Recently I was described as "fearless", "fierce" and when someone asked me to pick a word for a mantra, I chose "dragon." These may all seem a bit out there, especially when we normally look for words like kind, caring, and radiate (my regular mantra word), but at the time, the word fit. The year of ...
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Give yourself permission
What fulfills you? What makes you happy each day? Is it sleeping in a little longer, or taking time to cook a full dinner, or perhaps it's giving yourself the time to sit and meditate. Whatever it might be, give yourself permission. Allow yourself the time and ability to do what makes you feel better. I've ...
What is your everything?
Many of us as adults try to accomplish it all. Have it all. We want to have the career, the body, the family, the money, the vacation, and the happiness. Can we? Sure why the hell not. I once said you could have it all (insert post link here), and I mean it. It’s all about ...
Love Yourself
Everyday... love yourself. Not when you have time, or when you aren't too busy with the others in your life. Everyday. Why? Why not? You are the single person you can count on for your life. Your body needs to be taken care of - physically, mentally, and emotionally. In order to care for others, do a great job ...
Investing in your number one asset…YOU
Written by contributing blogger, Audrea Laffely. Our days are busy. We have demanding jobs, children and families that need our support, friends that we want to see and a million other responsibilities that pop up and fill our days. After spending so much time with all the to-dos, it’s sometimes hard to find the motivation to ...
This Valentine’s Day Love Yourself
Written by contributing blogger, Daniela Forte. Valentine’s Day isn’t just a holiday for lovers, but it’s a holiday for so many of us to love ourselves too. We’ve read it many times about how the longest and biggest commitment we can have in our lives is the one we have with ourselves. It is so true. Lately this ...
Exercise: Invest In Yourself
Finding time to workout seems impossible sometimes. But like anything else in your life that's worthwhile, it's important to carve out the time to invest in yourself. I think of exercise as two-fold: an investment for today and an investment for tomorrow. Investment for Today It's Monday morning and my body is saying roll back over, hit ...
Acceptance, if only it were so simple
Listen to our latest podcast episode on practicing acceptance or read out blog post below. February and March has been a tad frustrating for me because I injured my right hip/glute/back area from weight lifting (I think) or something clumsy - you never know with me. Unfortunately, not only was this painful physically, but emotionally ...
My word (not a resolution) for 2023
We recently had a podcast episode around reflection, and as this blog post speaks on some of those topics, it also takes it a step further into 2023. Read on, for more... Today we're taking a moment to reflect on our resolutions, and words for the year and upcoming New Year. Reflection is definitely something that ...
Six Benefits of a Trainer
I always hesitated against having a trainer at the gym - specifically based on the expense the and time needed to dedicate. But when my gym offered a few free sessions, I wasn't going to turn down "free." And what I gained was more than I expected. I was just trying to avoid getting guilt ...