When was the last time you passed judgement on someone else’s food choices? Mine was last week. We had some friends over for dinner and one of them flat-out refused to eat salad. It was a lovely salad, too. With roast pumpkin and everything. I didn’t say anything, but in my mind I read more

We hear a lot about shedding the excess physically, but what about the mental clutter and baggage? Let’s start this cleanse with the question “What is your racket?” Meaning what is the nonsense story you continually tell yourself about yourself that gets in your way? Let me share one of read more

Recently I attended a “female sterilization” class at my doctor’s office. While the plan is for me to deliver our baby vaginally, in the event that I have to have a cesarean, immediately after having my baby I will be “sterilized.” At 19 going on 20 pregnancy was tough. I was read more

I have always been blessed to have what I call “a stomach of steel,” just like my dad! My sister has suffered regularly with stomach issues and I always had so much compassion for her, though I personally felt very grateful I had missed that bullet. Well… that bullet finally hit March 2012. read more

This morning, I woke up at my usual time of 7:30am and made a choice: I decided to switch my work week around a little. It’s not as difficult as you might think – I usually have a certain day of the week off, so I simply switched it to today instead. As a rule, read more

After I was born, my mother began showing symptoms of what was thought to be postpartum depression. She started spending time in and out of mental institutions, and years later was diagnosed with Bipolar I disorder. Being just a kid, I didn’t understand what that meant. How could I? I was just read more