We were talking about this in Culinary Confidence yesterday, and I had this lightbulb moment: Everyone needs access to this information! So here's the SparkNotes version...It seems counterintuitive, but it's true: Dieting is one of the primary reasons why people's weight climbs despite their best intentions, and it's not the product of failed willpower. How Dieting … Continue reading If you want to gain weight, diet.
How can I be healthy if I don't "watch" what I eat? 👆 This is a totally valid concern when we're immersed in diet culture's restrictive thinking! And we all know what happened to the guy in Super Size Me, right? You obviously can't eat McDonald's every day and expect to be a picture of … Continue reading 5 Practical Upgrades For Abundant Energy & Balanced Health
I gotta be real with you. It sometimes still triggers me to see so many people broadcasting their diets and over-the-top workout plans all over social media. The Daniela you might have met five years ago would have ranted about how oppressive it is to women (it's actually oppressive to a whole lot more people than … Continue reading Why aren’t we talking about HOLISTIC health more?
Diets implicitly teach us that we cannot trust our intuition – that our food choices aren’t good enough – that we are not enough. But when we stop coming from a place of body shaming or wanting to fit a cultural idea of beauty, freedom becomes empowering rather than glutenous. I used to gorge myself … Continue reading The #1 Reason Why You Should Ditch The Diet FOR GOOD.
Back in July, I shared the importance of routines and my morning and evening version with you but since life is much busier in the cooler months, I thought an update would be helpful to inspire you to check back in with your routines. Current Morning Routine: 1 minute body scan (gotta keep it short … Continue reading My Routines: Winter 2019
Isn’t it funny how a word changes depending on your phase of life? Remember when being “grounded” was the worst? Aside from having a low key evening at home being the best treat of all, now if someone were to say, “you’re grounded,” I would take it as a huge compliment! 🤣 #timeschange
If you're anything like me, most mornings you hustle out the door so fast that you're lucky if you remember to grab the coffee you brewed for yourself. 🤦 Some mornings will be like that, and that, of course, is ok. That's life. But whenever possible, consciously starting our morning with a calming routine we've … Continue reading Why Are Routines So Important?
Yesterday’s post focused on why it’s worth bringing awareness to your inner monologue, but what if you’re not sure how to change the negative space your thoughts have become? I’ve found the three simple steps above to be really effective in transforming the headspace of both myself and my clients. But the most important and … Continue reading Transforming Negative Self-Talk
I've always been taught that writing from the heart is the best way to heal ourselves and the world and that when you do, the people who need your voice will find you. So I hope this post finds you today because the words provide the hug (or smack for tough love fans 😏) you … Continue reading Heal Yourself, Heal The World
Outlook Good, Feel Good 