Spring is one of my most favorite times of the year! Are you with me? It’s such an incredible opportunity to feel re-inspired for the year - literally opening the windows - and let in some much needed fresh air. Here’s how I’m doing just that… What I’m Reading Late to the crowd, I know but [...]
Let’s say you are going to fly to London... You are sooo ready for this trip. You know what to pack. A good movie to watch. Favorite snacks. A cozy blanket. You know how long the flight is going to take and you are ready for it. It’s part of how you get to [...]
The Most Effective Group Weight Loss Program Out There: Lose 20+ lbs By Summer -- We start April 11th Trying to lose weight may be one of the most frustrating experiences of your life. It can be exhausting and leave you feeling like a failure, especially if you lose weight and then gain it back. [...]
“Jen, my [husband, boyfriend, partner, brother, etc.] can eat whatever he wants and not gain a pound, whereas I’ll eat the same food and I’m gaining 10 lbs! What’s up with that?” I hear this from my female clients all the time! So often, in fact, that I’m breaking it down with a metaphor I [...]
You’ve heard it all, right? Add cayenne pepper to your water to boost your metabolism. Or just get to the gym, build muscle, and your metabolism will drastically change. Or eat/drink [insert some new food trend] guaranteed to boost your metabolism. With all this talk, it can be hard to know just what’s fact and [...]
Do you ever feel like you’re going crazy? Like there’s something wrong with you? This happens to me when I know that there’s something I want but yet I can’t seem to do it. I’ll feel stuck. Or blocked. And worse, I’ll even sabotage whatever efforts I have made. Please tell me I’m not the [...]
I’m so excited that 2014 is here!! I tend to not create “resolutions” but I do like to come up with a theme word for the year and I know without a doubt my word for this year is COURAGE. The online dictionary defines courage as “the state or quality of mind or spirit that [...]
When I was overweight I’d go to the gym and walk/run on the treadmill and then do weights. Sometimes this super fit girl would be at the gym at the same time. I couldn’t help but watch every thing she did. She was just SO fit! I clearly remember her walking over to the chin [...]
One of the things I do and suggest my clients do as well is treat their kitchen like it’s a restaurant. Having been a waitress for many, many years I got to spend a lot of time in the “back of the house” – or the kitchen. And I loved it. I loved that everything [...]
I’ve started this blog post 18 times wondering how I can adequately describe the rebrand and new direction of my business. If you’ve been in my world at all in the past couple of years you’ve see the different websites I’ve had – one that marketed general life coaching, one that combined some business coaching [...]
