Moving With Purpose: The Power of Physical Activity
No doubt about it, modern-day living has made our lives way easier. Technology and modern conveniences are life-changing in some ways, but…
Crafting A Personal Wellness Vision
A new year can be a time of review, reflection, renewal and ambition. I always feel hopeful at the start of a new year — it’s like we get a clean slate that beckons us to begin anew.
Create a Ripple Effect With Radiating Change
This may sound dramatic, but every choice you make from the moment you wake up impacts the outcome of your day…
Lifestyle Balance: 5 Ways to tip the scale in your favor.
Lifestyle equilibrium, or life-balance, can feel like an elusive concept, especially when you’re swimming in to-dos, tasks, and check-lists and treading water just to stay afloat. Too many days like this and you begin to feel…
Pause & Reset: It only takes a moment.
How many times do you pause in a day? Not the major rest or meal breaks, but the smaller pauses that allow you to recollect yourself in the moment so you can proceed. Some pauses…
Habits, Routines, Rituals, & Roles: Digging deeper into the relationship between everyday activities and overall wellbeing.
Have you ever noticed….summer tends to start with a bang? 💥
Here in Vermont it feels like it happens overnight. One day we’re
Habits With Purpose: Mindfully noticing your thinking and feeling habits.
Habits are pretty much everything.
As an adult, almost everything we do, day in and day out, is habitual. When we were younger,
Finding Meaning and Purpose Amidst The Busy-ness of Life.
I often need to remind myself that I am a human “being”, not a human “doing”. I feel as though my days are spent running around, crossing items off of my never-ending to-do list.
Using Your Senses to Become More Mindful
Our sensory systems are complex and powerful. All day, every day, we are being bombarded by sensory stimuli and our brains are being asked to process these incoming sensations. Over time…
The Power of a Morning Routine to Set Your Day up for Success
Most of us are creatures of habit, whether we want to admit it or not. Although it may sound boring or unadventurous…
Turns Out Some Stress is Actually Good For Us: The Difference Between Good Stress and Bad Stress
“I wish I had more stress in my life”, said no one ever. But did you know some stress is actually good for you? Wait...what?…
Prioritizing Self-Care So You Can Fill Your Cup and Nourish Your Soul
If you think about your physical, mental, and emotional storage like a battery, the battery (you) will eventually become drained and lifeless unless it (you) gets recharged.
The Story Behind the Name: “Evolve & Grow Wellness”
The story of how something comes into being is almost always unique. The origin of “Evolve & Grow Wellness” is my unique story…
How to Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes That Stick
As human beings we are naturally hard-wired to do whatever we have to do in order to survive and thrive….
6 Ways Mother Nature Can Nurture Our Physical and Mental Well-Being
It’s 53 degrees on a cloudy, but beautiful, fall day in Vermont. The fall foliage is considered to be “past-peak”, but still stunning nonetheless…
Health, Wellness and Well-Being. What’s the Difference, Anyway?
Health, wellness, and well-being…all words that sound pretty synonymous, but are they?? My goal by the end of this post…
Where Did I Put My Keys? Exploring Habits and the Habit Loop
I used to misplace my car keys all the time. I would set them down and not remember where I put them. Then…
Occupational Therapy + Health and Wellness Coaching = The Perfect Match
A perfect union, total harmony, a match made in heaven. You may say there’s no such thing as a “perfect marriage”, but in my honest opinion…
5 Strategies to Help You Navigate Change and Uncertainty
I sent my youngest off to 5th grade today. Middle School. As I revel in the silence that takes over the house on the first day of school…