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It’s been quite a journey
Today is my youngest son’s fifth birthday, so I thought it would be a good time to tell/retell the story of my health and fitness journey. I was nearly 40 when I found out I was pregnant with Kaden....
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Attitude adjustment needed
Lately I’ve noticed a lot of intolerance and “my way or the highway” attitudes among health and fitness professionals, and it’s getting under my skin. Now, I freely admit that perhaps some of my posts...
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How do you know what’s right anymore?
I attended a couple of workshops this weekend for continuing education credits on my group exercise instructor certification. One was on foam rolling, which I’ve learned a bit about lately and have...
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Changes, both good and bad
First, the good news. I’ve lost seven pounds in the last month. The bad news: six of those pounds were muscle. In early May, I started seeing Dr. Heather Walker at Advanced Wellness to see what was...
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Fall cleaning
“Spring cleaning” is a tradition for some. The windows, the carpet, the blinds and curtains, suuuuper fun stuff like that. I used to do it every spring, back when I was regimented about such things....
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Health coaching success
It’s difficult sometimes to see what some of my Integrative Nutrition classmates are doing with their health coaching certification and to not feel inadequate. But we all have a different purpose. I...
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Healthy holiday fixings
I may be mis-remembering, but I believe this Thanksgiving will be my first as the host and only cook for my whole family. A couple of decades ago, my then-husband and I hosted his family for the...
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Yes, yes I should
True statement. And I do charge. Problem is, I haven’t been very motivated lately to keep up on my health coaching business. So when I saw this on the wrapper after opening the second Dove chocolate...
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I have a dilemma. Part of my Institute for Integrative Nutrition lectures this week is a video exposing the reality of factory farming. Slaughterhouses. Inhumanely treated animals. I can’t watch it....
View ArticleGardening with dad, from a distance
If you’ve lost a parent, you know where I’m at when I say that there are days when the nostalgia is overwhelming. My dad passed away a little more than two years ago from an aortic aneurysm. It seems...
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