I learned what a poor listener I was in 2009 in the middle of a yoga teacher training. I realized that most of the time when I thought I was listening, I wasn’t actually listening to the person in front of me. Instead, I was crafting my response in my head, thinking about how to make myself sound good, or telling myself how right I was and how wrong they were. Not to mention the …
When my first son was a toddler, I was stressed out nearly every time I was in public with him. Whether at Target or a friend’s house or in our front yard, I felt like his every move, word choice, and behavior was being judged and a reflection of me and my parenting skills (or lack thereof). If he threw a tantrum or cried or wasn’t grateful about a gift he had been given or …
There are 5 types of self-care that you should carry out regularly in order to live an impactful, balanced life you love. I outline these 5 essential self-care buckets in my latest YouTube video and provide several examples on ways to fill each of them. Many of the examples I share are quick, easy, and free! I outline strategies for the 5 self-care buckets of: Physical Mental Emotional Spiritual Relational Give this video a watch …
Have you ever thought: • I don’t have time for self-care? • Self-care is selfish? • Self-care is a luxury? • I don’t have money for self-care? If you answered yes to ANY of these, then you have fallen prey to 4 common self-care myths that are holding you back from feeling and being your best. Your family, work, health, friends, and purpose need you operating at 100 percent. Self-care is essential for this sustained …
When I was in middle school, I thought my butt was big. I tied a button-up shirt or sweatshirt around my waste every day to cover it up. 🍑 In high school, I drank SlimFast shakes for breakfast and took laxatives after lunch to flush extra calories out of me. 💩 In college, I warmed up extra cheesy scrambled eggs and bacon in my dorm microwave, the breakfast staple of the Atkins diet I had …