Summer is here and the swimsuits are out! Mixed feelings about it? In a culture that is drilling "bikini body" images into our heads at every opportunity, moms often feel defeated when it comes to their physical self. We are constantly putting our children’s needs before our own. How can we take care of the kids, clean the home, cook the dinner, maintain a job, AND stay healthy and fit? As a personal trainer, I encourage my mom clients to take a realistic approach. It's not

Okay, I'm going to lay it all out on the table… If you know me well, you know that I am a high-strung kind of person. I am SO much calmer with yoga in my life, but I can still be dramatic. I’m not sure if I was born that way, or if I was a product of a dysfunctional household. Or maybe this is the way life is for a great many people in the modern world? I'm not sure. I like to be going, doing, seeing. I obsess about things. I get caught in cycles of negative thinking. I catch

So you have goals for 2017? (besides recovering from 2016?) Don't stress. Change can feel daunting, but putting a positive spin on it may be the most effective way to live the life you have been yearning for. Let Go Try asking "What am I clinging to?" It could be physical. It could be mental. Maybe it's negative self talk, fear, addictions, stress surrounding work, or unhealthy friendships? Once you have answered that question "What am I clinging to?" give yourself permission

I must say, the last few years of my adult life have been my healthiest, happiest and most honest. I feel as if I have nothing to prove and nothing to defend. I can just be my “self” and feel good about it. Throughout my twenties, I was trying to create someone who I thought would be more likeable, stronger, less vulnerable. I constantly heard a voice in the back of my head questioning what I said and what I did. It was difficult for me to connect to others. Sometimes I made

Summer is coming to a close. Kids are headed back to school. Vacation vibes are finished for now. While the change of seasons always brings excitement, if also brings a bit of frantic energy to the air. We are often running around, filling the schedule to the brim, and feeling drained a few weeks in. It’s hard to strike a balance. How can we find peace when life gets hectic? Maybe it’s not about changing up the schedule to find moments to relax, but about finding ways to r