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Find a healthy dose of motivation, inspiration and education.
What is on your “spring cleaning” list?
Spring just might be my favorite season because everything comes to life again. Including me! It is a time of renewal, hope and so much possibility!
The real work doesn’t actually begin until the novelty starts to fade.
My personal and professional experience has taught me that deep health is not found in a new meal plan or exercise program, but rather on the other side of deep inner work.
Key ingredients for embracing the aging process w/ Julie Angel
Aging… it’s a thing. A thing you can’t escape.And yet… I work with women every single day who are trying to return to a version of themselves they used to be…
The path to change is messy and wildly imperfect
If you are challenged right now to get or maintain traction with your health journey, I made a short (6 minute) video for you.
s t r e t c h yourself
I have long argued that improving health is an exercise in expansion. To expand, you are going to have to s t r e t c h yourself beyond what’s comfortable, familiar, and easy.
An invitation to test just how BIG life can truly be.
Last year threw us so… many… curveballs. And while I was able to deal with some of them gracefully, making the decision the have Sully’s eyes removed was not one of them.
Leading you to towards independence.
Only you know why you pursue the things that you do, and it turns out…your reasons matter a lot for health & sustainability (if those things matter to you).
You probably won’t LIKE the message that overwhelm has for you.
It feels sensible to try to ignore her and hope that she will just give up and go away. If you could use a few tips for improving your relationship with overwhelm, make sure you check this out.
You can borrow mine…
Are you borrowing beliefs from others that validate your self-doubt? What if you chose to borrow beliefs that validate your confidence and self-worth?
Stress & Hormones w/ Laini Gray
Understanding how your total stress load impacts your hormonal system is especially important to the primary population I work with (women 40+). So, my dear friend and functional diagnostic practitioner, Laini Gray and I are going to have a chat about stress and hormones.
The real nutrition conversations we need to be having…
25 years ago I was teaching Butts & Guts classes at 5 am for the University of Michigan rec center.
Today I help women all over the globe improve their health by helping them to improve their relationship with themselves.
I’ve come a long way, baby!
Stabilizing blood sugar for physical and mental health.
Popular media culture LOVES to push extreme measures for EVERYTHING – balancing blood sugar levels is no exception – Intermittent Fasting, anyone?
My truth in any given moment is self-doubt AND self-confidence.
Both of these perspectives exist within me all of the time, even though from the outside everything looks the same.
I don’t judge myself for having…
Looking for ways to fuel the motivational fire?
A few days, weeks, or months pass, and, well…you know the drill… the spark that ignited our action starts to flicker out and resistance starts to rear her ugly head.
We start descending the slippery slope of compromise and negotiation because we often fail to feed the motivational fire.
So, here we go…
4 Ways to Improve Your Energy Beyond Sleep w/ Mary Miller Brooks
Mary is a master at many things, but one of her specialties is helping women to solve their fatigue issues (and, given the past year, who could NOT use help with that??!!).
Respecting Your Willpower Muscle
If you want to change behavior in ANY arena, you have to respect that willpower (like time and energy) is a limited resource.
What have you made a habit out of negotiating lately?
Ever made a habit out of negotiating things you say are important to you?
Yeah. Me too.
Moving my body on the regular has always been really important to me. It is literally a vital nutrient to my mental health.
How noise cancelling headphones saved me.
I normalized the noise in my life until something gave me the opportunity to silence it. And now I crave the quiet more than ever.
Exploring the reasons why we eat.
Last night in my Rumble & Rise community we did a deep dive session on all the reasons we eat because… let’s face it… we eat for a LOT of reasons aside from nourishment and survival.
My secret mission.
Sometimes doing nothing is a potent something:) Last week I went on a secret mission. The mission’s name…
The very reason you will struggle to take action today.
Whatever happened this weekend, please stop telling yourself that you have to “start over” today.
Mondays are notorious for this language and it is making your journey harder not easier.
Tips on HOW to stay motivated.
So often we embark on a change process because we get a hit of motivation so strong we feel compelled to take action… for a while.
Restoration is a highly undervalued form of nutrition.
Self-care does not always look the same. In fact, honoring that is what allows you to sustain health.
Exercise is a stressor and dumping more stress on an already stressed system isn’t the best approach to wellness.
Flexing Your Courage Muscle
These things will be required to elevate your health and happiness. Are you committed to flexing your courage muscle this week?
It doesn’t matter why you think you can’t. You absolutely CAN.
This is not just health coaching—it’s a personalized road map to the prime of your life. It’s coaching that will make today feel like the best days of your life are ahead of you, no matter where you’re at right now.