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Your Mom was Right!!! You Need to Eat Your Veggies!

May I be a little vulnerable with you? Okay, maybe a lot?

I hate veggies. I hate having to eat them! Those little celery and carrot sticks and salad (!) - don't even get me started on salad. All that lettuce!

Unless they're root vegetables slow-roasted beside a roast beef, I'm just not overflowing with joy. Know what I mean?

In fact, one of my family's favourite stories is about me dumping...

Embracing Summer Ease

Well, it's definitely summer.

Not just on the calendar but I can feel it in the hot, hazy humidity and the desire to kick back with a glass of iced tea and read a trashy novel.

What does summer mean to you? Is it chaos with the kids at home or calm at the family cottage? Or a mix of both?

As for me...

Craig Ballantyne vs. The Skinny Bitches

Well, there’s a lot of junk in both the vegetarian and the meat-eating world. So here’s what I think you should do…

Eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and raw nuts. That should be part of any good diet. But then it’s up to you. You can choose to eat meat or go with strictly vegetarian protein sources.

Feeling Old Before Your Time?

Today, we're going to look at 9 essential sleep tips and how they can give you more energy and keep you young. If you're hauling your sorry butt out of bed every morning and dreading the day, then this article could be a game changer for you.

Why is sleep important? There are two main physiological reasons that we need to sleep that I'll be addressing here.

Goal Getting Resources for You!

The second thing I wanted to let you know is that today is the first day of my Problem Elimination Weekend. I'll be working with an intimate group of people determined to take a problem and change it into an opportunity.

We'll be together all weekend and I know from experience that by Sunday there will have been some big shifts.

Summer Solstice and Sleeping Well

I love this time of year!! How about you?

We're building up to the big fire festivals of mid-summer and the longest day of the year and I love to watch the leaves emerge to provide their beautiful shade as the sun gets hotter.

Are you ready to experience radical self-care?

Spring is the perfect time to commit to a new coaching program - you'll get the motivation and resources you need to make a big change and you'll get the support that will make all the difference.

This week's article starts a series on self-care, to make big leaps in your health and to keep you away from burnout.

The need came through loud and clear last night when we did the Wheel of Life. What was the lowest category for all involved? Physical.

Stopping the Burnout: 5 Big Ideas for Healthy Living

Have you had that moment yet where you realize that if you don't start caring for your body then you're going to be in for a rocky ride?

I've had it. I started getting occasional knee pain and I have this rib that pops out if I spend too much time on the computer.

Time for some Spring cleaning?

I think that there's a reason we say that, 'Hope Springs Eternal!' - and it isn't just because Alexander Pope said it an essay almost 300 years ago.

In the energy of the yearly Wheel, spring is when the earth explodes in fertility and creation and ecstasy after the dark and cold of the winter. As part of the earth, it makes sense that we would feel this energy in ourselves as well.

So how are you feeling?