Our mental health matters as much as our physical health. Be mindful of your choices to promote optimal mental health!
When you’re in the thick of midlife, it can feel like you’re navigating a maze with no exit in sight. What if the way out isn’t just forward, but upwards? By broadening your perspective, you will break free from the limitations holding you back. You will find more joy as you discover more pathways out…
Courage. The ability to do something that frightens you. Like making changes in life when fear is holding you back. Scary, right? But it can be done. It requires you to be courageous. Taking steps to be brave can help with even the smallest changes you need to take to reach big goals. Let’s look…
I’ve always been someone who sets goals. Not to be confused with someone who always reaches their goals. Like many of you, I’m a work in progress. Over time, I’ve discovered a little trick that has helped me achieve some of my most important goals. We’re talking flossing more (dental hygiene is no joke), strength…
If you’re like me, to lose weight or stay fit when you were younger, you were part of the ’70s and ’80s cardio workout craze. By the mid-1980s, 22 million Americans were doing aerobics, mostly women, and I was one of them (insert leg warmers here and the song ‘Physical’ by Olivia Newton-John). I didn’t…
If you’re someone who has been on and off diets your entire life, it may be very difficult to trust your body’s hunger cues. Intuitive Eating has 10 guidelines and honoring your hunger is an important one of them. It sounds easy for some people but, for others, it can be quite challenging if you…
Perhaps you’re entering a new season in your life and feel something is missing. You recognize you want to try more new things. But you’re feeling stuck. You have a nagging feeling that your life could be better. Maybe your children are beginning to leave the nest, your career is not as fulfilling as it…
Midlife and the hustle and bustle of daily life can make it difficult to practice self-compassion. Many of you are probably pretty overwhelmed and busy with all of your responsibilities. Using self-compassion affirmations — inspirational quotes or positive statements — is a wonderful way to embrace a more positive way of thinking. They quickly remind…
It should come as no surprise to many of you that we are a society that is stressed out! Research shows that most adults report feeling a stress level of ‘5’ on a scale of 1 to 10 each day. (Honestly, I’m surprised it’s not higher). Sadly, 27% of adults admit to being so stressed…
Female Hormones 101 as you age will help you understand how hormones change throughout your life, affect many systems in your body, and how to feel your best. The main female reproductive hormones are estrogen and progesterone. These hormones are responsible for sexual development and preparing the uterine wall to nurture fertilized eggs during pregnancy….
Triggers make you feel uncomfortable and elicit a negative feeling from something that happened in the past. Something deeper. Learning how to cope with triggers when they occur is critical to keeping your body in a calm state. Don’t shut them down right away with the sugar, the alcohol, or overworking. There are healthy solutions….