Self-Care Essentials for the Office
We all know how important it is to practice self-care and the negative effects of stress on our health. However, as much as we may try to not be stressed, life is stressful sometimes! (Anyone else...
View ArticleSun Basket: Rise and Shine Meal Plan!
You know what I love? Coming home after a long day at work to find everything I need for dinner right at my doorstep. I pull out a knife and a cutting board, turn on a podcast, and after fifteen...
View ArticleWhat I’m Reading – It Was Me All Along: A Memoir
I’m sure that anyone who reads this blog can see how much I love food – and specifically, good, healthy, fresh food. But something that may not be as apparent here is that throughout my life, I’ve...
View ArticleThe Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet
I’ve been a fan of Dr. Mark Hyman’s for years. I first read his book, The Blood Sugar Solution, when I was undergoing my studies to become a certified holistic health coach through the Institute for...
View ArticleWellness Wed: Energy Management
I spend a lot of time talking about self care on this blog and with June now upon us, it felt like the right time to check back in and really ask the question: how are you? Lately, I’ve been asking...
View ArticleWellness Wed: Technology Detox
(In case you missed my first post in this series last week, catch up on Wellness Wed Part 1 here.) I can’t believe how much has changed in the course of a week. Last week I started this series with...
View ArticleWellness Wed: Practice Fabulous Self-Care
(In case you missed previous posts, catch up on Wellness Wed Part 1 here and Wellness Wed Part 2 here.) Okay, I know the phrase “fabulous self-care” sounds a bit cheesy, but just hang tight. I believe...
View ArticleWellness Wed: Drink More Water
(In case you missed previous posts, catch up here: Part 1: Energy Management, Part 2: Technology Detox, and Part 3: Practice Fabulous Self-Care) Okay, I have officially been starting, deleting, and...
View ArticleWarby Parker Glasses
What’s the best part of buying new glasses from Warby Parker? A) Trying on a bunch of comfortable, stylish frames and picking out a pair you love. B) Not having to leave your house to try on cute...
View ArticleWellness Wed: Practice Self-Compassion
(In case you missed previous posts, catch up here: Part 1: Energy Management, Part 2: Technology Detox, Part 3: Practice Fabulous Self-Care, and Part 4: Drink More Water) Well, here we are at the end...
View ArticleThe Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Have you read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up yet? If you haven’t, you need to grab a copy this weekend! I first read the book when it came out a couple of years ago and at the time, I had just...
View Article10 Ways to Ease Stress and Anxiety
This wasn’t the post I had planned for the end of this week, but with recent events in the U.S., it would be completely irresponsible of me to not acknowledge how our country is feeling right now. So...
View ArticleMeal Prep Tutorial: Lemon Chicken Salads
It’s a New Year, and this means it’s time for new habits. Or, in my case, it’s time to bring back an old habit that I’ve really missed: meal prep. Early in 2016, I decided to take a break from...
View Article20 recipes to ward off illness and boost immunity
There are some bad bugs going around right now, folks. A few weeks ago, Washington state health officials declared that we’ve reached “epidemic” flu levels, and in King County the number of ER flu...
View ArticleHow I Ease Stress and Anxiety with EFT/Tapping
If there were a simple technique that could remove stress, anxiety, and other negative emotions in minutes, would you want to know about it? My guess is that your answer is YES! This is exactly why...
View ArticleMy new favorite workout
You know those people who genuinely love working out? Like, they spend every evening at the gym? Including Saturday and Sunday nights? I have never been one of those people. Well, let me rephrase...
View ArticleWhy you need to try bone broth
If you follow food blogs and health trends, then you probably already know that bone broth is the big thing right now. If not, then we definitely need to talk. First, what is bone broth? Bone broth is...
View ArticleHow I’m Healing from Adrenal Fatigue (Part 1)
Photo Credit I’ve been struggling to write this post for the past several months and today, I finally told myself I just had to do it. As I was sitting down and reflecting about it, I realized that...
View ArticleHow I’m Healing From Adrenal Fatigue (Part 2: Stress and Sleep)
Photo Credit In my last post, I shared a bit about my health history and the basics of adrenal fatigue (if you missed part 1, read it here). My tendency when it comes to any health-related issue is to...
View ArticleHow I’m Healing From Adrenal Fatigue (Part 3: Diet)
Photo Credit I just want to start by saying thank you to everyone who has left comments, emails, and messages on social media sharing their stories about adrenal fatigue. I’m so glad to hear that this...
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