Wellness Blog & Updates
My best advice on how to SAVOR a life you love fueled by a thriving mind & body.
When the World Feels Heavy, Stay Human
Small, steady actions that help you stay engaged without losing yourself. Last fall, I walked into a room filled with nearly 300 women. No website.No social media.Just word of mouth. A friend heard from a friend about a gathering called Silence Is Not an Option at a...
A Place to Hold It All
For anyone feeling the weight of “all of it.” Not forced positivity, joy, held alongside what’s hard. A theme keeps rising in my coaching work, quietly, consistently: How do we live a thriving life in a world that feels upside down? Not forced positivity. Not looking...
Friendship Momentum in Action (Social Health Experiment Part Three)
More from my Social Health Series: Social Health Experiment Part 1Social Health Experiment Part 2Social Health Experiment Part 3 Friendship Momentum in Action: Social Health Experiment Part ThreeQuick recap: I created an experiment—six social gatherings over six...
Guess What Happened Next (Social Health Experiment Part Two)
More from my Social Health Series: Social Health Experiment Part 1Social Health Experiment Part 2Social Health Experiment Part 3 Friendship momentum is real—here’s what happened when the experiment kept going. If you missed Part One, here’s the quick recap: I decided...
I Tried a Social Health Experiment—Here’s What Happened
More from my Social Health Series: Social Health Experiment Part 1Social Health Experiment Part 2Social Health Experiment Part 3Taking the social health science out of the lab into my living room.After years as a die-hard audiobook fan, I recently went old school with...
How I Pause, Reflect & Savor a Year
The Power of Reflection Part Part Two: How I Pause, Reflect & Savor a YearIf you read Part One about Ann and the big, bulky binder that unexpectedly became a window into her “wonderful life,” you already know the theme of this two-part series: reflection is...
The Power of Reflection
The Power of Reflection: How a Bulky Binder Became a Window into a Wonderful LifeIt started as a simple goal in one of our coaching sessions. Ann wanted to simplify. Organize. Clear out the physical and mental clutter that had slowly accumulated over the years. As she...
Honoring Holiday Food Memories
Because some foods feed more than your stomach—they feed your soul.Let’s be real: the holidays are full of food memories. For me, it’s the mini marshmallows and fresh-cut grapes in Ambrosia salad that instantly take me back to Christmas dinner—surrounded by the chaos...
Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are So Hard to Quit
Why Ultra-Processed Foods Are So Hard to Quit: The Sneaky Science Behind Addictive FoodsHave you ever noticed how you can polish off an entire bag of chips without even realizing it—or how that “just one” cookie turns into three (or five)? It’s not just a lack of...
Hope IS a Strategy
You’ve probably seen it on a Lululemon bag or printed at the register: “Hope is not a strategy.”It’s catchy. It’s bold. And it’s half-true. Because here’s the thing: hope isn’t fluff. It’s fuel. Positive psychology research shows that high-hope people don’t just...