What kind of exercise is best? And how do you create (and stick to) a plan to move your body that’ll meet your goals- especially when you’re exhausted and busy as hell?
Breathwork’s not just a trend! It’s an effective stress management tool, especially if you’re short on time and have struggled with meditation.
Protein’s been popular in the news lately, and for good reason! It’s an essential macronutrient that serves multiple functions in the body. And it’s a key ingredient in any smart woman’s plan to recover from burnout and (re) establish good hormone balance. But, most women under-consume protein. In this blog post I explain WHY women need protein, HOW MUCH to eat, and WHAT SOURCES are best.
In this post I’m breaking down 1) what STRESS really is, 2) how to know if stress is making you SICK and TIRED, and 3) WHY stress causes so many health problems. You’ll learn about the stress response, cortisol, the HPA axis, and adrenal dysfunction. You’ll learn why “adrenal fatigue” is both real and fake. Plus how to heal your body if stress has you completely burnt out.
If you’ve been dealing with a lot of stress lately, then you’re probably feeling it in your body. You might be run down and exhausted, sleep deprived, and more. It turns out that many health problems that stem from stress are actually rooted in nervous system dysregulation. Here’s what that means and what you can do about it.
Have you ever thought of yourself as a perfectionist? If yes, you’re not alone. Women are practically trained from birth to people please and be ‘perfect’ in a multitude of ways. In this article we’ll discuss what perfectionism looks like and how it can be harmful to your health and fuel burnout. You’ll walk away with a little assignment to help you leave your perfectionist tendencies behind.
You’ve heard it before- chronic stress is bad for your health. But do you know why? And did you know that it can lead to unhealthy weight gain (and make it hard to lose that weight, too)? In this post I dive into how chronic stress can lead you to gain weight. With that knowledge, you can then make an informed decision about how you want to manage stress in your own life.
