The Whole Health Method

10/18/2023

Heaven on earth this morning.❤️

05/15/2022

We now know that gut health is FUNDAMENTAL to our overall health. And this latest program helped me to put that into practice. MESSAGE ME to find out more about this 4-week program where we do just that.🥑🤸🏽‍♂️🧘🏽‍♀️❤️

05/12/2022

I want to start compiling an archive of articles and podcast episodes related to gut health and how important it is. Researchers are learning so much, so fast, that science is seeing all sorts of connections. The gut microbiome is the frontier of how we’ll define better health. It’s so exciting!

Here is the first podcast episode. The rest I will put in the comments as I find them.

‎Show The Model Health Show, Ep How Gut Health Influences Mental Health & The Truth About Circadian Medicine - With Dr. Amy Shah - Apr 17, 2022

04/23/2021

“𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯...”
-𝘑𝘦𝘧𝘧 𝘍𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳
I heard that quote at the end of my meditation this morning and I couldn’t help but say “Yes!” Because it describes so perfectly- so succinctly- what I have experienced on this journey.
And this me, at the end of my workout this morning, feeling every ounce of that quote’s truth!
What an incredible blessing this journey has been, and I am beyond grateful for it.🙏🏼❤️🙌🏼

03/23/2021

Imagine if everyone adopted this outlook? This is where patience, compassion, and forgiveness are born.❤️

03/01/2021

This afternoon’s masterpiece.❤️

02/22/2021

We are the best projects we’re ever going to work on. So make it beautiful, from the inside out. Make it strong, from the inside out. Love yourself every step of the way.
And repeat after me:
I am strong.
I am capable.
I am determined.
I am worthy of everything I desire.❤️

02/20/2021

Mindfulness has been KEY to my journey.
I remember when my kids were babies, I realized my patience was wearing thin. I was irritable and cranky and I wasn’t enjoying my time with them as much as I wanted.
The thing is, it’s understandable, right? 3 kids in 4 years and I was home with them all day long. It’s a lot! Gratefully I knew even then to show myself some grace. And that even though being a SAHM was crazy hard at times, I didn’t want to wish they were older. I wanted to enjoy as much of that time as I could, while also understanding that there was no way I could enjoy every moment. And that was ok!
This was where I became more mindful.
Mindful of my thoughts.
Mindful of my reactions.
Mindful of my choices.
Mindful of my self-care.
I started to recognize the connection between how patient and present I could be as their mom and how I was caring for myself that day.
✅Have I eaten enough?
✅Did I drink enough water?
✅Have I taken a shower?
Which led to...
✅Did I exercise?
✅How much rest did I get?
✅Did I meditate yet today?
I started to check-in with myself and slowly, over time, I became more mindful of the choices I was making and how they made me feel.
Did I do it perfectly? Absolutely not. I still don’t. It has taken time and lots of patience with myself, knowing that I I will never do anything perfectly.
I am, and always will be, a work in progress.
But I’m better than I used to be.❤️

02/07/2021

During the deepest part of my postpartum depression, when I was sleep deprived beyond comprehension and crying multiple times a day, watching the sunset started to save me.

My therapist at the time suggested my “well” had run dry- the source from which I drew the energy to take care of my children, my husband, and my responsibilities. She explained that if that well was dry, then every time I took care of the people and things in my life, bitterness, anger, and resentment were building up. And she was right. I was pouring from an empty cup and I could feel myself brimming with those emotions. It was awful.

She recommended I start filling that cup by taking time to myself to do things I enjoy. But to be honest, I didn’t know what that meant at first. I was also so deep in my codependency that I didn’t know what I enjoyed. So I did something I had learned in Al anon. I acted “as if” I knew and started watching the sunset. Every so often, I would sneak away in my car, go park at a local beach, and just watch as the sun went down and the sky lit up. And it worked! Taking those small moments for myself to appreciate the quiet and watch something beautiful started to fill my well. They were little gifts I was giving myself and over time, I started to feel better.

That is why I feel so much joy when I see a beautiful sunset. I am so grateful for them, not just for their beauty, but for what they gave to me. They renewed my spirit, reconnected me to nature and my Higher Power, and inspired me to take better care of myself.❤️

02/04/2021

𝘈 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨...
This is from 2012, before I was doing ANY of the things I do now.
I had NO IDEA that in two years, I would discover a program that would change my life.
I had NO IDEA I would fall in love with fitness and nutrition and the idea of helping people get healthier.
I had NO IDEA this would be my path.
All I knew was that I had these 3 beautiful humans in my life and I wanted to be the best possible mom I could be to them. Gratefully, I had come to realize that meant taking care of myself first in order to take care of them best. And that realization was ALL I NEEDED to set me free to discover my passion and purpose. That, and keeping an open mind.
𝘙𝘌𝘔𝘌𝘔𝘉𝘌𝘙: 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯...𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦.❤️

02/01/2021

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵...𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.
I took some progress pics this morning. And in the process, it made me think of a few things I’ve learned over the years about taking them:
✅Taking progress pics should never involve picking our bodies apart or focusing on what we don’t like.
✅Progress pics are an opportunity to look at our bodies, to see how they are changing, and to celebrate the hard work we’ve been putting in to make those changes happen, however small.
✅If we don’t see the changes we wanted to see, it’s an opportunity to get honest with ourselves about why that might be.
✅Taking progress pics does not make you vain. It gives you information about your health journey that other benchmarks can’t.
✅Have fun taking your progress pics. Smile and take a bunch! No one EVER has to see them but you. But just by taking them and letting yourself enjoy it, it becomes something you’re willing to do as opposed to something you dread. And our bodies are worthy of all our love and appreciation.🙌🏼❤️

⬅️Swipe left⬅️ to see my progress from Phase 1 of the program I’m currently doing. I LOVE IT!
⬅️Swipe left again⬅️ to see my 6 year progress. I’M SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS JOURNEY!
⬇️And comment below⬇️ if you are ready to take your own progress pics and learn how to take care of and celebrate your body like I do.🎉

01/28/2021

✨𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.✨

I’ve been told that I’ve always been determined. And when I think about it, it’s true! Whenever I wanted something bad enough, I’ve been willing to focus until I mastered it. (Just ask my mom when I wanted to learn how to tie my shoes, blow a bubble, and whistle.😆)

But for a little while there, I had lost my determination. I had forgotten what it was like to have that kind of focus on myself because I was so overly focused on and concerned about other people. Getting caught up in a dysfunctional relationship and codependency will do that to a person. That’s what happened to me. Until I started to realize that I could break the cycle. The decision to do so was up to me. I just had to learn how to put the focus back on me, my needs, and what I wanted for my life. Slowly I started to do that, one day at a time, and it changed my life.

So, 𝘔𝘠 𝘔𝘌𝘚𝘚𝘈𝘎𝘌 to anyone who is feeling like they have lost themselves- their drive, their ambition, their determination- don’t give up on yourself. Our lives are up to us! We simply need to reclaim them.❤️