PART I Yesterday marked 31 days AF (alcohol free) for me. Which means 31 days ago I had my last drink, and it wasn’t a glamorous one...think bad chardonnay via free Southwest drink tickets on the tail end of trip to Mexico while be rerouted to Amarillo, TX due to storms in Denver. Quite [...]
What you're currently doing, or not doing, in your life should not define you. I used to identify with the activities, practices and behaviors (workouts/diets) that I participated in to the point of letting it define who I was as a person. The problem with was when my boat in life got rocked, (which it [...]
With summer comes travel and with travel can come some serious problems with eating in healthy ways. You may have found your groove eating at home. Maybe you’ve even found certain restaurants where you’ve figured out what to order. But once you hit the road, these healthy patterns get a bit lost on translation. [...]
Grieving the end of beautiful things. Enthusiastically anticipating what's next... You know that famous Dr. Suess quote,"don't cry because it's over smile because it happened?" While I do love that quote, today I beg to differ. Read on... I don't tend to be outwardly emotional. I feel a lot, and I feel deeply (#empath), [...]
How to slide into summer happy, healthy, peaceful and present Mindful mamas (and dads) out there, have you noticed that this time of year rivals the holidays as far as the level of activities, commitments, “busyness” and overall stress? I don’t know about you but my schedule, all of a sudden, is crazy packed! [...]
I never could resist a good quiz! Sexy, Spiritual and Sane is the “trifecta” that I strive for myself and my clients. What exactly do I mean by this? Check it out... Sexy Katie defines 'sexy' by how we feel in our bodies, not just the number on the scale or your current pant size. [...]
(Article originally posted in the Elephant Journal February 23, 2018) This year, I ended a negative relationship and started a beautiful one. I dropped my love-hate battle with diet, weight, and body image, where “food is the enemy” and made peace with food instead. I decided that since we’re in this together, we might as [...]
Got Stress? Who Doesn't! Oh, and doesn't it kill you when people tell you not to stress over something? “Don’t stress yourself out about it.” “Just don’t let the stress get to you.” “Relax. Why are you letting this stress you out?” Yeah, like this really helps. This not only doesn’t help you let go [...]
This was the the first January in recent memory that I wasn't in desperate need of a detox... Desperate, not only because my physical body needed it (which it usually did), but more so, desperate to break all my bad habits from holiday indulging and get back “on track.” To be completely honest, a [...]
...Plus a FREE Winter Cookbook! We are perhaps never more aware of the seasons than in winter. It causes a shift in how we dress, our small talk and can even take over the news. But the seasons and how they affect us can and should be considered all year in regards to our [...]
