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3 Self-Care Myths Busted

Time to DEBUNK the top 3 myths associated to self-care. Have you ever felt guilty taking time for yourself? Most of us, especially in the mom crowd get an immense dose of guilt and shame when we say NO to something so we can say YES to ourselves. A study in 2019 showed 67% of people want more self-care and 1 in 3 of us feel guilty about taking it.

Brent Bruning - "There is authentic power within YOUR hands"

This week’s interview is with famous hand analyzer Brent Bruning. People are going through different stages of their own evolution and Brent is able to see just what that looks like from your own two hands. Read, watch, or listen to learn more.

Gay Hendricks Discusses Commitment on What's the Word

Humans can make miracles happen with one word: COMMITMENT “Commitment” – dedicated to a cause or activity. Gay chose this word “you don’t get anything in life unless you are consciously committed to getting it” . Gay and Katie Hendricks are celebrating 40 years of commitment so this is the…

Jillian Michaels Found Joy

Jillian Michaels, the GOAT of fitness, is my guest to kick off season 2 of “What’s the Word.” She chose the word reframing, which means “frame or express differently.” In episode 1, Jillian talked about: shifting mindset, overcoming failure, and practicing self-care daily.

Do Less, Be More

This recent injury has been a major catalyst for change in my life. I have spent nearly my entire life pushing myself, striving to reach HIGH for the stars and it finally caught up with me. This is for all you “A” types, in hopes to resonate with someone who might need to slow down.

After the fall… Physical Pain = Mental pain

Ever take your physical well being for granted and then something happens which shakes things up? True story…
Two weeks ago I went trail running on a beautiful mountain after a lovely hike and as I was looking over the side of the hill

Self-Care! Going Back To Basics

Let me guess… you’re really good at taking care of EVERYONE ELSE but you forget to take care of yourself? Or you leave taking care of yourself for LAST and end up being too tired to fit self care in? 

Word of the Day: Kindness

As busy moms, being kind to ourselves is typically last on the list. This is problematic for so many reasons. In order to LEAD BY EXAMPLE you need to start putting our oxygen masks on FIRST, mama. You will never speak to anyone more than you speak to yourself in your head. Be KIND to yourself, you are doing your best.

Word of the Day: Purpose

Purpose: the reason WHY we do what we do
I haven’t always prioritized self care, but it became an intentional choice of mine when I realized how important it was. Our values, our why, define our purpose in life and drive the decisions we make every. single. day.