Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by my good friend and colleague, Katie McClain. She’s a life coach, an expert on self-love, and someone you ought to get to know! I LOVE MYSELF. What happened when you read that? Did you cringe? Did you think, “ew”? Maybe you felt a little jealous? Or maybe [...]
What monkeys have to do with your pie
In the past week I’ve moved, cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 12, and thought a lot about pie. Yes, pie. The kind that sticks together, melts in your mouth, and reminds you of all Thanksgivings past, present, and future. Not just because a friend sent me a sweet chocolate mousse pie recipe (grain free, and gluten-free), [...]
A scrumptious gluten and allergen-free Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a delicious holiday. A holiday filled with warmth, laughter, a bountiful table, and apple pie. Wait, and pumpkin pie. Oh yeah, and stuffing. Gravy. And tender rolls you pull apart. You get the gist. Lots of wheat and lots of gluten. My first gluten-free Thanksgiving, I was determined to recreate all of the [...]
Are you following your passion?
Are you following your passion? I met a woman this week who followed her passion, and it led her to seven continents. She climbed Mount Elbus, Aconcagua, Vinson, Everest, Denali, Kilimanjaro, and Carstensz – the highest peaks on all seven continents. And she finished the Seven Summits in her sixties. Yes, that’s right. Kay LeClaire [...]
The difference between emotional eating and real hunger
I think we all know the stereotype story of emotional eating. There’s this girl, she’s sitting on the couch, with her pint(s) of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream in her lap, eating ice cream out of the tub with a spoon because her boyfriend just broke up with her. It’s Bridget Jones’s Diary, right? Well [...]
