Because let’s be real, staying motivated—especially as the holidays creep in—takes more than willpower. It takes awareness, alignment, and a whole lot of grace.Let’s be honest—staying motivated isn’t easy. Between work, family, and the endless to-do lists, most of us are just trying to keep up. And as the holidays creep closer, the chaos multiplies. The routines we’ve worked hard to build start to wobble, old habits resurface, and suddenly it feels like we’re running on caffe

Progress isn’t perfection - it's honesty, effort, and grace. No shame, just awareness and growth. Let me start with a confession: I’m stubborn. The good kind (most of the time). Determined, headstrong, and fiercely loyal to the underdog. I like doing things the hard way, and if there's a way to power through without medication, you better believe I’ll give it everything I’ve got first. So, when my doctor recently brought up weight-loss medication during a follow-up visit, I w

Day 1 of my #30DaysOfBeauty challenge 🍂 Starting with the season that always feels like magic to me — autumn. The colors, the stillness, the reminder that change can be beautiful. Here’s to slowing down and really seeing it again. See the good, capture the beautiful, shift your perspective. There was a time when I was really struggling to see the beauty in the world around me. Everything felt kind of heavy and gray, and the little things that usually made me smile were just…

Cooper Marsh Conservation Area - South Glengarry, Ontario There’s something about being in nature that gently brings me back to myself. Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve spent more time outdoors — walking through crisp leaves, breathing in the cool autumn air, watching the light shift in that unmistakably October way. Autumn has always been my favorite season, and this year especially, immersing myself in it has been grounding in a way I didn’t know I needed. The stillness,

Because sometimes fulfillment looks like a meltdown, a magic box, and a pack of Gushers. We had a plan… and then life laughed. In this episode, we get real about feeling overwhelmed, off-track, and in serious need of a reset. It’s a conversation about pausing, pivoting, and finding our way back to ourselves. We reflect on how reconnecting with pieces of our past can spark something new—from standing quietly in the snow, to digging into a creative photo challenge, to pulling r

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