Stop Believing the BS

Having a weight loss goal doesn’t mean you are vain or selfish.  Or, that you have been brainwashed by our culture to believe that thin is better and are a part of the weight discrimination club.   It also doesn’t mean not accepting yourself until you look a certain way or can fit into a certain size.  I

The Game-Changing Tool

  It was me. I did it. It is completely my responsibility.   I spent so much of my life avoiding these words because of what I made them mean. I used them to beat myself up which resulted in me feeling ashamed. Little did I know that they were the ticket to my success,

Time for a Life Audit

If you’ve followed me for even a brief amount of time you’ve likely heard one of my favorite quotes from Jim Rohn that states, “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”   This has been one of the most impactful quotes of my life. It’s one of the

Living like your Body is an Ornament vs. Instrument

    I was listening to the Compared to Who podcast the other day and Heather Creekmore posed a question that made my mind explode.  The question was: are you living from the perspective that your body is an ornament or an instrument? For so many years, before coaching, I had focused on living my life as an ornament.

This is the Reason Behind Everything

I don’t know about you, but when I was younger I was told, “I’m going to give you something to cry about” if my parent(s) didn’t want to deal with me crying.   For so many years, “feelings” and “emotions” have been dismissed and even looked down upon. Expressing our feelings has been regarded as

A Life by Design

  So many of us, myself included feel overwhelmed by our to-do lists. We run around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to check off all of the items, only to end up burnt out and ready to escape each evening. And if you are anything like me, you have all of the

The Only Reason Why You Feel the Way You Do

  What are you blaming in your life for feeling the way you do? What have you been telling yourself is creating your frustration, overwhelm and stress? The pandemic? Your kids? your job? Your weight? Your in laws?   This is one of the biggest lies we continue to believe. For years I thought the

The Secret to Losing Weight

  Over the past couple of years I have discovered the number one secret to losing weight.   Ready for it?   It is: to embody the loving scientist, abandon your inner judge and cultivate an inner cheerleader.   We are wired to judge ourselves, others and our circumstances as a way to survive. This

Stop living out the lie

     Our entire life we are conditioned to look forward to the next approaching event or milestone, and if you are like most of us, when you get there it’s not quite as magical as anticipated.  Inevitably, an emotion comes up that does not fit into the box that we have created that we “should”

You are NOT a good parent

     For just a minute I would like you to pause and come up with your definition of a “good mom” or a “good dad.”  If you are like the majority of us, you will come up with a plethora of things that you think qualify someone or yourself to be a good parent. These