I’ve been there. Oh, have I been there. You’ve done everything right. Why can’t you sleep? As it turns out, good sleep hygiene isn’t always enough. Meanwhile, sleep loss can become a nightmarish cycle. The more nights you spend tossing and turning, the more you might: The good news: There’s help. If you’re having trouble sleeping, the following strategy has the potential to transform your sleep life in the same way it transformed mine. Ready? Train yourself to believe you can handle less-than-ideal sleep. “I have to fall back asleep, or tomorrow is ruined.” “I need a solid night’s sleep, or I’m going to blow my presentation.” “I’m never going to be able to get through the day tomorrow.” Sound … [Read more...] about How to Sleep Better – When You’ve Tried Absolutely Everything
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3 Effective Tools For Managing Anxiety
My job as a health and wellness coach encompasses so much more than habits and exercise and food. I strive to help my clients feel better in all areas of their life. Mental well-being included. I can still remember the first time anxiety disrupted my life. It was 1980 - and I was in kindergarten. Yes indeed, you read that correctly. Kindergarten. A time when most children have very few (if any) worries. It's a time for fingerpainting + silly songs + playgrounds + making new friends. But not for me. Always a bit more serious than other kids my age, it didn't take much to land myself on the worry bus. After being transferred to the full-day (academically gifted) class (why was this even a thing?), I was terrified of stepping … [Read more...] about 3 Effective Tools For Managing Anxiety
No Cure For Being Human
Did you know that suffering and flourishing can occur together? It doesn’t have to be one or the other. It simply CAN’T be one or the other. If you are a human being living on this Earth, you are faced with the delightful, the horrible, the beautiful, the worrying, and the hilarious – sometimes in the space of a single day (or, let’s be honest, a single hour). I recently finished the ever so witty Kate Bowler’s, “No Cure for Being Human.” She says life is… …beautiful and terrible, full of hope and despair and everything in between - and there's no cure for being human. Yes indeed, Kate. Yes, indeed. And then there’s this truth bomb… Everybody pretends that you die only once. But that’s not true. You can die a thousand … [Read more...] about No Cure For Being Human
The Art of Eating Well
Too many of us fall into the trap of eating in ways that are either excessively permissive or overly strict. A bottle of wine and four slices of pizza for dinner on Tuesday followed by skipping lunch and an hour of treadmill “punishment” on Wednesday. A weekend free for all and a week of low carb repentance. Whole30 October + eat ALL THE THINGS November. These approaches are neither sustainable or particularly enjoyable. Lasting change requires an unwinding of the all or nothing approach to eating. Healthy eating doesn’t mean every meal has to be “perfect” (which is impossible anyway). It looks a bit more like 80/20. Which seems like a simple concept, but can be difficult to implement if you’ve practiced being … [Read more...] about The Art of Eating Well