Insights
5 Little Ways to Pause When Life is Full
Pausing doesn't require perfect conditions or large blocks of time. Here are five little ways to notice what's happening in your body and reclaim your energy.
Getting Cozy with Your Curiosity: Rekindling the Joy of Learning
I've been wanting to write about feeding our curiosity for a while. Not the productivity version of learning, but the joy of it, from the wandering, the wondering, to the rabbit holes that fill you up instead of draining you. This one's for all of us who got busy and forgot what it felt like to just be interested in something.
5 Little Ways to Move Without the Exercise Drama
Movement doesn't require gym memberships, perfect workout clothes, or rigid schedules. Discover five simple, drama-free ways to keep your body active throughout the day, from nature walks to kitchen dance parties. These practical ideas fit naturally into real life.
A Holistic Wellness Coach's Personal Toolkit for Life Transitions: Part 3 - Sustaining the Journey
This month, I’ve been sharing my personal toolkit for navigating major life decisions, changes, transitions, and all those sticky messy middles.
This final part is about the stuff we don't always discuss: how to celebrate progress you can barely see, how to trust a timeline when you have no idea where it's leading, and when to recognize that you need more support than your personal toolkit can provide.
A Holistic Wellness Coach's Personal Toolkit for Life Transitions: Part 2 - Creating Space
In Part 1, I shared the internal foundation for navigating life changes, but I also need the doing—what I actually do with my body, time, and energy. In Part 2, I'm sharing three actions that help me create actual space for change: externalizing what's going on inside, and protecting your energy ruthlessly Big life changes are invisible energy vampires. Here's how to stop letting them drain you.
A Holistic Wellness Coach's Personal Toolkit for Life Transitions: Part 1 - The Internal Foundation
Yes, I'm a holistic wellness coach. And yes, I'm currently navigating some major life changes myself. If you're expecting me to have it all figured out — I'm about to disappoint you. The truth is that change and uncomfortable situations are hard for me too. Over the last few years, I've navigated a chronic condition diagnosis, a complete professional pivot, and shifts in how I move, what I prioritize, and how I define wellness. This is Part 1 of my toolkit for navigating life transitions: the internal foundation that creates ground to stand on when everything feels unstable.
5 Little Things I Do To Keep My Brain Sharp
In our fast-paced world, maintaining mental clarity and cognitive sharpness has become more important than ever. As a holistic wellness coach, I've discovered that some of the most powerful brain-boosting strategies are surprisingly simple and can easily fit into your daily routine.Here are five little things I do every day to keep my brain sharp along with the science behind why they work.
5 Little Things I Do Daily to Make Myself a Priority
Making yourself a priority isn't selfish—it's essential. As a wellness coach, I've learned this lesson the hard way. I used to run on empty, believing that caring for others meant neglecting myself. But, as they say, you can't pour from an empty cup. Here are 5 things I do daily to put myself first. I'm sharing them hoping they inspire you to find your own rhythm.
Getting Cozy with Your Finances: A Gentle Guide to Money Confidence
I'd like to invite you to explore the interconnected relationship between money, body, and mind, as well as some ways to develop a deeper familiarity with the financial aspects of your life – ways to get cozy with how money shows up in your life. This isn't about finding the perfect financial plan or complex strategies, but about creating an imperfect balance that actually works for your life through gentle awareness and integration.
5 Little Things You Can Do For Yourself in 5 Minutes
When you're feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in stress mode, you don't need to clear your entire afternoon. You need tools that work right now, in the moment. These five simple practices can shift your energy, reset your nervous system, and remind you that taking care of yourself doesn't have to be complicated.
5 Little Things I do To Stay Hydrated
As someone who not only has multiple water bottles for multiple occasions, but also has one constantly attached like an appendage, I've learned that effective hydration isn't just about drinking more water. It’s also about creating sustainable habits that work with your lifestyle.
Staying properly hydrated doesn't have to be complicated. Here are five simple strategies that have made a real difference in how I feel throughout the day.
Reclaim Your Day: A Mindful Approach to Time-Blocking
Feeling constantly overwhelmed, with no breathing room in your schedule? You're not alone. After my own tumultuous journey with burnout, I developed the "Reclaim Your Day" framework—a gentle, imperfect approach to time blocking that creates intentional space for what truly matters. Unlike rigid productivity systems, this framework honors your need for flexibility and self-care. Discover how visualizing your time differently can transform not just your schedule, but your relationship with time itself.
Embracing Imperfection: A Personal Journey
I am an imperfect human being. As a perfectionist, those words sometimes feel like sandpaper on my tongue. But they're true + they're powerful. It's a daily practice to allow myself to be human, to make mistakes, to be okay with forgetting to do that one thing. And while admitting it to myself is tough enough, saying it out loud is scary. Yet I've learned that voicing these vulnerabilities isn't just therapeutic—it creates space for others to breathe, to soften + to acknowledge their own journey too…
From Unsubscribing To Thriving
We often hear about how unsubscribing can calm the noise in our inboxes, reduce our screen time + put cash back in our hands from memberships we rarely use. But what about unsubscribing from parts of life that are unhealthy? The ones that no longer benefit you + clutter your time? Below are 10 things I’ve unsubscribed from to make my life more full, spacious + lovely. Because I am an imperfect human, every day is a practice in self-love. Sometimes I fall back on old habits. When that happens, I allow myself the grace to try again tomorrow.
5 Key Takeaways from Launching My Wellness Coaching Program
Recently, I created a 3-month holistic wellness coaching program designed to encompass all aspects of health, including those we often overlook or avoid.
Here are some lessons I learned during this process. These insights are relevant not only to the coaching industry but also to working with teams + others in professional + sometimes personal settings.
Intentions, Not Resolutions
Welcome to the beginning of 2024. This is the time of year that everyone is either finalizing their resolutions for the year, or fiercely putting them into practice.
Let's take a moment, however, to contemplate the essence of resolutions. By definition, a resolution is a resolute decision to either pursue or abstain from a particular course of action. It's unwavering. Yet, as I've found through personal experience, resolutions often set us up for disappointment. Despite our best intentions, they can become burdensome tasks, leading to frustration when they don't unfold as expected, even if circumstances are beyond our control.
Dear Person That Just Wants to Help
Dear Person That “Just Wants to Help,”
You’ve seen my social media posts about the food journey I’ve been on. The beautifully plated dishes and the snacks I love.
I wasn’t asking for your advice, but you decided to mention that I should be eating all plant-based foods, that I eat too much, and that I really need to start on the fashion diet you’ve been on.
I wanted to let you know that I’m ignoring your comment, and that I find it biased and full of wellness myths that only bring us down. I work really hard to keep myself healthy, and my diet is a discussion between myself and my care team. I’ll have ice cream if I want to.
I wish you had shown some empathy instead, or said nothing at all.
Normalization. Or Lack Thereof.
Image description: Photo of a pink lined post-it note against a wood grain backdrop. The post-it is titled “To Do” and lists three items: shower, groceries, and try not to spiral.
I had a bit of a profound thinking moment earlier this week. It happened in conjunction with another moment in which I realized I hadn’t fully thought through a situation and, as a result, I had to last minute scramble to find an alternate way to approach what I needed to do.