I recently wrote a post sharing the story behind my choice to stop eating animals and their by-products including eggs and dairy. In...

Full confession: I have a deeply entrenched sweet tooth. In fact, I LOVE a sweet treat, preferably of the chocolate variety. And don't...

I am absolutely fascinated by the information in one of my health coach training modules through IIN - the mind-body connection. While a...

I don't know about you, but I am one of those people who is actually highly motivated by tracking my habits. I like to have visual...

Is your home a haven or a source of stress? Our homes are where we go at the end of a long, tiring work day. They are where we retreat...

Note about photo: I so wish I had a photo of me as a little girl with my chicken, Peep-Peep. However, the look on this little girl's...

Last month I wrote a post about primary versus secondary food. You can read it HERE. To recap, primary food includes all the things...

When the new year starts it is quite common and somewhat of a cultural expectation that we develop lofty goals for our self-improvement...

In my last post about the Rhythms of Rest, I shared briefly about ultradian rhythms. To refresh, our bodies experience circadian rhythms...

Happy New Year!!! I had a couple weeks off from new health coach training modules which was nice. Now I'm all caught up and have SO MUCH...

A few posts ago, I wrote about the concept of primary and secondary foods. Primary foods are the things that nourish you off the plate. ...

We've all probably heard of "eating the rainbow", right? We know it's good for us. We know it's what we're "supposed to do." Have you...

One of the most compelling lectures I've heard so far in my health coach training was delivered by Dr. Lissa Rankin. Lissa Rankin is a...

Do you see any food in this photo? Unless you consider flowers to be edible, I'm guessing you would say NO to that question. Keep...

Humans and food - especially in our Western, diet-obsessed culture - can have a complicated relationship. On the one hand, food is one of...

If you're like me, it's possible that you have internalized the idea that wellness is on the other side of an invisible "finish line". If...

I think, for the most part, that humans are hard-wired to try to fit into the group. We are a social species. It's important for us to...

For most of my life (actually, let's be honest ... for my ENTIRE life until starting my Health Coach Training Program), I have...

This is a photo of me from 1975. It was an ornament I made at school in the first grade. Yes, I'm a mature adult. (ahem) But damn!! I...

Before I decided to sign up for the Health Coach Training Program through the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, I strongly considered...