Learning to Love Myself Again
"Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” - Buddha My life has been one big hate-fest of my body. I don’t know when or how it developed, but I have been comparing my body to others’ for as long as I can remember. I was never happy,...
Why The Hell Would Someone “Reverse” Their Diet?
It seems like lately everyone I run into is a fitness competitor, powerlifter, or “soon-to-be” bodybuilder. With strength and physique sports trending, it’s impossible to avoid the correlating trend in metabolic damage and post-contest rebound. Whether you believe in...
Healthy Protein Brownies That Don’t Taste Like Cardboard
No one wants to bite into a fresh baked good only to find it rubbery, tough, and inedible. Whip up these brownies instead. They're smooth, sweet, and protein-packed. Who can resist a chocolaty, gooey brownie? Indulging in one square once in a while is fine, but if you...
WTF Does it Mean To Listen To Your Body
“Pain is weakness leaving the body.” Ah, yes, this statement and similar motivational(ish) quotes are go-to stock phrases of drill Sargent, tough guys, and, unfortunately, coaches and workout buddies everywhere. I get it: When it comes to working out, pushing...
Addicted to Approval
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.” - Thich Nhat Hanh The past few years have been full of hard but necessary lessons I needed to learn about my relationships with others—their limits,...
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I Only Dream In Chocolate
You will never guess who requested these... When it comes to desserts, my husband’s favorite combination is peanut butter and chocolate. We have quite an arsenal of peanut butter and chocolate recipes in our home already, including homemade peanut butter cups and...
Don’t Dream Your Life. Live Your Dreams
Don’t let today’s disappointments cast a shadow on tomorrow’s dreams.” - Unknown As a little kid I liked to dream—big, whether it was believing my red-Huffy bicycle would one day turn into a bright purple Barbie jeep or convincing myself that as an adult I’d be...
Leftovers – The Second Time is The Charm
A few weeks ago my friend Carly told me that her boyfriend does not prefer leftovers... Last week I had two other people tell me that they don't like leftovers... They turned up their noses as if leftovers were some sort of mould infested sloppy seconds not to be...
My Husband my Hero
“The most important thing in this world is to learn to give out love, and let it come in.” - Morrie Schwartz Love is a strange and beautiful thing. I always thought I knew what love meant. I grew up hearing the words all the time. It was on TV, in books and magazines,...
