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”More fearless with age
Why I eat chips almost every day
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”Making lunch plain and simple
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”Why you need more silly in your life
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”How to STOP evening snacking
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”Why get a coach?
As you probably already know, I’m a coach.
Specifically I’m a health and life coach working mostly with women who want to lose belly fat caused by the changing hormones of menopause.
And I know the power of coaching.
Because aside from being a coach, I’ve been coached at various times in my life.
Continue reading “Why get a coach?”Finding the WHY that drives you
When was the last time you had 6 months where your calendar was totally free – nothing to do, no one to take care of, and nowhere to be?
I bet you were 2. Or maybe 3?
I don’t remember if I ever had that kind of time.
And it’s not realistic to expect that you or me will have time like that anytime soon.
Except when we kick the bucket… But let’s stick to the positive 🙂
So, seeing that you’re alive, you’ve probably got plans over your next 6 months.
Continue reading “Finding the WHY that drives you”How simple PLANNING can reduce your waistline
I have a client that wants to lose 10 inches around her waist.
She not only wants to lose it, she’s PLANNING on losing it.
And she’ll get there, I know she will.
Because she’s got a PLAN around food that she created, and that she knows she can stick to.
She’s planned out the answers to questions she knows will inevitably come up like:
Continue reading “How simple PLANNING can reduce your waistline”Are you taking MASSIVE or passive action?
The first time I heard the term “MASSIVE ACTION” was from Tony Robbins.
He used it to mean taking CONCRETE action towards your goals until you reach them.
Massive action means doing the things you need to do – risking rejection and failure – even if you’re not 100% prepared.
It means putting yourself out there and doing the stuff that ties your stomach up in knots.
Massive action propels your forward.
And no one loves taking massive action. Especially at first.
Continue reading “Are you taking MASSIVE or passive action?”Who are you becoming?
This past Christmas, I received a copy of Michelle Obama’s new book called “Becoming.”
In fact, I didn’t just get ONE… I got TWO of them!! (I did return one.)
And I know I’m not the only one who got this book, because it was hard to find… It was the best selling hard-cover book of 2018 (even though it was only released in November.)
It’s the idea behind this book – which I haven’t finished reading yet – that inspired this blog post.
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