How Healthy Goals Can Help You Overcome Grief
Tuesday, April 05 2022
Guest Blog by: Camille Johnson Grief is a natural part of life. When we lose someone or something, it is normal to feel grief. Grief is the process that everyone goes through when they lose someone or something they love. The type and severity of this grief will vary from person to person. Some may
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Daily Habits to Feel Younger and Healthier at Any Age
Monday, April 19 2021
Guest Blog by: Dana Brown of Health Conditions We live in a society that strongly values youth and beauty, so getting older can be a difficult process. While you might not be a carefree 20-something anymore, there are still things you can do to feel younger and healthier. Exercising regularly, eating more healthy foods, and
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Health, Hope, and Healing: How to Take Control of Your Life After Addiction
Monday, June 03 2019
Guest blog by Jennifer McGregor co-creator of Public Health Library Drugs and alcohol impact every area of your life. Your physical and mental health are often the hardest hit. It doesn’t matter if you’re 13 or 30, it takes time to bounce back from months or even years of drug abuse. How drugs hurt Using
The Scariest and Most Grateful Night of My Life
Monday, December 31 2018
The scariest and most grateful night of my life was Christmas night. This Christmas was the first Christmas we were on the road a ton now that we live in St Louis. The road trip could not have gone better. The roads and traffic were great and so was the weather. The wonderful quality time
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By Helping A Woman You Give Her and Her Children A Better Life
Sunday, October 28 2018
Helping a Woman: With Christmas soon approaching, I’m really excited to share about a company that LOVES women like I do! Have you heard of Trades of Hope? Trades of Hope is a beautiful company on a mission to create sustainable, fair, living wage jobs for artisans around the globe, to help them rise out
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5 Tips To A Healthy Marriage
Sunday, September 09 2018
Recently I’ve been asked our “secrets” to a happy marriage. With it being our 20th anniversary this month, I thought it would be a great time to share our thoughts on why our marriage has been so successful. But please hear me, when I say successful, I do not mean without issues or perfect. There
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5 Tips To Making Connections In A New City
Friday, August 03 2018
Plugging into a new city is no easy thang, that’s for sure! Making friends and connections in a new place takes time, energy and effort. I’ve had more and more people reach out to me for advice on how to plug into a new city, especially when you don’t have children or you’re an empty
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Grief: Healing So You Can Be Your Best Self
Tuesday, July 24 2018
Recently our church did a sermon on grief, no easy subject (watch the sermon here if interested). My mid 40’s has been the season of reflecting on the loss of my childhood. No easy task, but one I’m leaning into and healing from, with God’s help of course. I’ve learned through books and professionals, that
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Ali’s Favorites – Summer of 2018
Sunday, July 08 2018
Here are my favorites for the Summer of 2018, enjoy! BEAUTY BabyGanics Mineral-Based Sunscreen Did you know that not all sunscreen is made the same? This brand is good at deflecting and blocking the UV rays, not all are. I recently learned about the BabyGanics brand from my new esthetician here in St Louis. What
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Quick To Listen, Slow To Speak, Slow To Anger
Sunday, June 10 2018
Quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, whew, not so easy sometimes. We’re so thrilled to have found a church already here in St Louis! The topic in May was on forgiveness, a tough topic for most of us. No matter what has happened in your life, always remember that forgiveness sets YOU
“Nobody Likes You!”
Tuesday, May 29 2018
“Nobody likes you!” Recently during a pilates class, I shared a few words of encouragement for us all, “Hang in there, we can do it, we’re almost there.” Much to my surprise, the woman next to me, who I’ve even had lunch with a few times, said “Nobody likes you!” I started to chuckle in
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Want to Be Healthier and Happier? Heal Your Heart
Tuesday, March 27 2018
The heart… What comes up for you when I say that word? Love? Pain? Hurt? Sadness? Anger? If you want to be healthier and happier, healing your heart from the past will help. The most important thing we can ever take ownership of is our heart. We spend so much time focusing and working on the
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Ali’s Journey – We Are Moving Again
Tuesday, February 13 2018
Yep, you read correctly, we’re on another adventure. After living in the suburbs of Chicagoland for 9.5 months, we are now headed to a different state again. We Are Moving Again After selling our home and me moving from Verona, Wisconsin to Plainfield, Illinois last Spring to live with my McSmeetchie (aka JC), JC’s job
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Ali’s Journey – The differences between Wisconsin and Illinois
Wednesday, January 24 2018
The differences between Wisconsin and Illinois. Being born and raised in Wisconsin, we’ve tended to think certain things about our buffering states. Well, that kind of changed last year after moving to Illinois. Here’s the differences between Wisconsin and Illinois that we’ve noticed. 1. Driving. Yes, Illinois drivers on average tend to drive fast, however,
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Creating a New Habit and Making It Stick!
Saturday, January 13 2018
Have you ever made a goal, or a new year’s resolution and never reached it? If so, I’d like to help. Creating a new habit and making it stick can actually happen, it just takes time. Yep I said it…time. Instead of jumping into a fad or a quick fix, a change needs to become
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Ali’s – Working Through and Healing From My Past
Tuesday, October 31 2017
It’s been an interesting summer and fall as we continue this transition in Illinois. This transition has given me time to rest, reflect and refresh my mind body and spirit, which I am continuing to do throughout the winter as well. One of the things I felt called to do during this new season, was
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Tips For What To Wear To The Gym
Tuesday, August 22 2017
Are you struggling to choose what to wear to the gym? We’ve all had those days where we go to start our gym workout and suddenly realize we’ve forgotten something. Forgotten headphones, socks, water, they all throw us off our game. I don’t know about you though, but there aren’t many things worse than your
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Ali’s Journey – The Summer of Facing Fears and Learning Polo
Monday, July 17 2017
The Summer of Facing Fears and Learning Polo I had no idea that this was going to be the summer of facing my fears or learning to play polo. Two months ago, after 27 years of living in the Madison, Wisconsin area, I said good-bye to my incredible friends, family and clients, and closed my
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Tips When Struggling With Your Workouts
Monday, January 16 2017
Recently I had a client ask me a very good question. “Do you have any tips for those days when it seems so hard to push through a 30 minute workout?” Let’s be honest, we ALL have those days, yes, even me who enjoys working out. There are days I get on the treadmill and
Life Is An Adventure, Enjoy The Journey
Tuesday, January 03 2017
Happy New Year! Are you ready to enjoy the adventure of what this year has to offer? What will you really change this year? What will you stick with when it isn’t fun or easy? How will you handle it when you don’t do things perfectly? Why at this time in your life is it important? Answering some
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