Mindfulness

“Your diet affects all aspects of your life — your work, productivity, personality, your sleep, and dreams, how you feel from day to day, your health or illness, and where you live in your mind and on the Earth.” — Elson Haas — Staying Healthy with the Seasons The end of summer is the time of transition in nature and...

Summer days are full of possibilities… and one of the things I most enjoy about the summer is a chance to be together with friends and family! At this time of year, with the hot Texas temperatures in my area, I tend to lean towards fresh and cool foods. One of my favorite get together, hot weather meals is my...

Hey there fellow dads! This blog post is for you, but the advice is universal and it works for new parents across the board. The intersection of parenting and wellness is often focused on mothers. When I was a new dad, I struggled to find advice to support me, so now I’m passionate about helping all the other poppas out...

You know those days and weeks (sometimes months) that you wake up feeling exhausted, burnt out, and drained but like you can’t quite put a finger on what you’ve accomplished and your to-do list is only getting longer? You’re not any steps closer to creating healthy habits in any areas of your life and you just can’t seem to find...

Building awareness around exercise and nutrition habits is crucial for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. If we aren’t aware of a “problem area” or health concern, we are unable to make meaningful changes. Awareness must come first. Once someone establishes awareness about their habits and patterns, they can craft strategic goals related to areas of health and wellness.  Strategies to Help...

If you follow even just one nutritionist or dietitian on Instagram you’ve heard the “Add, Don’t Restrict” motto everyone is talking about these days. Heck, me too! I love it. Let’s define “Add, Don’t Restrict.” It’s a gentle nutrition approach to move away from classifying foods as “good or bad,” create an abundance mindset around food, and create a space...

While beauty standards are slowly becoming more inclusive for people of all body types, one can still feel insecure and anxious about their physical appearance. This is likely due to growing up with unattainable societal expectations of how people should look — ideas still ingrained in their systems. These distorted portrayals of the ideal body heighten as summer approaches and...