A client recently asked me "What's the difference between loving yourself and enabling your own self-sabotaging behavior? Here's the breakdown.
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I love planning my meals around what I can find at the farmers market. On Wednesday, the chicken vendor looked down his nose at me when I asked for chicken thighs, and handed me a bag of frozen whole chicken legs.
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It's that in-between time of year right now, when the only produce available is last year's carrots, onions and cabbage and this year's greens. You want something warm, but still fresh. This is when these pancakes shine. Of course, they shine the rest of the year too!
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I came home from work last night after being out of town for the weekend. I opened the refrigerator and my heart sunk; no tenable dinner supplies. No meat left from the farmers market, no hearty vegetables, no salad greens.
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Choice is the most effective muscle in your person; any change that you want to make is possible if you choose it. What habits will you choose today?
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While it is sometimes hard to articulate exactly what ‘self-love’ looks like to my current self, it’s easier to understand what it looks like to love that smiling, waving two-year old.
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Two years ago, I woke up in my underwear on the bathroom floor. I was freezing cold and covered with sweat. I crawled back to my bedroom, called my best friend and through gritted teeth and tears told her that I needed her to leave work and come save me.
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DISCLAIMER: If you feel awesome after eating oatmeal, that's great! Keep eating what makes you feel good. However, if you get tired or hungry about two hours after eating oatmeal, please read on. This awesome paleo oatmeal substitute is made mostly with coconut, which has lots of fiber, healthy fats, and protein.
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By taking care of yourself, I mean more than getting monthly massages and treating your feet to a pedicure. What does it look like to take care of your emotional body and your spiritual body, alongside your physical body?
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My brother and I have been entrepreneurs since grade school. Peter was selling Play-doh sandwiches to absent-minded adults when he was five years old, and I started my first business when I was fourteen.
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I remember when my alarm used to go off, and I'd pull the covers over my face and whimper "I'm not ready..." Uncovering my "why" changed the way I feel every morning! Here's ten reasons that I get out of bed every day:
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Most modern diets could benefit from more green vegetables. When you nourish yourself with greens, you will naturally crowd out the foods that make you sick.
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Ten months ago, I dragged my cousin into Gap Body for their after-Christmas sale. I bought ten pairs of basic cotton underwear for $27. That was the last time I bought brand-new clothes.
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Coconut flour is almost entirely the good kind of fat and fiber, two things that trigger your stomach to say "HEY!! I'm full." So while your mouth will want to eat three zillion of these babies, your tummy will know when to stop.
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Whether you acknowledge it or not, your primary role in this life is that of a creator.
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I served a very simple vegetable soup last week to my rock-star entrepreneurial women's group. It was such a hit! And so easy to make. The secret? I used my Soup Strategy, which I will now lovingly share with you.
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It’s one thing to eat at home, where I’ve planned my meals and stocked my fridge with foods that make me feel great. But suddenly I’m out in the world, trying to order a healthy breakfast, when I panic and order something way less than ideal.
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If I filled one tiny lantern with each thing I am grateful for, they would float up and fill the night sky. But sometimes I forget. I don’t take the time to acknowledge what makes my life great. I get swept up in the stress and the hustle and the management of all the things that aren’t quite right.
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