Topic: Well-Being

Less Frustration & Better Boundaries With Your Family This Holiday Season

Last September I started a gratitude journal for my husband. Every single day I wrote down one reason I loved him or was grateful for him. One year later, I gave him the journal as a birthday present. While it was meant to be a gift for him, it really ended up being a gift for me and our family. πŸ’ You see, all successful people know that what we focus on expands. I could …

How To Control Your Reaction When Someone Hurts You

“There is a saying that you are the only one who can control how you feel. How do you master this when you are a reactive person and perhaps someone says something hurtful?”  πŸ€” Great question!!!  I got this as an anonymous question at a workshop I led a couple weeks back and am excited to have the opportunity to answer it for you.πŸ™‹β€β™€οΈ  There are ways to turn our programmed reactions into mindful responses. And …

5 Essential Ways To Fill Your Self-Care Bucket

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 …

4 Myths That Are Making It Hard For You To Practice Self-Care

Have you ever thought: β€’ I don’t have time for self-care? β€’ Self-care is selfish? β€’ Self-care is a luxury? β€’ 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 …

A Little Trick That Helped My Struggle With Body Image

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. πŸ‘ In high school, I drank SlimFast shakes for breakfast and took laxatives after lunch to flush extra calories out of me. πŸ’© In college, I warmed up extra cheesy scrambled eggs and bacon in my dorm microwave, the breakfast staple of the Atkins diet I had …