Are you distracted? I just had this conversation with another working woman last week who says she's having trouble focusing on any given task because there are so many.   If you saw my schedule last week, you'll know that I also struggle--by my own design.  It's hardly ever choosing between a good and bad.  It' usually having to choose between a good and a good.  Or An OBLIGATION that's the interruption.  (more on that below)  I think we all suffer from ...

February is Heart Health Month Disease is a slow process. We don't wake up one day and have full blown heart disease. It's been creeping up on us. Sticky stuff has been accumulating in our vascular system over decades. I wish we had a simple way to check in with our body. A simple way to look inside and see what's really going on in there. How are we doing? The simple way is to eat enough of the right foods, get regular exercise and get regular check ups! No one is perfect when it comes to diet ...

There's a tangible connection between the mind and the body and it's called the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve, also known as the vagal nerves, are the main nerves of your parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest). This system controls specific body functions such as your digestion, heart rate and immune system. These functions are involuntary, meaning you can't consciously control them. Remember the last time you were under stress or emotional overwhelm? Did you get sick? Did you suffer ...

Most working women I know are high achievers. We're always looking for the next thing in life. Achievement is the name of the game and being left behind in the rat race isn't an option. We'll never "arrive" because that doesn't exist. The trouble becomes, the more you climb, it's never enough. Continue striving like this for too long and science predicts that high performers will have more disappointments later in life and less satisfaction. It's almost like we're sacrificing the good stuff in ...

Life can be bumpy and there are distractions every where but in all the diversions it's always our choice to turn back, keep moving forward or make a new path. We took a summer white water rafting trip to Idaho. Our guide Maggie gave us a safety briefing before we got started. Told us what to look out for, how to position our bodies if we fell out of the raft and started floating across the rapid. So many instructions! Does anyone really listen? I was fairly confident no one was going to fall ...

Let's talk about what gets you out of bed in the morning and makes you feel alive. Research says we are motivated by 3 things. 1. Doing something out of pure love. 2. Fear of not doing the thing. 3. We feel obligated to do the thing. Are you sensing a theme here? Motivation requires a FEELING. We make decisions based both on feelings and reason. We use both our brain and gut feeling to drive us toward that next decision. Whether right or wrong, it seems that we are mostly motivated to avoid ...

It's time for a little mid-year motivation! It's July--how are your New Years resolutions coming? Success happens when we're intentional about our progress. If you never look, measure, make adjustments and move forward, you'll end up at the same place you were last year. Did you make a one-word vision board in January? Now is the time to re-evaluate those big goals you wrote down. What were you hoping to accomplish at the beginning of the year? It's not too late! Good Enough This last six ...

The gut has been called the second brain and for good reason. It metabolizes, produces, and regulates your hormones. The vagus nerve runs from your gut to your brain and these two send text messages back and forth all day every day. So it's important to keep your gut in tip top shape. Your gut bugs (virus, bacteria, yeast to name a few) live in a symbiotic relationship with us. As they help us digest and absorb nutrients to feed our cells, we feed them nutrient dense foods. The problem--our ...

Your habits and lifestyle say something about you. They tell you and the world what's important to you and where you put your priorities. What you eat, if you exercise, the places you shop, and where you spend you money creates a picture. Have you noticed that every new year the average person makes intentions to create better habits. Resolutions typically focus around health and relationships. Yet, three weeks into a new year, most have let those grand ideas fall by the wayside. Why? Deep ...

I've been in recovery mode the last two weeks after having surgery. A surgery related to the delivery of my youngest. My youngest is seventeen years old! It's been a long time since his traumatic birth experience and the surgeries endured afterward. Somehow having a new baby eases the pain recovery can bring. There's no baby this time; just pain. Are you like me? I hold the belief that whatever mom is feeling during pregnancy and birth your baby is also experiencing. It's no wonder that I have ...