What you focus on grows

Focus on what you want   What you focus on grows.  I genuinely believe that.  Do you? I want to have a growth mindset and I bet you do too.    We get to decide what our mindset is.  If we find it is not working for us, we can change it. The other day, I […] Read more…

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The good, bad and ugly truth about Stress!

The Impact of Stress Last week I shared my experience with clinical depression.  What I learned through that experience was the impact that stress can have when left unmanaged. I didn’t understand all those years ago what stress was, or the negative way it could affect me, but in the years since I have educated […] Read more…

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Should you take a probiotic

Gut Health When I started my weight loss transformation, I signed up with a company that had been around for years and had a proven track record (they’re growing so fast they can’t keep up with supply right now). If you are interested in what I did, you can find out more about the program […] Read more…

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Leaky Gut Syndrome

  The importance of your gut health   I did not realize the true importance of the gut in our overall health and wellbeing.   Over 2000 years ago, Hippocrates said, “All disease begins in the gut.”  He knew it way back then and we are just coming around to understanding how important it is […] Read more…

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6 ideas to get your workout done at home

Over the last year, you may have stopped going to the gym.  I did.  Maybe now that you’re out of the routine you’re not sure you want to go back. Or, maybe you were never a gym person, to begin with.  You just didn’t have the time or didn’t like all the people in your […] Read more…

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What a difference a year can make

Can you believe that we are coming up on the ONE YEAR anniversary when we were all affected by COVID-19 in one way or another?? In March of 2020….. I was planning a conference with a couple of women for midlife online businesses and influencers. We had to make the decision to cancel the conference […] Read more…

Ready to live your life with Vitality?

Are you ready to take back control of your life? You know you aren’t as healthy as you want to be, mentally, physically or spiritually, but you don’t know where to start. You’re not alone! I was avoiding the scale, unmotivated, frustrated, disappointed in myself and starting to feel the effects of my poor health […] Read more…

Design your next act with a plan

Studies have shown that when we take the time to write down our goals, we are much more likely to accomplish them. Write down those goals If you’re now in your 2nd Act, you may find yourself in an empty nest or facing an empty nest. Maybe you’ve diligently saved so that you can retire […] Read more…

How to age gratefully

I’ve known I need to make some changes and so I made a list of 10 things to focus on this year. I have a pretty thorough plan, but I don’t have complete control of circumstances that arise. I DO have control of how I handle them, though. In just the past couple of weeks, […] Read more…