Fitness
How Shadow Work Can Help You Lose Weight
Consciously, you may be trying to lose weight, eat healthy, exercise daily, wake up early, and have all the "good" habits. But you keep sabotaging yourself. Maybe you know the physical steps to losing weight but you don't do them. Maybe you know what food makes your...
Three Types of Cardio to Lose Fat Quickly
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. First of all, cardio sucks and we all know it. Unfortunately, it's a necessary evil. So I picked the...
Why You Should Practice Yoga
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. Yoga has so many physical, mental, and spiritual benefits and anyone can do it! Don't be intimidated by...
How I Lost 30 Pounds
March 2017 March 2018 Okay, I lost 30 pounds in a year. You might be thinking that is a long time to lost just 30 pounds, there are stories everywhere of people who lost that much weight in a matter of weeks. That is super great for...
Glow
(mental, emotional, and spiritual health)
Lose Weight and Keep it Off, The Myth
We have all seen the advertisements for some health or diet product. Lose weight and keep it off! Lose weight, forever! So long as life doesn't happen, you don't have depression, and you don't age, and you hyper control everything. This isn't to say that you cannot...
How To Fast Forward Depression
Depression is a very triggering subject, it takes a lot of vulnerability and courage to talk about it despite so many of us dealing with it. It isn't easy to share our darkness along side the high light reels and filtered photos. But I feel that it is necessary to...
How Shadow Work Can Help You Lose Weight
Consciously, you may be trying to lose weight, eat healthy, exercise daily, wake up early, and have all the "good" habits. But you keep sabotaging yourself. Maybe you know the physical steps to losing weight but you don't do them. Maybe you know what food makes your...
Shadow Work, an Introduction
The shadow originated with one of the earliest psychologists, Carl Jung. (Originated with science anyway, the idea is ancient). Jung defined the shadow as the gatekeeper of the unconscious, a mediator between the conscious and unconscious. The conscious has created an...
Creating A Sacred Space
Why create a sacred space? All the reasons! Namely, for meditation. Of course, you can meditate anywhere, but it is really really really nice to have your own beautiful and meaningful space to retreat to to feel grounded, connected, centered, and at peace. So here is...
Being A Conscious Consumer
I practice and preach intuitive eating all the way. I endorse eating what ever the fuck you want, just consciously and mindfully. With the state of our planet and the treatment of humans and animals, we have to be conscious of what we are consume and buy. I am not...
Painting for Body Positivity
Painting is amazing therapy, regardless of what you paint. When you sit down and let your body take over with the painting, your mind releases what needs to be let go. You work through things you didn't know you needed to and when the painting is finished, it means...
Emotional Eating, A Perspective
Here is the common emotional/stress eating story. You've had a shitty day at work that ends with binge eating in order to feel better. You beat yourself up mercilessly, promise never to do it again, then do it again the next night or the next week and so on. At some...
All About That Morning Routine
Don't Let The Morning Throw Off Your Groove We have the most motivation in the morning and I am all about taking advantage. By nightfall my only concerns are how many cookies can I fit in my face and is there a new episode of Brooklyn 99. You can't take that away from...
Recovering From Burnout
I started my blog with big dreams I started my blog at the beginning of 2018 and I had goals. More than anything, I wanted to create a living from something I enjoyed. I threw myself into my blog while working on becoming certified as a health coach. After a few...
Nutrition
How Shadow Work Can Help You Lose Weight
Consciously, you may be trying to lose weight, eat healthy, exercise daily, wake up early, and have all the "good" habits. But you keep sabotaging yourself. Maybe you know the physical steps to losing weight but you don't do them. Maybe you know what food makes your...
Being A Conscious Consumer
I practice and preach intuitive eating all the way. I endorse eating what ever the fuck you want, just consciously and mindfully. With the state of our planet and the treatment of humans and animals, we have to be conscious of what we are consume and buy. I am not...
Intuitive Eating Misconceptions
Intuitive eating is best described as listening to your body and eating what it wants. It is connecting to your intuition in order to nourish your body. Some key points are mindful eating, rejecting guilt, feeling your emotions, and letting go of preconceived ideas of...
Emotional Eating, A Perspective
Here is the common emotional/stress eating story. You've had a shitty day at work that ends with binge eating in order to feel better. You beat yourself up mercilessly, promise never to do it again, then do it again the next night or the next week and so on. At some...
Spilling The Tea on Tea
A Fuck Up Free Way to Practice Intuitive Eating The list of benefits from tea go on and on for literally ever. This is not a post to get you to switch from coffee to tea. Coffee is life, I love coffee, but there is a world where you can have both. Benefits...
The Thing About Protein
How To Eat Less Meat For our health and for the health of the planet, it is becoming more and more important to eat less meat. I am not saying less protein, just less meat. More people are becoming aware of the benefits of eating less meat, and meat that is locally...
Intuitive Eating
How to do it Do you hate restrictive diets? Do you hate all diets? If so, we have something in common. Welcome to the idea of having a cookie once in a while, or everyday. You do you. But, I'll teach you to do the most healthy you. Intuitive eating is best defined as...
Eat Your F*cking Vegetables
Eat Your F*cking Vegetables There is always discussion about what diet is the best. Is it high fat and low carbs? High protein and low carbs? High protein and low fat? Studies show varying results and experts give mixed ideas. But there is one "diet" that all the...
How I Lost 30 Pounds
March 2017 March 2018 Okay, I lost 30 pounds in a year. You might be thinking that is a long time to lost just 30 pounds, there are stories everywhere of people who lost that much weight in a matter of weeks. That is super great for...
Up With Chocolate
The best way to become healthy and stay healthy is to enjoy the process. So, up with chocolate! Chocolate is packed with feel good endorphins and serotonin. Chocolate also has flavonoids that are full of antioxidants. These give our stomachs a full and satisfied...
Travel
Exploring Playa Del Carmen
In March of 2018 I traveled to Play Del Carmen, and surrounding areas, with my husbands' family. We went with his parents and his five younger siblings aged 12 to 18. We flew to Cancun and drove to Playa Del Carmen, fitting nine of us into the van we rented which my...
Exploring Ubud, Bali
Exploring Ubud, Bali Traveling to Bali is a must for any explorer. From the scenic rice fields to the history rich temples, there is something in Bali for everyone. Time slows down in Bali, especially in the city of Ubud. Everyone goes at their own pace, mindfulness...
