EMOTIONS + YOUR HEALTH

A Mother's Grief Became A Daughter's Weight Problem

Over the past few weeks, I've been blogging about the fact that our ancestors’ experiences got passed down to our generation, along with the color of our hair, our height, and our general personality traits.

Today I want to share the story of a client who inherited her mother's recipe for a lifelong battle with her weight. 

We'll call my client Rose.

Grief = Asthma. Stress = Eczema. A reminder to slow down and observe our emotions.

I got my Masters Degree in Counseling in 2003, and my certification in nutrition coaching in 2006. In other words, I've been immersed in the field of health, emotions and food for some time.

So when I woke up with eyelids nearly swollen shut a few weeks ago, I was perplexed. 

What could have brought this on? 

Are You Slowing Down or Crashing?

When life starts giving you warning signs, do you slow down? Or do you keep barreling ahead until you crash? Most people in the western world keep busy until they crash, not having heeded the calls to slow down. 

Facebook Live: Family Patterns Affecting Your Health & Life

My friend and colleague Johanna Lynn from Canada and I did a Facebook Live today where we chatted about how family patterns and ancestry shows up in our life in countless ways.

Success Starts With Your Body

Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Life is an indivisible whole." He was making reference to the fact that how we are in one area of life affects the rest of our life. There is no part of life that is wholly disconnected from the others.

Life is an indivisible whole.