Health + Wellness

It's hard to know how to support a friend who has just been told their world has stopped and they will forever talk about life in terms of before cancer and after cancer. When my friend was told she had...

Ladies - you know where I’m going with this. Men - sit back, get your drink of choice, shut up, and learn a thing or two about the struggle that is womanhood and brutal periods. I’m in my mid 30s...

That's right, I drank 1 gallon of water every day for 30 days.  And yes, I did have to pee.  All. The. Time. Why did I want to drink a gallon of water every day? Basically, I wanted to give myself...

If you are anything like our family, you are in serious 'everyone please stay healthy' mode. One cold can take our house a month to get over once it passes from person to person. And who has time for...

Have you seen vertical gardens growing in popularity over the last few years? I am about to tell you about the coolest one I have seen! Gardyn believes that food should be fresh, tasty, nutritious, and easily accessible. And...

I have a lot of clients, primarily women who experience mom burnout from taking care of their children and special needs children. Special needs children can have disabilities, impairments, developmental delays, or serious illnesses that require an extensive amount...

Finding a healthcare provider that you like and trust is one of the things that can impact your healthcare journey the most. We got to tour the new Hoag On-Demand Care and Innovation Center recently. We chatted with some...

There are roughly one million decisions to navigate as a mom. What pediatrician should I choose? When should I start potty training? What school will be best for them? When should I get my kid a cell phone? What...

Summer is quickly approaching and with that comes more travel, more free time, more trips to the pool and the beach. In the past I have let myself become hyper focused on how I 1) look in shorts or...

What is hygge? Living a hygge (pronounced hoo-gah) lifestyle means that you enjoy the little things; you focus on creating a warm, cozy atmosphere. Hygge is candlelight nights with friends and family. It's nights around a fire with a good...

While the last 18 months have been especially difficult for parents, the burnout and mental load of being a parent has been overwhelming for a long time. For me, it becomes harder yet more important to protect my mental...

Every single day as a mother should be Mental Health Awareness Day in my book. Motherhood is a hard job with constantly evolving metrics of success, your direct reports constantly changing mood swings, needs, and effort levels, multiple offsite...

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” —Theodore Roosevelt To start off this piece, I have to drop some of my undergrad psychology knowledge on you, sorry!  So, in the 1950s, a psychologist named Leon Festinger was shaking up the field with some...

My chaturanga needs a lot of work, but I have enjoyed yoga in its various forms over the years. It keeps my muscles and joints moving and enables me to focus for an hour or so on nothing but...