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🎧 Episode Summary: In this episode, I invite you to the next round of the Hydrate & Walk 10-Day Challenge , a simple but powerful habit reboot for women working from home. With insights from past participants and lessons from my own 581-day walking streak, I share why this challenge works—and how walking and hydration can spark better sleep, improved digestion, increased energy, and less brai...

In this episode, I break down the first step in building sustainable habits —clarifying and classifying your goals. Whether you’re chasing a health milestone, creating a more consistent self-care routine, or finally making progress on a personal project, this episode will help you understand the difference between having a goal and building a habit that gets you there. Using real-life examples and...

In this episode, we dive into the power of streamlined morning and evening routines—especially for you working from home ladies.  Rather than spending a ton of time on elaborate routines, you can set the tone for your day and wind down effectively with simple, under‑5‑minute practices.  This episode explains how a brief, goal‑focused recording in the morning and a condensed evening routine of grat...

Working from home can be exhausting—mentally, physically, and emotionally. In today’s episode, we dive into how brain fatigue and lack of breaks can zap your productivity. But don’t worry—I’m sharing three simple ways to refresh your mind, reduce distractions, and get more done without burning out. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ The hidden toll of sitting at your desk for too long ✅ Why sc...

Work from home or live where you work? That really depends on you. Because let’s face it—as much as you thought working from home was going to be amazing, it may have come to a point where there is little separation between work and life. In this episode, I give you the formula that will require you to set boundaries with yourself, but will ultimately allow you to separate work from life and allow...

The way you gain confidence is not what you think. And that's okay, because when you listen to the episode, you will find 3 tips to become confident and recognize the opportunities around you in addition to the main what you gain confidence. Be ready to take some notes and put these into action today. And share with a friend or two who you know could use a confidence boost! ⁠⁠Schedule a Goals...

Okay, friend! You may have some resistance to what I say in this episode. Actually, I know you will because it's the exact opposite of what you actually do when you start feeling sick. Whether that's a cold, the flu, or a flare of a chronic illness, it should all be treated the same. So tune in and find out what to do when you get sick and how it will help you in the long run. And be sure to share...

Let's face it, it's unlikely that you are a morning person. But that doesn't mean that mornings have to be a constant headache of rushing around and being late. In this episode, I discuss some habits you can establish that will make your mornings easier by using your strengths to your advantage. Tune in and share with your friend who is always frazzled in the morning! Schedule a Goals Strategy Cal...

Having a new goal is all fun and games until life happens. You know: getting sick, work becoming demanding, or simply just not feeling like putting in the work. In this episode, I discuss the 4 steps to take to start something new and not stop, even if you have to take a brief pause in your habits. You'll learn the benefits of deciding what type of person you want to be from the goal you've chosen...

Giving up is easy, feeling guilty and unfulfilled is harder. When we start things as perfectionists there is often the expectation that all of the prep work we did will make our ideal clients jump at us and fill our program, or book out our calendar immediately. But we all know that’s not how that works. Something else happens, too. We remember how we felt when we were seen, successful, or unsucce...

Stop being afraid that taking a break means that you are going to lose momentum and that your business is going to fail because of it. It actually does the exact opposite for you. In this episode we discuss 5-minute self-care and how you will have clarity in your business because of it. Be sure to click below to hear about how self-care affected my client in my free training "3 Secrets to Ove...

In general, when someone asks you about your priorities, you go down the list of people and things you need to take take care of. But you are likely missing one person: YOU. Listen in as I discuss a section of the book, "Girl, Wash Your Face" by Rachel Hollis, which is the current book club read in the Nourishment Nest. Be sure to check out the BETA version of my course 'Make an Impa...

Over the last 6 months, I've learned so much from the ladies in the Nourishment Nest. They've taught me how to serve you better and how to deliver what you need, or don't know you need. In this episode, I discuss some specifics as well as how I can further help you by teaching you to prioritize yourself in other areas of life by tapping into the power of your brain. Be sure to click th...

Our brains are extremely powerful, for good and for bad. But when it comes to the bad, we can train it to neutralize those negative thoughts and beliefs and turn them around to the positive. So in this episode we discuss the limits our brains put on ourselves when it comes to prioritizing your self-care as well as 3 tips to prove the opposite. Be sure to get the free Self-care App by clicking the...

Contrary to popular opinion, setting boundaries actually brings you closer to those around you. And voicing your boundaries is essential to starting your self-care journey. But you may be having a hard time having that tough conversation (s). Or you may not even know how to approach it. In this episode, I explain why it is important for you to set boundaries, clearly communicate them, and then enf...

For the longest time I thought that you were feeling guilty for prioritizing yourself. Now I understand that you are discouraged that you don't take the time to prioritize yourself, which leads to an endless cycle of discouragement, inaction, and anxiety. Well I have developed the antidote to the Discouragement Cycle that I have been using on both my 1:1 clients and my membership clients. It&#...

Being a single mom has it's own challenges, but being a single mom with multiple chronic illnesses adds exponentially to them. In this episode, we are talking to Kenya DeLeon, single mom of two boys. She shares what she has done to help herself and also how she is teaching her boys to be aware of things they can do to help themselves. We also discuss her favorite thing to do, dancing all by he...

The last 3 months have been an absolute whirlwind! Between sickness and the death of both of my husband's grandmothers within days of each other, the podcast took an absolute backseat. In this episode, though, we get back to the basics in explaining the correlation between managing your emotions and self-care. Then I top it off with 3 simple steps that teach you that you CAN manage your emotio...

Just because you enjoy taking care of your family doesn't mean that you do not need to prioritize yourself. In today’s episode, we talk to Theresa Patel who had an unexpected, extended hospital stay last year that resulted in affecting her everyday life. You will hear what kept her going while she was in the hospital and the role caring for her family while still taking time to focus on hersel...

Not everything you believe is true, especially when it comes to taking time for yourself first before taking care of your responsibilities. Right now you believe that prioritizing yourself means neglecting your family, your job, your business, among other things. But those beliefs are limiting how well you can truly take care of those responsibilities because you are giving energy from an empty cu...

The hardest part of prioritizing yourself is starting, taking that first step. In this episode of the Calming Confectionery Podcast, we are talking to Shawn Every who is beginning her self-care journey after having been diagnosed with a chronic illness many years ago. We discuss her reasons for starting, what she is doing to stay on her journey, and what she wants you to know about starting your j...

It might sound strange, but accepting your negative emotions is essential for moving away from them. This is especially true about feeling guilty for disappointing others because you want, really need, to prioritize your self-care. In this episode, I discuss how to accept your guilt, the journaling framework that can support you in doing that, and how I can support you in your journey. Get it for...

Finding out that you have a chronic illness (or multiple chronic illnesses) understandably can cause you to grieve the previous version of you. In this episode, we are talking to India Sweatman about the catalyst of her chronic illnesses and how she finds time to make herself a priority in the midst of being a wife, a mother, and a caregiver for her aging parents. She also shares her story on her...

The podcast has gone through a few iterations over the last couple of years. Now I finally feel like it is going to be in full alignment with who I am and what I can do to support you in your self-care journey. Not only am I going to be sharing more of my story but I am also going to be interviewing women just like you so that you can hear how they started their self-care journey and worked on man...

Humans are inherently negative. It's the reason why you can find all of the possible negative consequences of not putting yourself first. In this episode, I discuss how you can train your brain to recognize and focus on all of the positive reasons self-care is not only good for you but also those around you. Be sure to grab your 5-Minute Emotional Self-care Guide in the below so that you can g...