While gratitude is an attitude we can adopt year-round, November is well known as the gratitude and thanks-giving month. I love how people have embraced this idea, sharing daily what they are thankful for on social media. Gratitude was one of the tools I used to...
The holiday season is upon us, and I want to encourage you to do more of what feels good. For many, this is the busiest time of year. It is filled with so many obligations that we can sometimes lose sight of the season’s joy. Today, I’m encouraging you to take a...
You may be going through a different challenge in life. Take my “life lesson from surgical menopause” and see if you can apply it to your own life. Embrace serenity, and you’ll find more peace and freedom. I received great feedback from my first book, Come Back...
Surgery did one thing for sure: It took me down into a state of forced rest, which was good. Good, but only sometimes easy for a type A personality like me. I work hard, and I play hard. I’ve now learned to rest as well. In athletics, there is an intensity-to-recovery...
Fatigue is a common complaint of menopausal woman and caffeine or sugar are a common response. However, there are alternative solutions that can help you sleep better, experience less anxiety, and get off the roller coaster of energy highs and lows that you live with....
Every one of us can choose to follow faith or fear, especially during menopause. We can fear the worst, thinking we will never be the same or get well, or we can have faith that every day, we are being healed, restored, and will come back stronger than ever. We can...
Do you crave balance? That middle ground where you feel both calm and vibrant? That place where you feel amazing in your body, mind, and spirit? The magical point where confidence, gratitude, and joy collide? Maybe you lead a fairly well-balanced life but occasionally...
When building a healthy lifestyle, self-love has a greater positive impact than self-sabotage. While self-sabotage may feel good at the moment, self-love lasts longer. Love is not a feeling. It’s an action. And while learning to love others is an important human...
Relax! Why It’s Important to Allow Yourself to Rest, Restore, and Recreate Let me ask you? How often do you take the time to relax? To truly let go of your work and your worries? To give yourself a break? Time to get real. During a hot yoga session, I started my...
Back to School, Back to YOU! I don’t know about you, but in my mind, school doesn’t start til the Wednesday after Labor Day. That’s how it was as a kid growing up in Central NY. But depending on where you live, your kids may have already returned to school. My friend...
It is hard to believe the last summer holiday is THIS weekend! As the kids go back to school, it may be time for you to turn the focus on self-care. Here are some Labor Day Health Tips for your holiday weekend! Hydrate! “I’m hungry!” I’ve been...
Exercise and Nutrition and Hormones, Oh my! In my first book, Come Back Strong, I introduced the concept of a wellness wheel, where each spoke on a bicycle wheel represents a different element that helps keep you feeling balanced and moving forward in life. There are...
