I bet you haven’t thought of yourself as a storyteller or editor, but you really are. Every day, we tell ourselves stories about what is happening in our lives, in an effort to make sense of it. And as you may well imagine, some of the stories we tell ourselves are positive, and some are negative. But the underlying fact...

If you have ever struggled with feeling out of control or obsessively thinking about food, please know YOU ARE NOT ALONE! These struggles with food and body image are far more common than you may think, but it’s not something people often talk about. More often, people suffer in silence thinking that they’re somehow broken or undisciplined, but it’s not...

Maybe you think about it all the time, maybe it never really crosses your mind, or maybe you only occasionally ponder it. Regardless, pondering your life purpose can seem like a big undertaking, especially if you don’t feel called in any direction. I’m here to tell you it’s okay to not feel called in any direction. Culture or society or...

Reflection is the one thing that can make or break your progress or lack of it. Oftentimes people think change only comes in taking action and while that’s HUGE (you can’t have change without taking action and making it happen) reflection is the thing that will get you clear on what actions to take, how to adjust instead of giving...

Happy New Year, Everyone! I hope you all enjoyed a lovely holiday season. In the last article, I wrote back in December, I talked about the importance of coming up with goals for yourself that are based upon your values. Knowing your values can help you determine if a particular goal is even worthy and if there are compelling enough...

And 5 tips to get started with a journaling practice. The benefits of a regular journaling practice for navigating depression, anxiety, and stress are abundant and well-documented. They include enhanced creativity, stress management, an increased sense of gratitude, and an overall improvement in quality of life. Journaling, however, is not the same thing as keeping a diary. It is not solely for burgeoning teenagers dealing with hormones and middle-school drama...

To close off the year, we’ve rounded up the favorites of 2021! The Ate blog is a contribution from Ate Health Coaches, who write on topics capturing the health of the whole body (mental, physical, emotional, and sometimes social). They share about taking a mindful, intuitive, and body-positive approach to health by educating the audience on a variety of health...