Mom Life

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Create the momentum you need to build the healthy lifestyle you want

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Create the momentum you need to build the healthy lifestyle you want

Our healthy choices, workout routines, and clean eating can be really overwhelming, especially in the beginning. Often times we can't even find a way to start while sometimes we can make a plan for a week or two to get right back to where we were getting to classes again, meal prepping, waking up early for our magic mornings... but then a slight breeze (or lack there of) knocks the wind out of our sails and we fall back into a routine full of quick and junky meals and skipped workouts. Learn more about creating momentum to keep you moving through the ups and downs of #momlife

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3 Ways to Get Consistent With Your Workouts in Your Busy Mom-life

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3 Ways to Get Consistent With Your Workouts in Your Busy Mom-life

The hot topic on the mom blogs these days is that there is no such thing as balance. But I disagree! It just looks different. You just have to get a bit Savage ;)

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Get Bikini Ready for Summer with These 3 Tips

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Get Bikini Ready for Summer with These 3 Tips

This is the season for a lot of pressure to get your physical self "ready" for the beach vacations and pool parties and, while I am definitely on board for working toward whatever health and wellness goals you have, these sentiments are exactly what keeps us yo-yo-ing, feeling guilty, feeling like we're failing and all that other not-awesome stuff we feel about ourselves and our bodies.

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Be Proud and Start Seeing Results: 3 Ways to Celebrate Yourself Today

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Be Proud and Start Seeing Results: 3 Ways to Celebrate Yourself Today

Pride gets a bad wrap these days. I get it. It can really stand in the way of meaningful interactions, trying new things and personal growth and development. But I want to talk about pride in a different context.

To The Mom on Her Phone At The Playground

To The Mom on Her Phone At The Playground

We have enough mom guilt these days. Let’s take a shift and look at the world a bit differently. What if you didn’t judge and, instead, you imagined a world where the guy riding your bumper on the freeway is really in a rush to see the birth of his baby, or the rude person at the store just got the worst news of her life and is having to navigate chores and deal with trauma at the same time, or that mom who is looking at her phone is…actually an awesome mom. Try it out! It makes the world feel so much better! Check out this post I wrote for the Mid Peninsula City Moms Blog!

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My Newest (Not So) Secret to Success! (hint: It's probably not what you think...)

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My Newest (Not So) Secret to Success! (hint: It's probably not what you think...)

Feeling good, being confident, decreasing our stress, increasing mindfulness and being present are all part of a healthy life. It’s important to prioritize you, too! Read more for some ideas on how to make sure you are THRIVING!

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How to Identify and Heal Diastasis Recti

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How to Identify and Heal Diastasis Recti

Let's talk about Diastasis Recti:

Diastasis Recti is a pretty common condition that can occur during pregnancy, after birth, or can even be caused by rapid weight gain or a large amount of visceral fat. The right and left sides of the Rectus Abdominis (what you know as your abs) muscle spread apart at the body’s midline causing a gap of 2 or more finger widths apart. This interrupts the integrity of the abdominal muscles.  

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My Atypical Post-Partum Depression Journey

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My Atypical Post-Partum Depression Journey

Post-partum depression doesn’t look the same for everyone! It took me two years to figure out I wasn’t failing, I was depressed. Read more for my story!