Some Loving Inspiration
I just finished up my 12th move in the last 13 years. Crazy. But beautiful at the same time. It’s a running joke in my family that my cat has moved more than most people. Some moves were for love. Some were for education. Some were for heartbreak. Some were for a change of city. And some were just for moving on. What each move has taught me is how to let go of what was and enjoy the new now. Resiliency so to speak. It’s this resiliency – ...
I’m in the middle of recording my course, Ditch the Diet. Get MORE. And let me tell you, with two dogs randomly barking, a cat who likes to follow me around everywhere, a fiancé coming in and out, and with a microphone that picks up every little movement, sound, and flip of paper … recording is taking much longer than anticipated. Every opportunity I get for use of a quiet office space or dogs being removed from the home (or walked!), I jump on it, like a spot in ...
The other day I was sitting at my desk. Fuzzy socks on. Sweats rolled up. Giant coffee mugs everywhere. Notebooks open. Curly hair piled high … Thinking. No – that’s a lie – I was more like on the verge of overwhelm… But with a brief meditation session and the words from a past mentor ringing in my brain – don’t get lost in your goal, focus on your actions – I brought myself back down to a grounded space. With those words, I flipped myself around like a hot ...
Yesterday, I was talking to my dad on the phone. Deep in conversation (our conversations are more like mutual therapy sessions), he says something along the lines of, “No parent ever tells their kid when they’re little, ‘Welcome to the world, life is going to be hard.’ But that’s the fact of the matter. You’re going to have peaks, and you’re going to have valleys and the hope is that your peaks are more often than your valleys. But they’re both a part of life.” I pause, waiting. I ...
How do you know you’re changing and growing for the better? Well, the first key to noticing any of your growth is self-reflection. It’s through self-reflection that we have the ability to recognize our growth. And it is in stillness that we discover our dreams, our visions, and our very own being. Because to put it quite frankly, if you never pause to notice where you’ve been or where you’re going, but most importantly where you are, you will miss the most important piece to self-discovery – stillness. You ...
Peanut butter used to be my “vice.” I always wanted it, but never let myself have it. At the time, it just didn’t fit into my self-imposed diet plan. It was too high-calorie. Too small of a portion size. Too much fat. During my time in-between undergrad and grad school, I used to waitress and bartend at the Harvard Club. Bartending always threw me for a loop because I never knew any of the drinks customers were ordering. If it wasn’t wine or a martini … I’d be asking the ...
The night that I went to the gym to work off a 100-calorie pack of pretzels was the night I realized I was in deep and something needed to change. There had to be a different way. I could begin learning to love and accept myself and fuel myself properly with not only good nutrition, but self-love, self-kindness, and compassion, or I could carry on like this – a slave to the number on the scale who was miserable, despite having arrived at her “goal” weight. Thus, my journey began ...
When I first learned about mantras and affirmations I thought they were a joke. I’m supposed to just say something to myself over and over and over again and it’s going to become a reality?? Ummmm … I think not. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of a mantra is: “A word or phrase that is repeated often or that expresses someone’s basic beliefs.” The definition of an affirmation is “the act of affirming”. To affirm means to “say that something is true in a confident way.” In ...
The other day I received an email from a reader that hit me hard. It echoed so many of the same thoughts and beliefs I had at her age. But more importantly, I think so many of us echo these same thoughts and beliefs – at any age. If you’ve ever felt like your body was holding you back, your body wasn’t good enough, or your disordered relationship with food and your body image was taking over, keep reading. This one is for you. THE QUESTION (names removed to preserve ...
A few weeks ago, I was at a wedding. Telling my fiancé that I felt bloated, fat, and gross. I wore a little black dress that was 10 years old. It was rather tight and to be frank, it was that time of the month. He told me I was ridiculous. He told me I “looked beautiful.” Then … on the plane ride home … my pants split … like all the way. One. Big. Ol’ rip. MAJOR eeek. My fears bubbled up… OMG was my body really that much different ...
