Recent Blog Posts

If it seems like I've been a little quiet around the blog for awhile, I have a good reason. Actually, several good reasons, but this is the one I'm focusing on today: Since January, I've been training to become a Certified Barre Instructor at The Bar Method and as of last month, I can now say that I'm officially a Certified Barre Instructor! The Bar Method is a barre-based workout known for … [Read more...]

If you're someone who experiences a sense of dread or overwhelm about the week ahead every time Sunday rolls around, you're not alone. According to a survey by Monster, the job site, 76 percent of Americans experience anxiety on Sunday night - also known as the Sunday Blues or Sunday Scaries. I, myself, am no stranger to this kind of anxiety, but I refuse to let it ruin an entire day of my … [Read more...]

Growing up in Kentucky, I never traveled a ton. My dad was fairly well-traveled so he tried to instill an appreciation of it in us by taking the family to California, Italy, Paris ... but I mostly preferred to stay comfortable at home. In my twenties, I caught the travel bug and decided I wanted to see as much of the world as possible. Luckily, my husband loves to travel too so we try to take as … [Read more...]

I often get questions like “Is the Mediterranean Diet healthy?” As such, I want to spend some time highlighting the health benefits of different diets, or ways of eating. I believe that no one diet works for everyone. We all have different biochemical make-ups. That said, the more you’re informed, the better you can determine your best way of eating. Only you know what works for your body. … [Read more...]

  Several months ago, I had the honor of discussing my book with Namaste Book Shop's Spiritual Book Club. Each month, the book club is assigned a spiritual book to read and the January book happened to be Your Holistically Hot Transformation: Embrace a Healthy Lifestyle Free of Dieting, Confusion and Self-Judgment. About a month prior, I had visited the book club on my own and met a … [Read more...]

Because I often get questions like “What is a low FODMAP Diet and should I be on one?”, I’ll be spending some time posting here more often about different diets, or ways of eating. I believe that no one diet works for everyone because we all have different biochemical make-ups. That said, the more you’re informed, the better you can piece together a way of eating that works best for you. The only … [Read more...]

If you pay any attention to the world of health and fitness, it's very likely you've heard the term "count macros", know someone who counts macros or perhaps you're considering counting macros yourself. Counting macros is a newfangled way of counting calories in a world of processed foods where not all calories are created equal.  Macro stands for macronutrient, a component of food from … [Read more...]