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Creating a Conscious Pause for Self-Care September Dripping with sweat, you push through one more vinyasa with your arms shaking in down dog. Finally, her voice softens and cues child pose and you breathe a… Read more

Gifts to Yourself for Self-Care September I reach for my favorite mug and drop in a single bag of tea, immediately soothed by the curling steam. I carry it carefully upstairs, the gentle heat warming… Read more

Self-care is the practice of intentionally supporting your own well-being — physically, mentally and emotionally — so you can protect your energy, feel your best, and show up in all of your glorious, beautiful, magical… Read more

Article 4 in a Series: Creating Space I had just finished a six-hour marathon of Zoom calls. I’ve never run an actual marathon, but I imagine it would feel a lot like this. Except runners… Read more

Part 3 in a Series: Creating Space For decades, I worked in an industry where time is literally money. We billed every 15 minutes. If the day was packed with big projects, tracking time was… Read more

Article 2 in a Series: Creating Space I was suspended off the floor, my legs still in the cross-legged position, and my arms and body wrapped tightly around the basketball. I was determined not to… Read more

Article 1 in a Series: Creating Space “Where the hell is the red pepper?” I felt irrationally enraged by my spice cabinet. The jars were mismatched, the labels were faded, and why do I have… Read more

How small choices can shape our well-being. Part 2: Your guide to an intentional summer It was time for our annual block party, and while everyone else was pulling together dips and desserts, my mom… Read more

Part 4: Your guide to an intentional summer I love the sound of the band, the feel of the night summer air, the energy of the crowd. An outdoor summer concert is a key summer… Read more

Part 3: Your guide to an intentional summer Have you read Sheryl Sandberg’s book on leaning in? If you don’t know, she was the COO of Facebook for a long time — so as a… Read more

Part 1: Your guide to an intentional summer It had been the kind of summer day that makes your heart want to explode.  My daughter and I spent the afternoon at the pool and were… Read more

An End-of-Season Reflection to Bring Clarity into a New One Usually at some point in mid-December, I reach holiday fatigue. I love the holidays, I really do. I love all of the holiday cheer. I… Read more

How to Make it a Habit November is the month of gratitude and this is one of my favorite times of the year. There is so much to be grateful for with the changing of… Read more

Celebrating National Apple Month If you’ve been around for a while, you know I grew up with a mom who believed your body is a temple — and she lived it every day. One of… Read more

A 3-Month Challenge Three months. 100 miles. And as many friends as you can find. My sister Teresa loves a good challenge. Actually, my whole family is pretty competitive. But, it’s usually Teresa who comes… Read more

Three common challenges and how to work with them Often times when I’m talking with people about their health and nutrition, they know they need to make changes . . . but . . .… Read more

Part 2 in a Series: How to Eat for a Nutritious and Delicious Life This is going to be a short article.  The question is: What should I eat? The answer is: Eat real food.… Read more

Part 1 in a Series: How to Eat for a Nutritious and Delicious Life You’ve heard the sayings: “Food is fuel.” “Food is medicine.” “You earned it, eat the cookie.” Ugh. They’re not entirely wrong.… Read more

Building Muscles for Balance and Stability When I was first learning half moon pose in yoga, I had instructors cue the movement in a couple of different ways. The way that made the most sense… Read more

Three Things To Do Today to Move More I was lucky to grow up with a mother who taught us about healthy living everyday of our lives, from the things she did to the words… Read more

And an Irrational Challenge to Kermit. I am outraged and saddened by the unfair treatment of vegetables these days. Think about the typical restaurant experience. The server talks about the specials: the grilled fish, the… Read more

Why You Need More Moments of Sunshine One of the first things we tend to do when we go outside is take a deep breath. Have you ever noticed that? Imagine right now stepping outside… Read more

Five ways to give yourself love and care. Read more