Overwhelmed by multiple work projects, distracted by her phone, bombarded by an endless flood of emails, stressed about deadlines, my client was at a loss for how to manage it all. No matter how hard she worked, she seemed to be getting further behind. At the end of a session in which we had discussed how she would schedule a time for everything, she reflected back to me her epiphany: Scheduling is a form of self-care.
Read MoreDo you hold limiting beliefs that have clandestinely transformed into your mantra? When you repeat limiting beliefs to yourself and others, they become a narrative that further imbeds itself into your mind, eventually becoming a core belief. This mantra, ingrained to the point where you no longer notice as it rolls off your tongue, becomes who you are.
Read MoreIf you have spent the year de-cluttering, you may be panicking about the upcoming holidays and the onslaught of gifts poised to invade your home. The serenity you feel when you open a tidy drawer or walk through a room without tripping over detritus is about to be obliterated in one tsunami of wrapping paper. How do you preserve your neat home and prevent holiday gifts from hijacking all the space you just liberated? Below are a few tips to strengthen your efforts at minimalism:
Read MoreIf you’re in a happy romantic relationship, then you might cruise by aisles of heart-shaped candies with a smile and wonder what you will do to surprise your partner for Valentine’s Day. But if your romance is rocky or if you’re single and longing for a partner, then the festive pink and red candy might be more bitter than sweet.
Here are some ways to get around resenting Valentine’s Day, even when every song on the radio is about romance, you are assaulted once a week with the question, “Are you still single?” and you live in a state that reminds you that “Virginia is for Lovers.”
Read MoreName your poison...is it crunchy and salty? Creamy and sweet?
Or perhaps sweet and crunchy?
Whatever your dream combination, this is the food that you cannot stop eating until it’s gone. After you have feasted on an entire bag of potato chips and feel sick, they don’t seem so heavenly. But if another bag is in your pantry, you will gorge that down too.
A food that you cannot resist eating is called a red light food.
Read MoreAs I met with my clients in January and we mapped out their goals for the coming year, I asked each of them:
What stresses and worries of 2017 do you want to leave behind?
What do you want most for yourself in 2018?
Read MoreKate spent the first decade of her marriage caring for an ailing husband, raising her children and working part time. After a divorce, she then juggled working to get a big promotion while being a single mom with sole custody. With her children leaving home, Kate finally has the opportunity to put herself first.
Read MoreAs we sat down for our first coaching session, Stacia, a striking 33-year old woman, asked me, “We can talk about anything, right?” “Yes, absolutely,” I replied.
Our plan had been to discuss pricing for her personal training business, but she had heavier matters on her mind.
Read MoreIs it possible to let go of a belief you have held for 30 years?
That’s what happened this week when I met with a vivacious client named Lisa.
Figuring out how to fit healthy eating into busy schedules is something that I focus on with about ninety percent of my clients. Even if that’s not why they came to work with me, most people are neglecting their nutrition.
We all have different nutritional needs, but nearly everyone should be getting more water and eating more vegetables.
Here are some easy-to-remember formulas that I share with my clients to shift their eating habits in a positive direction.
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