The Ultimate Journey of Self-Care

So what EXACTLY is Innovation?    It’s a word that is thrown around a lot these days. I have created a unique 3 step method that I use in all my work--from work with my private clients, to how I help you design and grow a profitable brick and mortar and online health and fitness brand. It’s allowed me to pivot and re-invent myself many times --most notably after the COVID pandemic a...

One of the best things about my show is when I get to interview a fellow entrepreneur about his/her philosophy of self care. Listen in to my chat with fellow health/fitness entrepreneur Rita Farrugia --whose journey led her from ditching a pattern of toxic behaviors to starting her own business and e-commerce site of products and services to promote her self care behaviors. Rita explains her creat...

So why challenge yourself? First of all, you always find out you can do more than you think.  As creatures of habit--we tend to think of why something won’t work before we think of all the ways it CAN work.  And when we challenge ourselves in even the smallest of ways--we discover we can do MORE. Listen in to this episode and hear my 6 tips and ideas for challenging yourself--and how it...

What really happens at a retreat? So many people believe it’s a ‘conference’ kind of thing--wrong! A retreat experience is different.  We combine community and connection with travel--and workouts and group exercises.  Turks and Caicos is a magical destination with a high energy vibe--and all our participants took some of that energy home with them.  Listen in this episode to get so...

Human beings are creatures of habit. We get used to doing the same things, seeing the same things and believing the same things too. It’s like we run on autopilot.  What if you could change what you think--and see what else could be possible? Liz Nicklas and Kate Siano are two colleagues and friends of mine in the coaching space--and they have recently partnered and launched a new venture in...

Habits for Success are key in health, fitness, wellness and business--but what about from an entrepreneurial standpoint? As a 25 year fitness entrepreneur and veteran, I share in this episode 3 ideas for developing daily strong habits for success .  The entrepreneurial journey is anything but predictable--but developing a daily routine using these three habits will keep you in the succes...

Changing habits can be challenging, or empowering.  Or both.  Last week, I had the opportunity to attend an amazing event in person with a group of fabulous coaches and I had some major takeaways. Changing habits is tough on your own--but can be  empowering when you are in the room with those that challenge you, inspire you, and push you from the safety net you are used to holding....

This episode takes a closer look at how habits can lead to opportunities for us. We often make the mistake of thinking that strengthening a habit, or creating a new one can just lead us to a desired result.  What if it led to an opportunity we didn’t see coming? Listen in to this episode as I share 5 tips for creating opportunity from your habits--and the way you approach them.   **...

September is the PERFECT time to ‘reset habits’ for the rest of the year--for business, health and fitness, and life.  Why not give yourself a ‘Habit Audit’? Listen in to this chat with my colleague-- Dr. Orlena Karik, a medical doctor turned health coach and get some clarity and perspective on how motivation alone won’t cut it with long term habits.  For long term health and self care t...

This episode is the third in a row in which I have focused on how you can not just build your natural immunity, but have offered daily tips and practices which directly impact how much is within your control. Our thoughts drive all our decisions--so it would stand to reason that a closer look at how our mind works, and how a daily mindset practice impacts how we can stay healthy and well. Listen i...

So what’s the scoop about Magnesium?   It’s easy to focus on macronutrients when it comes to fueling our body and helping with our energy levels--but magnesium is so KEY for all of it and more. Not only does it help with getting us energy, but it plays a role in our immunity too.  Listen in to this episode and hear my chat with my colleague Natalie Jurado--who has an amazing new line of...

This episode focuses on an issue that is and has been front of mind for so many, especially lately.  Our immune systems are remarkable in what it is able to do on a daily basis--much of which we are not even aware of, notice or feel. Building strong NATURAL immunity is probably our very best defense against so many diseases and health conditions--and can be an effective strategy to keep us as...

I love interviewing other fitness coaches on their perspectives on business and self care. Even though the pandemic has forced fitness coaches to look at how they do business and life--just like you--the fact remains that the way we do us determines how our lives do us. Listen in to my chat with fellow online fitness coach Li Hu as he shares some of his own tips and find out about his free offer!...

What do you do to practice mindfulness daily? It can be something we think we do, but until we have some real ideas on how to begin, and how to make it make sense for us, we can easily overlook it. One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was to approach a daily mindfulness routine like a professional athlete does.   You may think athletes have a complicated routine but they don’t--in fact...

 As we come out of the pandemic, we are all looking at how we have reframed our lives. For some of us, it’s been learning to live without what we had and for some of us it’s been literally learning to start over. Listen in to my conversation with fellow coach and colleague Alison Pena, as she tells her story about how self care helped her reframe her life, after the death of her spouse, and h...

Halfway through 2021, do you ask yourself  ‘what’s next?’  What IS next? Maybe you do this regularly, maybe you don’t and instead wait to be inspired. All of what we desire for our lives, for US--is centered on our energy state.  Listen in to this episode and I share 3 main thoughts around using your energy to help move you forward , into more of what you desire for yourself,&n...

It’s not often I get to interview a high profile coach about her own self care journey, and what were the turning point moments that changed the game.  We talk a lot about that in this space and on this show. The pandemic has obviously forced us all to take a closer look at what those moments are for us. Over the past year, I have had so many conversations with my clients, and others over the...

This is the 4th episode in a special 4 part series (check out episodes 97-99 for the other 3) on the main indicators of WHY we pursue a fitness/activity program. We wrap up with ‘functioning better’. Listen in to this episode as I wrap up this series with a closer look at what ‘functioning better’ entails, how the 7 basic moves we do daily work, and how it all helps us PERFORM better.  Be sur...

This is Episode 100! And in honor of our 100th week on the air, I'm sharing some takeaways I have learned since being on the air, and also in my own self care journey. Listen in for 5 tips/strategies and lessons from my entrepreneurial journey and my self care journey that you can apply to your life now. Consider becoming a supporter of our show--and in honor of our 100th episode, you’ll not...

This episode takes a closer look at what ‘longevity’ really means, and how living a fit and active lifestyle plays a role. Science has shown over the years that being active on a regular basis contributes to us living longer, and for many this is a MAIN motivator for doing it. Listen in to this episode as I break down the latest data into 3 categories on how activity and self care contributes...

So what does it mean to FEEL BETTER? (part 2 of a 4 part series) Do you workout to feel better? This is probably the MAIN motivator for many. We feel better when we are active due to what is actually happening in our bodies. Whether your reason is to manage stress better, give yourself an outlet to release tension, or to clear your mind--our bodies have processes that help us manage our...

This episode kicks off a special 3 part series in which I take a deeper dive into primary motivations behind WHY we do a fitness or self care program and what’s REALLY behind it. We can say we want to accomplish a certain goal, but until we are super clear on what that means, we will be off an on the ‘workout wagon’ and believe we aren’t getting anywhere. I'm taking a closer look at what ‘Looking...

This episode is packed full of golden nuggets!  Listen to my chat with Katie Corbett, a fellow coach who not only has an inspiring story--but coaches her clients to lose weight for the ‘last time’ through applying daily self care tips. We underestimate the small steps we take daily--and instead, put huge emphasis on the MAJOR decisions and action plans. Looking at HOW we approach our dai...

When we ‘get stuck’ in our lives--we tell ourselves its due to all the ‘things’ we do in our daily routines--from all of our commitments, to the areas that really express our limiting beliefs. We tell ourselves we’ll wait for a better day, or a better time. Only what we do actually contradicts what we desire--so we never get anywhere. Listen in to my chat with colleague, Janice Campbell as sh...

So what does RESET mean when it comes to us? I hear this term used a lot.  Loosely. What do you think of with RESET? A chance to begin again? A new plan? Wiping the slate clean? Destressing from all your regular day to day commitments? RESET means different things to different people--and depending on where you are--it could mean a combination of all of the above. We recently h...