No, Your Home Spa Night Doesn’t Need to Look Like an Influencer’s
Self-care got weirdly expensive once everyone online started filming it. But really, think about it here, one minute, a spa night meant a warm bath, clean towels, a face mask,…
How to Improve Tired, Strained and Irritated Eyes
With the amount of time most of us spend on screens and devices, we’re actually pushing our vision to the absolute limit some days. You might just accept the chronic…
Four Ways to Support Your Health this Year
Taking care of your health doesn't always require big lifestyle changes. Often, it's those smaller and more consistent habits that make a meaningful difference. Whether your goal is to feel…
How to Maintain Your Health at Home
One of the best things about our modern society is that we’re all so aware of the importance of our health. Rather than turning a blind eye or worrying about…
The Hidden Household Allergens You’re Probably Ignoring
When we think about household allergens, most of us jump straight to dust or pet dander. But many homes are breeding grounds for lesser-known triggers that quietly contribute to sneezing…
The Ultimate Guide to Women’s Self-Care and Well-Being
In the midst of demanding careers, family responsibilities, and social pressures, many women forget the most important person in their lives, themselves. Women's self-care isn’t indulgent. It’s a critical part…
Top Fitness and Recovery Tips for Busy Mommies Who Want to Feel Their Best
Motherhood is one of life’s most rewarding journeys, but it also comes with its fair share of physical and emotional challenges. Between sleepless nights, constant caregiving, and the mental load…
5 Fast Ways You Can Give Yourself A Pick-Me-Up In 10 Mins Or Less
Feeling exhausted and woolly-headed? Finding it hard to focus? Then you might just need a pick-me-up. The good news is that you can give yourself a boost even if you…
How Life Admin Can Be a Form of Self-Care
We like to talk about self-care, such as aromatherapy candles, mindfulness apps, or a weekend escape and a fluffy robe, which are somehow implicated. But, occasionally, self-care comes in very…
Your Complete Guide to Restoring a Healthy, Confident Smile
A confident smile can be life-changing. Whether you're laughing with friends, speaking at a meeting, or simply enjoying your favorite food, healthy teeth and gums play a central role in…
The Dark Side of Desk Work: Unveiling its Hidden Drawbacks
Sitting at a desk might seem harmless enough, yet this daily necessity comes with numerous hidden repercussions that often go undetected until it's too late. From physical health risks to…
7 Healthy Habits for a Happy Retirement
If you suddenly find yourself nearing retirement, you might not be mentally ready to take that change in your life. To retire, it’s quite a shift that changes a lot.…
Why Slowing Down Is The New Hustle
Today, the hustle mindset has become a badge of honor. We glorify being busy, romanticize late nights with overbooked calendars, and sometimes treat exhaustion as a currency of success. But…
How Even Minor Injuries Can Become A Major Risk
Cuts, bumps, bruises, and sprains happen all the time. We call these minor injuries and often ignore them because, once treated with a first-aid kit, they’re not overly likely to…
What it Looks Like to Take Time Out For Yourself
Life can get very busy. We all spend such a large amount of time doing stuff. We’re working, organizing, thinking, planning, caring, driving, arranging, socializing, and everything else in between.…
Spend a Lot of Time on the Computer? Here Are Some Products You Should Consider Investing In
More and more people are spending an increasingly long time sitting at a computer, staring at a screen all day, and this is especially the case now that remote work…
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The Pressure to Heal: When Personal Growth Feels Like a Job
Personal development is a wonderful thing. At one time or another, it was. Nowadays, though, it feels like it’s something we must fit between dentist visits and trips to the…
Simple Ways To Beat & Overcome Stress & Anxiety
Stress and anxiety are a normal part of life but you also don’t want to let it get out of hand. It’s important that you pay attention to how you’re…
How to Practice Self-Care
Self-care is very commonly spoken about, including how important it is. However, it's never usually discussed how to practice it. That's because there is no right or wrong way. Self-care…
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How To Make Your Day Better
We’ve all had bad days that feel as though time is speeding up or slowing down - whichever is worse - and where everything just seems to go wrong; even…
Easy Ways To Nourish Your Mental Health
Many of us make a conscious effort to protect our bodies by making positive lifestyle choices, but we devote less time and energy to shielding our minds. Just as we…
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Four Ways You Can Support Your Mental Health
The state of your mental health is extremely important, however, it is something that many people overlook and forget to look after. If you want to improve your health, you…
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It’s Time To Choose The Best Version Of Yourself
It’s time to choose the very best version of yourself, rather than allowing yourself to slip back into the bad practices that plague your life. For some reason, a lot…
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3 Practical Steps To Care For Your Health The Right Way
Everyone wants to look after their health, but it often seems like a complicated process. You could struggle to care for your health, even if you’re doing the more obvious…
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How to Manage Chronic Pain While Running a Business
Running a business is challenging on its own, but when you add chronic pain into the mix, the difficulty can increase exponentially. Chronic pain is a real pain; it’s a…
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So, You Still Feel Drained as Winter Blues Drag into Summer
The seasons can directly impact how you feel. For example, high pollen counts cause all kinds of problems in spring. Yet, if you still feel drained as we enter summer,…
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Here’s How to Love What You See in The Mirror
Loving what you see in the mirror is often much easier said than done, especially when you have had an up and down relationship with your self confidence. It can…
Top 4 Tips on How To Combat Back Pain
Back pain is something that most people have to deal with at some point in their lives. But just because it’s common, it doesn’t mean that you aren’t allowed to…
Taking a Sick Day: Things to Think About
When was the last time you took a sick day? Successful people take sick days. Unsuccessful people take sick days. Everybody who is anybody takes a sick day. Why? Because…
How to Believe in Yourself: Crossing the finish line!
I recently completed my first-ever half-marathon! Going into this experience, my mind was filled with doubt and fear. My inner critic’s voice was loud and clear – it was hard…
Staying in High Vibration: How to Have a Great Day and A Wonderful Week
Let's take a trip into how to have a great day and a wonderful week. Life can be unpredictable. Sometimes, you wake up not feeling good, it's a struggle to…
Manifest a Magical Life You Want!
We are all magical beings by nature and manifesting a magical life you want is possible for you. As a mama of three, author, a small business owner and everything…
7 Tips That Help You Make Self Care a Priority
How often do you make self care a priority? If you are the average person, probably not very often. In this chaotic, high tech, fast paced world we live in,…
3 Reasons to Embrace the Power of “And”
"And" is a very small word that can wield a lot of power. Let's embrace those three letters as a word of connection, inclusivity, and gathering. Uniting and including are…
Living Authentically: Rising From The Ashes of Your Past
Because this is my first blog post with The We Spot, I wanted to introduce myself. But I’m not talking about your run-of-the-mill intro. I want to introduce myself in…
My Insight into the Ancient Hawaiian Ho’oponopono Technique
Insight into the Ho'oponopono Technique First, I'd like to tell you about the benefits of using the Ho'oponopono technique and how it started. Ho'oponopono is an ancient Hawai'ian practice; that helps heal and…
Learning: Permission Granted to Love Yourself through Knowledge
When you pick up a book, seek out a podcast, choose a program, attend an event, typically you're interested in learning, growth, inspiration, and maybe some fun too. Before Covid,…
What the Heck is Intuitive Eating Anyway?
What the Heck is Intuitive Eating Anyway? As an Intuitive Eating Counselor and Coach, I get this question a lot. I’ve written a couple of other articles about Intuitive…
Spring Intentions: Do What Makes You Twinkle
Winter completely kicked my ass. For whatever reason, once it’s dark, I’m done. The literal and figurative darkness of the season was exhausting. Even when there was inspiring weather, something…
7 Reasons Why I Procrastinate
I admit it, I'm prone to procrastination so with a little soul searching I came up with seven reasons why I procrastinate. If you're a procrastinator like me, don't be…
Honoring Your Path Through Human Design
There was a time in which I felt really lost. When I didn’t know which direction to turn. When I wasn’t sure which way was up and which way was…
Done Trying to Be perfect: Allowing myself to be a B+ Mom
With the New Year upon us, the pressure to improve ourselves as a human and especially as a mom is constantly in our faces. However, I need to be honest…
You are Limitless- Limiting Beliefs that you Should Release Today
Have you ever felt stuck? Like you are ready to step into a new chapter of your life, but you still feel stagnant? It is frustrating when you can feel…
Creating a vision: breathing life into your dreams
Resolutions. Goals. Vision. Change. Growth. Have you struggled with sticking to resolutions? We often start the new year off with big goals tied to resolutions. According to this Inc.com article,…
Self Sabotage: How I Learned to Break the Cycles of Bad Habits
Self sabotage showed up big in 2020 for many of us. Food and alcohol and all the other things we tend to "over" do are quick easy soothers for hard…
Deleting Social Media: How it’s Improved my Mental Health and Productivity
I finally had had enough. I deleted social media from my phone. The mindless scrolling was taking a toll on my mental health and my productivity. We read all about…
The Power of the Pause: 5 Ways to Add a Little Space in Your Life
Pause. Feel your heartbeat. Take a big breath in and let your lungs inflate as full as they can. Pause and hold. Now exhale and let all that luscious breath…
Four Things The Mental Health System Taught Me
I have been utilizing the mental health system since I was 10 years old. It was at that age that I was diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Major Anxiety…
24 Favorite Inspirational Quotes for Women to Empower and Uplift
No matter what stage in life you are in, let these 24 inspirational quotes for women help you see and know your worth. Life can get hard sometimes and as…
Overcome Family Guilt and Shame: 7 Ways to Stop Saying Sorry
Guilt says you made a mistake. Shames says you are the mistake. Guilt motivates. Shame annihilates. -Susie Garlick Do members of your family bring instant guilt and shame? Specific members…
Excuses are Overrated – You are the Solution to all Your Problems
Here’s the thing I am most frustrated about as of late. Excuses. Excuses are overrated. When we complain about everything on social media, posting the houses you wish you had instead…
How to Mentally and Physically Practice Self Care
The term "self care" has become quite the buzz word these days. Though it is not what most people think. I wanted to discuss how to mentally and physically practice…
How is Time Management Part of Self-Care? Asking for a Friend
OK, time management has been my pride for more than a decade of my career life. As a self-confessed procrastinator, I dove into learning all the time management skills and…
This is What 59 Looks Like: Redefining the Aging Process
Old Before My Time I thought I was old at thirty-nine. Through no fault of our own, my husband and I had suffered a devastating financial setback that left us…
Prioritizing Your Mental Health When the World Feels Chaotic
If you are a college student, or are a parent of a college student, then you are well aware that online classes have started and are kicking into high gear.…
Courage to Thrive through the Home Stretch of 2020: Tips that Empower!
2020 Can Take a Hike! So here we are, going into the home stretch of 2020. To say this year has been hard or unique would be an understatement. It’s been surreal,…
Feel What You Feel: Honoring Your Emotions
Many of us are never taught to feel what we feel. Instead, we're trained to ignore our emotions, to stifle them. We label them as "good" or "bad," celebrating the…
Journaling About your Hobbies: How I Stay Connected
Journaling about your hobbies is a great way to stay connected to them when you may not have the time, space or money to actually do your hobby. One of…
We Crave Quiet Time Yet We Don’t Make Time for it
I have a hard time being still and quiet. I always have to fill my time with something. I crave time to just be still but even when I have…
My Anxiety Relapse During the Covid Pandemic; and Navigating out of the Mental Mess
Something interesting happened during all this pandemic lock down and “new normal” we’ve been going through these past months. My new full time job went to part time. Two weeks…
Making Peace with the Present
Most people do not feel at peace in the present moment. They are uncomfortable with themselves, unable to be alone with their own thoughts. Think about it. How long has…
Your Evening Routine is Just as Important as the One for your Morning
We all know that a good morning routine is a great way to start our day. It’s even touted that the most successful people are those who follow a positive,…
Birds Build Nests…Why Am I Nesting?
Mid-March I became a different person...a nesting person. Not only did I "celebrate" another trip around the magnificent sun, I also compulsively began to clean and re-clean and decorate and…
Baking is How I Unwind, Even When It’s Stressful
My favorite unwinding activity is baking, even though that's something that be stressful or can go wrong at any given time.
Leaving the Fitness Industry: What I Learned About my Body and Soul
After more than 15 years of working in the fitness industry, I recently walked away from teaching indoor cycling classes. Leaving the fitness industry was one of the most difficult,…
Being Ok With Being Ok: The Unspectacular Article
Writing is a love. A passion. A joy. But it is not always easy. While I immensely enjoy the opportunity to share my heart, to be vulnerable and authentically me,…
Outta’ Your Head: Saying No to the Tyranny of Compulsive Thinking
Stress. Tension. Anxiety. Busyness. We have too much to do! Too many hats to wear! Too many places to be! We believe life would calm down and the problem would…
Asking for Help: The Hard. The Beauty. The Freedom.
I. Need. Help. Three words that bring rise to a myriad of feelings, emotions and physical reactions. To ask for help is to be vulnerable. It’s scary. It’s risky. And…
From 30 to 40, a Decade of Transformation
For me, the time between 30 and 40 was truly a decade of transformation. Sometimes it can feel like we haven't accomplished much. Usually, though, when we take time to…
Let Yourself Go: Breaking Free From Harmful Self Control
How many of you cringed just reading the words "Let yourself go"? From a very early age we are exposed to external forms of control. Parents tell us when to…
Creating Positive Affirmations — Change Your Mindset and Your Reality
How affirmations can be a calming force for people with anxiety or stress.
Exchanging Our Agendas for a Posture of Curiosity this New Year
It’s the New Year and we all know what that means….New Years Resolutions. While I think the idea behind the practice of making goals for the New Year is good,…
Looking Back: A Heart-Centered New Year’s Eve Ritual
Rituals are an integral part of the holiday season. They are shaped by ancestry, faith, and culture, varying from person to person, family to family. A tree with ornaments collected…
The Holidays are Hard For Me: Navigating a Tough Season
The holidays are hard. Driving into work the other day I could barely keep the tears back. I hurt. Life hurts right now. The holidays are a hard season for…
How to Be Alone for the Holidays — A Survival Guide
Being alone for the holidays is hard, so here are 7 tips to make it a little easier.
Pushing Pause: The Power and Gift of Our Presence
I’m unsure where this year went. It feels like just yesterday, my kids and I were filled with much anticipation and excitement for the return of our husband and daddy…
Step Up Your Winter Self Care with Ayurveda: What You Need to Know
Learn how to be well this winter with these five self-care tips from yoga's sister science, Ayurveda. Also includes basic Ayurceda and dosha types.
Finding the Light in the Midst of Darkness: A Walk In Central Park
Last month, my 40th birthday wish came true. I got to tour New York City and see a Broadway show. It was a spectacular and eye opening adventure. Walking through…
When Seasons Change- Deciding to Take a Break From Social Media
I was fairly young when I had my son, and none of my girlfriends were in this season of their lives. So they always seemed well put together, on time,…
Learning to Be Kind to Myself: What Does that Look Like?
I’m unsure where to start. What to write. What to say. I guess that is common when you hear news that causes your breath to be caught. While sitting in…
Self Care: It Isn’t Just About Bubble Baths
Take a minute to imagine your typical work week. At what point in the week do you generally begin to yearn for Friday at 5 pm? (And if you said…
Show Up – Lessons in Showing Up For Yourself and Others
As the end of summer approaches, I have started hearing stories about heading back to college. It has reminded me of a lesson that I learned in college, but I…
The Secret to Doing It All: Don’t! And Five tips to help you look like you Do!
People often ask me how I “do it all” or how I “keep it all together," and I’m just going to be honest from the start and tell you my…
An Inconsistent Journaling Journey Still Makes You a Journaler
My journaling journey started in high school, the Dear Diary style of journaling where you share your thoughts about friends, school, boyfriends, etc. I was on an inconsistent journaling journey…
Slow Down: 4 Reasons it’s OK to Slow Down and Ask for Help
We all have times of overwhelm, exhaustion, sickness, and just plain frustration. I'm here to remind you that you have a choice of how to handle those times. Many times…
What a Headache Taught me About my Life
April 2018 I was worried that 6 weeks of daily headaches meant I had a tumor or something major going on. I had put off calling the doctor for fear…
Live a Life You Love: 4 Simple Ways to Have Fun as a Mom
Time for fun? What moms have time for that? If you're like me, you're thinking about the million things on your to do list that are occupying your brain space…
The Big G and how it nearly wrecked me- Finding myself at thirty-eight
Nearly two years ago, I took the biggest trip of a lifetime. I flew to Bolivia in search for my brother who was left abandoned and homeless in the streets…
4 Easy Steps to Creating Your Vision and Why You’ll Want to Do It NOW!
“Create the highest, grandest vision possible for your life because you become what you believe.” - Oprah Winfrey Have you ever thought about what your vision for your life is?…
Which Comes First: Self-Acceptance or Personal Growth?
TRUE OR FALSE? You can't accept yourself and desire personal growth at the same time. Go ahead and think on that for a second. I’ll wait.
Skating My Way to Self-Love: Finding Self-Love in Uncomfortable Places
I’ve been formulating an article in my head about self-love and was planning to give you a lovely little list of fairly expected things you could do to start loving…
TRUE LOVE is found in the vulnerable places.
Here we are…February.. .we’ve already reached the second month in our 2019. Traditionally, by the beginning of this month, in the supermarkets, on social media and in all of the…