This month has been all about self care! With September being #SelfCareSeptember, we've been talking all about what self care is and how to incorporate it into your life. Self care is something that is supposed to add goodness to your life. To make you feel yummy, nourished, and happy. It should add feelings of beauty, joy, and peace. Even make you feel fulfilled and taken care of! If something elicits feelings of guilt, unhappiness or stress it really isn’t self care at all. That’s so important to remember as you begin to create new and nourishing self care routines in your daily life. Remember, even a few minutes can do a world of good! It doesn't need to be expensive, time consuming,

In all of my time as a coach and through many conversations, there are a few main questions and challenges that seem to come up again and again when it comes to beginning a solid self care routine. And, no surprise there, the challenges are generally not knowing what to do, not feeling like it's possible to find the space in life, and feeling guilty about it... So let's dig in and have a look at each of these! What to do? From a quick brainstorm, here are 30 Self Care Activities to choose from! This is by no means exhaustive, but is a wonderful starting point. Read through and pick a handful that sound the juiciest to you and get them scheduled in! Feel free to add any activities that you

Labels are funny things. If you call yourself one thing then stray slightly outside the boundaries of what's deemed acceptable, suddenly you're not allowed to call yourself that thing anymore. I have been vegan & plant-based since mid-2017. But am I truly vegan? I say yes. But I eat honey and own leather boots and a down-filled vest from before I changed my eating habits. I also occasionally eat a tiny bit of egg, fish sauce, or cheese. So, many people would argue that I'm not vegan at all... What am I? I am not a fan of labels, never have been. In my opinion they do more to divide us than unify us. In this particular situation, I've decided to start calling myself "plant-based" instea