December 31st, 2019 … you were full of anticipation, hope, ambition, courage. The clock struck midnight, and whether you were out partying or already asleep (I feel certain I was the latter!), a shiver of excitement ran through you … “2020 is my year. This is the...
How to Stop Drinking Every Night (and 7 Healthy Mocktail Recipes!)
If you’ve found yourself reaching for an extra cocktail or two over the past few months, you’re certainly not alone. Summer + pandemic + fear, anxiety, and boredom = a recipe for more alcohol cravings than ever. Newsweek reported that hard liquor sales spiked 75% in...
Why We Emotionally Eat (and a program to help!)
If you emotionally eat, you are not alone. It can feel shameful, like you’re the only one who secretly turns to food to deal with stress, or loses control of her appetite when celebrating with friends. But trust me, I’ve been there, too, and there are millions of...
Top 3 Wellness Game Changers
So often, I get asked, “if I could only do ONE thing for my health, what should it be?” The answer, as is the case with almost any health question, is “it depends,” but I think there are three that apply to almost everyone. When I think about my health journey, the...
Should you weigh yourself? (and how to measure progress without the scale)
Should you weigh yourself along your health journey? It’s one of the most frequent questions I get asked, and it’s one of those where the answer is a giant “it depends.” It depends on SO much … your starting place, your goals, your emotional relationship with this...
Taking Mini-Breaks for Productivity (Yes, The Pomodoro Technique Actually Works!)
With the increase of working from home, more and more of my clients are asking for productivity tips. Productivity while working from home is even one of the major sections in the Virtual Wellness presentations I’ve been giving to dozens of companies over the past...
Why We Late-Night Snack (and How to Stop!)
There are some lucky people who rarely eat emotionally, and all of the rest of us wish that were our tendency, too. But many of us tend to use food to cope with emotions unless we’re intentional about it. How about you … do you tend to eat really healthily during...
How to Supercharge Your Morning Routine
You likely already know how important my morning routine is to my health, positivity, productivity, and happiness. If you don’t, you can read more about why it’s important to me here, and you can read about what I actually do during my morning routine here. But...