The Healing Journey

How to live fit beyond fifty, demystifying aging and embracing vitality. When I hit my 40's, like many women I struggled with my weight. My body was hanging onto baby bearing weight. I'd diet and do tons of cardio and lose a little. Then I'd stop and gain most of it back again. I tried every product and program out there, cut carbs, counted points, ate fat free. Boy did I have it wrong. When I discovered the gym and started working with a trainer for the first time I learned

You are not alone. We all hit that point in the journey where we just want to quit. Whether its because we've lost our motivation, aren't getting the results we want or it got too hard, the best thing we can ever do is to not give up and to keep going. But how do we do this? Everyone hits a wall at some point and wants to give up. The successful ones push through and keep going. When we set goals for ourselves we have expectations of how things will go and how long it should

A woman’s 40’s and 50’s can quite literally be the best years of her life if done right. At 53, I have heard so many women I know complain a

I hate when everyone starts talking about New Year's resolutions. Resolutions don't last because most people associate them with the...

We've all heard it but what does it mean? “It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” - David Steindl-Rast Everyone seems to be talking about it lately. It's one of those social media, wellness, self-care, and mental health buzzword phrases we keep hearing. We are seeing it in schools and businesses as well. But what is an 'attitude of gratitude?' An attitude of gratitude is making the conscious habit of expressing appreciation on a regular b

Master time management and everything else falls into place “Until we can manage time, we can manage nothing else.” ~ Peter Drucker, management consultant If you had a choice to have more time or more money which would you pick? I would pick more time. Most days 24 hours just doesn't seem like nearly enough time for the number of things I need to do or want to get done. On days when it feels like the time is crawling by I realize there's a handful of things I forgot to do. Ca

How can positivity be toxic? “ We are so wrapped up in a world of staying positive that we are actually ashamed of feeling anything else.” It might sound crazy but being positive can sometimes be toxic. How? When we dismiss or minimize a person's feelings or situation by telling them to stay positive it can sometimes do more harm than good. Experiences like grief, abuse and loss can't be reduced to 'you'll get over it' or 'just stay positive.' And a cheerleader sounding attit

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. As a competitor for Ms. Health & Fitness 2022, each day I will share something I have learned on...

Progress only happens when you keep going "It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you implement that effort into your life, every, single, day, that's where transformation happens. That's when change occurs. So just keep going." Once we get started on a wellness journey it is so important to keep going. So many of us get the motivation to start a journey, put in the work and then when we don't see results right away we stop, give up or just lose interest. When so

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. As a competitor for Ms. Health & Fitness 2022, each day I will share something I have learned on my journey to wellness. If I inspire and motivate you on your journey please take a moment to vote. It's quick, it's easy and best of all, it's free. Then come back each day to read more. Recognize your weaknesses "The greatest strength any human being can have is to recognize his or her own weaknesses. When you identify your weaknesses, you

Thank you so much for visiting my blog. As a competitor for Ms. Health & Fitness 2022, each day I will share something I have learned on my journey to wellness. If I inspire and motivate you on your journey please take a moment to vote. It's quick, it's easy and best of all, it's free. Then come back each day to read more. The one thing I've found that is 100% essential to creating a healthy, happy lifestyle is having a routine. We all routinely do things each day. But what I

Don't make happiness your goal... So many of us go through life looking for happiness. I'm no different. I spent almost 20 years trying to 'find ' happiness in an abusive marriage. Like most tumultuous relationships it didn't start out that way and there were good times. But towards the end I found myself thinking "I'll be happy when... he stops drinking, he's on the right meds, or when the weather is nice, or when we go on vacation..." I kept searching for happiness as the