Edify Wellness

Happy hump day friends!! The middle of the week is a good time to check in with your mind and body, and listen to what it’s trying to communicate.

Are you tired or energetic, foggy or clear-brained, stiff or loosey goosey? Take a moment for a full-body scan to see what you feel and what you need, then see if you can get Bingo today 💖

I will never not say this: exercise doesn’t have to involve gyms or weights or running shoes! Exercise is simply moving your body in a way that requires physical effort.

Sure, that can mean gyms and weights and running shoes. But it can also mean hula hoops and garden gloves and yoga mats. It can be dancing in your kitchen and walking your dog and having s*x!

So many of us have difficult, and often painful, associations with “working out.” If going to the gym or trying to run isn’t enjoyable for you, don’t do them! We’re so much more likely to exercise and move our bodies with love when we enjoy the activities we’re doing.

Yesterday, I felt myself hovering above a bit of a depression spiral. So, while I was still able to (before the depression actually took hold), I went for a bike ride around my neighborhood. I wasn’t aiming for time or distance or calories. I was only aiming to move my body, enjoy sunshine, and get out of my head. And I achieved all of my goals. Getting a “workout” was just a cherry on top. That’s exactly how working out needs to feel: enjoyable, nurturing and fun.

I’m launching a 3-week challenge on May 15 to help you – and me – find sustainable habits for healthier, happier bodies, minds and souls through practices like movement that makes you happy. It’s 100% free, 0% strings. And we’ll do it together.

More info to come, but in the meantime, take your beautiful self to edifywellness.com/contact to sign up for the challenge. 💖

Warmer weather is officially here!! ☀️

Cue the barrage of “summer body” ads for weight loss programs 🙄

What if we made our “summer body” a body that just feels good as we enjoy sunshine and warm weather and sand between our toes?

I’m launching a 3-week challenge on May 15 to help you – and me – find sustainable habits for healthier, happier bodies, minds and souls that can enjoy all the wonder that summer offers. It’s 100% free, 0% strings. And we’ll do it together.

More info to come, but in the meantime, take your beautiful self to edifywellness.com/contact to sign up for the challenge. 💖

Self-promotion isn’t my strong suit, so I’m just gonna leave this quote from a client here and say ... if you need someone to help you reach your health goals ... I’m pretty damn good at what I do. 💖

Well hey there.

Happy Spring 🌷

I realize that I missed an entire season when it comes to posting. Unfortunately, it was a season of house woes, a car accident, trauma work, panic attacks and depressive episodes.

I’m beyond grateful to be able to take breaks from certain stressful areas of my work (yes, social media can be stressful for me) when my mental health needs it. Throughout my corporate career, I’ve had numerous instances when I was afraid my mental illness and invisible disabilities would get me fired. A few times, they almost did.

I’ll save my rant on corporate America and its treatment of employees for another day, and instead reiterate the importance of listening to ourselves - our minds and our bodies - on a daily basis. Tuning into yourself allows you to take the breaks you need, or go balls to the wall with productivity when you can. Honoring where we are at any given moment heals every part of us, and allows us to find whole body health.

What is your body telling you today? 💖

When your yoga studio gets vandalized in the middle of the night, you take your class outside.

So many things happen to us and around us that are completely out of our control. What we can control, though, is our reaction. We get to choose our mindset in difficult times. We get to choose what we let into our lives and how. And we get to choose whether we let hard situations weigh us down or spur adaptability.

I know the idea of things happening “outside of our control” can make some people feel pretty dang powerless. But, if you ask me, there’s no greater power we can give ourselves than choosing whether we let externals discourage or empower us.