Discussions about weight loss are tricky. Always have been, but over the past few years it seems like the “danger zone” around this topic has become much wider and a lot sharper. Is it just me, or are you sensing this, too? I’ve been on both sides of the weight spectrum during my life. During my first pregnancy, at age […]

How is the state of your foundational health affecting your life? It’s not something we really think about all the time, right? Generally, we’re more focused on symptoms — irritations, pain points, difficulties, “noise.” But have you realized yet that reacting to symptoms can lead to a lifestyle where the core cause of an issue […]

Are you ready to pioneer in this season by God’s grace? It sounds like a great idea, right? “Oh, YES, we’re definitely going to rely on His grace for everything we do!” But then we step in and get started, and it starts to feel like a grind, slow going — or worse — like […]

You know I LOVE a good conversation on gut health, right? Maybe it’s because I suffered with digestive and hormonal balances for decades of my life, and then God totally escorted me into radical healing, and that PUMPS me up. Or maybe it’s the fact that, as a certified, holistic health coach that “specializes” in […]

Where does being anxious for nothing happen? Is it a spirit, soul or body activity? You could argue that it’s definitely a spiritual activity because we find this command in the Bible (Paul to the Philippians). But then there’s also the argument, born of the world, that says the *only* way to address anxiety effectively […]

What do you think about the holistic approach to health? How about when you compare it to the modern, “western” approach to health care we’ve become standardized to these days? And let me ask you this . . . If you’re a Christian — a follower of Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit — which […]

It was the worst moment of my life, but it’s become one of the greatest blessings of my life, too. In August 2009, after the birth of my second son, I was side-swiped with severe postpartum anxiety. I couldn’t function . . . at all. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat, and I couldn’t take […]

Are you the pioneering type? Do you regularly have thoughts like: “Someone’s gotta fix this/ build this/ solve this problem/ discover a new way“? And then, do you get right to work doing the thing? If so, you, my friend, are the pioneering type. Pioneering types are “high-responsibility” folks, front-footed in everything they do, aggressive […]

How did you prepare to parent? If you don’t yet have kids, how are you preparing even now? If you’ve got kids I want you to think back to when you were getting ready to have them. How did you prepare? Did you read books about newborns and raising kids? Did you do a load […]