I am sitting in my kitchen as I write this with my nose dripping and a sore throat.  Yes, I get sick too sometimes.  I certainly don't get sick as often as I used to but it does happen. 

Here I am blowing my nose.  Ugh!!!

Today I wanted to share openly about being human.

I have always been concerned that people would put me on a pedestal.  It's a long fall when someone is perceived as perfect.  I am far from perfect.  And, although there is a joke in our family about being "perfect", no one is perfect.  This is simply not possible being human.  I know that I can't live under that pressure. I don't want to.  I want to feel good that I am doing the best that I can but take away the pressure of being perfect.  

I pursued this career to help people not because I'm perfect at it but because I know it works.  I am very passionate about educating people so they feel empowered to make changes that positively affect their...

Nourish Your Everyday

I spent Saturday at the Women's Wellness Conference put on by 2GFitness. It was a small group of ladies that met to exercise and learn more about health.  The speakers were fantastic. I have spoken with Rosalyn in the past and she has a great message around body image and emotional eating.  This is definitely a message that many of us need to hear.

Maria Ellis the founder of MariaMichelle Fitness and Lifestyle Coaching and a fabulous motivational speaker.  Her talk was titled "You Are More Than Enough"  she had each woman stand at a mirror and share at least one thing they loved about themselves.  Using the question "What do you see?"  I was struck by how difficult this was for just about everyone in the room.  It broke my heart to see so many amazing women struggle with finding something positive to say about themselves.  She then had each woman say that they are enough right now, tomorrow and every day in the...