It’s affecting you, but you might not know it
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...
2 tools to help you navigate drama & trauma
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,...
How to keep your plumbing humming
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...
What is your second brain telling you?
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...
3 tell-tale signs of health
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...
Why I tell my clients to avoid raw, paleo, keto and more
Did you know that for nearly 15 years I lived my life as a vegan raw foodie? I’ve also received training and certifications from 3 prestigious raw food culinary schools, and I trained under a well-known raw food coach for years. As much as I love raw food, and as much...
How to let go of guilt and finally get the rest you need
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...
Healing the body is often about more of THIS
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...
Change is coming…
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...
When do you stop to feel & heal?
What happens inside of you when you feel tired and overwhelmed, but you still push on through? What does it feel like in your body when life starts moving too fast, your responsibilities have grown to be too huge and too many, and you feel like one more thing will...
