30-Minute Workout: Abs & Arms
It’s arms and abs day, you guys! I promised you guys one killer at-home workout with Anel each quarter, and he really brought the the heat this time around. We received a lot of requests for a focus...
View ArticleMarch Wellness Challenge: Daily Meditation
Sweater / Jeans / Headband / Shoes Break a Bad Habit Recap Last month’s wellness challenge was a tough one for me. The challenge was to break a bad habit, and my habit was biting my hangnails,...
View ArticleHow to Support a Spouse with Anxiety
Living with anxiety is not easy, but what often gets overlooked is the fact that it can also be a major challenge for your spouse or partner (or really any loved one) too. Trust me, Anel knows all...
View ArticleApril Wellness Challenge: Cook More
It might be almost halfway through the month but that doesn’t mean we can’t start a new wellness challenge right? I hope you’ll join me for this one because it’s going to be fun, healthy, and save us...
View ArticleHow to Combat Seasonal Allergies
How to combat seasonal allergies step 1: Don’t stick your nose in a blooming tree to ‘get the shot.’ And I’ve already failed… Yesterday we were taking photos of this pretty shirt dress with the...
View ArticleSummer Wellness Challenge: Dropping The F Word
Summer is here and with that comes shorter shorts, bathing suits, and bare arms. I love summer clothes (my summer capsule collection is coming tomorrow!) and not having to bundle up, but I have a...
View ArticleThe Best Dairy Free Ice Creams
Many of my favorite summer memories from childhood involve ice cream cones ending in sticky fingers and a full belly. In my 30s, I love ice cream as much as any little kid on summer vacation and...
View ArticleAn Anxiety Update- 6 Months on Meds
It’s been exactly six months since I went on medication for my anxiety, and it’s hard to put into words how much my life has changed in that time… But I’ll try. My last real update on the topic was a...
View ArticleEverything I Ate Last Week
The heatwave is over and 80 degrees has never felt so cool. The weekend, as you can imagine, was quite warm, but we made the most of it at the beach and at Amalia’s indoor birthday party. It was one...
View ArticleSeptember Wellness Challenge: No More Sh*t Talking
Wellness, to me, means more than just physical health. I define wellness as balance in my emotional, spiritual, professional, and physical self. This month’s wellness challenge is about bettering not...
View ArticleThe Best Brandless Products
If you can’t tell by now, Brandless is one of my favorite brands out there. It all started when they hired me to promote a pop-up they were doing in New York last year. After touring the space with...
View ArticleHow I Combat Cold and Flu Season
Cold and flu season lasts from September to April every year in my neck of the woods. I try to do everything I can to avoid both but with a germ-ridden daycare toddler, it’s inevitable that Anel and I...
View ArticleHow I Beat S.A.D.
Coming back from my girl’s trip to Florida was a shock to the system, to say the least. We flew from an 85-degree morning at the beach to a casual 19-degree snowstorm. But the dark skies and cold...
View ArticleExercises for Lower Back Pain
Doctors estimate that 80% of Americans will experience lower back pain sometime in their lives, myself included for the last decade. The pain can be crippling, limiting your day-to-day activities so...
View ArticleDaily Mindfulness with Headspace
All of my 2020 goals have one main theme: Living a happier, more mindful life. And one month into the year, I’m already feeling the effects of putting these goals into action. A good example of this...
View Article4 Exercises for Healing Diastasis Recti
Anel and I have received countless requests for a post on Diastasis Recti… It might not be the sexiest topic in the world, but it’s an important one for new mothers and we’re the right people to ask....
View ArticleOur Sickness Essentials
We survived it. I still don’t have my test results back so I am not 100% sure what we survived but we survived something, that’s for sure. After a week of fevers and coughs and a few scary moments...
View ArticleHow CBD Has Helped My Anxiety
CBD is arguably the most popular wellness trend of the moment. But with little regulation in the industry and an overwhelming amount of new brands popping up to sell it in pills, oils, tinctures,...
View ArticleHow to Plant a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden
When Anel and I were 25 and dating in Manhattan, we used to paint a picture of our fantasy life one day in the future. We wanted a house outside of the city with lots of land, two kids (still working...
View ArticleWhat To Do When You Throw Out Your Back
If you’ve ever thrown out your back you know… it’s extremely painful and makes you feel 1000 years old. I do it far too often, although less in recent years after learning a thing or two. It started...
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