It’s bathing suit season again! Are you bikini ready? Are you beach body confident?

What do you think and feel when you hear those words? Delight or dread?

When I was a professional modern dancer in my 20s, you would think that bathing suit shopping was fun, right?! Not at all.

Because I suffered from an over-active inner critic, bathing suit shopping was stressful and dreadful every summer. Sometimes I’d even walk out of the dressing room crying because I felt so bad about my body. And I was actually underweight at the time.

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The First Step to Know Your Life Purpose and Live It Fully

Confident women know their life purpose and live it every day. Learn the first step you can take to live your own purpose-driven life (and love every moment!)

So many of us walk through life feeling a calling for something greater, a longing for a deeper connection to… something — but don’t know how to make it happen.

Maybe you feel lost or as if something is missing in your life? Or you want to make a bigger difference in…

Discover the key to feeling heard and powerful tools to connect with your inner guidance, find your voice and express your fearless truth

Do you find it difficult at times to speak up and express your deeper truth? Or do you feel that you struggle to voice your opinion because you don’t want to cause friction or receive negative feedback? 

If you feel that way, you’re not alone: women have been taught to be seen (not heard) for thousands of years.

It’s no wonder that so many of us find…

If you have ever wished to make stress go away at the push of a button, you’re not alone.

Living in today’s busy world means that we’re constantly under pressure: from deadlines at work, to running errands, paying your bills, doing the dishes and caring for your family… 

It is all too easy to fall prey to anxiety, stress, leading to burnout if we’re not careful!

This pent up stress can make you feel disconnected from your body, sluggish, and worn out. Not to mention that it might cause more serious health issues later…

Journal prompts and processes have changed my life over the years… Here are a few practices that can change yours too!

Everyone has an inner voice. But because our inner voice develops so early in life, we often don’t recognize that this voice is overly harsh and critical.

It’s just always been there, so we accept what it says as a normal part of life. In fact, you may have an overly negative inner critic if you notice things like:

• You often judge yourself harshly or criticize yourself a lot.
• You…

When you find yourself engaging in negative self-talk, use these affirmations to shift to self-compassion and quiet your inner critic.

Every human comes equipped with an inner voice that serves as an internal guide. But when your inner critic is harsh, exceptionally negative or even downright mean, you may notice feelings of anxiety, fear and even guilt. Affirmations are a powerful and proven tool to calm your inner critic and increase self-compassion.

You Have the Power to Quiet Your Inner Critic

Our inner voices are formed in childhood, and researchers think that your inner…

When your inner critic is programmed to tear you down and you’re left feeling “not good enough” and full of doubt, use this powerful tool to install new, empowering beliefs (and create more confidence along the way!)

Every human being is gifted with intuition — an inner voice that speaks to us and guides us toward our dreams, and the fulfillment of our higher purpose. This inner voice is supportive, kind and always empowering…

But many people – develop an overly harsh inner critic that’s not afraid of sharing judgments that can all too often drown…

Have you ever hit that afternoon lull and found yourself reaching for a sugary sweet pick-me-up to boost your mood, feel better and get through the rest of your day?

Or have you ever come home after a stressful day and gone straight for that pint of your favorite ice cream, or candy?

Do you find yourself unable to function without your power-packed sugar and caffeine combo to start your day?

If you said yes to any of these questions, chances are that sugar plays a bigger role in your life than you might…

How You Can Embrace the Transformative Energy of Spring to the Lightest, Brightest, Most Vibrant Version of YOU!

Spring has always been one of my favorite times of year. The days grow longer, warmer and the chill of winter becomes a fading memory. But it’s also a time of budding new life, and above all, the incredible potential of renewal and transformation. 

On the first day of true spring, this powerful transformative energy is so alive and abundant that it’s nearly palpable. The first official day of spring is known by different names throughout cultures all…

How many times have you looked in the mirror and thought, “If only…”

If only I had a flatter stomach.. 

If only I had less cellulite…

If only I could lose just a few pounds… 

How often have you seen images of picture-perfect Instagram models and even against your wiser self, a part of you wished and longed you could look like them? (Even though the rational part of you knows that the pictures you see on social media have all been airbrushed, filtered, and photoshopped…