The Universe Smacked Me
Sometimes, it takes a force greater than us to make a shift. Even a subtle change in perspective can awaken a part of us that has been hiding. Yesterday was a typical day for me. Life is busy, but...
View ArticleLife Learning
If you want to really soar and feel deeply engaged in your life- eternally young, if you will!- keep learning! I have a list of things I need to learn in the next three days. And things I need to learn...
View ArticleRx for Health
I was recently asked by a client to share my prescription for health and was hesitant to go there because as a Nutrition and Fitness Coach, I strive to work with my clients on an individual basis and...
View ArticleReaching out to your Inner Critic
How much do you remember about high school science? Biology, chemistry, anatomy, astronomy. If you’re anything like me, you don’t remember much. (Well, I remember astronomy. Astronomy was cool.) But...
View ArticleProgramming the Subconscious Mind
Various studies show that your conscious mind is aware of anywhere from one to five percent of the environment around you. Even if the percentage were higher, it would not change the fact that a vast...
View ArticleYou DO make a difference! Just ask my dentist!
I was just at the dentist’s for a cleaning and as I sat in the chair and my dentist entered the room, I said, “Hi, How are you?” Well, I never saw the next 15 minutes of conversation coming! He said,...
View Article5 Super Effective Techniques for Making New Friends
If you want to build a nice circle of friends, who support and motivate you, then you need to start being a little more pro-active about it. If you learn the necessary friend-making skills, then you’ll...
View ArticleThe Lusciously, Fully Alive Practice: Crying
When I’m interviewed about courage (or anything else), it’s common for the interviewer to ask about any particular tips, tools, tricks, or advice that I have for how someone can…practice more courage....
View ArticleStaying in Flow
One minute you’re in flow. The next, you can’t seem to focus or produce anything of value. These moments of ebb & flow seem to be more pronounced when you’re a solopreneur, in some ways. Because...
View ArticleHow To Find Courage To Change Your Life For The Better Today
Courage may be the most important characteristic to have when you want to make a change in your life. It requires leaving your attachments behind, exploring the insecurities of life, trusting, having...
View ArticleHow to get the Life you Want
The rhythm of life can sometimes lead you down unexpected paths, far from what you once envisioned for yourself. Life is a journey that we travel on a winding path, not in a straight line. But...
View ArticleHow I Beat Illness when No One Believed I was Sick
I had to take several deep breaths before addressing this topic. It’s heavy. It’s complicated. It is personal. I decided to write this as a narrative. When it comes to chronic illness, particularly...
View ArticleWhy an All-or-Nothing Mentality May Be an Emotional Eater’s Greatest Downfall
Sometimes other people know us better than we know ourselves. With emotional eaters, this often happens because we’re so good at burying our heads in the sand when it comes to our own lives that we are...
View ArticleA Woman’s Guide to Some Serious Self-Lovin’
I talk a lot about nutrition and health. I talk a lot about how food is medicine and we are what we eat. However, today I want to talk about something a bit different, but keep in mind that just...
View ArticleHonesty is Freedom
Are we really being honest in our life? Are we really being honest with ourselves? Yesterday I treated myself to a pedicure, and the woman giving me the pedi asked me what I do. That is always a loaded...
View ArticleGive Up Perfection to Give Up Emotional Eating
When I tell clients to throw out their scales and every diet book they own, I see the panic and fear in their eyes. It’s so hard to let go of structure and promises, even if that structure is all pain...
View ArticleMeditation…Why Bother?
I was speaking to a friend last week about meditation. “I can’t be bothered”, she said. “There are so many other, more enjoyable things to do”. Continuing the conversation it became clear that she...
View ArticleMy Identity Crisis
The mind likes to hook onto descriptions. We grip each syllable as if letting go would send us tumbling into an abyss of non-humanness. How can I possibly be if I am not a boss? A mother? An iPhone...
View ArticleHow A Sense of Humour Will Save Your Sanity
It was one of those days. I was annoyed and irritated by everything. There was no one event that triggered it – it was more a build-up of stress over the past few weeks that I hadn’t dealt with at all...
View ArticleHow to Practice More Positive Parenting
The relationships you build with your children are arguably the most important you will ever have in your life. Not only will those relationships be rewarding and meaningful for you throughout your...
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