Expansive Existence

Do you experience nervousness knowing the holiday season, with all of its tempting sweet treats, is upon us?

I can smell the aromas now-the warm pumpkin cream streusel muffins, decadent cookies and pastries, warm beverages and delightful sweet treats of every variety. It is nothing short of a minefield navigating the barrage of indulgence characteristic of the upcoming season.

Food decisions can be quite challenging at this time of the year…

Maybe I will just start my diet next week?

I’ll have just this one cookie and skip breakfast tomorrow?

I’ll just tell them that I ate already, that will keep away the social pressure to indulge.

There are so many layers of emotionality and stress woven into the fabric of Fallthanksmas.

Back in my days of starving and then bingeing, I would skip food for days leading up to holiday events, only to overindulge in the foods that weren’t the most supportive to my wellbeing.

I remember being so frustrated by the push and pull of excitement about yummy treats, but then feeling terrible after. I didn’t know how to honor my hunger cues while honoring my soul’s direction enjoy and settle into comfort.

You don’t need to stuff your face- nor do you need to avoid all of the delicious temptations. Balance is possible, just as is an easeful mindset around it all.

If you need support as we approach this holiday season, send me a message or text at (775) 544-4742. I am launching my FearNot Food Program that will included customized nutrition consulting and meal planning support. We will dive into the why behind your food and body struggles and have you feeling confident in your relationship with food again!

Are you struggling with painful, heavy periods or even a nonexistent, unreliable one?

My first period as a teen was SO delayed....like I didn't start menstruating until I was 17. After getting it, I lost it again for an entire year as a 19 year old.

Would I ever be able to have a family?

Was I going to develop major stress fractures as an adult later in life?

In my mid-twenties, I struggled with INCREDIBLE cramps that would leave me writhing on the floor.

I tried all of the "physical" fixes...eating more calories, exercising less, managing my stress, sleeping better, balancing my hormones with topical progesterone, blah blah blah.

My moment of reckoning? My masculine and feminine energies were out of balance in my body.

My absent cycle was caused by redirecting my energy to my head...I was always in my head. This is a masculine tendency!

My heavy cramps were indicative of my inability to process emotions, so there would be a painful physical release of these bound up emotions and feelings every month!

The solution? I am now stepping into a reclamation of my feminine energetic body- feeling everything, processing it all, embodying the grief and the ecstasy, emphasizing being over doing.

I invite you to do the same- reclaim your divine feminine potential to harmonize your energetic being for optimized periods!

We are Human BEINGS, not Human DOINGS.

Are you DOING too much at the expense of your BEING?

Shifting gears into doing mode has its utility...achieving goals, hitting desired outcomes, etc is a facet of life. But not at the expense of the more majestic process of being and existing in this human form! We are infinitely spiritual beings undergoing an ephemeral existence in our human bodies, let's not squander this impeccable opportunity!

Aside from missed opportunities, leaning too heavily into doing mode is also arguably the most notable factor in perpetuating and causing chronic stress and its associated symptoms (anxiety, depression, physical health symptoms)!

!GASP! Could it be that overDOING it could be the cause of my digestive issues, hormonal imbalances, chronic pain, ....you name it?

Internally, the DOING mode manifests as rumination, obsessive thoughts, unrelenting adherence to how circumstances should be. This is our discrepancy monitor- the internal gauge comparing discrepancies between a current situation and an intended outcome.

When we expect circumstances to go a certain way and our discrepancy monitor assesses that they are proceeding otherwise, we experience anxiety, which manifests as controlling behavior, rigid thinking, and chronic worrying. Rigidity in the mind is reflected as blocks in the physical body...which is why we suffer physically when our mental health is less than optimal.

So don't let your discrepancy monitor be activated! Tune into the present moment. Experience all of the complexities and nuances associated with the unique sensory input at that very moment in time and stop living in the past or the future.

You only exist in the present moment. You only ever have right now.