What do stress and the sky have in common? >>>>>                  >>>>> We’re all under them both (ba-da-tss).  Okay, hilarious jokes aside, there are a million things that cause different degrees of stress on a daily basis. We do our best to manage or avoid stress, by doing things like taking “me” time, relaxing with a book, working out (which is a stressor too, by the way), going on vacation, and taking exotic supplements (wait, is that just me?). We try to

Generally, there is something that motivates us to say “okay, I need to lose a few pounds”. For me, it was a couple weeks ago when I put on some jeans I got last spring and was barely able to button them. This prompted me to track my food for about a week to see where my calories were sitting and I found myself sitting right around 2800 calories on average. This was super exciting because this put me in a really safe and solid place to go into a deep cut – which I am now reco

I truly believe the subject matter of self-loathing and disappointment is a topic worth sharing again (and again). Because of that, I am going to take a step back and refer to the poem I shared in my first blog–if you haven’t read it yet, check it out and then come back! After I wrote that poem, I was compelled to share it, but I certainly did not want to feel it. There was this sense of shame while putting these words to paper, but my hands would not stop writing, as if I wa

How many times have you heard (or said): “ I don’t want to obsess over my diet and work out all the time, I just want to be free to live...

Growing up, we were raised in a pretty rough and tough environment. Being girly had its place, but fake nails don't fare so well against...