Live fully in midlife and beyond
Calm.
I realize that since I learned to calm myself years ago, it’s been like a superpower in my life.
During the year when I was 8 years old, I ended up in the hospital several times.
Anxiety.
First day of school, summer vacation, and a bike accident all lead to feelings of high anxiety in my little body.
And my digestive system stopped working as it should.
Hence the trips to the hospital.
Continue reading “Keep Calm… and Change Your Life”
Sometimes it feels like we’ve got LOADS OF TIME to do the things we really WANT to do.
But the fact is, we don’t.
I hate to be the bearer of this bad news.
(Although I know you know it’s true.)
I just want to remind you:
Continue reading “Make it URGENT”
Perimenopause. Food. Belly fat.
Belly fat in particular is the reason I began working with women in perimenopause.
Because I noticed my own belly was taking up more space.
Even though I hadn’t changed what I was eating.
And even though I was still walking, running, and doing my planks.
My belly just started to show.
Hanging over my pants.
Making me very uncomfortable in my jeans.
And I wanted to understand why.
What I found out then, was that at 46, I was in perimenopause and my hormone levels were shifting.
Continue reading “5-Day CHALLENGE: Eating for Happy Hormones”
When the shit hits the fan.
When things REALLY don’t go as planned
When life gets really hard.
It seems like everything is spinning out of control.
And it feels like it’s all happening TO you.
Like life is out to get you.
And you want to just curl up in a ball (physically or metophorically), and shut the world out.
Continue reading “This is happening FOR you”
“I was so GOOD yesterday, I didn’t eat…”
“It was a BAD day, I ate…”
“I bought only GOOD foods this week.”
“There was only crap (BAD) food at the party.”
We have a GOOD and BAD relationship with food.
We label foods as GOOD or BAD.
But we also tend to label ourselves as GOOD or BAD for eating, or not eating, those foods.
What if foods weren’t GOOD or BAD?
Continue reading “Stop playing “GOOD” food, “BAD” food”
Ever heard this Jim Rohn quote: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with”?
When I first heard this, it really opened my eyes.
I saw the truth in it.
Years ago I noticed that my energy was low, and I was stuggling to accomplish what I really wanted.
And a big part of that was that I was surrounded by people with who weren’t supportive or who didn’t understand what I wanted.
Continue reading “Who are your 5 people?”
Meditation.
It’s a concept I mention in a lot of my posts.
I believe it’s one of the best tools for relieving stress and anxiety.
And it’s been proven scientifically to help with changing habits and learning new concepts.
But I realize that meditation can seem like a woo-woo concept.
Continue reading “What meditation can do for you”
You’ve failed.
You’ve fallen down, fallen off, and fallen right out of the proverbial wagon.
You were doing so well, and then, BAM!
Everything was derailed.
What do you do next?
How do you get up, get back on, and get back into it?
What I mean is, how do you keep moving forward?
Continue reading “5 Steps to Keep You Moving Forward”
Finally, I’m addressing this topic today!
I realize I haven’t yet written a post specifically about the THYROID GLAND.
Yet it plays a huge role in our health and well-being.
Especially for us ladies in mid-life and later.
And lately, I’ve noticed something really concerning.
At least half of my clients have a THYROID condition.
And for most of them it’s a form of hypothyroidism, called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.
Hypothyroidism is basically a slowing down of the functioning of the throid.
So, I’ve been looking more deeply into hypothyroidism, and Hashimoto’s in particular.
First, because I want to help my clients who are living with this dis-ease.
And second, I also want to get the word out, and raise awareness.
Because Hashimoto’s is so incredibly common.
And part of me wonders if it constitutes and epidemic.
But let’s start at the beginning…
Continue reading “What’s going on with your THYROID?”
Ok, so I’m kind of passionate about this subject.
And it’s not because I believe that diets are all BAD.
In fact, I actually believe that most diets can lead to weight loss, and some are quite healthy.
And there’s evidence that many people have lost weight on many different diets.