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For years, I faced the fall season with a mix of excitement and dread. Cooler weather, football season, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas—each event felt like a never-ending party. You go from candy season to candy season. But by January 1st, I was always battling some severe chronic fatigue, sprinkle in my gut issues, brain fog, […]
Midlife diet and nutrition can be very confusing because midlife brings so many internal changes for a woman. Hormonal imbalance due to menopause, reduction in bone density, decrease in metabolism and muscle mass, increase in weight and several health issues. It’s so overwhelming and frustrating! It’s like trying to navigate a maze blindfolded. And our […]
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Yoga through midlife changes is about flexibility of body and strength of mind. Midlife is a difficult phase for a woman. I didn’t realise it until I went through menopause myself. I tried everything to feel better until I found yoga. The best part is that yoga has no barriers. You, I and anybody can […]
Why do I keep procrastinating?!? FIRST…NOTHING is wrong with you. You are not broken. 🫶 Little stressed, tired, frustrated maybe but broken?? Nah. WHO KNEW THIS was so common?? I hear this all the time with the women I coach. (It wasn’t just me after all!😜) When we believe something will help us but then […]
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I work with ladies all the time, that say to me, “Val, I’m grateful. I love my family. I’m just tired.” I don’t want to cook. I don’t want to workout. I don’t want to doanything. 🫤 Classic signs of burnout. How do I know? Because I have been there before and I do not wish […]
I am. Tom and I set out “just to do a few things” in preparation for his kids and Mom to come to town. 😳 Its their 1st visit to Dothan and I want them to feel Welcome! Know what I have been noticing lately??? I am terrible at setting my pace. I get so […]
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Social media, simple carbs, sugar at every turn, and the need for speed – we glorify going fast and being productive. This could be hurting us
Shame. Awkward. Uncomfortable. Frustrating. All those plus a good dose of shame. When I first began teaching yoga 6 years ago. I felt like a big fraud. No lie, I took a Xanax just to get through class because I was so stressed. Intimidated. So afraid someone would be disappointed in the class I taught. […]
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If you are about to embark on empty nesting, let me give you 4 things to consider. 1. Set up expectations. You should have an idea of how much communication you expect with your college freshman.
Start talking about uncomfortable emotions. 😳 You know shame, guilt, anger, frustration, loneliness. Its so true! People do not like talking about uncomfortable things. I can even get squirrelly when sharing my struggles! I hear it all the time. My emotions are too big. I don’t want to be a burden to the listener, or […]
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