Live fully in midlife and beyond
Self-compassion and self-sabotage.
They sound like two very different things, but we easily confuse them.
Like when you find yourself sitting in front of the tv, with a bowl of ice cream, after a long, hard day of work.
Is that self-sabotage or self-compassion?
Continue reading “How to tell the difference between Self-Compassion and Self-Sabotage”
I would never have thought a color could affect health.
But colors do impact us.
Not only emotionally and psychologically, but physically as well.
GREEN, in particular, is a color that not only represents health and well-being…
It can literally transform your health and well-being.
GREEN is also associated with growth, renewal, and calm.
So, I think we could all use a little more green in our lives.
I mean, if a color can make you healthier, why not make it work for you?
Here are some ideas for introducing more GREEN into your life this summer:
Continue reading “Energize yourself by going GREEN this summer”
Exercise.
It’s something you want to do more of…
Because you know you should.
But that “should” can make exercise feel like a necessary evil.
And although it is necessary…
It’s not evil.
And that’s the key to getting in more exercise:
Continue reading “How to make exercise EASY”
So I’m relaunching this popular challenge.
Since summer is right around the corner, this is the perfect time.
The challenge is free, and it starts June 1st!
What are the most important things in life to you?
Chances are, if you’re like most of us, “My health” is somewhere near the top of the list.
But I’m not sure if many of us actually believe ourselves when we say it.
In fact, I hear that a lot.
I hear the guilt around not making health a priority.
And the shame around being out of shape and overweight.
What I’ve learned is that we all want our health to be a top priority.
But we don’t always know how to make that happen within our busy lives.
And that’s ok.
Because there’s a solution.
Continue reading “How to ACTUALLY make YOUR HEALTH a priority”
Have you ever watched “Get Organized with The Home Edit” on Netflix?
I’m obsessed!
Although I’ve never been an organization freak, this show makes me want to be one.
Seeing the home spaces they organize, so beautifully arranged by function and color, just makes me feel good.
And, on the flip-side, I know that when I see cluttered and chaotic spaces in my house, I don’t feel good.
It feels like total overwhelm and sadness.
It stresses me.
And you know, if you’ve been reading my posts, that stress is a huge barrier to weight loss, fitness, and a healthier life.
So, just by organizing your environment you can feel better, in every way.
But organizing isn’t just about your home environment.
Continue reading “Getting organized for better health”
Your hormones may be a little chaotic these days.
I know mine are.
For me, I notice it in my cycle which has been unpredictable over the past few months.
I get heart palpitations every so often.
I get bloated more easily.
I’m more prone to gaining belly fat.
I feel more aches and pains in my joints.
And I had a few months of acid reflux.
Stress is definitely something that makes these things appear or get worse for me.
Continue reading “Why Yoga leads to a better perimenopause experience”
Brain fog.
Forgetting words.
Recently I’ve been enthusiastic about (addicted to) the online game Wordle.
I’ve always been drawn to word puzzles, and what I like about this one is it’s simple and there’s only one a day (thank God!)
But what this game has also made me notice is how sometimes my brain isn’t working as quickly as it used to.
Words that I know, easy words, get stuck on the tip of my tongue.
And at first, I was a little worried.
Was I losing it?
Continue reading “Your brain in perimenopause”
Here’s a post from a few years ago.
It’s a subject that’s always relevant, and that I coach on regularly.
So I hope you get what you need from it.
This morning I woke up at 5:30.
Last night, before going to bed, I planned to get up this morning, bright and early, to do my work-out.
I knew what I wanted to get done (I wrote it down), why I was doing it (Spartan race this Saturday!), where I was going (the park across the street), and what I was going to wear (I took out my shorts, tank top, and socks last night).
But despite good planning, the truth was I didn’t “feel like” working out this morning.
Continue reading “How to get it done when you don’t feel like it”
I love what I do.
I may have mentioned that before.
But it’s true.
I get to coach some very accomplished, busy, hard-working women.
They’re great at what they do.
And they demand a lot of themselves.
So, when they begin to work with me, and I’m not all about “go big or go home”, they are skeptical.
Especially when it comes to exercise.
It feels like exercise should be all out, and all the time, in order to see results.
But it’s not true.
In fact, I know that kind of thinking often leads to doing LESS rather than more.
And when it comes to weight-loss in mid-life, more and harder isn’t always helpful.
So, I challenge my clients to come up with simple and creative ways of getting exercise in on the daily.
Here are some of the ideas that they’ve had success with:
Continue reading “5 Short and Simple Workouts for Busy Women”