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I have to be real with you all.  I have been feeling stressed recently.  And for a while I let it affect how I was showing up for my life: my kids, my husband, my coaching, and everything else. And I know if I continue down this path, the compound effect it’ll have is severe.  The effect will beContinue reading “Must Read if You Are a Mom”

  Who would you show up as in your role as a mom if you weren’t looking to the cultures standards regarding how you should be and weren’t basing your parenting on what you didn’t get growing up? I know this may be a tough question because none of us live in a vacuum. Although challengingContinue reading “Momma, What is your North Star?”

Having a weight loss goal doesn’t mean you are vain or selfish.  Or, that you have been brainwashed by our culture to believe that thin is better and are a part of the weight discrimination club.   It also doesn’t mean not accepting yourself until you look a certain way or can fit into a certain size.  IContinue reading “Stop Believing the BS”

  It was me. I did it. It is completely my responsibility.   I spent so much of my life avoiding these words because of what I made them mean. I used them to beat myself up which resulted in me feeling ashamed. Little did I know that they were the ticket to my success,Continue reading “The Game-Changing Tool”

If you’ve followed me for even a brief amount of time you’ve likely heard one of my favorite quotes from Jim Rohn that states, “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”   This has been one of the most impactful quotes of my life. It’s one of theContinue reading “Time for a Life Audit”

    I was listening to the Compared to Who podcast the other day and Heather Creekmore posed a question that made my mind explode.  The question was: are you living from the perspective that your body is an ornament or an instrument? For so many years, before coaching, I had focused on living my life as an ornament.Continue reading “Living like your Body is an Ornament vs. Instrument”

I don’t know about you, but when I was younger I was told, “I’m going to give you something to cry about” if my parent(s) didn’t want to deal with me crying.   For so many years, “feelings” and “emotions” have been dismissed and even looked down upon. Expressing our feelings has been regarded asContinue reading “This is the Reason Behind Everything”

  So many of us, myself included feel overwhelmed by our to-do lists. We run around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to check off all of the items, only to end up burnt out and ready to escape each evening. And if you are anything like me, you have all of theContinue reading “A Life by Design”

  What are you blaming in your life for feeling the way you do? What have you been telling yourself is creating your frustration, overwhelm and stress? The pandemic? Your kids? your job? Your weight? Your in laws?   This is one of the biggest lies we continue to believe. For years I thought theContinue reading “The Only Reason Why You Feel the Way You Do”

  Over the past couple of years I have discovered the number one secret to losing weight.   Ready for it?   It is: to embody the loving scientist, abandon your inner judge and cultivate an inner cheerleader.   We are wired to judge ourselves, others and our circumstances as a way to survive. ThisContinue reading “The Secret to Losing Weight”