Self-Criticism: Is Your Thinking 100% True?

A Facebook friend posted an article the other day stating that women criticize themselves an average of eight times a day. I guess that statistic does not really surprise me. Does it surprise you? Negative thoughts, we all have them. Some are so automatic that we just...

Do One Thing: In the Morning

I was on vacation last week at a lovely beach in Virginia. We were there with my family who spoil my kids with lots of goodies including donuts most mornings. Donuts most mornings are definitely not the norm in my house. Who doesn’t love a donut? Hard to resist...

What If?

Recently, I completed a course on obesity and eating disorders. The presenter, Shan Guisinger, has studied these issues from an evolutionary perspective. She believes that dieting is the cause of the rise in over weight and obesity because the body fights you when you...

Spring Break Keep Your Kids Active

Did you know that kids need 60 minutes of physical activity every day? Here are some ideas of physical activities you can do with your kids over spring break! Oh, and you adults need 30 minutes of physical activity every day, so you can play too! Your whole family...

Is it time for a change?

Are you stuck trying to make healthy changes? You probably know some of the things you need to start doing or stop doing in order to be mentally and physically healthier. But, you just can’t seem to make the changes stick so that they become healthy habits....

Ten Minutes

“Do Something.” Posted a friend on Facebook underneath a photo of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Martin Luther King day. Wow. I was planning to run errands today. That’s not quite worthy of Martin Luther King and his total sacrifice for the good of an entire...