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I was chatting with a high school friend about all that is going on in our lives… And then we started talking about the changes that are happening to us as women in our 40s.  OH DAMN. Many, many moments of: WHY ISN'T ANYONE TALKING ABOUT THIS STUFF?! So we decided to talk about it, and to hit record. Listen to this week's episode as Courtney Hurst and I get real about it! Have you taken a *VIRTUAL...

Are there things you say you want but don't do anything to make it happen? I see it all the time - and this is NO judgment - as I do it too. If we asked ourselves what we really want and what we're actually after, we'd see how we are working against ourselves. There's a reason why there is a saying: knowledge is power. Once we acknowledge this internal civil war, well, then we are forced to make a...

What's this week's podcast episode about? YOU must define what happiness means for YOU. And as it relates to living a healthy lifestyle: you need to decide what works BEST for you. Sure, you might need some guidance and coaching along the way (happy to help with that if you click reply!), but ultimately, you need to explore what makes you feel best as you live your own unique lifestyle. I loved re...

I was reading "The Happiness Advantage" by Shawn Achor and came across this gem:  We are not limited to how we think we were born. OUR BRAINS CAN CHANGE! It can be so easy to hold tight to these beliefs AND use them as excuses so that we don't have to learn, change, or grow.  But here's the spoiler alert: WE CAN. Check out this week's podcast and hear more on this topic, including some great studi...

I was chatting with a client the other day about how over the last two years, among all the other crazy things that have gone on, we realized we have fallen into a place of just consuming.  This hit me over the head like a 2 x 4 because I realized how much I am doing this... consuming at the cost of creation.  We don't create any more! We just consume.  So that's what this week's podcast is about....

Let's talk about LETTING STUFF GO. The Daily Stoic delivered four passages in a row that led me to finding ways to LET STUFF GO and not let them affect us as much as they have the power to. Listen to this week's episode as I share what these lessons are and how you can learn to LET STUFF GO, too. Get Lively Now: The Lifestyle is getting ready for an exciting spring edition!   Want to get the deets...

I'm digging the monthly themes since we kicked off this new year (has anyone figured out how to say 2022 yet without tripping over the words?!) We started in January with thoughts and questions posed from The Daily Stoic. February gave us Ted Lasso and so many great thoughts and lessons to share from the show. And now here we are in March… dishing on the random thoughts in my head about traction....

Let's kick this week's podcast off with a WOOOOOO HOOOOOO! Yes, that's me shouting and celebrating the second anniversary of the Get Lively studio at 100 Parker Street here in Watertown. Listen in as I share about what I've learned, experienced, and recognized over the last two years. Offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes from right inside the Get Lively®: Health & Fitness Studio!  Join from anywher...

And in the final part of our "Lessons from Ted Lasso" series, I bring you three more lessons I've learned from watching this show. Now I want to know... anybody else feel their lives have improved after watching the show or reading/listening to this weekly show? Listen to this week's episode and then let me know your thoughts. Offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes from right inside the Get Lively®:...

In last week's "Lessons from Ted Lasso" we talked about BEING happy and how Ted embraces it.  This week, we are going to touch on some of the "how"... So make sure to listen in to this week's episode to find out what those lessons are! Offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes from right inside the Get Lively®: Health & Fitness Studio!  Join from anywhere - look for classes labeled VIRTUAL on the schedu...

Yes, sometimes a TV show comes along and gives you EXACTLY what you need. And boy did I need Ted Lasso!  Anybody else feel that way? So… looking back over the last several emails/podcasts and I have to say, the mood has been a bit somber.   I do my best to keep things real here and I'm certainly not going to shout cheers each week if they aren't genuine, so the last several shows have been reflect...

How many times have you made a decision about something that YOU want to do or a path you are looking to follow, just to get tripped up within the first five minutes by: - Seeing someone else take a different path and thinking you need to follow that - Fear that you've chosen the wrong path, so switching it up before even taking a step - Letting someone else's opinion make you doubt the decision y...

Another inspiration drawn from a passage from The Daily Stoic for this week's episode, discussing the power of saying NO. Similar to last week, I found this to be a topic to be one that, at face value, I've heard so many times: Learn to say NO to things you don't want to do. Don't overcommit. Say NO to invitations and obligations that don't suit you. But as the author goes on to write, beyond thes...

The unwinnable battle. Damn that phrase strikes a chord. Now friends, before you think this is just another email about accepting the things we can't control, I want you to think about this: Do you want to set your focus on a battle that will NEVER be won? Intellectually, of course you are saying: NO. But are you living that way? I know I'm not. Listen to this week's episode as I talk through this...

Last week I chatted about curveballs and having an Amazon box waiting to be opened… Hopefully filled with insight and wisdom to help carry me (and at times, you!) through the year. Well, that cardboard box did not disappoint. As I chat about in this week's show, I'm tapping into two new daily readers that I got and I'm pretty excited about the ideas they contain. Listen to the episode to find out...

You know I'm always talking about the trap of the ALL or NOTHING mindset... But what do the two have to do with each other? Well, they come crashing into each other when the start of the New Year comes and goes and your big plans to embrace that clean slate get totally derailed... Just like mine. I'm learning to dissolve my expectations around having this clean slate... and hopefully you can, too....

2022 is here! Happy New Year! I promise, this isn't going to be another email about setting goals eating healthier in 2022… Rather, it's a peek inside my head as I approach this new year (I know, terrifying! Ha ha!) In recording this week's podcast on this very subject, I realized a few things and came up with the three things that I plan to focus on as this new year unfolds… and I share them here...

Here we are at the last week in December - Happy upcoming New Year to you all! As I love to do at the end of each year, I've reflected on all that has transpired during 2021, and I wanted to share two reflections I had. The first is that small changes have the power to make such significant shifts in our lives. And the other has to do with the big stuff… as I learned, and continue to learn, someti...

This time of year I love to watch all the news shows and programs that reflect on the "year in review" or the "best of…" Now sure, maybe not the most uplifting years to reflect back on these past two, but always valuable to look back and take note nonetheless. So that is exactly what I did. I took a look at the list I wrote about everything that was happening at the beginning of quarantine in 2020...

One of the great things about the work that I do is that I get to have conversations with people all the time. Conversations that reveal so much about how our mindset can both trap and free us. It made me realize that SO many people out there are stuck feeling like they can't get THIS until they do THAT. We can be making small choices in our lives each and every day even when we feel we have no sp...

So much has happened this past year and it's really got me holding on to many memories from my childhood. As we prance along into this holiday season, I started making a list of all the things that I want to do to make me feel more connected to the Christmas of my childhood. Listen to this episode as I share exactly what that list is and what I'm looking for! Join the 12 Days of Fitmas in our FREE...

We tend to think of EVERYTHING as A or B. On or Off. Black or White. All or Nothing. But what about c, d, e, f, and g? We must continue to question ourselves and consider other options. I can't just get excited about coming up with one new option and then not continue to explore when that one won't work. Keep the questions coming. Offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes from right inside the Get Livel...

"Some days are diamonds, some days are stones." This John Denver was one that played on repeat during my childhood. It was one of my dad's favorites. And even as a young child, I got the sense that my dad struggled with the stones that I believe he saw piling up around him. Life is FULL of diamonds. Life also DELIVERS its fair share of stones. But if we are to live life to the FULLEST, to really e...

The other night I was talking to a friend. He'd just returned from a work trip to Texas and was talking about going to this place during sunset and watching hundreds of bats fly from the cave as the sun dipped down. Sounded both terrifying and amazing. So I immediately said: show me the video! He looked at me and said: oh, I didn't take one, I just watched it. I JUST WATCHED IT. Thank you. Thank y...

Okay friends, it's no secret that I've been a bit "up and down" as of late. I think the vast majority of us are going through this in some shape or form right now, but I've been fairly vocal about it in this weekly message and on the podcast. I've been sharing the stuff that has been challenging me and also the stuff that has been enlightening me and teaching me so many lessons. And this week come...