My friend Hannah Hepworth has invited me to speak at her event called the The Healthy Mom Summit: Simple, Powerful, Holistic Ways to Take Care of Yourself No Matter How Busy You Are. I’m incredibly excited because, along with that invitation, I was offered the chance to extend to you the opportunity to listen in. If you’re [...]
I was on my way to Cincinnati to attend an event being put on by a beautiful friend and colleague of mine. The event sounded amazing and I was honored she had invited me. I was watching the movie “Joy” with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. Tears were pouring down my face. (spoiler alert). If [...]
Did you wake up beating yourself up after another night of late night eating, after you just vowed to start your new diet? As you get up and barely look at yourself in the mirror while struggling to find something to wear that fits? I know that story all too well. Going to bed being [...]
Slow Cookers are a gift from heaven. I'm serious! I love how they fill my home with the rich essence of a delicious meal ... all day. Fall is a busy time for my family, so throwing a bunch of ingredients together first thing in the morning and letting the slow cooker do it's job [...]
Exercise is key for optimal health, and yet we continue to put it as a low priority. Our excuses keep piling up. We need to work longer hours, we should spend more time with our families and we owe it to our friends to go out more and be present on social media. Before we know [...]
Leaves are falling, the autumn wind is blowing and minestrone soup is simmering on the stove! Are you looking for a delicious soup recipe to serve at your dinner party tonight? Or perhaps you're wanting to add some nutritional bang to your kid's lunch this week? My Minestrone Soup recipe is definitely one of my [...]
Feeling a little stressed? Me too. Or at least I used to…. Real talk: all of that rushing and multitasking isn’t actually getting you anywhere. In fact, it might actually be keeping you stuck. You may be working double-time, but getting half the results. It doesn’t have to be that way. My friend and rockstar [...]
It's that "Fall Salad" time of the year! If you happen to find yourself wandering through a weekend farmer's market, you'll notice the colorful array of all the root vegetables: yams, parsnips, turnips, rutabaga, carrots, butternut squash and - my personal favorite - beets. I love root vegetables because they are a natural sources of [...]
I used to be a cardio junkie! I believed if a little exercise was good then more must be better and often that would mean I was running or cycling for hours and hours a week. But, my body never really changed and neither did the scale. So, it got me wondering - what is [...]
Do you know how much sugar you eat? Do you know how much you feed your kids? Do you know where it hides? Do you know why you crave it? Do you know why once you start eating it you just can’t stop? My guess is probably not. In fact, I didn’t know all of [...]
