I wanted to share my latest thoughts because I get really fired up when I think about this: Life is just too short to waste any time playing small.  What lights your soul on fire?  Find out, and go do it.  You owe it to the preciousness of your life to go do it - no excuses - with nothing getting in the way of pursuing it.  Yes, I get that sometimes we have to be patient, because we can't do everything all at once - Read More

When it comes to the never ending conversation of not having enough time for things - I've found one thing massively helpful.  To Just DO rather than thinking about doing.  The biggest reason for this is when we start thinking about all that has to be done - the tasks seem to grow in size and seem insurmountable.  But instead, if we focus on just doing one thing at a time and keep moving, things just get done and we get this tremendous feeling of accomplishment rather than dread.  Do you ever feel this way?   Read More

Time - it's such an important thing, right?  Everyone has the same number of hours in a day and yet, somehow, we never feel like we have enough to fit in everything we want to do.  Most of my clients tell me that they wish they had more time -- more time to cook, to exercise, to see friends, to play with their kids, to go on date night with their spouses, to sleep, just -- more time.  So, how do you do it?  How do those people who "fit it all in" seem to make it all work? Below are my top tips on how to make time feel like it's on your side: Read More

The other day, my 2.5 year old son was having the biggest tantrum I had seen.  I'm talking level 5 massive screaming head off banging body on the floor type of tantrum that seemed to be lasting for eternity.  As I tried to wait for him to calm down (at that point, nothing I say or do is helpful and in fact causes him to freak out more so I just have to sit nearby and wait it out), I thought back to what he ate earlier in the afternoon. Hmmm, he just had 3 oreo cookies with his afternoon snack not too long ago.  Could this be what was contributing to his hellish behavior?? Or is my son now just crazy and resorting to this behavior because the lego fell off the top of his tower?  Sadly, I think it's the oreos... Read More

I've been feeling totally run down over the past week and I finally hit a bit of a breaking point last night.  It's that dreaded LONG part of winter that feels extra cold and extra dragging and I'm totally over it but know that it's still going to last 2 more months (yikes)!  I've had this lingering, annoying congestion that turned into a hacking cough right when I wanted to sleep last night, and I'd just had enough. Read More

I get it, when you are running a million miles a minute and firing on all cylinders just to keep life moving forward, it can be hard to think about eating healthy meals at home.  It’s hard enough just to get a shower in, some make-up slapped on, your hair in a topknot and the kids out the door (with their lunches packed) in order to make it to your morning meeting on time so your boss doesn’t think you are delinquent.  Getting healthy meals on the table may seem like the last thing on your to-do list - especially when it’s so much more convenient to order dinner online during the train ride home. Read More

Today is Day 3 of my Fall 5 Day Detox and it is often the toughest day for many.  This is when all the yuck begins coming out of your body for good -- and that can result in a lot of rough feelings - tiredness, headaches, mood swings, etc.  It's good in that your body is doing what it is supposed to be doing on a detox, but it also doesn't feel that great and is the time when a lot of people think about giving up.  Well, DON'T give up on yourself because: Read More

Most of us are aware that we are surrounded by toxins - in our air, our water, soil, food, and products we use - to name a few.  But were you also aware that many of these toxins are absorbed into our bodies and really hard to get rid of?  We have natural processes that help cleanse our bodies - through our lungs, kidneys, skin and liver, but we can also take steps to help rid ourselves of toxins that otherwise get stored inside us.  Read More

I think all Moms should go through a training on how to be self-compassionate.  I feel like this is something we aren't necessarily taught while we are growing up.  Sure, we learn how to be compassionate to others - how to be kind, caring, how to share, etc. when we are children, but no one really takes the time to teach us how important it is to be kind to ourselves.  I think we all have a natural instinct to stay out of harms way and to protect ourselves, but no one takes the time to teach us the importance of real kindness towards ourselves.  It's something that now, as an adult and as a mother, I'm seeing the true importance of.  Read More

I don't know about you but the summer has left me REELING.  Too much time in the sun with too many events and too many people and this chica is SOOO ready for a routine back in life! I may be the only person in the world excited that school is back in session, but hey, I'm a creature of habit.  I thrive on routine!  And that's why this amazing superfood is something that is consistently in my life -- in my food routine if you will.  It's the Chia Seed.  Read More