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7 Years: The Secret to an Extraordinary Life
7 years ago I did a difficult and scary thing for my mental and emotional health. I got out of a toxic marriage. I immediately started the healing process way before the ink on the divorce papers were final. That took about 3 years. Three years of starting over financially, emotionally, spiritually. I was so…
Do You Have a Health Community?
Community is the key to faster success no matter what your goals are! I learned this the hard way over the years as my support systems have come and gone. That’s why I love having coaches I can rely on and who will always have my back and my best interest in mind. Sometimes they…
Do it Scared
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”― Joseph Campbell If I could give you the courage to take that first scary step, I would.If I could promise you it won’t be a tough road, I would.If I could take away the pain you are currently in, I would, but I can’t. Only…
Are You a Fat Gym Rat?
Before the shutdown I was going to the gym regularly, torturing myself at bootcamp, and NOT losing weight because my nutrition was out of whack. So glad I reached out to my coach the end of the summer and started my health journey. 25 lbs of fat and 100 lbs of pressure off my joints…
Recreating Your Extraordinary Life: How to Move Foward After Disaster Hits
I thought I was through the darkest season of my life. Like I had just surfaced after nearly drowning after being tossed and turned by the waves. The clouds had finally cleared and the warmth of the sun on my face offered new hope at living my extraordinary life. But before I could bask in…
How to Complete a Task You’ve Been Avoiding
I completed a long-time goal with a little help from someone I hired to help me edit an easy video project? Why did I hire someone to do something I could have done myself? Because I knew the money would be well spent on the time it would save me to focus on more important things in…
Grieving The Death of Your Extraordinary Life
Recently, I found myself swimming in grief so strong over losing the extraordinary life I had planned, I felt like I was being pulled under. Thankfully, those strong waves of paralyzing depression only lasted a week because I’ve learned how to pull myself up from the abyss. I believe in feeling my emotions, but not…
Health Tips for Holiday Cookouts
Hamburgers 🍔 , hot dogs, 🌭 and beer 🍺 Oh MyHow do you stay healthy when they’re serving pie? Sorry, I couldn’t resist, but seriously. Summer cookouts can be a setup for weight loss disasters. If you’re like me, I couldn’t choose between a hamburger, hot dog, brat, or chicken, so throughout the cookout, I…
When Waves of Overwhelm Hit Hard
Last week, I was overwhelmed by work so I started this post to help deal with “normal” life overwhelm. It started like this” WHEN OVERWHELM HITS, HIT BACK It’s kind of ironic that after I overcame some obstacles and returned from a very focused, productive, and relaxing work retreat, I get hit in the face…
Release the Novel in You: Best Fiction Writing Books of All Time
When I wrote this book five years ago, I wanted to offer my novel writing course to a wider audience. I knew this book was popular around Christmas time, but I never imagined it would be named #12 of 100 “Best Fiction Writing Books of All Time.” This isn’t one of those vanity awards like…