Tag: goals

Journaling 101: A Guide to its Importance and How to Get Started. 

If you have been part of the wellness community for five minutes you have probably heard that you should be journaling on a regular basis, but do you know why? I recommend journaling regularly to my clients for three main reasons:  1st- Tracking Your Progress Whether it be tracking emotions, mental state, exercise, food, or

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Accept the Challenge: 30 Day Spring Wellness Challenge

This is no joke … It’s April This year has been flying by.  Things are opening up, the weather is getting nicer, and summer is just around the corner.  So, here’s a question, how are your New Year’s resolutions or goals doing?  Progressing? Stalling? Or somewhere in between?  This 30 days Challenge will focus on

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Self-Care is More Than Just Relaxing: These are my must-do self-care routine that ARE NOT relaxing  

What’s the first thing you think of when you think about self-care? Hot bath, a cup of tea, maybe if you’re feeling zesty a spa day. Yet self-care is way more than just relaxing.  Recently I have been focusing on my own personal self-care and what truly makes me feel less stressed, more relaxed, and

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Eat Your Greens: My Top 5 Favorites Green Foods

St. Patrick’s day is coming up, I hope you are just as excited as I am. Green is my favorite colour so I have always gotten pretty excited to celebrate the holiday since I was little. Now that I’m old it seems that this grade school tradition has been exchanged with drinking green beer. However,

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Diets vs Healthy Lifestyle: A Nutritionist explains the difference 

On the surface, dieting and a healthy lifestyle may look similar. Both can lead to weight loss, changes in eating patterns, and a change in activity levels. However, there are major key differences to these two when you look under the surface at the behavior, habits, and most importantly the difference in mindset. So let’s get into it.

Why is “WHY” the Most Important Question to Ask Yourself?

If you spend any time with children you might cringe at how relentless they are when asking questions about the world around them. This child-like curiosity is so important to reconnect with, when learning to be more mindful, reach your goal, and grow in general.  Curiosity is a key aspect of mindfulness, especially when just

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Dreaming is great, but why stop there 

When January comes and everyone gets the urge to start fresh, set goals, and jump in headfirst into making BIG changes. But here is the thing, most of these well-intentioned goals do not last.  Here’s why, and hopefully we can learn from past mistakes and actually make these New Year’s resolutions stick long term.  First,

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How to Make This The Best Year Yet: Simple rules to follow to make your health goals a reality

It’s January, and I’m sure that we have all at least contemplated New Year resolutions. Yet like many of us, myself included, we struggle to stick with New Year’s resolutions. There are three big reasons why.  They are not planned out.  We seem to think that January 1st will bring in a new year and

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How to Set SMART Goals: with downloadable PDF goal planner and habit tracker

What is a SMART goal?  Have you ever set a goal only for it to become something you don’t actually achieve? Or do you struggle to make goals that motivate you? Need help?  Goals can be challenging, I have had many over the years. Some withered away, while others were achieved and there are still

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