World Mental Health Day Hello there! Did you know that today is World Mental Health Day? This day is of significance to me as you know that I am someone who has and continues to struggle with depression. It is important today as it is everyday to check in with your own mental health and … Read More »
The Positive Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet on Depression If you know my story you know that I am a depression warrior having struggled with it since my early 20’s in varying forms and at varying degrees. Depression is a hidden disease that no one used to like to talk about. For me however talking … Read More »
Five Inspirations for better well-being! So life has been pretty amazing lately. I got to spend last weekend in the woods of Maine, staying in a yurt, sharing laughter, stories and connection with 8 other women (only one of who I knew before). last Thursday I packed my running gear and warm clothes for 4 … Read More »
41. As of yesterday I am 41. I am 41 and thankful for the love and laughter that surrounds me in my life. I plan to spend this year cherishing my family and friends, saying more I love you’s, giving more hugs, being kind and positive even in the face of any negativity that may … Read More »
5 Fall Finds *Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate Links from Amazon Associates and Stitch Fix. Happy Friday friends! Fall colors are appearing across the New Hampshire landscape, mums are in bloom and pumpkin spiced everything is appearing on the store shelves. Thankfully however we had hot weather here this week which meant tons of trail … Read More »
I was scrolling through instagram the other night and I came across a picture of a t-shirt reading, “Neverthless, She Pre-existed,” a play on the words , “Nevertheless, she persisted,” originally spoken by Senator Elizabeth Warren. These words became a mantra in the women’s movement and now apply as we look at the possible trouble … Read More »
Focus on The Whole You with prAna and Stonyfield #TheWholeYou Disclosure: I created this post in partnership with Stonyfield as a #StonyfieldBlogger. For this post I received clothing from prAna for their #WholeYou Campaign as well as Stonyfield Greek Yogurt. All opinions and thoughts expressed here are my own. Life can be so full of … Read More »
Boston Marathon Race Prep. Positive Self-Talk. Less than one week. The hard work is complete. All that’s left to do now is to get to the starting line on Monday. I will run through my pre race rituals, laying out my outfit the night before after carefully affixing my bib number. I will lay out … Read More »
Last week was not one of my better ones in the emotional sphere. For a number of reasons things were feeling out of control one of them being the London Terror attacks which triggered my PTSD from The Boston Marathon in 2013. Out of nowhere I was a sobbing crying mess and feeling anxious and … Read More »
Self Improvement Discussion–When Good Isn’t Good Enough Even though we all have success, why then is it easier to see failure or to perceive failure? We all carry around an invisible measuring stick for success. What I may view as success may be different than what it is for you. Norms are created in our … Read More »