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Social Distancing: How the Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

Being “stuck” at home during a global pandemic can bring on a lot of negative thoughts. It can make you feel like all of the progress you were making in life came to a standstill all at once. At first, I went through a denial stage that let me hold onto the thought that this…

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Social Distancing: How the Little Things Can Make a Big Difference May 6, 2020
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The Anti-Diet Approach to Healthy Eating – Upgrade Your New Year’s Resolution January 6, 2020
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Winter is a time for comfort, warmth, and self care. Allow yourself to live in an abundance of love for yourself and for others, especially during these darker months. How do you show love in abundance? ⬇️

Let’s talk about New Year’s Resolutions. The most popular New Year’s Resolution is to lose weight or go on a diet. The thing about New Year’s resolutions is that people make them very unrealistic and hard to stick to. Really, your ‘diet’ should just be about what you eat every day, not what you’re eating to lose weight or be skinny. I am a firm believer that ‘dieting’ is what causes us to lose track of healthy eating in the first place. - Just watch all of those people who set out on January 1st to eat “healthy” - you couldn’t be given a better example of poor habit building. So, you diet for half the month of January and you’re doing well until you run into your first “diet break.” This is when you start to evaluate how long-term you can continue eating this diet you set out on because: 1️⃣Telling yourself you’re on a diet sets your mind to thinking that it’s missing out on snacks or the “good stuff” 2️⃣”Diets” have an end date, meaning you’re limiting yourself to whatever time period that you say you’re dieting for and once you’re “off-diet” you feel like there’s no turning back 3️⃣Creating lists of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ foods incite guilt and regret when you eat the ‘bad’ stuff, even when it really isn’t that bad - If you haven’t gotten the picture yet, ‘dieting’ in general just shouldn’t be a thing that you do. Eating healthy in general should be your diet and all that is required is a simple mindset shift. You should essentially be eating only when you’re hungry and stopping once you’re full. Read more about the anti-diet diet in my newest blog (▶️link in bio🔼)! - Also, I took a lil break from Instagram for the holidays to spend some uninterrupted time with family and friends. A much needed break from the world of social media - try it some time. You’ll thank yourself. . . . . . #diet #healthy #healthyeating #weightloss #newyearsresolutions #newyears #resolutions #relax #recharge #rewind #fun #wellness #mentalhealth #dietculture #happy #love #instagood #quote #inspiration #discoverunder500 #discoverunder1k #discoverunder100

Growing and changing is part of our DNA. Our bodies analyze, adapt, and overcome ~naturally~ without us having to think all that much. So if this comes naturally, why do we mentally have a hard time dealing with change? The answer resides in your mindset and perspective. . Think about it - if you changed your mindset to focus on adapting, you’re teaching yourself that you can trust your mind to stay strong, even during the unexpected. . Try it sometime 🌱

Self-care is the most important practice that anyone can add to their routine. The definition of self-care changes depending on the person, but the meaning behind it doesn’t.  Self-care: time and/or energy reserved specifically for YOU. Self-care comes in many forms. Maybe it’s saying no to plans with someone because you are just not feeling up to it. Maybe it’s taking a bath. Maybe it’s going for a run. Maybe it’s lighting a candle and just sitting in silence. Whatever you do, make sure your needs are at the center of the reason you’re doing it. We live in an age where we are constantly competing with each other or trying to live up to someone else standards. The best part about self-care is that the only standard is the one you set yourself. Don’t create a self-care practice just to post it on social media and don’t just copy someone else’s version of self-care because you saw it on social media. Reflect on what makes you happy, what serves you, and the best way to unplug from your surroundings and just enjoy being alive - that’s your self-care. . . . . . #selfcare #holistic #treatyoself #treatyourself #wellness #holistichealth #holisticwellness #holisticlifestyle #naturalremedies #relax #recharge #rewind #fun #wellness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #happy #love #instagood #quote #inspiration #discoverunder500 #discoverunder1k #discoverunder100k

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