Posts tagged #zenlife
89. Trust The Process

Remember a few weeks back, when I declared, “All in!”? If you’re new to my podcast, I’m talking about my recent decision to follow the Plant Paradox Diet for two months with the aim to heal myself from eczema, which I’ve had now for 8 years.

Well, the day before Halloween we carved a pumpkin. And I roasted and salted the seeds, as I always do, and enjoyed them with my girls the following morning.

After quite a few it hit me. I can’t have squash so I probably can’t have pumpkin seeds! And sure enough they’re on the no list.

Well that incident opened the door for me. And by that I mean...

88. Positive Affirmations Can Transform Your Life

Positive affirmations are positive statements that we can say to ourselves to help us feel connected. They uplift and empower us and they can eventually replace most of the negative thoughts that run through our brains, if we say them enough. 

And they are SUCH an important part of my life. I highly recommend you consider adding this life changing practice to your life, also. 

The first step, is...

87. Turning A Negative Into A Positive

One morning this past week, one of the 4am mornings, I woke up exhausted. And when I wake up feeling this way, I’ll usually put a show on for the girls while I try and get another hour of sleep on the sofa. This particular morning I woke up to my youngest Quinn going through daddy’s wallet. I recall seeing it on the coffee table before lying down but didn’t really think anything of it. (In retrospect I don’t know why I didn’t move it. She’s pretty sneaky like I was at her age!)

So, as you can probably imagine...

85. (Not So) Guilty Pleasures

Okay. So I know normally people keep their guilty pleasures to themselves. You know, the things they like to do that maybe they don’t want anyone to know about, or maybe feel ashamed of. Or they think others will think they’re weird if they find out.

Well, I have two guilty pleasures and I want to proudly share them with you...