Live fully in midlife and beyond
I just finished Shonda Rhimes’ “Year of YES.”
Actually, I didn’t read it, I listened to it on my Audible app (this is the way I “read” most of my books now.)
Shonda Rhimes is the brilliant writer and creator of “Grey’s Anatomy” and her book is a kick in the ass for anyone looking to really LIVE their life.
She tells her brutally honest story in hilarious detail, and I really love the chapter called “Yes to My Body.”
Continue reading “What will you say YES to in 2020?”
Just to be clear, I’m not fearless.
But I’ve definitely got less fear than I used to.
And I credit that, in big part, to Pema Chödrön.
Continue reading “More fearless with age”
Around 4:30 every day – when I get home before dinner – I have a salt craving.
And my salt of choice is chips.
Any type of chip will do, but I particularly like Miss Vickie’s Lime and Black Pepper.
I know it’s not a healthy habit.
But it’s a habit I allow, and now I’ve learned to allow it without guilt.
So why did I decide to do this?
Well, there are 4 criteria that I’ve got to meet, and as long as I do, I’m good.
And you can apply this criteria to whatever you food you want…
Continue reading “Why I eat chips almost every day”
You no longer have your 20 year-old booty.
Like it or not.
Your fluctuating hormones, your eating habits, your exercise or lack of exercise, your injuries and pain, your genetics, your thoughts and emotions…
Your body reflects all of it.
It’s less forgiving than it used to be.
Continue reading “Get serene about getting older”
What are you eating for lunch these days?
If you work outside your home full time, brown bagging your lunch can be super beneficial in many more ways than one.
The key to a successful brown-bagged lunch is to keep it plain and simple.
Because you don’t want to spend a tonne time and effort planning and preparing it.
And so I’m a big cheerleader for eating the same lunch every day.
Yup.
The same lunch, every day.
Continue reading “Making lunch plain and simple”
Last weekend I taught a kids’ Yoga class…
To a group of adults.
This is about the fifth year that I give this one-off class at my Yoga teacher’s studio (I introduced you to my teacher Helene in my video post “What’s a Yoga Therapist?“)
Each year, as her Yoga teacher training is coming to a close, she invites me to demonstrate kids’ Yoga to her newest batch of Yoga teachers.
Because kids’ Yoga isn’t adult Yoga.
Continue reading “Why you need more silly in your life”
Every day that you wake up (which is every day that you’re alive), you can do everything just as you did it yesterday…
Or you can start something new and change the course of the rest of your life.
Daily, you have the choice.
Continue reading “No time BUT the PRESENT”
Do you raid the fridge or pantry in the evening, after supper?
Are you looking for something to munch on as you wind down for the evening, or maybe to reward yourself for another day done?
If you do and if you are, you’ve likely got yourself a nice little evening eating habit that you use to help you relax and feel good.
However, this habit isn’t without consequences.
Continue reading “How to STOP evening snacking”
So, two weeks ago I talked about your hormones.
Specifically, I explained the 4 HORMONES that every woman should know… Especially women going through perimenopause.
(If you missed that post, you can check it out here.)
And I mentioned that you DO have control – more than you think – over these hormones.
Continue reading “3 Simple Ways to Eat to Lose Belly Fat in Perimenopause”
If you’re a woman who’s over 40, and noticing a change in your shape (namely extra folds in your mid-section), then you need to know about four particular hormones.
These hormones work great together together when everything’s in balance.
But when you head into perimenopause and through menopause, and things become unbalanced, these four hormones will play a big role in how and where you gain fat.
Continue reading “The Four Hormones Every Woman Should Know About”