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Your Ultimate Holiday Guide to Happiness, Health and Joy

You don’t have all the presents yet, the cards are not in the mail, the house is not clean for guests and you’re nervous about how your husband’s mom is going to get along with your sister. It’s amazing to me that the most joyous time of year is actually a very stressful time of year for many. Whether you are worried about meeting expectations, feeling unhealthy after indulging or how things will go with family members, I am offering you some ways to make this year the best holiday ever.

Here are some holiday eating and lifestyle tips to help you feel nourished, mentally stable, full of energy, able to handle any comment thrown your way and able to really enjoy the season.

Is the stress of dieting stalling your weight loss?

As a midlife woman, it is challenging enough to deal with menopause and weight gain. There are also challenges that stress us out. That stress can make it difficult to lose the menopausal weight gain because of emotional and stress eating. Read on to see how the stress is affecting your eating habits and your body and learn ways to reduce stress to lose the menopause belly WITHOUT dieting.

5 Things that are hindering your health and weight loss journey

If you feel like you are unmotivated or climbing up a huge mountain during your health journey, check out these 5 things that aren’t serving you.

10 spring cleaning ideas for your mind and body

We get that urge to open the windows and clean out our homes, but what about our minds and bodies? We can also go through a spring cleaning to jump start our health in this magnificent season. Here are 10 spring cleaning ideas for your mind and body.

Tips to reduce emotional eating using positive self talk

When you struggle with emotional and binge eating, negative self-talk will only further the shame, guilt and self sabotage. The mind and body hear every word you say, but you can learn how to change those negative thoughts into positive thoughts. Check out 5 tips to reduce emotional eating using positive self-talk.

All I ask for Christmas is to let go of my perfectionism

Do you have super high expectations during the holidays or the new year when it comes to your eating? Whether it’s what you are eating or how interactions at gatherings will go, does your perfectionism make it hard for you to enjoy the holidays fully?