To the Woman Who Hates Her Body: Stop criticizing yourself for the body image that you see in the mirror. You are beautiful and it’s time to learn to love your body. Hearing your story and sharing your inner world is truly heartbreaking. As I sit and listen to the painful things you have experienced […]
Mental Wellness
Surviving Murphy’s Law: What to Do When Everything Goes Wrong
Here’s to hoping you guys had a better week than I did. These tough weeks can be so hard to deal with. Think of this as a go-to guide on what to do when everything goes wrong. These super stressful weeks, when you’re totally at a loss on how to deal because everything is going […]
How to Get What You Want
Have you ever been in a situation where no matter what you did, you would encounter something that created anxiety? Like, if you act it creates anxiety and if you don’t act it creates anxiety? Yeah. me either… Asking for a friend. All jokes aside, I’ve discovered some pretty great techniques for getting what you […]
The 5 Best Self Care Tips You Should Know
Self care is so hot right now and for good reason. We’re all STRESSED! Right? The obvious answer is that bubble bath you’ve been lusting after all day and maybe some dark chocolate while you soak in the suds. I mean, dark chocolate is good for you, right? I’m not against baths. In fact, since […]
6 Tips for a Happy Marriage: Reflections on 10 years Together
In a little over 2 months, AJ and I will be celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary. We were set up on a blind date when I was 17. His cousin was a customer where I worked and she got a wild hair to play matchmaker. The rest is history. People really discouraged us from […]
15 of the Most Empowering Life Rules to Live By
A few months ago I decided to sit down and come up with a list of self imposed life rules to live by for my own sense of empowerment. Personal Boundaries, if you will. In my effort for self growth, my journal became the stone on which these were written to give myself the permission […]
Having a Really Bad Day? It’s Ok Not to be Ok
Some days are just hard, no way around it. We all have those days where we are just feeling sad. No particular rhyme or reason. And we have to learn that it is ok to not be ok. It’s one of the hard parts about life and being human. The human condition, you could say. […]
Celiac Disease and the Gluten Free Diet
Not so long ago, and not so far away, I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease and had to start a gluten free diet. That was almost 20 years after my dad was diagnosed with Celiac. It runs in families, you see… And because of that and the fact that I love to research things, I […]