If you have ever sat thinking about upcoming events or seasons and have felt the stress rising even before the stress comes, this is for you!!
Don't give up before the season starts!
Try these tips to lessen stress and feel more peace!
Try these tips to lessen stress and feel more peace!
Prepare Ahead of Time
Write out your budget and stick to it. This will alleviate stress in the moment when you are trying to make decisions.
Prioritize all holiday activities. What events most important to you? Make sure you schedule these first. It is ok not to go to ALL the things. Having your priorities straight and even reducing the number of activities will do a lot to reduce your stress.
Schedule time to relax. In a season with little down time, MAKE the time! Your body and mind will be able to take the break they need to let go of stress.
Schedule immediate family time to laugh and play. One of the best remedies for stress is laughing with family. In the end, your family is the most important priority.
Make lists of people for gifts & cards, menus, supplies, etc. Get all your ducks in a row. Make all your lists so you remember everything you need in each scenario. Less stress, more peace!
Keep Healthy Habits
Make healthy food choices. Even with all the sugary treats and feasting indulgences, you can make good choices and limit consumption of unhealthy options. When bringing food to an event, make a healthy option. Unhealthy food choices stress our bodies out making us more likely to get sick, so making the best choices will remove that stressor.
Keep exercising. This may not be the time to start a new regimen, but continue your exercise routine and keep moving. Exercise is known to alleviate stress and help us feel good.
Keep spiritual practices. Reading scripture, prayer, and mediation are all known to lower stress levels. Keep going with these habits to stay centered and at peace.
Keep using essential oils. There are so many essential oils that help reduce stress levels and help us relax. Some of my favorites are Lavender, Stress Away, and Peace & Calming. Others help with the feelings of the season like Gratitude, Christmas Spirit, Frankincense, Myrrh, Joy, Cinnamon Bark, and Orange.
Embrace Emotions & Family
Know that it is ok to feel a range of feelings during the holidays. With missing loved ones, past trauma, current situations that are not ideal, or a myriad of other reasons, we may feel other emotions besides gratitude, peace, love, and joy. Accept these emotions, acknowledge them, as this will lower the stress we feel at feeling the "wrong" emotions at this time. However, do your best not to dwell in the lower frequency emotions.
Focus on Gratitude and Love. You can find joy and happiness in the little things. Keeping an attitude that focuses on the good relieves stress and raises our frequency, which helps us feel good.
Gracefully navigate family situations with a focus on the good. Family is wonderful! But not every minute is wonderful. Remembering to focus on long term relationships, forgiveness and love goes a long way to reducing stress.
Keep family connections strong, whether in person or via phone or video chats. Loving family relationships help alleviate stress in many ways.
If you are looking to make better nutritional choices, but need some guidance, check out the free Veggie Up Challenge in Holistic Super Moms FaceBook Group in the guide section.
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As a Certified Nutritarian Coach, one of the first things I do with my clients is to set reasonable health goals. Sometimes I find that my clients are so excited to move forward that they want to set a lot of big goals right at first, however, this is not usually successful.
As a society, we joke about the failure of “New Year’s Resolutions.” So many of us set big goals at the beginning of the year and then give up after two weeks because we set either too many goals at once or goals that were unrealistic. This becomes overwhelming and unsustainable without major support. Setting small attainable goals with weekly accountability is the key to success.
After setting your overarching long term goal:
1. Get your mindset in a good place. (Believing you can do something is the first step.)
2. Set a goal that is small enough to complete in one week. (You can do anything for a short time.)
3. Set a goal that is personally attainable. (Be honest with yourself. If 10 minutes of exercise is all you can do per day the first week, then great!)
4. Get your family on board. (Although not absolutely necessary, family support really helps with success.)
5. Have a coach or accountability partner for a weekly check in. (Having someone to talk to who keeps you on track helps motivate you when it gets tough.)
6. Keep track on paper, in a journal, or on a chart. (This only takes a few minutes, but makes a huge difference in success.)
7. Set a small reward that does not undermine the goal. (i.e. if the goal is to cut refined sugars, a piece of candy is not a good reward.)
8. When setbacks happen, recommit. (Give yourself grace and keep going! One slip up does not equal failure.)
By setting a small goal each week, it is much easier to attain your long term goal one step at a time. Even with setbacks, you can get back on track easily. It is better to set small goals that are achievable and have success than to be defeated by big goals that were unrealistic. Making changes in your health can be difficult, but it is possible, and I have seen amazing transformations with just one change per week as my clients have moved to healthier lifestyles that result in more energy, more clarity of thought, less health issues, less medication, and an overall feeling of well-being.
As a society, we joke about the failure of “New Year’s Resolutions.” So many of us set big goals at the beginning of the year and then give up after two weeks because we set either too many goals at once or goals that were unrealistic. This becomes overwhelming and unsustainable without major support. Setting small attainable goals with weekly accountability is the key to success.
After setting your overarching long term goal:
1. Get your mindset in a good place. (Believing you can do something is the first step.)
2. Set a goal that is small enough to complete in one week. (You can do anything for a short time.)
3. Set a goal that is personally attainable. (Be honest with yourself. If 10 minutes of exercise is all you can do per day the first week, then great!)
4. Get your family on board. (Although not absolutely necessary, family support really helps with success.)
5. Have a coach or accountability partner for a weekly check in. (Having someone to talk to who keeps you on track helps motivate you when it gets tough.)
6. Keep track on paper, in a journal, or on a chart. (This only takes a few minutes, but makes a huge difference in success.)
7. Set a small reward that does not undermine the goal. (i.e. if the goal is to cut refined sugars, a piece of candy is not a good reward.)
8. When setbacks happen, recommit. (Give yourself grace and keep going! One slip up does not equal failure.)
By setting a small goal each week, it is much easier to attain your long term goal one step at a time. Even with setbacks, you can get back on track easily. It is better to set small goals that are achievable and have success than to be defeated by big goals that were unrealistic. Making changes in your health can be difficult, but it is possible, and I have seen amazing transformations with just one change per week as my clients have moved to healthier lifestyles that result in more energy, more clarity of thought, less health issues, less medication, and an overall feeling of well-being.
What areas should I set goals in? Find out here.
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I am visiting my brother and he made pizza! He has been teasing the rest of the family with videos of his pizzas which he makes quite often, so I took videos and insisted on the recipe! Enjoy! It is delicious!
1 Cup Warm Water
1 Packet of Yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
2 T Olive Oil
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 tsp Sugar
2 1/2+ C Flour
1/2 C of mixed spices and seeds (Flax/Chia/Hemp seeds, Flax seed powder, Basil, Chives, Parsley, Italian Seasoning, Garlic powder)
1 Packet of Yeast (2 1/4 tsp)
2 T Olive Oil
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 tsp Sugar
2 1/2+ C Flour
1/2 C of mixed spices and seeds (Flax/Chia/Hemp seeds, Flax seed powder, Basil, Chives, Parsley, Italian Seasoning, Garlic powder)
Mix water and yeast and let stand for 5 min
Add Salt, Sugar, and Oil
Stir in 1 C of Flour
Stir in Spices/Seeds
Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 C Flour
Once the dough is ready, set it in an oiled bowl, oil the top of the dough and let it rise for about an hour
Once the dough has finished rising, cut it in half, makes 2 12in pizzas
Add Salt, Sugar, and Oil
Stir in 1 C of Flour
Stir in Spices/Seeds
Stir in the remaining 1 1/2 C Flour
Once the dough is ready, set it in an oiled bowl, oil the top of the dough and let it rise for about an hour
Once the dough has finished rising, cut it in half, makes 2 12in pizzas
Toppings:
1 small onion
1 small zucchini
1 bell pepper
1 container of sliced mushrooms
15 black olives
15 green olives
1 can of black beans
1 chicken breast (if desired)
Mozzarella (if desired)
Pizza sauce
Individually saute each of the veggies (Onion, zucchini, mushrooms, bell pepper) and the chicken.
1/2 of the toppings go on each of the pizzas (mix toppings together, then pour on pizza)
1 small onion
1 small zucchini
1 bell pepper
1 container of sliced mushrooms
15 black olives
15 green olives
1 can of black beans
1 chicken breast (if desired)
Mozzarella (if desired)
Pizza sauce
Individually saute each of the veggies (Onion, zucchini, mushrooms, bell pepper) and the chicken.
1/2 of the toppings go on each of the pizzas (mix toppings together, then pour on pizza)
Preheat oven and oiled pizza stone to 480 degrees.
Roll out dough on floured surface/board
Spread pizza sauce, toppings
Slide pizza onto pizza stone and bake 10 minutes
Try not to eat the whole thing by yourself, 😂!
I make mine plant based with no cheese or meat. Nutritarian all the way!!
Check out Dr Furhman's website for tons of recipes! 👇
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The last 2 weeks have been a crazy as parents all over the state of California reeled from the announcement of Covid-19 vaccination mandates for their children. With around half of the parents choosing not to inject themselves, there are even more that are unwilling to subject their children to this experiment. In fact, all over the state, parents are organizing and holding"sit out" days by pulling their kids out in protest of this mandate. This has gone too far, and the sleeping momma and poppa bears are awake! We won't stand for it anymore. The state has no right to force our kids to participate in an experiment!
The fact that the FDA is starting to approve these so-called vaccines gives little comfort to parents as many of the drugs the FDA has approved in the past have been pulled years after many people in our country have been injured or killed. We already know these fast tracked vaccines cause harm. See the CDC run Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting system information for details on the problems with the current vaccines. It is eye opening to read how many people have already died or have been permanently harmed, and the number of children is alarming!
The fact that the FDA is starting to approve these so-called vaccines gives little comfort to parents as many of the drugs the FDA has approved in the past have been pulled years after many people in our country have been injured or killed. We already know these fast tracked vaccines cause harm. See the CDC run Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting system information for details on the problems with the current vaccines. It is eye opening to read how many people have already died or have been permanently harmed, and the number of children is alarming!
"Breakthrough" cases prove the vaccine does not work. The manufacturers do not claim that it prevents the spread of Covid-19, and they do not claim that it stops the person vaccinated from contracting it. So what is the point? The manufacturers themselves only claim to lesson the symptoms. The media's claims of the vaccine helping to protect others is a complete lie. Leaving all that aside, however, children are at much less risk of contracting or spreading Covid-19, and the studies are already coming out that children are at more risk of being harmed by the vaccine than the illness itself. The risk vs. benefit ratio is totally backwards.
With the mandates coming within the next year, everyone must be prepared. While currently law allows for exemptions, Many are sure the current legislators will be quickly attempting to remove that right. So what will parents do? Are parents willing to do what it takes to stand up for their children? Are they willing to use their constitutional rights as citizens to petition the government for redress? Are they willing to call, write, and visit their legislators and make their voices heard in a big way?
What will you do?
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It has been an honor to work with this group of women, and it has been good to revisit past struggles with perspective from life's experiences. We all have trials in our lives that push us to our limits. As we are going through these things, do we allow ourselves to be completely broken, or do we pick ourselves up and work through it to the best of our ability? Do we turn away from God or toward Him? Do we drink sour lemon juice or make lemonade? These may seem like simple questions, when many of life's trials are complicated and last for long periods of time. What we choose to do in the circumstances, how we choose to think about the circumstances, and what we choose in the aftermath make all the difference.
What are some difficult circumstances you have gone through? How have you overcome them? I would love to hear your stories! Everyone has a story. Most of us have multiple stories. These stories add depth to our character and help us feel empathy toward others in similar circumstances. They help us grow in ways that would not have been possible without those experiences. I have heard it said that you can assume everyone you meet is going through some difficulty. When you think of it that way, it helps you treat others more kindly, doesn't it?
For me, turning to God helps me gain perspective and feel gratitude. I know God is there for me in good times and in bad times. I can pray to Him anytime, anywhere and I know He hears me and helps give me perspective when I can't see the way ahead. Without His light in my life, I don't know what I would have done in some instances, because I fully relied on His grace to get me through. Gratitude brings light in so many ways. A person can choose to feel gratitude for even the smallest of things in the worst of circumstances. I say choose, because it is a conscious choice to look for the good and feel grateful. What are you grateful for today? Gratitude journals are a great way to start this if it is a shift in thinking for you. Just pick one thing each day to feel grateful for and write it down. At the end of a year, you have 365 gratitude entries!
For me, turning to God helps me gain perspective and feel gratitude. I know God is there for me in good times and in bad times. I can pray to Him anytime, anywhere and I know He hears me and helps give me perspective when I can't see the way ahead. Without His light in my life, I don't know what I would have done in some instances, because I fully relied on His grace to get me through. Gratitude brings light in so many ways. A person can choose to feel gratitude for even the smallest of things in the worst of circumstances. I say choose, because it is a conscious choice to look for the good and feel grateful. What are you grateful for today? Gratitude journals are a great way to start this if it is a shift in thinking for you. Just pick one thing each day to feel grateful for and write it down. At the end of a year, you have 365 gratitude entries!
I have been so inspired to read the stories of the strong women in this book! Have you gotten your copy yet?
There are so many ways we can find joy in our lives even through the darkest moments. Come read this inspiring book and find strength in the fact that you can make it through life's difficulties.
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