I’ve gained a lot of weight in the last 7 years even though I live and eat and move my body in a way that supports a healthy weight. It’s a journey I’m still walking with great care. As much as I know about food, eating, and healthy living, I decided to work with a… read more

People throw around the term “stress” all the time, but few of us can easily identify what stress really means for us in our own lives. If you look up the definition of stress, you’ll see something like: • Pressure or tension exerted on a material object • A state of mental or emotional strain… read more

  Recently I was engulfed in an equally dramatic and traumatic situation. The circumstance only lasted a handful of minutes, but I felt the ripple effects for a solid week. On the day it happened, I was very up and down emotionally, crying in one instance, feeling very calm and focused in the next. The… read more

Recently I was involved in a 3-day virtual event. Now I love these kinds of events because they’re rich and immersive and I always walk away with so much goodness. And… my body doesn’t like them much at all. So much sitting is involved, which means my digestion gets a bit off track – plus… read more

One of the biggest things that’s behind so many digestive issues is STRESS. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary, stress is “pressure or tension exerted on a material object”, or “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.” Eckhart Tolle has a different way of explaining… read more

How can you tell if you’re “healthy”? Some people think health is about how fit you are – your strength and endurance levels, how much you weigh and what your pant size is. Others think health is about how strong your immune system is and how frequently, or infrequently you get sick. Others correlate health… read more

I lived in a “wired-but-tired” state for more than 6 years. I’d wake up feeling exhausted, then claw my way through each and every day, counting down the minutes until I could finally go to bed. But then I’d lie there, feeling amped, and struggle for hours, completely unable to fall asleep. 😳 It was… read more

I’ve entered into year 8 of my healing journey, and it kind of blows my mind. I’ve come such a long way… and OMGOODNESS. It can take a long time for the physical body to come back from death. *Trigger warning: In the next few sentences I share about what led to my body and… read more

I’m sure you’ve noticed that there are some shifts happening over here. As I come out of my nearly 8-year healing cocoon… slowly, intentionally, carefully… There are things I want to share and talk about that I haven’t shared before – that I couldn’t have shared before. I had to live it first. Honestly, this… read more