There are many ways that not loving ourselves shows up in our world and in our environment, and it effects every layer of our life; mind, body, soul.

Throughout the month of February, I’ll be providing daily self love tips to help inspire and educate you to give yourself the love you are so worthy of receiving.

This week, I am joined by Chris from the Mental Health Movement Podcast as we have a very heavy, yet important discussion on mental health, breaking generational trauma, self-love and healing, and so much more.

Our hormones often control the drivers seat of our lives. As a women, our hormones affect so much about our physical, mental and emotional health.

So this week, we’re jumping into some of the science behind the way our hormones impact our health, and how a constant state of go-go-go can make our hormones go a bit haywire.

I get it, meditation can often feel odd and awkward to get started. Sit alone in the quiet?! Most are you are probably thinking… no thanks!! But meditation holds a load of benefits that don’t just stop at calming down your racing thoughts.

How does trauma cause a dysregulated nervous system? Glad you asked! And how does it affect our day-to-day life?! This week, we chat:

- Childhood trauma and its impact on adult life

- How the nervous system becomes dysregulated

- The role of the autonomic and parasympathetic nervous system

- Signs you may be living with a dysregulated nervous system

- How unregulated patterns of behavior attract unhealthy relationships

As we approach the end of the year, we have this opportunity to pause, exhale, reflect on the past year, and think about what it is we want out of the new year. It’s a time of renewal and a time of reconnection where we allow ourselves the space to really evaluate our current life, what is going well, what can be improved, what small habits can you implement to get to where you want to be, etc.

While we move into a new year, remember… actionable, bite-sized steps are the key to crushing your new year, and lifelong, goals.

During the holiday season, we're constantly pressured to give to other people, but we often forget to include ourselves in that list.

This giving season, I hope you make the decision to give to yourself too, so that you can show up as the most healthy, well-rested, nourished version of you - because showing up as your best, is also a gift to others too.

Wishing you all a happy holiday season!

The holidays, as fun and joyful as they may be, often come with their own set of challenges. And it’s often the days and weeks following the festivities that can leave us all feeling a bit, well, stuck in the darkness.

However, the darkness is a place of growth, a place of rebirth, and a place to plant the seeds for a new season.

Join me in this week’s episode as we chat about ways to reframe this ‘dark’ time as an opportunity to go inward, reconnect with yourself, and set intentions for a new year.

The nervous system is like the circuitry that runs our life. Between cognitive function, emotional regulation, and overall wellbeing, it sure manages a lot. Which means when we start to ‘short circuit,’ our nervous system can become dysregulated and lead to a multitude of other health issues we may not even connect.

In this episode, we’ll get back to the basics as we chat through the many layers and functions of our Nervous System, and how it can directly impact our health and wellness.

Boundaries define what is acceptable and what is not within our relationships, interactions and experiences. And establishing these boundaries not only establishes more self love and respect, but also helps protect our energy and overall well-being.

I learned this the hard way with an incident with my cat…

Join me this week as we explore how to set, and maintain, physical, emotional, and intellectual boundaries not only throughout the holidays, but in everyday life.

I am joined this week by long-time friends, Beth and Jody Osmond, who run Cedar Valleys Sustainable Farm, an enterprise they started over 20 years ago.

Cedar Valley Sustainable was Chicago's first Meat Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), a mutually beneficial relationship between eaters and farmers where you know where your food is produced and how the animals are cared for.

Join as we chat about the important connection between our food, our mental health, and how nurturing your body with good-for-you-foods can have a positive impact on other areas of your life.

Join me as we dive deep into the 'good girl' persona and its surprising impact on personal growth and opportunities.

This week, we're getting real about the not-so-great aspects that often accompany this seemingly positive label. From societal expectations to the limitations we place on ourselves, we'll explore the ways in which the 'good girl' mask can influence our choices, relationships, and even our own self-discovery.

This week, I’m joined by my long-time childhood friend, Libby Callaway. We have an open and raw conversation about mental health, eating disorders, therapy, rehab and recovery, stepping out of ‘hustle culture’, learning to slow down, and so much more.

Happy Halloween! This week I chat with Maggie, my Marketing Guru, for a festive-themed Q&A episode on the fears around healing.

We chat about the masks we wear, the fear of judgment, going back and facing past hurts head-on, addressing when we need to do the healing work, and more scary parts of healing.

When you think about it, the way we choose to fuel ourselves, is a self-loving gesture. Our relationship with food is often a reflection about how we view ourself.

What the heck does that mean, and how is food involved in our healing?! Let’s chat about it!

Healing is a multifaceted experience, encompassing emotional, physical, psychological, and energetic aspects of our being. To achieve true healing, it's essential to acknowledge and integrate all dimensions of ourselves.

This episode does get a bit science-y, but I hope you’ll join me as we explore this holistic approach to healing through mind, body, and soul.

You know those walls you built up, layers you added on, and masks you wore… well, it’s time to put them to rest for once and for all.

They served their purpose. And there is no shame in holding onto them for as long as you did. But it is time to let go of them and step into your next chapter of life as your most authentic self… without that extra baggage.

In the same way that layers of clothing can protect our bodies from the changing temps in the changes of the seasons, energetic layers of fear can be seen as a protective mechanism in our heart.

But the difference between our fall and winter layers and these energetic layers is that we often tend to never take these energetic layers off, allowing them to keep us feeling hidden, protected, and out of harms way.

But is that the most best way to keep ourselves safe? Let’s chat about it!

Human flaws and brokenness make us relatable to one another. When we see someone struggling it’s easier to empathize with them because we’ve, in some way, all experienced moments of vulnerability and imperfection.

This is the shared human experience that connects us. Not only that, but it can help us on our own journeys of self growth and healing. Let’s dive into it!

Shame and guilt aren’t just caused from traumatic experiences. But they can, and do, become limiters in our lives.

In this episode, we breakdown the science behind why we feel shame and guilt, how they can become hardwired into our brains, how they manifest in all areas of our life, and how to go back and breakthrough these emotions.