Embracing True Freedom

Embracing True Freedom

I’ve done a lot of prayerful soul searching over the years, especially more recently.  If you have read anything I have shared in the past, you know I have completely changed the way I approach my nutrition career, and my own approach to health. I’ve been trying to...
Nutrition is Not One Size Fits All

Nutrition is Not One Size Fits All

With the influx of nutrition information all around us via the media, social media, advertisements, word of mouth, etc., it is easy to feel both confused and guilty for not “measuring up.”  It is easy to jump on the bandwagon of the latest diet craze, hoping to reap...
Be More of Who You Are

Be More of Who You Are

For so many years, I spent my days feeling inadequate and dealt with all the feelings that go along with it—insecurity, lacking confidence, and living my life in fear of never being enough. I knew it was a struggle, but for so long I just could not shake it.  I have...
How to Make Exercise Joyful

How to Make Exercise Joyful

When I was younger, I didn’t have a very good relationship with exercise.  I viewed it as a way to “burn calories” so I could be “slim.”  If I felt like I ate too much, I pumped up the exercise.  I didn’t appreciate it for all it could do for me—make me feel good,...
Life Lessons from Birds

Life Lessons from Birds

Repost from 6/28/17 Many years ago as a stressed out college student, I was walking the beach along the AL shore.  I could not help but notice how carefree the seagulls were.  Birds don’t fly around stressed out about where their next meal comes from or what...