Hey guys!Today I want to share a takeaway that has caused a major shift for me this year. I have to admit, it was a lesson learned the very long and hard way. Ready? Apparently, you have to love and radically approve of yourself and the work you do in this world before success will ever find you.That might sound captain obvious to you, but for me? I thought it was just blah blah words. ...
Be Happier
Good Mood Food. Apparently you can you eat your way to happiness.
Once I learned that food had an impact on mood + happiness, I made changes that were immediately noticeable. It turns out, you can eat your way to happiness!On a trip back to Toronto a few years ago, I took my best friend to a raw food workshop/brunch as a little early Christmas present. The “chef”/cooking instructor is a nutritionist and creative entrepreneur, Meghan Telpner of the Academy ...
The Real Reason People-Pleasers Can Never Find True Happiness
It’s early Sunday evening and I’m sitting here in bed reading Byron Katie’s book, I Need Your Love, Is That True? Gretchen Rubin’s quiz on The Four Tendencies inspired me to pick it up as it confirmed something I'm not proud of. I’m an obliger (aka people pleaser). Lately, I’ve been trying to cure myself of my tendency to put others before myself as it's become a happiness roadblock. Here's ...
Losing Weight Won’t Make you Happy. But this will….
I hear this from readers a LOT. “When I lose the weight, I’ll be_____________. Typically, that blank has something to do with being happier about themselves. I get why they think that, but unfortunately, that’s often not reality.When I was about 210lbs, I lived with a lot of self-loathing. I didn’t like the way I looked (or felt), so I lacked confidence and self-respect and therefore I made ...
The Ultimate Self-Care Gift Guide for Women
I know it's a little early for gift-guides, but I wanted to share some of my favorite ideas around self-care and saving precious time, not just for the people you're buying gifts for, but for you!Two ways to dramatically cut back on being over-stressed this holiday season is to:Do your gift shopping early Do your shopping online!! Omg, who goes to malls anymore? So as a natural ...
Dishing Over Vino – A Personal Update
I haven’t done a personal post in a while, so I thought I’d pour a glass of chardonnay, park myself beside this epic cuteness and bring you up to speed on life around here.October has been a continuation of summer. Not just in terms of weather, but also this…Travel In less than two weeks, we’re taking a “family trip” (aka me, the hubby and our two very spoiled dogs) to Palm Springs ...