How I Stay Productive Living with Anxiety
I like to think about my anxiety like a bad boyfriend in need of boundaries: On the best days, I can ignore it. On the worst days, it’s persistent, abusive, and I find myself tangled in the drama. I haven’t…
A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation
Asking me to meditate for even five minutes used to feel like asking one of those tube men at the car dealership to sit still. Not happening. That’s valuable time! And if you’re a mom who’s ever left an open…
Why I Need Cheesy Christmas Movies This Year
I’ll admit, I’ve always been a sucker for Christmas movies. I can quote most of Christmas Vacation (Why is the carpet all wet, Todd? I don’t KNOW Margot!”) and Elf fills me with giddy joy. But this year, without even…
Probiotics 101: What You Need to Know
Probiotics have been the darling of the wellness industry for a while now. From head to toe, there are no shortage of claims regarding their benefits. But with everything we’re trying to do to stay healthy these days, hearing one…
Keeping Your Immune System Strong
Don’t know if you’ve heard … but we’re in a pandemic and we’re heading face first into flu season. That means we need to do all we can to support our immune system to keep us well in the months…
Practicing Gratitude, Even When It’s Hard
If 2020 had a theme song, it would be the one from Tubthumping “I Get Knocked Down.” You know the one …”I get knocked down.. But I get up again..” But if there’s one lesson to be gleaned from all…
Creating an Ideal Sleep Environment
When was the last time you had a truly knockout night’s sleep? Like, a Disney-princess-with-a-spell-on-them night of sleep? [*checks calendar*] For me, sleeping well takes a lot of work. Half the battle, I’ve learned, is making sure our bedroom isn’t…
5 Reasons to Spend 5 Minutes Stretching
When I was a kid, bending over to grab something didn’t require a warm-up and one or two deep breaths. Just like clear skin and a forgiving metabolism, flexibility is wasted on the young and is something we never appreciate…
Staying Positive in 2020
Positivity isn’t my default setting. In a year like 2020 with coronavirus, natural disasters, and politics deeply dividing our nation, it is easy for me to slip into waves of anxiety and depression. Being an empath to a fault, I…
My Fall Mental Health Routine
Did you see where summer went? I feel like I’m sitting in a movie theater, the previews just ended and now the credits are rolling. Is seasonal whiplash a thing? We were finally settling into a routine that started to…
