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...
This post was originally written in May 2019. After listening to a team training during a Platform Launchers’ weekly mastermind about Focus, Consistency, and Quitting Too Soon, I updated it. The training reminded me of this post and how the power of focus and...
The Hawaiians have a beautiful spiritual practice of Ho’oponopono and forgiveness. I had a private conversation and a public Facebook Live with my friend Maia. She had read my first book, Come Back Strong, and told me she wanted me to be angrier. One of the...
Stress, Sex, Sleep, Self-Care and Play. Ever notice how interwoven these are when it comes to our health and our quality of life? The topic started when my friend Camille Nisich, Stress & Sleep Coach, interviewed me on her Sunday morning Facebook LIVE show,...
However long you’ve been struggling, you can decide today to take action and go to work toward balance during menopause. “You don’t need to be helped any longer,” Glinda tells Dorothy. “You’ve always had the power.” So, you’re moving along through life, relatively...
Understanding wellness comes from guest blogger Jimmie King, a personal trainer, sports nutritionist, West Point Grad, cyclist, and phenomenal athlete and human being. He is also my husband and co-author (with me) of Raging Love, An Athlete’s Journey to...
They say to find your true passion in life you need look no further than your childhood. Oprah, for example, as a little girl supposedly lined up her dolls and interviewed them. For me, as a child, I was always on my bike. I have SO many stories about biking – I...
The 4th of July marks the kick-off of summer and an assortment of fun activities- camping, boating, beaching, water slides, fireworks and, EATING! And despite all this fun, if you are committed to living a healthy lifestyle, social eating can prove to be a challenge,...
As a white woman in America, I have struggled to understand prejudice from a black perspective. I did not understand white privilege growing up in a predominantly white area. I had no experience or understanding of what the phrase “driving while black”...
May brought us graduations and Mother’s Day. Now June is a time of celebration: There is a day for fathers, #Juneteenth, gardens are planted, schools get out, the days get longer, and summer officially begins. This is Dad’s favorite time of year, and in honor of...
Peak or valley? Setback or comeback? Whichever you are going through, you are not alone. We all experience these highs and lows in life. This post was an original essay and personal story I wrote in 2018, which led to my recognition as an IsaBody Finalist in 2019....