Taking Inspiration from a Time When You Felt Replenished
Think of a time when you felt tremendously replenished by an activity or experience. What was the activity or experience, and why was it so replenishing? I find myself thinking of a family vacation in the Big Horn Mountains of northern Wyoming, especially the afternoon we spent in an isolated mountain meadow surrounded by numerous mountains and overlooking a fast-moving stream fed by snowmelt. It was midsummer, and the landscape was a vibrant green, the sky a sunlit and glorious [...]
If You Love to Eat, Here Are a Few Questions to Inspire You
I love to eat. And I suspect you might enjoy eating as well. With that said, have you ever thought about changing your diet for the better? If you’re like most people, the answer is yes, of course. If you think about that now...how you’d like to change your diet for the better...what comes to mind? Maybe you want to eat fewer sweets? More fruits and vegetables? Or perhaps less snacking at night? Whatever changes you’d like to make, I’m [...]
Ready for a Nature Boost?
What are your favorite memories of being out in nature? Perhaps you've experienced a sunset at the Grand Canyon, the stunning vista aglow in the red-orange light. Or maybe, like me, some of your best memories are closer to home. My family and I enjoy late summer evening walks through our neighborhood greenbelt, the fireflies flickering like thousands of tiny fairies lighting up the woods. Whatever your specific memories are, I imagine you return from your time in nature feeling [...]
Finding Exercise You Love
Do you ever find yourself thinking of exercise as a chore? Maybe your thoughts run something like this - “I really should go jogging after work (even though I don’t even like jogging)." Regular exercise is important for good health, but when we choose activities that feel more like chores than fun, it’s difficult to sustain doing them over time. So, what if instead of approaching exercise as something we dread doing but have to do, we approach it with [...]
Why I Became a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach
I love finding out why people choose to do the work they do, so when someone asks me, “Why did you become a health and wellness coach?” I get it. I am a health and wellness coach for numerous reasons, and here are a few: I want to support individuals in creating their most vibrant and satisfying lives. And I don’t mean vibrant and satisfying in the abstract sense but rather in specific and rich details. In my experience, [...]
What Do You Want Most for Your Health & Wellness?
Imagine that by waving a magic wand you can realize your greatest possible level of health and wellness. How would you look and feel? If you shared with me that you would feel more energetic, I would invite you to tell me more. Tell me about a time in your life when you felt an abundance of energy. What was that like? What would having more energy now feel like? And how might having more energy impact your day-to-day life? [...]
Taking Inspiration from a Time When You Felt Replenished
Think of a time when you felt tremendously replenished by an activity or experience. What was the activity or experience, and why was it so replenishing? I find myself thinking of a family vacation in [...]
If You Love to Eat, Here Are a Few Questions to Inspire You
I love to eat. And I suspect you might enjoy eating as well. With that said, have you ever thought about changing your diet for the better? If you’re like most people, the answer is [...]
Ready for a Nature Boost?
What are your favorite memories of being out in nature? Perhaps you've experienced a sunset at the Grand Canyon, the stunning vista aglow in the red-orange light. Or maybe, like me, some of your best [...]
Finding Exercise You Love
Do you ever find yourself thinking of exercise as a chore? Maybe your thoughts run something like this - “I really should go jogging after work (even though I don’t even like jogging)." Regular exercise [...]
Why I Became a Mayo Clinic Certified Wellness Coach
I love finding out why people choose to do the work they do, so when someone asks me, “Why did you become a health and wellness coach?” I get it. I am a health [...]
What Do You Want Most for Your Health & Wellness?
Imagine that by waving a magic wand you can realize your greatest possible level of health and wellness. How would you look and feel? If you shared with me that you would feel more energetic, [...]