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Continue reading →: Are you living in survival mode? 5 signs women miss until it’s too lateSome people call it survival mode. Others call it melancholy. Most of us just call it the blahs. It sneaks up on you quietly. One minute you’re going about your day—sweeping up dog hair tumbleweeds, flipping a grilled cheese, starting your fifth load of laundry—and the next, you stop mid-task…
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Continue reading →: From Test Runs to Transformation: Why I’m Stepping Fully Into Wellness CoachingThis past spring, I put out a little experiment to my friends and family: “Want to be my wellness coaching guinea pigs?” I was working toward my wellness coaching certificate and needed practice clients—real people ready for fresh starts, new beginnings, and healthier routines. In exchange for being my test…
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Continue reading →: Carbs are evil: the little white lieLast year I gave up carbs to eat more carbs. To clarify: I subbed out carbs for carbs. WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY IS THAT I DON’T EAT CARBS ANYMORE BUT I DO STILL EAT CARBS. Stace. Stop. Breathe. Don’t succumb to the carb-troversy. Mark and I said “so long,…
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Continue reading →: Chia pudding 101How many times have you looked at a picture in a recipe book, drooled, bought the entire book just for that one recipe that promised to taste great and give you oodles of nutrients, only to find a flavorless mound of (what exactly is this??) in your mouth? I’m looking…
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Continue reading →: It’s okay to be stressedWait. What? Ya. I was, shall we say, a bit perplexed, too. How many different ways, and for how long, have we heard about stress, and how bad it is and how to manage it and on and on? We hear it because science does show that stress, especially the…
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Continue reading →: The 4 simple tips to achieve a healthy diet
I’m going to type myself out of a job today because this is IT; basically all you need to jump start healthy nutrition habits and maintain them forever and ever, amen. I preach that the path to overall wellness is not easy, but it is simple, and I believe that…
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Continue reading →: When life throws you high blood pressure
In the beginning, I met and fell in love with a police officer. We married on the top of a mountain and lived the lives of a modern, blended family navigating jobs, custody schedules, naughty dogs and all kinds of ups and downs. After nine years together, my police officer…
