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.
Summer Is Almost Over, Are You Ready?
Heading back to school means new chaos, new schedules, earlier bedtimes, new homework, new friends, new beginnings. Back to school shopping and uniform purchases, completing summer reading, and keeping your fingers crossed that your kiddos didn’t spend so much time having fun and unexpectedly mushed their academic brains. While this next chapter can be exciting, it is certainly a time of transitions, and you’re probably hyper focused on prepping your little ones with encouragement, expectations, and enthusiasm. But inside of your head, if you’re anything like me, you’re also in need of your own affirmations, strength, and serenity.
It's easy to fall into this next school year and, like other years before, unintentionally lose...
To The Overwhelmed...
I know you are overwhelmed right now. Simple tasks are pushed aside and your anxiety seems to fill the room. Laundry piles up and to-do lists grow longer. You wonder how you let it get this bad and if it will ever feel like you aren’t drowning.
I know it takes everything for you to get out of bed some days.
To face another day after another sleepless night. A simple shower seems daunting. You feel so broken and unrepairable.
Dear Overwhelmed, I see you and I’m here to walk beside you.
You are not alone. I’ve been there. Waves of depression and the heaviness of keeping the mask up in public. Avoiding responsibilities, walking around in a zombie-like stage of...
My Job Was Killing Me
Some days I would rather walk on hot lava than go to work. Have you been there? Have you ever worked in a job that seems like you will never get anything right? How many times have you literally felt like your job was killing you? I loved my career, but my job was literally robbing me of my life and taking me from my family.
That’s right, a place that will fill my position before the coroner ever reports my death to the state was killing me.
Even before I set my alarm every night, my heart would race just thinking about the next workday. Then, I would snooze more times than I could count, and...
It’s Mom’s Night Out!
It’s always important to take a minute to recharge. If you’re like me I know you’ll miss your little cuddle buddies. But Mom’s Night Out is about you. Call your friends, choose your outfits, and get ready to have fun!
What are some ideas for fun?
-Go dancing!!!
Be free!! Have fun dancing somewhere you can let loose and enjoy yourself. It doesn’t even have to be somewhere where you’re familiar with the music, as long as you feel comfortable, have fun.
-Sing Karaoke!!
Live your best dreams as Beyoncé, Madonna, or Dolly Parton. Go out and sing your heart out. Sing your cares away. You may or may not want that recorded.
-Make candles!!
Have a candle making night!...
Four Healthy Poolside Drinks To Help You Cool Off This Summer
Summer is here and who doesn't love a good poolside drink. Here are four healthy poolside drinks to help you cool off this summer!
Protein Piña Colada
A typical piña colada is loaded with sugar due to the cream of coconut and pineapple juice. This recipe minimizes the sugar by reducing the amount of cream of coconut. It also replaces the canned pineapple juice with fresh, frozen pineapple.
Fun fact, fresh pineapple contains the enzyme bromelain, which may provide health benefits such as relief from muscle soreness and injury after exercise. Although some studies have yielded mixed results, so more research is needed to know if it is effective.
Ingredients
White rum (1.5...
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