Author: Gabrielle
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How I balanced my hormones
Writing this feels like it was many lifetimes ago, but I hear so many similar stories about women struggling to balance their hormones and feel normal again after getting off birth control and having very little resources to help them navigate. Our hormones and cycles are such an important part of who we are as…
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Diet & Nutrition: back to basics
It seems like there is a new diet every other week that you just have to be following to see results or to feel better or to live longer. First of all, we are all different, so the idea that there is one diet that works for everyone is just not true. This goes back…
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Finding your own fitness
Another thing that has been taken over by marketing- the fitness world. There are so many different fitness theories, schedules, intensities, etc in order to obtain the perfectly toned but not too skinny, muscular but not too bulky, curvy but too big, perfect definition of fitness that is just not realistic for most people. I…
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Creating a *realistic* mindfulness practice
Mindfulness is extremely powerful and underestimated in our society. We can use it to make our lives a little calmer and a little simpler. It can be in the form of meditation, prayer, or just being present in the moment. People have the idea that meditating or being mindful requires a lot of time and…
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Simplify your life
I am a minimalist by nature. I hate clutter. It makes me feel overwhelmed and it’s hard for me to focus with a lot of extra stuff around. I love getting rid of things – to a fault. I have often thrown away things that I still end up needing just to clear space. But…