We gotta talk about it. ALCOHOL. I've been having this conversation a lot with my 1:1 clients lately and the conclusion I've come to is that alcohol for most is a habit. Today I'm going to share 3 reasons why alcohol isn't serving you and how you can use your habit identity to create a healthier relationship with alcohol. **If you feel you need help, please seek out a professional. Need help creating healthy habit loops around alcohol and other areas of your health?  Enroll in the free 3 day email challenge, HABIT LOOP BOOTCAMP! *** HABIT HACKS: -Access the signature program, the HEAL ..read more

How are those goals going for you that you set at the beginning of the year?  I promised to share my quarterly breakdowns this year with you for my own accountability purposes and to show you how your habits will allow you to reverse engineer reaching those goals (oh, and with a heavy dose of grace because as you'll hear...I didn't meet my goals every time!) Go back and listen to Episode 243 for my 1st quarter breakdown! Want 1:1 coaching?  Schedule a free discovery call now! *** HABIT HACKS: -Access the signature program, the HEALTHY HABITS ACCELERATOR! -1:1 coaching more your ja ..read more

As a fitness instructor, I talk the talk and walk the walk when it comes to the fitness habits I coach on.  But...I have to share that I've been a rather busy season of life that resulted in my not doing a formal workout in over 2 weeks!  Today I'm going to share why, what happened with my body and mindset and how I can take these breaks and still have sustainable health. Why do women have to do habits differently?  I answer this for you on my private podcast, ATOMIC HABITS FOR WOMEN. *** HABIT HACKS: -Access the signature program, the HEALTHY HABITS ACCELERATOR! -1:1 coachin ..read more

All seasons of motherhood are very hard either physically or emotionally or mentally.  It makes it easier to not take the time to take care ourselves either due to guilt or just pure exhaustion. That can leave you feeling like you're not giving the best version of you to your family and really losing yourself in motherhood.  You deserve to take care of yourself & be happy outside of motherhood and today we're chatting with Scottie Durrett about habits to take ownership of your own happiness! Why do women have to do habits differently?  Learn more about why and how you can c ..read more

I recently read an article about the Kitchen Sink Theory, that was such a great literal and metaphorical example of how we feel overwhelmed and by doing just a few habits at a time are more sustainable. Want 1:1 Coaching and customized habit loops?  Grab a spot this month in the Healthy Habits Mentorship! *** HABIT HACKS: -Access the signature program, the HEALTHY HABITS ACCELERATOR! -1:1 coaching more your jam?  Schedule a FREE DISCOVERY CALL to find out more! -CHECK OUT THE FREEBIE VAULT!: Access habit tools, self care checklist, ingredient meal tips, free workouts and more!  ..read more

Life can be sooo crazy and full at times, right?  IDK about you, but as my boys have entered into being teens—I feel like they are even busier! We get so caught up in all the tabs open in our heads and helping to manage our home, work and our kids' schedules that sometimes I think we are forgetting to just have fun and really connect with our kids.  So today I'm sharing 10 quick tips that will foster more connection and even more fun with your kids!  You are totally a fun mom if you implement these! Need help creating your own habit loops? Grab the free 3 day email challenge, H ..read more

Today I just want to get back to the basics of food freedom.  You don’t hear me talking about dieting b/c well, that doesn’t work for me and I know it doesn’t work for you.  Girl, I know we’ve tried it all! What works for me and my clients is a focus on simple nutrition habits that support us as women without restriction and that helps support our health long term so we can, train for life! (Which I teach inside of our signature program!) However, if you're having a hard time coming up with food freedom means to you, then these 3 tips or mindset shifts will help!  Want to fina ..read more

I'm so excited to open back up my free Facebook community and bring back our free monthly Habit Tracking Challenge! Habit tracking is such a great tool to build momentum and see your success with your habits! As voted by our community, we will be tracking getting in more daily steps throughout the month of July! Daily movement and setting step goals (10K is great!) for your NEAT (non-exercise activity thermogenesis) and can have a huge impact on your health and is a simple, tiny habit that can really add up! Throughout the month in our group, I’ll give a few habit loop examples and a free ha ..read more

Do you really know what is in your food or the way that it is processed?  I personally became very passionate about this year's ago after my first Whole30 and after watching my son have a rejection to red food dye. There is a middle ground to safe foods that isn't overwhelming and today's episode is going to educate you and leave you feeling empowered to make safer food choices for your family and you!  Learn simple habits of what to buy in the grocery store, eating out options, how to read labels and paying attention to how certain foods (and the chemicals in them) affect you and yo ..read more

Are you taking active recovery days?  Are you unsure of what that really means?  Unfortunately, we've been taught to workout harder in order to maintain our bodies, when in reality we're doing more damage than good going hard every day with our workouts.  (I wrote an article on this on Health.com ) But what if you like movement of some kind (like me--I need it to focus!) then you need to make sure you're scheduling in active recovery days! Today I'll share the benefits of active recovery days, when your body and mind are signaling to take one and the benefits as women when we ta ..read more