Health + Wellness

What Are You Grateful for Today Today, I am thankful for cozy blankets and heaters. It’s been so cold in the mornings. I welcome the cooler weather but, in the mornings I truly appreciate a warm blanket and heat. I...

Healthy for the Holidays This year, I noticed that Pumpkin Spice Everything started in September, which means that the "eating season" started early this year.  Each fall we are inundated with a rise in sugar everywhere we turn.  From the...

You can keep it.  You can keep the new kitchen appliance, fluffy bathrobe, cashmere sweater, eau de toilette or designer anything.  I appreciate the kind gesture and sentiment, but I would rather receive the kinds of gifts that you...

How many times have you heard “just do your Kegels!” after having a baby? What if I told you that this advice, although good intentioned, might actually be wrong?  Pelvic Floor Strength Having adequate pelvic floor strength is very important to...

I’ve always thought it’s fun to celebrate my half-birthday. I have never done anything extravagant. Just maybe buy a “treat” or choose the pricier drink at Starbucks that day. Moving forward, I don’t know if I’ll celebrate April 26th...

A Moment of Gratitude Friends, before you start reading this blog, take a minute and think to yourself “Self, what am I grateful for today”? I’ll go first, I am grateful for Cascia Smith, the editor of Ventura County Mom’s...

One-to-three, turn; one-to-three, step. Dance is my extracurricular activity, exercise, and girl time. As a mom, I think it’s important to have all three. Let's Dance Dancing involves cardio, coordination, creativity, and composure. Plus, it helps build balance, strength, skill, community, and...

The holidays can be a busy, memorable, and fun time of year.  But it can be easy to fall out of the habits and routines that keep us feeling energized, strong, calm and balanced. So, when you have a chronic illness,...

For all my PUMPKIN PEEPS! This post is for all my pumpkin lovers! Not sure how to use pumpkin, or want more ideas on how to fit this nutrient packed gourd into your diet?  I’ve got you with a huge...

Sometimes as a kid, I’d ask my dad what he was doing, and he’d reply, “I’m thinking.” At the time, I thought this was the most ridiculous statement! And then, I became a parent. I'm Thinking Eventually, I started saying it....