To tell you sleep is important is the understatement of the century, if you ask me. And I know it's no big news to you.
Most of us know we should get 7-9 hours of quality sleep a night. BUT... if I told you all the ways sleep is important you might be surprised.
The Missing Key to your Health & Wellness: Sleep
To tell you sleep is important is the understatement of the century, if you ask me. And I know it's no big news to you.
Most of us know we should get 7-9 hours of quality sleep a night. BUT... if I told you all the ways sleep is important you might be surprised.
Here's the top 10 Reasons Sleep is crucial to our health and wellbeing…
The Sobriety Series: The Benefits of Sobriety
I’ve been having amazing conversations lately! I think whenever you are doing something extraordinary or out of the norm, people are intrigued and that’s when real conversations start to happen, none of that small-talk BS. For awhile after I stopped drinking, I was hesitant or fearful of telling those I was out with that I wasn’t drinking because I didn’t what to make other feel uncomfortable or I wasn’t quite sure what to say. But lately, I have been feeling strong in what I’m doing and welcoming the tough, thoughtful conversations around it. And I’m even getting more positive responses than I once used to. I also I get a lot of people saying that they’ve never gone more than a few days to a month without alcohol, but are curious about living alcohol free. I know it’s a challenge, anytime we change our habits it is uncomfortable. But getting uncomfortable is always where change starts and happens. Jason Reynolds says it best, “Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You'll never learn.”
Read moreBalancing Hormones Series – Healing Hormonal Acne for Glowy Clear Skin
This is a very personal post for me. This is where huge change started for me and really how I got to where I am now.
I’ve posted the detailed story here and here. But the short version is that back when I was in high school I was put on birth control to help alleviate the debilitating cramps that came with my period plus the teenage acne that embarrassed me so much. About 14 years later, in 2012, I had a steady partner (now husband) and decided to try getting off the only prescription medication I was on, not to get pregnant, but simply because I kept reading more and more how it wasn’t great for women to be on these synthetic hormones and not have a Real monthly cycle. Little did I know what I was in for! All that hormonal acne from my teens came rushing back, along with the total embarrassment and shame. How could I, a seemingly healthy 20-something year old, STILL have a face full of acne!?!?
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