Category: Self-Care

  • Happy National Thyroid Awareness Month

    Prior to being diagnosed, I had zero clue what a thyroid was. All I knew was that women often blamed their weight gain on their thyroid acting up. I’d gone to the doctor, seriously thinking that I was losing my mind. I only wanted confirmation for a referral for insurance…

  • Five reasons you may not be performing well

    What’s awesome about this list is that it works with everything! Or at least everything that I threw at it. I spent a great deal of time sitting with, meditating over, and chatting up this subject. Needless to say, I’m pretty amped about it. Because at some point, regardless of…

  • It’s not too late to set your 2015 goals

    January 1st has come and gone. Though many warned that if you hadn’t already planned 2015 way back in like November of last year, then you were already behind. So what does that mean? That you either plan late and accept being behind? Or what? In this little space we…

  • Dancing to beat writer’s block?

    Yes! When I was teenager, I used to turn off the lights, turn up the music, and just dance. Maybe I was practicing for an upcoming dance, or maybe I really enjoyed it. I can’t remember. I do recall, however, sweating profusely and feeling really good afterwards. Last year, I…

  • Five biggest lessons of 2014

    Maybe it’s just the right now talking, but I don’t think I’ll ever forget this year. So many delicious and distasteful experiences. Yet, I feel, along with nearly everyone else I know, that 2015 is going to be major.  One practice I’ve picked up this year is reading my journals.…