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Starting new habits can be extremely overwhelming. Especially when you’ve been doing “not so great” habits for a while and want to replace them with healthier ones. It’s easy to want to apply the “all or nothing” mentality to incorporating your self-care practices because you are ready for results and you want them now. But most of the time, this way of going about it isn’t very sustainable. In this episode, I talk about setting non-negotiable self-care habit. One doable thin

While self-care is extremely personal, today I’m going to give you the best self-care tip I can think of when you are in a pinch. My number one go-to self-care to-do. What I do when overwhelm and chaos strikes, and I don’t know what else to do. Now, I could go on and on about the scientific data and personal experience as to why this is so important. Why we must make time for it. How much it can do to refresh and recharge your body and mind. How it will give you so much clari

I’ve had the idea for a while now to do a monthly Q&A post, but I wasn’t sure if it was something that would be helpful. But after my callout for questions, I was so happy to get your questions and have the opportunity to help you with your self-care needs on a more personal level. I’m limiting myself to three questions because all of these could be their own standalone post. But the questions that I didn’t answer today are in the queue for next month. So not to worry, dear r

So you finally made time to get a massage, or try this new treatment plan with your doctor, or even cut out sugar. You saved the money, you’ve prepped the house, and you emotionally prepared yourself to make a big change. And then you go to the treatment, or you give it a good week or so, and instead of feeling better, you actually feel worse! While this can feel very defeating and like a waste of time and money, let me suggest that what you are feeling couldn’t be negative a

When was the last time you laid down on a patch of grass? Not on a lounge chair or even a blanket. But directly onto the earth, relaxing as the sun bathes over you and breathing deeply with the breeze. Ok, if that seems like a weird thing to do, how about simply going for a walk through nature? A place that is dense with trees and grasses and wildlife. A stroll without phones or music or any other modern distractions. Just pure connection with the nature around you. We all kn

As a massage therapist, I feel like a broken record when I tell people to stay hydrated and drink more water after a session. People usually smile and nod and say something like, “Oh yeah, I know. I really need to be more hydrated,” and then they go on their merry way, business as usual. Dehydrated as usual. Now, I’m not perfect at staying optimally hydrated myself, but I do it enough to know that it makes a huge difference in my quality of life and the function of my systems