Get a Visual

When I was in my mid-20s, working as an assistant in the marketing department of a large company, I saw the movie Outbreak. I don’t know if you remember it, but it’s about a team of scientists who are fighting an Ebola-like disease that’s accidentally introduced into the US. The main thing I remember about…

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Face It, Embrace It

This past fall was an extremely difficult time in my life. It was the start of what would ultimately end in divorce, and it was rough. The fighting, the anger, and the chaos triggered my emotional eating, and it came back full force. I hate to say it, but I binge ate, binge drank, and…

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Show Up

I have a saying that runs through my head every single morning, as soon as my alarm goes off. And I’ve said it so often and for so long now, that it automatically pops into my head the minute I open my eyes. Here it is: Get up, show up, do the work. These three…

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Balancing Act

I adore juicing. It gives me clear, glowing skin, my hair looks shinier, and it makes me feel like I took a mild tranquilizer (in a good way). But the reason I started juicing was for none of those reasons. I started juicing so I could lose weight. I bought a book by Jason Vale…

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