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What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals?

Our house loves rice, beans, and veggies! Cook em up, season to perfection, and eat up taco style, maybe make some quesadillas, or a classic rice bowl. Pita bread always hits and I love making homemade honey mustard (spicy brown mustard and pure maple syrup) or bbq tahini dressing (bbq sauce & tahini). We try… Continue reading What are your family’s top 3 favorite meals?

Healthy Habits, Lifestyle, Seasonal - Holidays

Stay on Track This Holiday Season Without the Stress

The holidays don't have to derail your wellness routine. The secret? Focus on consistency, not perfection. Instead of trying to maintain your exact pre-holiday habits or completely abandoning them, aim for 80% of your normal routine. Here's why this works: All-or-nothing thinking leads to guilt and giving up entirely. When you give yourself permission to… Continue reading Stay on Track This Holiday Season Without the Stress

Mental Health, Mindfulness, The Power of Now

Release Emotional Pain: 3 Simple Ways to Heal Your Pain-Body

Eckhart Tolle's concept of the "pain-body" explains why past hurts keep surfacing. The pain-body is our accumulated emotional pain, that feeds on negative thoughts and reactions. The good news? You can start to heal your emotional pain-body today! 3 Ways to Heal Your Pain-Body Practice presence when triggered – When emotional pain arises, don't fight… Continue reading Release Emotional Pain: 3 Simple Ways to Heal Your Pain-Body

Healthy Habits, Mental Health

Own Your Emotions: The Daily Check-In That Changes Everything

The Daily Check-In: A simple 5-minute emotional check-in that helps you express feelings honestly without blaming others or spiraling into self-criticism. Most of us either bottle up emotions or let them explode... both hurt our relationships and well-being. The middle ground is taking ownership of your feelings while staying accountable, without dragging yourself or others… Continue reading Own Your Emotions: The Daily Check-In That Changes Everything