You know what strikes me as sort of sad? There is a whole program dedicated to eating wholesome food that comes from the earth. It’s a little pitiful that we’ve gotten so used to processed franken-foods that we think of it as difficult to eat vegetables, fruit, and meat. And yet, here I sit, proud of myself that I “survived” 30 full days of eating such horrible things. But I am … [Read more...]
Your Only Job? Eat. Good. Food.
Monday will be the halfway mark of the Whole30 so I thought I’d give a little update on the tricks I’ve been using to keep this manageable. If you missed my first post about the Whole30, you can catch up here. In the meantime, here's a little bit about the program from their website: Established by Dallas Hartwig and Melissa Hartwig (of Whole9) in April 2009, the Whole30® … [Read more...]
“The resting place of the mind is the heart.”
At various points in my life I’ve kept a diary. When I was younger, I’d write my secrets down until I learned that my sister was reading them, then I stopped. Then in undergrad LiveJournal was popular. Remember that? Is it still around? Well, I think maybe I journaled for freshman year and then I was over it. In seeking recovery, I was encouraged to start journaling again and … [Read more...]
“You are what you eat. What would YOU like to be?”
OK, hold on to your hats because things are about to get weird for a minute. One of the many people I’ve met along my health journey is a spiritual healer and she is so interesting! She was telling me about the meaning of the spring equinox which I’m going to badly summarize here and then explain why I’m thinking about it.Spring is the time in the earth’s cycle in which the … [Read more...]
“No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.”
The first quarter of 2016 is almost in the books and I did a little check-in with myself on how I’m doing with some of my goals. As I continue through my health journey I enjoy looking back periodically to be thankful for how I’ve grown so far and excited for the future. I’m pretty sure this is the type A in me but I call it a zen and spiritual practice and I try to keep in … [Read more...]
“I’m gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline.”
"I'm gonna be honest with you, that smells like pure gasoline." Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyToday I would like to talk about armpits. Did you know that your armpit can get infected? Neither did I, until mine got infected. OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration; it was actually my sweat gland in my armpit that got infected, not my whole armpit. Either way though, it … [Read more...]
“You were sick, but now you’re well again, and there’s work to do.”
“You were sick, but now you're well again, and there's work to do.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, TimequakeI want to start this post by saying that we are in the middle of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week and if you think you might need some sort of eating disorder support please know that there is free help available. And if you don’t think you need support, please consider … [Read more...]
“[She] could tune her, bringing out her better instincts and filtering out her lesser ones.”
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In a few days it will be Valentine's Day which is also my one-year anniversary with doTERRA so I thought I'd love on some people who've changed my life and continue to help me become a better person. To protect the innocent I will not be naming names. By "protect the innocent" I mean "protect myself" because I'll probably leave someone out and I'll cry if I … [Read more...]