How Healthy Goals Can Help You Overcome Grief
Tuesday, April 05 2022
Guest Blog by: Camille Johnson Grief is a natural part of life. When we lose someone or something, it is normal to feel grief. Grief is the process that everyone goes through when they lose someone or something they love. The type and severity of this grief will vary from person to person. Some may
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Health, Hope, and Healing: How to Take Control of Your Life After Addiction
Monday, June 03 2019
Guest blog by Jennifer McGregor co-creator of Public Health Library Drugs and alcohol impact every area of your life. Your physical and mental health are often the hardest hit. It doesn’t matter if you’re 13 or 30, it takes time to bounce back from months or even years of drug abuse. How drugs hurt Using
5 Tips To Making Connections In A New City
Friday, August 03 2018
Plugging into a new city is no easy thang, that’s for sure! Making friends and connections in a new place takes time, energy and effort. I’ve had more and more people reach out to me for advice on how to plug into a new city, especially when you don’t have children or you’re an empty
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Grief: Healing So You Can Be Your Best Self
Tuesday, July 24 2018
Recently our church did a sermon on grief, no easy subject (watch the sermon here if interested). My mid 40’s has been the season of reflecting on the loss of my childhood. No easy task, but one I’m leaning into and healing from, with God’s help of course. I’ve learned through books and professionals, that
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Quick To Listen, Slow To Speak, Slow To Anger
Sunday, June 10 2018
Quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, whew, not so easy sometimes. We’re so thrilled to have found a church already here in St Louis! The topic in May was on forgiveness, a tough topic for most of us. No matter what has happened in your life, always remember that forgiveness sets YOU
“Nobody Likes You!”
Tuesday, May 29 2018
“Nobody likes you!” Recently during a pilates class, I shared a few words of encouragement for us all, “Hang in there, we can do it, we’re almost there.” Much to my surprise, the woman next to me, who I’ve even had lunch with a few times, said “Nobody likes you!” I started to chuckle in
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Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Heal Your Heart
Tuesday, March 27 2018
The heart… What comes up for you when I say that word? Love? Pain? Hurt? Sadness? Anger? If you want to be healthier and happier, healing your heart from the past will help. The most important thing we can ever take ownership of is our heart. We spend so much time focusing and working on the
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Creating a New Habit and Making It Stick!
Saturday, January 13 2018
Have you ever made a goal, or a new year’s resolution and never reached it? If so, I’d like to help. Creating a new habit and making it stick can actually happen, it just takes time. Yep I said it…time. Instead of jumping into a fad or a quick fix, a change needs to become
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Ali’s – Working Through and Healing From My Past
Tuesday, October 31 2017
It’s been an interesting summer and fall as we continue this transition in Illinois. This transition has given me time to rest, reflect and refresh my mind body and spirit, which I am continuing to do throughout the winter as well. One of the things I felt called to do during this new season, was
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Ali’s Journey – The Summer of Facing Fears and Learning Polo
Monday, July 17 2017
The Summer of Facing Fears and Learning Polo I had no idea that this was going to be the summer of facing my fears or learning to play polo. Two months ago, after 27 years of living in the Madison, Wisconsin area, I said good-bye to my incredible friends, family and clients, and closed my
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Tips When Struggling With Your Workouts
Monday, January 16 2017
Recently I had a client ask me a very good question. “Do you have any tips for those days when it seems so hard to push through a 30 minute workout?” Let’s be honest, we ALL have those days, yes, even me who enjoys working out. There are days I get on the treadmill and
Life Is An Adventure, Enjoy The Journey
Tuesday, January 03 2017
Happy New Year! Are you ready to enjoy the adventure of what this year has to offer? What will you really change this year? What will you stick with when it isn’t fun or easy? How will you handle it when you don’t do things perfectly? Why at this time in your life is it important? Answering some
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End of Year Reflection and Growth
Monday, December 19 2016
End of year reflection and growth is more my style. I’m not sure if you’re like me, but I’m not a New Years resolution person. I believe in working on being a better me throughout the year, not just at the beginning of a new year. Instead of resolutions, I’ve started sitting down towards the end
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Ali’s Journey – What Happened When I Unplugged
Monday, August 08 2016
What Happened When I Unplugged? For the past 5 years I was hearing God say “rest”, “be still”, “be”, I didn’t listen. I didn’t listen because I am a good doer. I am a worker. I am productive. I like to check things off my list. My worth was partly tied up in what I
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Gratitude Through Mission Work
Thursday, February 18 2016
When we are thankful we are happier and healthier people mentally, physically, and spiritually. Studies show that when we give thanks it improves all aspects of our health. Giving thanks occupies the same space in your brain that worrying does, which means you can’t worry and give thanks at the same time. Over Christmas my boys
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Magnesium
Sunday, January 17 2016
The human body requires magnesium intake every day. Sadly, our soil is NOT the same as it use to be. Even if you eat clean, you probably aren’t getting what your body needs. This is one supplement I take daily and believe is a MUST for most. Our cells need magnesium to function. Magnesium is needed
New Year’s Resolutions or Not
Sunday, January 03 2016
To be honest, I’m not a big New Year’s Resolution person and it looks like I’m not alone. Statistics show that only 45% of Americans make resolutions. And only 8% of that 45% are successful in achieving their resolutions. Not surprisingly, the number one resolution for 2015 was to lose weight. Obviously something is not working.
How To Improve Trust In Your Life
Tuesday, December 08 2015
A client of mine recently sent me a talk by Brené Brown on The Anatomy of Trust. The talk inspired me to write about it and ask you: How full is your marble jar? I personally love listening to Brené speak and really enjoyed her book “The Gifts of Imperfection” (she has a few others as
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How Gratitude Increases Your Happiness and Improves Your Health
Tuesday, November 24 2015
With Thanksgiving being this week, I find myself reflecting on all I have to be thankful for: including YOU! Thank you so much for being part of my community. Whether you’ve been to one of my classes, been a personal training or life coaching client, attended one of my talks or workshops, spoken online, or have enjoyed
Wellness Starts with Your Mind
Tuesday, August 04 2015
Total Wellness is having a strong and healthy mind, body, and spirit, and it all beings with your MIND! “It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to, has power over you.“ Do you have a photo of yourself of when you “thought” you were fat and now you would LOVE