Don’t hate me, but I’ve always been one of those enviable (to some, not to all) people whose weight has mostly stayed the same since I was a teenager. Sure, my weight has fluctuated 10 or so pounds over the years (it still does), and then there was that time I gained close to a…
mental health
My Struggle With Anxiety (+ National Depression Screening Day)
This week is National Mental Illness Awareness Week, and today, October 6, is National Depression Screening Day. Chances are, if you don’t suffer from anxiety or depression yourself, then you have family or friends who do, which is why I think it’s incredibly important to talk about our experiences and encourage one another to reach out…
When Life Is A Hamster Wheel…
Weird metaphor, I know. So now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s talk about how—weird or not—that’s exactly how life feels sometimes. You decide one day, “gee, that wheel looks nice.” It’s so shiny, and you see all the other hamsters chugging along with a smile of contentment on their faces (for…
How I Became a Positive Person
The other day I was scheduling a blog post, and my eyes gravitated to my drafts folder. Specifically, to an unpublished post from 2013! I can’t bring myself to trash it, and yet it was written so long ago that posting it now wouldn’t make any sense. Basically it was a wordy ramble about my…
An Unplanned Lesson In Self-Esteem
For much of last month, my stress/anxiety was incredibly high. So high that I think my body decided to take it out on me by saying “enough!” One of the ways my body sent up red flags was with my eyes. I’m not entirely sure if it was my poor habit of rarely cleaning my…
The breastfeeding and weaning post I was afraid to publish
We don’t hear about weaning depression and anxiety too often, but they affect more women than you know. I’m sharing my own postpartum and post-weaning struggles. I’ve mentioned it before, but breastfeeding was initially a struggle. I was close to giving up until I realized that it didn’t matter how my baby was fed as…
An Open Letter To The Women Who Read Healthy Living Blogs
I often have mixed feelings about the healthy living blogging community. I’ve come across some relatable and encouraging posts, I’ve shaken my head in disgust at certain images or quotes on Instagram, and I’ve even read a few blogs where I’ve developed a concern for the author’s health (based only on what I’ve read, of…
3 Simple Ways to Improve Your Life…Right Now
I don’t like to admit this, but I used to be a bit of a Debbie Downer. Instead of looking inward, taking care of my health, and trying to find the good in each day, I caved to the comparison trap, ate crappy food, and focused on the negative. Newsflash: that is not a way…
Thoughts on Balance: Are We Cheating Ourselves?
Jen at Bagels to Broccoli shared a great post recently, and it got me thinking about my own use of the word balance. In fact, it got me thinking about the term in a way I never have before. Balance is a good thing, right? We all strive for balance, whether it’s the effort we…
Why I Hate The Terms "Cheat Meal" and "Cheat Day"
I’ve never been a yo-yo dieter, nor have I over-exercised myself to the point of exhaustion. Nevertheless, even with my own lax nutritional and fitness “rules,” I’ve felt guilt. //via// I’ve felt guilty when I spent too many hours on the sofa watching a Breaking Bad marathon, or, once again, went an entire week without…
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