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The Power of Story: What Story Are You Telling?

In this season of celebration in religious traditions, we hear ancient and sacred stories, each of which shares powerful lessons.  As we hear these powerful stories, I invite us to reflect on the messages we are weaving through the stories of our lives. Diwali, the...

What Supplements Should I Take While Traveling?

That is a great question! In my experience, the last thing people want to do is lug a big bag of supplements on holiday or vacation. (See my previous post, Am I Taking Too Many Supplements?) And there is some evidence that we respond better to supplements if we pulse...

What to Look For in a Wellness Coach

If we search the internet and look for a wellness coach, there are a plethora of advertisements for wellness coaches, life coaches and health coaches. To some extent the terms are used interchangeably- but there are indeed differences. Health coaches work with what...

Serving Up Gratitude This Thanksgiving

Culturally, we celebrate Thanksgiving a variety of ways, but the common themes remain the same:  larger than usual family gatherings, our favorite foods, celebrating home and harvest, relaxing with favorite sports or shopping or other ways to de-stress, and...

What is a Wellness Coach?

The Wellness Coach is a Partner A wellness coach is a partner, and wellness coaching is client driven. The client chooses the areas that they want to work on, and the coach helps them to strategize and develop a plan that is based on their own unique values,...

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