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10 Ways to Ease Anxiety, Naturally (Part 2)
As promised, part two is here. Read on to find tips on managing anxiety and times of high stress. This holiday season, set aside time for self-care and time to relax so you can enter the new year...
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This is why I haven’t written lately
“Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging...
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Tripod Reunion: Jalama, Unplugged
I can’t remember the last time I went more than 24 hours without a cell phone. No screens, just waves and stars. No texting, just talking around the campfire. No emails, no work, just rest–pure rest....
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Owning My Empathetic Badass-ery
And I got way too many feels, way too much emotion I don’t even know what’s real, I just say f*&k it, keep on going -Kiiara ( & Avery) I am a feelings girl–my heart bleeds on my sleeve. I cry...
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The Girl & Her Coffee Cup: A Life Metaphor We All Need to Hear
I heard a metaphor the other day involving a girl and her coffee cup. Hands outstretched and fingers gripping tightly to her mug, she runs. Thumb looped through the handle she is careful not to spill,...
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Wellness Trending: Welcome to My Health Discovery Series
My writing has been getting hella deep lately. (hella, did I really just say that. Yes I did. Moving on.) It’s no secret I am swimming in one very introspective chapter of life, one of those growing...
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Redefining Rest
Magic. Pure magic is what I felt on Sunday afternoon as I settled into my place on the sand. The breeze was cool but the sun warm as I stretched my legs out on the wind-rippled dunes. For once the...
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Wellness Trending: My Whole30 Reflection
If you asked me to give up all gluten, dairy, soy, legumes, alcohol AND sugar for 30 days straight a few months ago, I would have laughed in your face. I maybe would have whipped out some cheese and...
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6 Steps You Need to Take Before Starting Whole30
After publishing my Whole30 reflection, I’ve received more than a few emails and messages from friends old and new about the process, changes I experienced, and how they can incorporate the program...
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The Any-Level-Hiker’s Guide to Half Dome
A few weeks ago, five of us pulled up to a dusty, pitch black parking lot at the base of a mountain at 3am. A big, huge, bucket list mountain, that is. Twelve hours later, we were pulling off our...
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I’m Still Amazed at How the Whole30 Impacted My Life — p.s. I’m on Popsugar!
As a fitness instructor, I always thought of myself as more or less a healthy eater. I lived by the “everything in moderation” rule and dispelled food guilt with thoughts of I’m worth it, Treat...
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Cardio-Induced Panic Attacks are Real—Here’s How to Manage Them
It was just another Tuesday night at the indoor cycling studio when it happened. I stepped off my instructor bike to bid my clients goodbye, slapping sweaty high-fives on their way out. Suddenly I was...
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Secrets of Being a Fitness Instructor
When I decided to audition for becoming an indoor cycling instructor over three years ago, it wasn’t about the money — it was about the lifestyle and community. Who wouldn’t love to work where yoga...
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Aloha to you, 2018
The fact that aloha means both hello and goodbye seems accurate right about now — these past few weeks have included waves of both, peppered with joy in anticipation for the new and the next, yet...
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Not Just Vacation — My First Week on Oahu
It has been 3 weeks since I boarded a plane with a one-way ticket and crossed the Pacific to the little island of Oahu. WUT. The first few days were a vacation with my sister Kendall around and Katie...
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January in Pictures
January. The new year started fresh, me in bare feet and a red sequin dress. We danced under the starlight in Oahu, Hawaii, my new home. The roomies One very dapper group — thank you for welcoming me...
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Hanging Out My Dirty Laundry
Growing up I heard a saying: don’t air your dirty laundry. We were taught to handle our scandal behind the scenes, smile, brush the bumps from our ponytails and conquer the world. I believe it is a...
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This is what I want you to know about my depression
It can be risky to publish posts like last week’s. But lately God has been granting me more and more opportunities to speak up about my struggle with mental illness. This truth has helped to tie...
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How to Establish a Routine When Your Whole Life Changes
HELLO THERE I’M BACK!!! So between my 6-week shoulder surgery recovery, holidays, moving, and career upheaval, the past few months have lacked any sort of semblance of a routine. I went to bed when I...
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Redefining This Space
Grab your bulletproof coffee (my current experiment: 21 days of keto) and take a seat — we’re making a few changes around here. I’ve been tending to this little plot of the Internet for over eight...
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