Helping Your Kids Thrive At Home
Shari, a mother of two, and I talked recently, and our session quickly turned to how her kids, 11 and 4, are handling being at home — and how Shari and her husband are doing as well. Together we created a list of ways to help her kids thrive during the current stay-at-home order. Take Charge Of Your Current Situation Our new normal of physical distancing is going to be with us for a while. If you’ve been limping along or holding your breath for the order for a return to school, stop kidding yourself. Don’t wait a moment longer to create a new way of living at home that helps you...
Read MoreCurbing Corona Anxiety
Yes, it’s an overwhelming and stressful time. But you can curb your anxiety around the coronavirus, even when so much is unknown and unpredictable right now. What’s the open secret of how to do that? Lean in, use your tools (or get some), and face this situation, and yourself, head-on. Here’s how: Feed on Facts, Not Fiction Stick to a few trusted news sources for information and stop believing everything you read on social media. Stop continually trolling for new details about the virus every hour; check-in no more than once or twice a day. Know your limits and take a news...
Read More7 Simple Stress Solutions To Try Now — Before A Health Crisis Hits
A woman who had just survived a heart attack recently contacted me. She was wisely reaching out for help to deal with her stress, and she rightly connected a lifetime of it to her current situation. I’m helping her learn to meditate, but I also gave her several other ideas to pursue. I offer these low cost or free ideas to you now, inviting you to implement one or more before a health crisis hits you. At the point of a health crisis, your body is sending you a powerful message. It’s asking you to respond by making changes in your lifestyle. A health crisis is a wake-up call, but...
Read MoreFREE Jumpstart Cleanse 5 Day Challenge
I’m excited to share this Jumpstart Cleanse 5 Day Challenge that I recently created for BeWell Associates, a wonderful holistic nutrition practice in State College, PA. Over 200 people participated in the original Challenge, which is now available anytime, delivered to your inbox. Use this Free 5-Day Challenge to reset your energy and healthy habits. You’ll get one daily email with simple ideas that guide you to nourish, realign, renew, and more — all for free! What could you do with 5 days of free guidance and support to reset your eating habits, mindset, and life? Find the...
Read MoreMeet Kaila And Learn From Her Resilience Journey
Today, in Part 3 of this series about resilience, we’ll explore the most critical choice you can make to keep yourself steady, and ready to handle life with grace and patience. You’ll meet Kaila and learn about the challenges she’s mastering as she recovers from a long season of high stress and becomes more resilient. Kaila’s Story Kaila and her husband were thrilled to welcome their first child into the world last year. Born prematurely, their son developed some serious health issues that led to months of long days and sleepless nights. Thankfully, little Daniel is doing much better...
Read MoreHow To Use Your Strengths To Create A Resilient Life
Resilient people don’t shy away from difficult or uncomfortable situations that they know they must deal with to create the life they want. Take Susan for example. She came to me recently to talk about wanting to go from full-time to part-time work as a massage therapist. While she’s clear on her why — more time for travel and family — Susan is anxious about dealing with her client’s reactions when she invites them to move on to other practitioners. There are a lot of nuances to making this sort of transition, but two main areas are involved. The logistics of Susan’s schedule changes and the...
Read MoreI Found A Tick and Other Reasons To Become More Resilient
It’s just a little, little thing, a tick, but, oh, how it focuses the mind. I found a tick on my forearm this past weekend, while I was down in West Virginia. (Or, West By God Virginia, as it’s more rightly called.) The first thing I did, without even thinking, was to start breathing deeply. I felt my belly and my feet. I probably said, “Oh, S#it” a few times, too. Just some things to get over the initial stress reaction. Because you see, I have chronic Lyme disease in my central nervous system, which they didn’t discover until after I’d had it for at least 2 years. So there are still...
Read More12 Reasons To Start The Holistic Life Coaching Certification This Summer
Do people come to you for advice? Do you have bodywork, aromatherapy, or yoga clients and students and want to know how to talk with them about issues in all areas of their life? Are you looking for something to pull together and give structure to everything you offer? Do you want to help people live happier, healthier lives? If you said yes to any of these, you might just be called to train as a life caoch. Here are 12 great reasons to bring together your knowledge, experience, skills, and life purpose to inspire transformation and growth in yourself and others with the Holistic Life...
Read More5 Big Little Strategies For A Better Year
You turned the calendar to January, and now you’ve got the opportunity for a fresh start to create a better year. Clean slate. Like a stretch of new fallen snow just waiting for you to make your mark. And I’ve got a different take on some big little strategies for a better year for you. This is the time when we’re usually urged to THINK BIG! Make GRAND PLANS! Set MAJOR GOALS! But chances are you just got hurled back into your busy life after the holidays. Work, school, house, kids, business, deadlines, bills. Who’s got the luxury of trying all kinds of new strategies? Who has the head...
Read More3 Experts Weigh In: How To Make Time For What Matters Most
There are a few simple questions you can ask yourself — even on the go — that will help you take back your time for what’s really important to you. Summer is such a busy time it can be hard to make time for what matters most. Even the long summer days don’t seem to be enough for the extra time we all need and want. Between traveling, house guests, kids activities, the lawn and garden, home repairs, and unique outdoor activities, it’s easy to just go, go, go and start to feel uncentered and pulled in too many directions. This week I’m sharing the advice of 3 expert authors, each with a unique...
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