Why We Procrastinate & How To Motivate
Have you ever thought “Why do I procrastinate”? If you are anything like me you have this thought kinda regularly…!! It’s a common question that plagues us all. We know we have to get it done, so why do we find any and every excuse to push it off to later? The reality is that procrastination just slows down our rate of success – our ability to achieve great things while creating more stress and anxiety in us. To procrastinate is...
Conscious Gut Health – What You Need To Know
I’ve shared this secret with you before! It’s a good one, one that might unlock a whole lot of answers for you. So let’s get down and dirty and talk about it again… Current studies show an extensive network of neurons lining our guts that is so integral to our health and wellness has been nicknamed our “second brain”. It is known as the enteric nervous system and is the driving force behind your gut feelings, and basically...
Conscious Parenting: Finding Balance with Self-Love
Stop and think for one second. Imagine you are another person in a relationship with yourself. Notice what you say to yourself. How do you treat yourself? How do you speak to yourself? Would you want to be in a relationship with that person? It is quite common, and yes I do this myself on occasion, for people to beat ourselves up with hateful self-talk; have unrealistic expectations causing depression, deprive ourselves of what we...
5 Ways To Be Conscious This Holiday Season
The holiday season comes and goes so quickly and often leaves us (well me anyway) in a whirlwind! The gifts, the amazing food, the events… there is so much to see and do it can often times overwhelm us. Something I started doing 4 years ago was setting intentions for the New Year. You can read about that here (and I would love to have you join me this year in doing it on January 1, 2020!!) but today I want to talk applying that to...
Domestic Violence During The Holidays
Some say the holidays are the best time of year. All of the gift giving, socializing with friends and family, the foods, the festivities, seeing our children’s eyes light up in joy, the decorating, our own expectations… it all brings an air of mystery and fun. Of course along with this comes all of the pressures for everything to be just right – financial pressure, getting the right gift pressure, serving the right foods and...
8 Holiday Gifts For The Conscious Mom 2019
Gift giving is one of my favorite things to do. I love thinking about the person and coming up with something that would make them smile. Choosing just the right gift for mom is a very important part of the holidays. You know what your mom likes the best, but just in case you need a little guidance – here are some fantastic ideas I know you can customize to make perfect for her! 8 Holiday Gifts For The Conscious Mom 2019 A Vacation!...
5 Ways To Stay Healthy This Winter
The winter season is here and as always kicks off in lots of excitement with the holidays. It is a long season in which colds, flus, stomach and throat viruses all seem to flourish. I’ve spent many winters on both US coasts at this point and I can tell you from North to South, East to West, winter brings a chill, crazy weather patterns and that icky feeling at some point to almost everyone! No one can escape it. Many of us fall off...
Conscious Living: 6 Tips To Stay Healthy During The Holidays
Worried about packing on the pounds this holiday season? I always used to be! All of the events and parties with the delicious party foods and desserts… oh my. And the dinners…, just the thoughts have my mouth watering! I used to put lots of weight on during the holidays. Until I became more conscious. My body is my temple, I need to treat it right. But that doesn’t mean I can’t splurge here and there, it just means I need to...
5 Ways To Stay Organized & Ahead This Holiday Season
The holidays always seem to quickly creep up on us, don’t they?! As much as I love them and look forward to them, I could do without all of the stress that comes with them. From planning to entertaining to gift buying to gift giving to travel planning to coordinating schedules, it can all be completely overwhelming. So I am constantly on the lookout for great conscious hacks that will de-stress and still dazzle my holiday season. It...
The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
No matter how well domestic violence survivors think we are hiding it, we are not. Whether the domestic violence is physical or emotional, guaranteed, your kids know something is not right. I thought I was hiding it. I thought I was doing the right thing and a good job keeping it to myself too. I now know it’s not true. When we stepped Out of the Darkness, I took each child aside alone and told them the one thing I was the most scared...