In one way or another everyone is forced to cope with grief. It may be the hardest challenge of our lives. It may shake our foundations and alter our relationships. Hopefully the tips in the this post help make it less rocky. For some reason in the middle of the night last night it came […]
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Life Changing Books Everyone Needs to Read
Last year a friend of mine posted on Facebook asking her friends to share life changing books they have read. The list of comments was extensive and full of variety. I got sucked into this comment thread in a way that no one on it would have ever anticipated. I was in a place where […]
How Perfectionism Can Make You Fat & Unhealthy
Perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes. That fear, can create a not so fancy extra layer of unhealthy fat. Have you ever caught yourself in a self deprecating loop? You start your morning positive and ambitious. You eat a healthy breakfast and get a quick work out in. As the day goes on that […]
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
The way we deal with our emotions can have a drastic affect on our health. Our negative emotions specifically can impact our health when dealt with poorly. Emotional intelligence has a larger impact on our happiness and success than our IQ. Studies have shown that children whose parents are going through divorce (an extremely emotionally […]
Dealing with Emotional Eating and weight loss
Emotional Eating Although weight loss often seems simple enough, many people often focus so much on the physical aspect of it, without realizing there is a strong mental and emotional connection with food that needs to be addressed. This is called emotional eating. Think for a minute about the times you turn to food. Is […]
You Are Worthy
I had an eye-opening experience the other day. I was at my friend’s place when I ask her if she could tell if I was having any hormone imbalance issues… Ok totally weird question but my friend is also my masseuse. So it wasn’t actually that weird until I got my answer. Then it became […]