Simple Daily Steps – 3 Deep Breaths
I hope your week is off to a fantastic start! Last week we talked about eliminating sugar at breakfast. You were encouraged to start where you are and to pursue a path that felt doable - even if that means eliminating sugar at 3 breakfasts each week or using...
Simple Daily Steps – No Sugar at Breakfast
No Sugar at Breakfast Eating sugar first thing in the day sets you up for a day of energy spikes and plummets and over time it creates insulin resistance (and diabetes). Starting your day off with blood sugar imbalances can increase stress, cause cravings, increase...
18 Things You Can Do Today That Support You to Be in the Moment
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.” - Eckhart Tolle We've been talking about learning to be in the present moment. It's a renewed focus for many due to the seemingly overwhelming...
10 Tips to Be More Present in Your Life
Over the past few days, we've talking about how mindfulness and living in the present moment helps you become more resilient. Living in the moment supports a healthier stress response. As a nurse and a human and a health coach, I see and experience the tremendous toll...
6 Steps to Experiencing and Practicing Flow
If you weren't aware of it before, you most certainly are now aware of how quickly life can change. And while I feel like we're experiencing a unique time period right now, the lessons we can learn will help us in the future. One of the most important lessons that we...
Pandemic Stress? How to Live More in the Present
Our stress buckets are full. This Pandemic, our current political climate, and all of the negativity and change that has been the theme of the past year have completely filled our stress bucket. This means that any stressor, no matter how small, tends to send us over...
How to Be a Good Weight Loss Role Model for Your Kids
One of the most common challenges that my clients face is the struggle to model healthy eating habits and behaviors while trying to lose weight. We want our children to love their body as it is and to nourish it. Yet, when you're trying to lose weight some of your...
My Top Resources for Stress Relief During Quarantine
On a scale from 1-10, how’s your stress level? 1 is little to no stress and 10 is max stress, the most stressed out you’ve ever felt, life or death stress. For me, this past year, probably since early Feb 2019, has been a steady 5 or 6. It’s been a rough year. Covid...
Contemplating Your 2020 Intention
New Year's is 10 days away. Honestly, next to Thanksgiving, it's my favorite day of the year. I LOVE new beginnings and New Year's provides the perfect time to reflect and to look forward. However, I'm not a resolution setter and I don't think they serve most people...
7 Healthy Self-Care Tips for Navigating Thanksgiving
Confession....I freaking LOVE Thanksgiving. It is my absolute favorite holiday. What’s not to love about a day of giving thanks?! I mean gratitude changes everything and here we have an entire day to be grateful. I also really love to eat and the smorgasbord of food...
We’ve Finally Made It! 91-101 Things You Can Do TODAY To Improve Your Health
91 Meal Prep Meal prepping is one way to control your nutrition. It helps you better stick to a plan and reduces the amount of time you spend trying to figure out “what’s for dinner?” Meal prepping requires you to make ahead or at least prepare ahead so when you get...
82-91, We’re Nearing the End of 101 Things You Can Do TODAY To Improve Your Health
#82 Go To Therapy Mental health is a priority. And needing or wanting to talk with a professional isn’t something to be ashamed of. Whether you’re confused, angry, sad, overwhelmed, anxious, or depressed, if you feel like it’s a chronic pattern or you simply want some...
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