Ask any Baton Rouge mom what she wants for her children, and health + wellness will be one of her first responses. Whether it’s the mental health of her teenagers, how much screen time to allow her toddlers or struggling with breastfeeding, moms simply want the best outcome for their children’s overall health.
A friend sent me a quote the other day that read
“Your body is not Amazon Prime. It’s not going to show up in 2 days. There is no magic pill. Do the work. Be patient. Focus on your goals. Change WILL happen.”
The quote has been one I’ve been living by since she sent it. We live in a world where we can’t work for what we want and wait for the results. We’re impatient people. I don’t know about you, but I’m guilty of working out and eating healthy for a week and assuming I’ll be skinny and healthy at the end of it, then reverting back to my old ways because I wasn’t so “what’s the point.” A...
I know by now much of the world has heard the sad news of Kate Spade taking her own life. This really struck a chord with me for a few reasons, and I felt the need to open up about my own story.
Kate was a self-made, successful business woman who created a vibrant brand that is loved by many across the world. By all appearances, she really had it all. A husband of 24 years, a precious 13-year-old daughter and great wealth. We always say “don’t read the comments on the internet” because they can be so divisive, ignorant and downright hurtful. Unfortunately, I did read a few and I feel like it’s understandably hard for people to grasp...
Anxiety is defined by Webster as “A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.”
Anxiety for me is something I have struggled with my entire life. Even before I knew what anxiety was, I was having anxious thoughts and actions as young as elementary school. I remember having extreme test anxiety and of course the normal, “Am I cool enough for them?” in later years.
Anxiety and marriage is a whole different subject for me! Now, I am living my life WITH someone else who is learning who I am, what triggers my anxiety and how they can help or hurt the cause.
My spouse & I have been together for a...
We Went Raw Vegan for 5 Days and This is What Happened
Why would you do such a thing? You may be asking yourself. Well let me tell you, we’ve been on our “cheat day” for the past 6 months and needed something to bring us back to the basics and relearn how to listen to our bodies. So yeah, we may have taken drastic measures, but I really believe it was needed.
If you're really interested in doing this, I recommend doing some research before starting to be sure you’re getting your daily calories, iron, protein, etc. Nonetheless, here’s what we learned!
Five days is not enough time to lose a ton of weight or inches, but we surely did...
Do you ever stop and think about how much fear controls us? Fear has consumed most of my life from as far back as I can remember. From childhood to motherhood, I have been afraid.
As a little girl I can remember not wanting to grow up and getting really sad whenever I thought about leaving home with my independence. Maybe I didn’t want to leave the security of home, but I know that fear is what I felt. Fear is what kept me from playing sports or trying out for anything. It was what allowed me to be bullied, and it kept me from speaking up for myself.
In college, I branched out more. I lived alone and was pretty...
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