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From my own personal life experiences to educational resources on self-care and wellness, healthy recipes and more, these blog posts will guide you towards an intentional lifestyle full of joy. Grab your favorite cozy beverage, light your favorite candle and dive into these holistic self-care, wellness and stress management resources. Enjoy!
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Understanding and Balancing Your Stress
If you're anything like me, you've spent a lifetime being hard on yourself for feeling so stressed out by day-to-day life, asking yourself, why is this so hard for me? Why does everyone else seem to be handling this better? What am I doing wrong? If you’re ready to stop being at the mercy of your stress and empower yourself to bring your stress response down, this blog post is for you!
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How to let go of the hustle and recalibrate your routine
This year, I was excited that Labor Day landed on September 1, thinking it would help me slip back into routine more quickly and efficiently than years it falls later in September…
The Detox Lowdown: Back to Routine Edition
As we step into September routines, think of this as resetting your inner clock and sweeping the summer dust away. Your body thrives in rhythm + routine —and this is the perfect time to sync back up…
5 reasons science says you should prioritize time with a book
One of my quiet luxuries this summer is to crawl into my bed in the middle of a weekday on a 100 degree day and disappear into a fun novel, like I did during my childhood summers. Think you don’t have time to read a book in the middle of a weekday…
3 Easy (Almost) No Cook Summer Salads
One of my favorite things about Summer is having things be easy. And that includes meal prep. And I also refuse to cook…
Sometimes slowing down isn’t enough… and what to do instead
When choosing activities I'm continuing to remind myself that there is a difference between slowing down and resting. I witnessed the perfect example of this…
In need of an adult summer vacation?
This is the first week of my “summer vacation” as an adult. My schedule is quieter, my social commitments less and I feel an overall ability to move more slowly throughout my days and a general sense of spaciousness. Space is important for both our body and brain…
Why fun is foundational for your mental wellbeing
Fun doesn’t necessarily need to fall under the common societal definitions, like going to a party or hanging out with friends. Sometimes fun may be…
Why we’re lonely in a social media society
Why... when we live in a world where we can be connected to people 24/7, meet strangers on apps and be privy to more intimate details about a person’s day to day life than ever before, is there a loneliness epidemic…
Trouble sleeping?
When we’re not getting enough sleep, it automatically triggers a downward spiral in our mind as our brain goes down the list of all the things that will be negatively impacted by this lack of sleep. While improving our sleep is one way to positively impact our mental health, lack of sleep/quality sleep isn’t the only reason we feel tired…
3 false beliefs you have about stress
Stress and mental wellbeing are intimately connected. This may seem like a no brainer, but the way that stress impacts the mind might not be quite so obvious…
Why I’m no longer talking about mental health
Mental health has always been a huge part of my business. There is a collective shift that's happening around the idea of mental health. The conversation is changing…
Have neck and shoulder tension? Try this…
The muscles in these areas are all our “fight or flight muscles“. Not only is survival mode a state of being that creates physical tension, it also means there is no space for the breath to freely flow through without resistance…
3 magic words that will lighten your load
April is National Stress Awareness Month. One of the ways I know when I'm experiencing one of these versions of stress is when I notice my day to day tasks and commitments are starting to feel like a bit of a burden…
How to go from narrow places to wide open spaces
There is always a time during the spring where I feel those narrow places in my own life. Where I’m feeling stuck. Unable to yet see the light. Struggling to envision a different perspective. Experiencing a lack of freedom….
Create more peace and calm in your life by learning how to embrace change
Change is the only constant in life. The more resistant we are to change the more our brain struggles to control what is and the more we try to hold on to current ways of being. It can feel a little like white-knuckling it through life...
How to boost your courage
To be human is to experience hard things at some point in our life. Simply living life takes courage…
The easiest way to support your health in under a minute
How do we get ourselves into this place of heart coherence? One way is through the breath. But studies have shown that when using only the breath it’s hard for people to stay in the coherent state for more than a few minutes. A more effective way…
A science based way to live from love
While the idea of '“living from love” is used as a trend for the holiday and often talked about as a way to be a better person, there is actual science behind why “living from love” or your heart is beneficial not only for your heart, but for your brain, body, and can even increase your longevity…
44 quotes to live by for an empowered life
There is something about a perfectly worded statement that has immense power. Power to make us smile. Power to make us think. Power to evoke emotion. And power to motivate us to…
How to overcome 6 common barriers to success
Let me ask you a question: what would change for you if you knew your success was guaranteed? If you knew you couldn't fail, would you…

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