Life is strung together with fresh beginnings and the more obvious one is the breaking of dawn each morning. How you start your day sets your foundation for the day. Morning routine has been a recent trend in conversations with my clients which led me to this post. A positive morning routine is a
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Fatigue, Your Body’s Alarm
Fatigue is your body’s SOS. It is one of the first red flags that the body is trying to grab your attention and seek cooperation. Our typical response to the body’s request for rest is to drown it out with caffeine or sugar for the temporary bump in energy. The over achievers tend
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Self-Care and Wellness
I’m super excited to be a panelist on Forth Chicago’s Wellness and Self-Care Panel this week. I jumped at their invitation to be a guest blogger as my introduction. I would love to share my deeply personal post with you but before you go, here’s a teaser and my wellness manifesto. My perspective
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It’s About Clarity and Choices
New Year, Let’s Get Clear Clear on my intentions Clear on my heart’s desire Clear on my ideal clients It started while “Chasing Desire!” (By the way, if you haven’t downloaded my free ebook, it’s never too late to get clear on your chase in 2016.) While I love my clients from all ages, I’ve
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The Pause
I sit down on the toilet, slip my panties down and without fail, inspect for the sight of blood. Zero, zip, nada. This has been going down for two months every time I enter the ladies room, which is often because I am a well-hydrated wellness expert. Part of me is thrilled. Part of me
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Chasing Desire in 2016
Desire A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen. Do you remember the last object of your desire? It’s imperative to hone in on what you truly desire if you are to enjoy a life rich in experiences and relationships. Desire feels like Flow Joy Something or someone
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Why a Time Out Saved my Life
In my 38th year, I found myself in my gynecologist office pleading for an anti-depressant. I was living in São Paulo, Brazil. And she was a Brazilian physician of German heritage. She served upper class Brazilians and expats. She was a brief, smart, firm, lacking bedside manner doctor. She was not the warm fuzzy type, but
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Seasonal Transitions, You’ve Got This!
Autumnal Equinox. It sounds super sophisticated. But, for the fact that I feel my body constrict with the mention of Summer’s ending and my mental chatter of Winter’s impending doom. Immediately, I breathe. Deeply, Slowly, Quietly and Rhythmically. Inhale the sunny day that is today. Exhale my leap into the future season. Nature provides a transition
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An Invitation
You are cordially invited to download my new e-book, “Top Ten Checklist for Daily Vitality and Whole Living.” The book is a compilation of holistic and whole hearted practices based on twenty five years of personal and professional research and experience in the wellness field. If you’re searching for strategies which increase your energy, reduce