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  • Intrepid possibilities: summer wrap-up and autumn reveal

    “Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.” ~V.S. Naipaul As you may recall, I chose INTREPID and POSSIBILITIES as my 2025 Words of the Year. These two words together…

  • The We Do Not Care movement…and what we do care about

    If you’re a woman of a certain age and you’ve been on social media recently, you know what the WDNC Club is and that this sisterhood was started by Melani Sanders (@justbeingmelani). If you haven’t heard of WDNC or Melani, here’s a Woman’s World article to give you some background. The club is geared toward…

  • Maintaining healthy habits during life’s transitions

    For many of you it’s back-to-school season, and life just got a whole lot busier. So what does that mean for those healthy habits you developed over the summer; do they go out the window? They don’t have to. I created this video to share a couple of tips that can help you maintain…or even…

  • Intrepid possibilities and what’s been on my calendar in August

    “I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.” ~Whoopi Goldberg As you may recall, I chose INTREPID and POSSIBILITIES as my 2025 Words of the Year. These two words together describe my intention for the year. One way of putting that intention into action are my Possibilities Lists. With that in mind,…

  • What is a DXA scan and do I need one?

    My doctor recently suggested I get a DXA scan. I had heard of DXA before, but knew nothing of the process or how the results are measured. That made me think there may be others out there in a similar situation. So now that I’ve had my scan and seen the results, I thought I’d…

  • How to create a SMART goal

    A client recently asked me to remind her what the components of a SMART goal are. That got me thinking that there may be others who could use a refresher course on setting SMART goals, so I created this video. For those of you that prefer to read, the transcript appears below the video. How…

  • 4 dietician’s tips to lower your A1c

    You may recall, I was recently diagnosed with prediabetes. My nutrition and physical activity habits are generally healthy, and for the past year I have been particularly mindful, cutting back substantially on highly-processed foods, including sugar. So it was pretty disappointing to see my A1c had actually increased and tipped into the prediabetic range. It’s…

  • Intrepid possibilities and what’s been on my calendar in July

    “I’d rather regret the risks that didn’t work out than the chances I didn’t take at all.” ~Simone Biles As you may recall, I chose INTREPID and POSSIBILITIES as my 2025 Words of the Year. These two words together describe my intention for the year. One way of putting that intention into action are my…

  • The secret to successful behavior change

    Is there a behavior you’d like to change or perhaps a healthy habit you’d like to adopt? If so, you don’t want to skip this important first step, which I covered in a recent YouTube video. If you are a YouTube user, I’d really appreciate it if you would watch the video and like, comment,…

  • Stronger together: building a long life through meaningful bonds

    I think we can all agree that social connection is good for our mental health. Now we’re learning that it is good for our physical health as well.  According to a recent article published by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “Researchers agree that social connection can help people live longer and healthier…