Did you make a New Years resolution to lose weight, make better lifestyle choices or simply to just be healthier? Have you been following through with those resolutions, by packing your lunch, hitting the gym and saying no to those 3:00 pm sugar cravings? Do you have an office job or work with others in a corporate setting? If you answered yes to all of those questions, it is likely you may be experiencing what I like to refer to (although did not coin) as Corporate Health Shaming. I wor[...]
On the last day of 2015, I decided I would not make any New Years resolutions. After all, hasn't it been said that more than half of the people that make resolutions break them within the first month? Instead, I decided to set an intention for the new year, and that intention was to "take more risks and believe in myself." Never did I imagine how significantly that intention would change my life. Never did I believe that I would leave my corporate job to pursue a full-time job in health an[...]
Although it isn't technically thanksgiving in Canada, I can't help but feel inspired and festive around this time of year. Maybe it's all of the drool-worthy turkey photos flooding my Instagram feed or maybe it's the Christmas music playing on every radio station. Whatever the cause, by mid-November, I am officially in the holiday spirit. With this gleeful attitude also comes a lot of reflection and when I look back on this year, I have so much to be thankful for; my friends, my family, my health, my count[...]