Blog

Feeling like a social outcast was a huge part of my life growing up.

I don’t say this in a “woe is me, pity me” kind of way. I say it as a way of acknowledging what…

Over this last week, I’ve had a lot of moments where it felt as though I’d been hit by a truck (in a good way) or where I had incredible moments of clarity.

The last few months have been…

Who else has regularly put their own needs and to-lists on the back burner because we seem to be incapable of saying no to other people?

It’s not just me, right?

Navigating my marriage while I was also navigating my newly diagnosed chronic illness was a, let’s say, interesting experience.

I’m lucky in that my marriage is…

Has anyone else felt like the last few weeks have just been – a lot?

Like, a-freaking-lot.

Between rebounding and adjusting course after…

So, I missed a really big goal this week.

For three and half months, I was taking focused action steps towards my fitness goal, which included a certain amount of weight loss.

At the beginning of April…

That lightheaded, room spinning feeling, combined with stomach turning nausea hitting all at once is when I know that my anxiety is hitting me hard.

Sometimes it won’t…

Have you ever needed that moment of escape? To leave your reality of mental and physical issues and enter a new world where none of that matters?

As someone who doesn’t consider herself “religious”, spirituality still plays a big role in my life.

And spirituality can, sometimes, have an outsize affect on our mental health – either good or bad…

We all know that exercise is good for us.

But when we’re struggling with both our physical and mental health, getting in the exercise we need isn’t always easy…

A lot of times, when people teach about mindfulness, it’s this abstract thing – just clear your mind, pay attention, be calm.

It’s oftentimes people telling us to be…

For so long, I was giving away my power.

I’d do whatever needed to be done to make things easier for everyone else. I hated making decisions. I would never…

Struggling, feeling empty, dragging through the day. At a loss for how to move forward in life.

There was quite a chunk of time where I didn’t know how…

I’ve dealt with anxiety for a very long time at this point. Well before I had kiddos and was dealing with autoimmune conditions, anxiety has been a constant shadow…

…how can we incorporate more mindfulness into our daily lives and appreciate everything that each day brings to us…

while one holiday and one religion seem to dominate year after year, it’s important to understand that it’s ok to not buy into a specific belief, even if you do celebrate that dominate holiday…

One of my greatest weaknesses is being a people-pleaser.

I have a long history of giving away my power to others, putting everyone else’s comfort and needs before my own, putting my goals and action steps at the bottom of the list…

Faith is never an easy topic to broach, or a simple journey to take.

It’s always a topic where I’ve been outside the box, never really understanding the point of all this religion “nonsense”…