exercise. That’s right, boot camps, crossfit, and hot, intense...
read moreFatigue Busting Tip #3
You probably know that when you are tired, you eat foods that aren't necessarily nourishing for your body. Usually things like caffeine, sugar, or processed food (stuff that comes in a box). Here's the thing, these three things all cause you to feel fatigued. Even if...
read moreNutty Apple Superfood Smoothie
I was needing a little extra sweetness in my life and OH MAN did this hit the spot! It tastes like apple pie, except super healthy! I added Spirulina which doesn’t taste great alone but added to a smoothie like this, you can’t taste it, it makes the smoothie a really...
read moreHow to stop using wine to go to sleep (and end “Scary Mommy” mornings).
I used to use wine to go to sleep. I was always wound up at night so I would have a glass of wine or two to help me wind down. I always woke up never feeling fully rested, but I had to get up, I have kids to feed and get ready, so I would put on a pot of coffee……I HAD...
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