Sugar and Anxiety in Children
Did you know that sugar triggers anxiety in our kids? Crazy, right? As a marriage and family therapist that specializes in stress and anxiety release, as well as the mom of three kids, I am constantly looking for simple ways to reduce anxiety in my children’s everyday lives. Surprisingly, diet is a really easy place […]
Gratitude in the everyday
Practicing gratitude has been a game changer for me. It’s helped decrease my anxiety and live in the moment, but like all things it’s a practice and not something I’ve perfected. Sometimes I fall off the wagon in my healthy practices and that’s okay. Sometimes I go through season of feeling full and sometimes I […]
Kauai Guide: How we had the best vacation with our baby
Was it a dream? Were we just in Hawaii for a week with our baby girl? Sam and I had 7 whole days of mostly uninterrupted time together with nothing on the schedule but relaxing and adventuring. It was GLORIOUS! I usually have huge expectations before a trip and then stress myself out trying to […]
My Top Tips for Making Exercise a Priority
I have a confession, the new year makes me anxious. I have so many ideas that I don’t know where to start or what to focus on… pair that with the after Christmas limbo and it’s the perfect storm for overwhelmed thoughts and emotions. So what’s a girl to to do when she feels like […]
5 Lessons I’ve learned this month
I had this new idea to jot down 5 things I’ve learn or relearned each month with of course a bunch of photos we’ve taken but haven’t shown ya cause long gone are the days of overgraming on Instagram and my Facebook page basically has cobwebs on it…. so here are the 5 things that […]
5 Things For The Weekend
“Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book that will stop time, lift me out of my quotidian existence and alter my thinking forever.” – Elizabeth Gilbert Our last few weekends have been filled with birthday parties, errands, yard work and […]
My Favorite Swimwear for Every Season
Happy swimsuit season? I mean what the heck, this is coming from a pregnant woman in the middle of winter. Oh yeah I haven’t officially announced it on my blog, but if you follow me on Instagram you’ll see we’re having a baby girl in July! I also just released a podcast episode on “Sure, […]
Preserving Memories with JOY Album
Time spent with family has been the constant joy in my life. As a mother, I value time with my kids Waylon and Zeke and Sam on a whole new level. When I was growing up, I was obsessed with making photo albums, for sure that was a hint to my love of photography and preserving […]
Staycation at Cape Rey Carlsbad Hotel
Last weekend we took advantage of the one sunny day we had during an unusual rainy season and stayed at Cape Rey Carlsbad Hotel. We swam in the pool for hours, ate incredible food and I even snuck away for an amazing massage at The Ocean Crest Spa . I’m not kidding when I say my massage […]
A Simple Weekend
We had an unusual weekend at home with no plans, no parties…just us. I learned how to use my video camera after an embarrassing amount of years, so I documented the simple things from our weekend at home. There’s something about putting images to song that makes me tear up instant. Not much more needs to be […]
