Recently on a podcast the host said the phrase “up and to the right.” She was referring to the progress made by her premie baby – born at 27 weeks. Although there are minutes and hours along the way that aren’t great, and also huge moments of terror, the general progress of her baby was “up…
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28 years That is the amount of time that I have wanted to get a pull up. Ever since the first grade when we had to do the presidential fitness tests and pull ups were a part of the test. And it took me 28 years to make this happen. Somehow I always ended up…
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Meet Dr Jesse of Chiro For Moms! It was such a joy to experience her process as a patient and also learn about the origin of her business and the deep passion she has for what she’s doing. If you are local to the Minneapolis area – make sure to go visit her clinic…
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I have a quick message for you today. Sometimes it’s just easy, fun and light. Do you fill out a March Madness bracket? I never used to because I felt like I didn’t know enough about basketball and I would look stupid if I picked the wrong teams. Well, duh, 99.9999% of people pick…
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I woke up one day in March 2015 and decided I had to make a change. It was quite the average day but it turned extraordinary. I had known for a LONG time that something wasn’t right. I felt off. But I was scared. What if I made that big decision? Could I do it?…
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I knew I had a problem with my phone. Always on in it, constantly checking social media, pretending to “work.” But for some reason I couldn’t pull the trigger and delete my email and FB app. Well in all truthfulness the reason is simple. If you delete the apps, you delete the stimulation you get…
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This episode with Dr Cassie will give you an understanding of functional medicine and how it can play a role in your health. I absolutely loved this conversation because I am constantly learning about my own health and ways I can improve. Did you know that most of Dr Cassie’s clients will come in and…
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I grew up with the belief that I could do anything I wanted to do in life – which was awesome. I knew I would go to college, get a job, live my life, and retire. Sprinkle in my passion and I’d be good to go. No limits or boundaries. I feel blessed to have…
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Wow. Do you Aufguss? I hadn’t until this last Saturday night and I can’t wait to do it again. Don’t know what Aufugss is?? Aufguss is defined below: “This sauna experience combines high heat (like a Finnish sauna) with lots of steam (like a Russian banya), with some aromatherapy mixed in. It’s guided (a bit…
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One of my fondest memories of my career as a personal trainer was the charity work out I hosted on a New Year’s Eve day years ago. It was to benefit the sister of one of my clients who had been diagnosed with a brain tumor (and it would eventually be fatal). I had been…
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