Do you find yourself stressed and overwhelmed at the end of the day, struggling to sleep?  

Maybe it’s time to consider meditation as part of your nighttime routine.

Sucess: Upward or Inward?

You worked your butt off and finally got to a point that you are a SUCCESS!! 

Even though snowy days make us want to bake and eat comfort foods, you can still keep it healthy just by adding some superfoods to your diet.  Finding superfoods during the winter season is possible.  Superfoods are foods with more nutrients - including vitamins and minerals. These foods include fruits, vegetables, high-quality meats and seafood, nuts and seeds, healthy fats, and herbs and spices.

With the holidays approaching, many people feel a darkness looming over them.  Not because of depression, the weather, or even the constant holiday stress, but simply because of the number of parties they are invited to and how all of them will be stocked full of sugary, carby, fatty, delicious food.  When trying to eat clean, this can seem like an impossible choice…

Do you ever feel like you just don’t quite fit in?

Do you wonder at social events why everyone else is smiling, happy, and surrounded by their five best friends while you gaze around the room searching for familiar faces?

Happens to me all too often. 

Are you ready for the holidays or are you someone that looks at the coming festivities with dread?  As an adult, the holidays often offer a much different experience than when you were a kid and didn’t have to do any of the work!  It might still be magical, but it can also be incredibly stressful, busy, and overwhelming. BUT. You can choose to say NO!  

It takes a lot to be okay in today’s world.

We want to:

Eat paleo/keto/vegan/ but not too much of it and not at the wrong times of the day.
Exercise really hard but not get injured, bored, or too bulky.
Sleep without getting up to pee and without ruminating at 4am.
Drink enough water and not too much coffee.

In this day and age, it is uncommon to NOT be constantly on the go.  It can be exhausting to balance all of your responsibilities, let alone meal planning.  Planning is your best chance at making healthy choices for you and your family. Check out these great ideas for clean eating during busy weeknights: 

Your food makes a huge impact on your feelings.

Did you know foods that fight anxiety are easy to find?

Depressed? Anxious? Unsure of what's going to go on in the future?

What if I told you that some of the stress you're feeling right now came from what you ate for lunch?

When I think back to all the times in my life when iI beat myself up internally because I didn't feel like I was SMART enough, or THIN enough, or SUCCESSFUL enough, or ATHLETIC enough, or INTERESTING enough, or just plain SPECIAL enough it makes me want to barf.

As a Life Design and Health Coach and the founder of a company called Healthy Happy and Hip, I think about ways to help my clients feel healthier and happier on a daily basis.

Many people think that they’ll only be happy when they get the promotion, take an exotic vacation, or lose 10 pounds, but the truth is that finding longer-term happiness is more about the little things than the big things.

While it ’tis the season to be jolly, everywhere you turn you come face-to-face with all those tempting holiday foods. Just change your mindset.

She said, “I start with a cocktail and follow that with a couple of puffs of a sativa type of weed...and then follow that with a second cocktail...or a glass of wine.”

"I warn you... You are not going to like this."

Those were the first words I heard her say to me the other day as I was leaving Orangetheory Fitness.

There I was…

clearing the sweat pouring into my eyes…

talking to a lovely woman, whose name I couldn't recall.

Let's face it, we all know what we are supposed to eat healthy, but actually doing it is another story...especially during holidays and while traveling.