Do the mental gremlins of doubt and self-criticism keep you from living the life that you feel called to? 

When we get inspired to try something new and bold in our lives the first thing we usually encounter is FEAR! What will my friends and family think? Will I be able to pull it off? What if I fail?

Or, worse than that…what if I succeed? Eeek!  

This fear of the unknown is normal and natural. Everyone experiences it during times of personal change. I’ve been facing a fair amount of it as I peel back my layers of safety and protection to make myself more available as a coach and post these videos for ALL to see. 

That fear is the ego (our sense of self) trying to preserve itself. Somewhere in your consciousness there’s a part of you that would rather stay in the safe territory of the known than ever risk growing and changing.

But you HAVE to change and grow…because you’re alive!

Just like the burgeoning bud and the hatching fledgling…you must emerge. Your LIFE is calling you. If you let the fear take over and refuse to meet the opportunities life is presenting you they begin to fade away. Stuck and stagnating in your “safety” you’ll feel depressed, lost, listless and confused. And, ultimately, this is WAY more painful than taking the risk to follow your bliss. 

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

– Anais Nin

But the fear is real…it’s big and scary…and it can literally stop you in your tracks…so, you may ask, “How do I get through it?”…

When you decide to walk through the fire of your fears you’ll want to be well equipped to deal with everything that comes up so you can make it to the other side and SHINE!

The three most important things you’ll need are:

• A Foolproof System… Well, you may still feel like a fool at times in this process of growing and changing but if you follow in the footsteps of those who have bloomed before you, you’ll gain a HUGE advantage over the challenges you have to face. The practices and skills developed through the direct experience of facing their fears and growing forth will be priceless to you when you’re facing your own paralyzing fear. My mentor reminds her clients of the importance of “Investing in a mentor who has the same result that you want to have.” Makes sense, doesn’t it?

• Authentic Accountability… I bet you’re a master at hiding from yourself. We all are. It’s fascinating, really…how we set up precariously balanced blockades in our minds to keep us from seeing how beautiful we are, how loved we are, how capable we are and how the only thing keeping us from moving forward is our own doubt. Some skillful tough love is what’s in order to get through these barriers. Someone to hold you accountable to your own brilliance and reflect it right back to you so you can’t hide out any longer.

• A Network of Support… In addition to a supportive coach or mentor, you’ll want to surround yourself with friends, family and community that share your vision and believe in you. We all want to belong. And often we hold ourselves back from our dreams because the people we hang with just don’t share them. Instead of holding yourself back you can find the people who can go there with you…the people who can get excited with you and who are challenging themselves in the same way. That’s where the magic happens.

Here’s me on a day when the fears were really dragging me down:

Let’s face it…living outloud and being the best version of yourself you can possibly be is worth a little extra effort. And it’s worth taking the risk to ask for help and receive it. We all need a little help along the way.

That’s why I always have a coach or a mentor in my life and why I love coaching others so much…because there’s deep magic in the giving and receiving…and because if you want to experience the reward of transformation you have to invest in it by investing in yourself.

And I’m here to support your transformation.

What this means for you is that you could be living into your dream like you never have before in just a few short months. We’ll start by tapping into your powerful inner guidance in your Sacred Purpose Discovery Session…schedule yours today!

Did you know that toxic chemicals lurking in your body literally block your ability to lose weight?

Whether you’re 50 pounds overweight or just struggling with those last 5-10 pounds, chances are it has more to do with these pesky chemicals than it does with your willpower or which diet plan you’re using.

If you’re trying to lose weight, toxic overload is the first and most important thing to learn about. 

Toxins in food, medications and conventional products embed themselves in our bodies and interfere with our natural metabolic functions, making it nearly impossible to lose the weight, no matter what kind of diet or exercise plan you push yourself through.

Center for Disease Control reports show over 400 synthetic chemicals embedded in the average American body. At least 20 of those chemicals have been identified as Obesogens.

Obesogens are chemicals that have the ability to alter fat metabolism and promote fat retention.

They do this by mimicking your own metabolic hormones and neurotransmitters and literally changing your metabolism from the inside out!  This has very little to do with diet and exercise… it’s happening on a cellular level.

Unfortunately, these toxins have a tenacious ability to hang in there and can be quite dangerous. If you try to push through and lose the weight without clearing these toxins from your body, you can get yourself into big trouble.  The extra fat is actually serving the purpose of protecting you from these chemicals.  So your body won’t want to let it go until the chemicals are gone!

If you starve and exercise your way to a smaller dress size, the fat may burn off, but the toxins will stay behind.  This could leave you feeling really sick or fatigued, and could even cause organ damage.  Also, that new dress size you’re wearing probably won’t last for long.  Your loving body will pack on the pounds again (usually even faster than before) to protect you.

The good news is… you can stop beating yourself up with diets that don’t work and start to educate yourself about where these fat promoting chemicals are coming from and how to safely clear them from your body.

I’m going to spell it all out for you in my next teleseminar… “Those Last 10 Pounds: How toxic chemicals lurking in your body literally block your ability to lose weight.”

You’ll learn exactly how these chemicals get into your body and what kind of crazy things they do in there. You’ll also gain priceless tools for clearing and cleansing these dangerous chemicals from your system so you can let go of that extra weight safely and effectively.

Don’t worry, I’ll spare you the boring scientific explanations and most of the scary details… we’ll jump right into what this means for you and what you can do about it to let go of that weight once and for all!

Register Now!

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While on my way to Florida earlier this month I realized that there’s nothing like airport security to give you a nice (and humorous) close up view on our hectic modern lives.

Quick! Everybody take off your shoes and belts and jackets… empty your pockets and get your ziploc bag full of miniature bottles of liquids out into a bin. “Can it share a bin with my jacket or does it need it’s own bin?” Walk through the radiation scanner and then quickly get your shoes back on, gather up all your stuff and rush off to your gate. And whatever you do, don’t raise any suspicion or hold up the people behind you by asking questions.

This is what life is like now. Always rush rush rush, meeting deadlines and making appointments. You have to be getting something done or getting somewhere down the line. And all that rushing is literally frying our nervous systems, leaving us toxed-out and susceptible to countless diseases.

The Tao of Detox by Daniel Reid, an expert in ancient Chinese principles of health and Taoist practices, states definitively that rest and relaxation are essential for the detoxification process. In fact, he explains that the body cannot properly neutralize and eliminate toxins unless it is truly at rest.

And how often are we truly at rest?

Our central nervous systems have two circuits; the sympathetic and the parasympathetic. The sympathetic circuit is characterized by our “Fight or Flight” response. It consumes huge amounts of nerve energy and is only supposed to be used in short flashes. But modern life calls for it to be used almost constantly with our deadlines and demands at work, interpersonal drama, political conflict, traffic, stress and even the emotionally stimulating TV, movies and advertisements that inundate our lives.

The parasympathetic is associated with “Rest and Relaxation” because that’s what’s required for it to do it’s magic. It governs auto-detoxification and self-cleansing responses and regulates excretory functions. Total rest and relaxation are required for this to work properly.

When the nervous system gets locked into “Fight or Flight” response, the immune response atrophies, cleansing and excretory functions are suppressed, and toxic waste continuously accumulates in the body.

Daniel Reid suggests taking at least 3-7 days of total rest and relaxation to facilitate detox. I think most of us would find that pretty hard to pull off.

In lieu of a complete spa experience, here are three simple ways that you can incorporate more R and R into your daily life…

•  Allow yourself quiet, relaxing meal times.  Chew slowly.  Breathe deeply.  Explore the texture and savor the flavor of each bite. Tune into your body and appreciate your food.  Light a candle.  Let go of trying to figure anything out or accomplishing anything while you eat. Try to do this for at least one meal each day.

 •  Get yourself ready for bed consciously.  Start winding down for bed and have some relaxing time beforehand.  Unplug from the computer and TV to let your nervous system shift into relaxation mode.  Avoid loud music or anything that is too stimulating before bedtime.  Sip on some herbal tea, such as chamomile, to promote calmness and relaxation.  Refrain from eating after 8pm to let all your food digest before you hit the sack.  Use relaxing essential oils, such as lavender, on your pillow.  Take a few moments to stretch, rub your shoulders or feet, or simply sit in silence and allow thoughts to float away like clouds.  

•  Get to bed early. 10pm-2am is the body’s natural time to detox. Being in bed and fully relaxed or sleeping during this time is the best thing you can do for your body’s detox process. My favorite acupuncturist always tells me that every hour before midnight counts as two!

By incorporating these simple practices into your life each day, you can give your nervous system a break and process toxins more efficiently.

If you want to find out how to neutralize and release all those toxins that are stored away in your body, schedule a personal Customized Detox today. I’ll create a detox plan designed just for you and your unique needs, then walk you through the process of carrying it all out with grace!

 “People now living on this planet assimilate more hazardous toxins in a single day than they did in an entire lifetime only a few hundred years ago.”

– Daniel Reid The Tao of Detox

More than 70,000 brand new chemicals (that never existed on Earth before) have been created and released into the environment since the 1950s. We’re exposed to them every day in the industrial pollution that is degrading the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil that our food is grown in. But they also sneak into our bodies in seemingly harmless ways through our shampoo, hand lotion, food packaging, air “fresheners” and even household items like furniture and cookware.

Even though our bodies are amazingly resilient and astoundingly intelligent, the fact is that they simply were not designed for this level of toxic exposure. Your detoxification organs (liver and kidneys) and channels of elimination (bowels, urinary tract, lung and skin) are working their little cells off and they just can’t keep up. During the course of daily life in the modern industrialized world, they get bogged down and overloaded.

When these vital systems get overloaded, toxins accumulate in your body and create an acidic internal environment that leads to chronic poor health and low quality of life. Debilitating diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes and obesity are the inevitable results. In most cases, these diseases are treated with medications that actually add to the toxic accumulation in the body and make it even harder for the body to detoxify and repair itself.

But the three simple practices below are both the cure for these diseases and the way to prevent them from occurring in the first place. And they’re much more fun than juggling prescriptions…

• Limit Exposure. Make a conscious effort in your daily life to limit your toxic exposure. Eat high quality organic whole foods, drink lots of pure clean water and clean up your household products. Begin switching out conventional bath, body and cleaning products for natural ones.

• Release Daily. Keep your eliminatory channels functioning properly. Make sure you’re moving your bowels regularly, peeing often, sweating on a regular basis and breathing deeply. These are the exit routes for toxins… they have to be kept open if you want to release the toxins.

• Reset Regularly. Intentionally cleanse your body 1-3 times a year. Do a deeper, more focused detox once, twice or three times every year. It’s important to set a little time aside to reset your system and give your body an advantage over the toxins it’s exposed to. 

Fortunately, you have access to all the information and support you need to follow through with this and take your health into your own hands. What this means for you is that your body will be able to keep up with its detox process so you can live a long, healthy and much happier life. It also means that you can help your loved ones do the same. If you can make it work in your own life, you can be a living example and raise the bar on health for all the people you love.

Commit to your own vibrant health today by scheduling a Customized Detox with me so I can walk you through the process of clearing the toxins out with love!

I came out of 2012 feeling a little beaten and battered. I’m blessed with a very full life and sometimes that gets overwhelming for me. Trying to keep up with all of the demands of the day as a business owner, coach, mama, partner and community member had run me ragged. I was feeling lost on the sea of tasks and responsibility without feeling a true connection to why I was doing any of it. The weeks tend to roll by so quickly now and it’s all too easy for one season to turn into the next without ever really tuning into what I need.

Honoring your personal yearnings is essential to emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing.  You were given a unique path for this life and you are the only one who knows how to follow it. Take the time to listen…

That’s why I always make a concerted effort to vision into my own personal needs at this time of year. This precious deep wintertime, right after the holidays, is perfect for dreaming up and envisioning the path that you will walk for the remainder of the year. Modern life is inevitably busy, noisy, and distracting… but here, at the still point of the year, we can slow down enough to listen, if we’re willing.

It’s that time of year again…

…Those twinkling lights that set otherwise ordinary lawns aglow slowly diminish, there are trash bags full of crumpled wrapping paper on the curb, you can scan through your radio stations without hearing about your Grandma getting run over by a reindeer (who ever came up with that song, anyway?), and you suddenly realize your belt needs to be loosened by one notch… uh oh.

We all know what it’s like to enter the New Year feeling fatigued from overindulgence and late nights, soon followed by a fierce determination to seek health and happiness in the coming year!  In the aftermath of the Holiday Season, many of us commit to outrageous and unrealistic resolutions in our attempts to ‘bounce back’… and most of us wind up abandoning those plans within weeks.  Sound familiar? If you really want to succeed in your New Year’s resolution this year, seek the support you need to follow through!

Whether your new commitment is to take more time to relax and care for yourself, to exercise more, or to create more space in your life for your family and friends, it’s not uncommon to quickly get swept back up in the hussle and bussle and lose track of your goals. The problem with this, besides obviously not sticking to your resolution, is that it can create self-blame and disappointment, perpetuating a cycle of self-deprecation and unmet goals.

A few years of unsuccessful resolutions can leave you feeling uninspired, burned out and frustrated… but it doesn’t have to be that way.

“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.”
~Thomas Jefferson