Many of our thoughts are old and habitual, and many of these thoughts were placed into our brains long ago in childhood. But do they help us feel good in our brain and body today? This post walks you through a simple process to break the spiral and replace old thoughts with ones that serve you.

The hospital environment often triggers our fight or flight nervous system, adding stress to our bodies. It’s imperative to balance the time spent in stressed states with time spent in calming states.

I wasn’t actually doing much with all the knowledge about health I’d gained. There were many days where I felt overwhelmed with the amount of information available. Information overload led to paralysis in actually taking action toward getting healthy. That’s where a Coaching program came in to help me get started.

Treats show up in the staff break room all the time. Make a decision before you go to work if you are going to have a treat today, or not. Deciding beforehand is key.

As a nurse, caregiver, or mom, you encounter many stressful events each day. Over the years this stress can build up in your body leading to painful health symptoms if left there to fester. Learn how to release this old, harmful stress.

I stopped working out over a decade after years of being a competitive swimmer at the Division I level. I finally found my way to Pure Barre Studios. After finishing 100 classes, here are some lessons learned on motivation, thoughts, and visions of strength as I age.

Feeling better and getting healthy doesn’t have to be this giant, time consuming project. You are a working momma with things to do. But we can start to feel better by letting go of “health is hard,” and focus on taking one step at a time.