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Your second brain’s influence on your mental health

Did you know… the butterflies in your stomach are an often-overlooked network of neurons lining your gut that is so extensive some scientists have nicknamed it our “second brain”? In fact, your second brain (officially called the enteric nervous system) contains some 100 million neurons, more than in either the spinal cord or the peripheral […]
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5 Practices to Jumpstart Your Fall Routine

Fall a great time of year to focus on new routines. Your body craves different foods, and routines when the days are shorter, and turn cooler. The fall has always reminded me of new beginnings, and decluttering. I gravitate toward books, journals, and routines that encourage structure, and cooking warm meals. Maybe it’s wired into […]
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Nature’s Lessons

My family and I moved into our second home 3 months ago in NW Montana. When I arrived, I was exhausted, and frustrated due to Covid’s impact on my life. My husband, two french bulldogs (Doug and Leon), and I had spent 20+ hours in our truck hauling a trailer to get to our home. […]
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Stay healthy at work

As a leader of a team of people during these uncertain times, it can be challenging to improve morale while staying true to your organizational goals & demands. You might notice a lack of motivation, and productivity from your team. People are showing up a bit more withdrawn or with a lack of enthusiasm. All […]

B's Blogs Your second brain’s influence on your mental health Did you know… the butterflies in your stomach are an often-overlooked network of neurons lining your gut that is so extensive some scientists have nicknamed it our “second brain”? In fact, your second brain (officially called the enteric nervous system) contains some 100 million neurons, more than in either the spinal cord or the peripheral […]

B's Blogs 5 Practices to Jumpstart Your Fall Routine Fall a great time of year to focus on new routines. Your body craves different foods, and routines when the days are shorter, and turn cooler. The fall has always reminded me of new beginnings, and decluttering. I gravitate toward books, journals, and routines that encourage structure, and cooking warm meals. Maybe it’s wired into […]

B's Blogs Nature’s Lessons My family and I moved into our second home 3 months ago in NW Montana. When I arrived, I was exhausted, and frustrated due to Covid’s impact on my life. My husband, two french bulldogs (Doug and Leon), and I had spent 20+ hours in our truck hauling a trailer to get to our home. […]

B's Blogs Stay healthy at work As a leader of a team of people during these uncertain times, it can be challenging to improve morale while staying true to your organizational goals & demands. You might notice a lack of motivation, and productivity from your team. People are showing up a bit more withdrawn or with a lack of enthusiasm. All […]

B's Blogs Lifestyle changes that reduce stress When was the last time you were stressed? A major work deadline, traffic jam, or a broken heater in the middle of winter? Let’s face it; we all are impacted by stress like it or not. Did you know that stress is one of the major factors behind just about any health issue & is […]

B's Blogs 4 Steps to Crush Your Goals Can you believe 92% of people who set New Year’s Goals do not accomplish them? That means only 7% do- WTH? Let’s face it friend- you are a creature of habit, and like being comfortable. Your brain is wired to keep you comfortable, and on the path of least resistance. The other piece is we […]

B's Blogs Oh so good (for you) soaked oats Hello Friends- Do you ever fall victim to the same ole’ eating routine? I fall into this slump, and before I know it start feeling sluggish. Like something is off or missing from my diet. The body is so smart. It starts to send signals when it’s in need of something. Did you ever consider […]

B's Blogs 3 Food & Lifestyle Tips to Aging Gracefully Growing up with a mother who took great care of her skin, and loved makeup- I’ve always been fascinated by caring for my skin. I remember the days of Merle Norman, and the smell of their products. My grandma was a big vaseline on your skin kinda person, and I think my mom used Olay. […]

B's Blogs Produce and Meal Prep Tips Friends- I have good news today! It’s time we level up our produce storage. This entry really excites me because I love learning & sharing all the knowledge I learn, and I love organization. As a Virgo, organization keeps my true “earthy” roots happy. In addition to scratching my organization itch, I am serious about […]

B's Blogs A Morning Ritual Optimizes Your Productivity Do you ever wonder what creates a productive day? I believe it’s moving your body in the morning. The moment you move your body (let’s say a walk), your endorphins are released & the world appears brighter. Your thoughts shift to possibility, and your steps get lighter. Here is my morning routine that always increases […]

B's Blogs What’s Going On With My Skin? A health check in: What is going on with my skin? If you’ve ever experienced acne, rosacea, flaky skin- you know the feeling of not wanting to leave your house because of it. I was raised to treat my skin challenges topically or with a pill (birth control). I am a big believer in getting […]

B's Blogs 5 Stages of Business Crisis 5 Stages of a Business Crisis Inspired by Mike Michalowicz If you are like me, and the numerous boss friends I’m around; you’re ready to boss up your health and the approach of your business. When COVID-19 hit, I went into an absolute state of shock. I couldn’t leave my house, my income plummeted to […]

B's Blogs Top 10 Relationship Tips My husband, Mario, and I are adapting (some days better than others), to a 24/7 under the same roof schedule these days. The COVID-19 way of life has been challenging, and being the sole provider of serving each others’ needs hasn’t been so bad. Today we celebrate our 10 year anniversary; April 9th. Wow- time […]

B's Blogs Three Ways to Boost Your Mood Everything you want boils down to a choice: you are either a yes, or a no. Yes has energy, and movement. Yes implies you are open to growth, and will figure it out as I go. Yes is the way to boosting your mood starting right now. Every single day, start with this simple exercise, […]

B's Blogs Tips to MaximizeYour Productivity Why we waste time The other morning, I found myself scrolling on social media for an hour! In fact, I find myself mindlessly scrolling without cause or reason. I actually feel kinda shitty after doing this, and I decided it was time for a change. I was reading Marie Forleo’s book, Everything is Figureoutable, and […]

B's Blogs So Fail So Good Last summer I had the opportunity to sit and talk with Laura Roos, So Fail So Good, about the failures in my life. When Laura asked me to be part of her podcast, I was really concerned about saying the wrong thing & how I would be perceived as a result. I knew I was […]

B's Blogs Biggest Mistake Entrepreneurs Make Hello Friend! It’s my personal mission to support you to create radiant & vibrant health so you can dream & crush your biz goals! Over the past 30 years of being a business owner, I’ve learned a lot about what does and doesn’t work. Want to know what does work? Making your health your #1 […]

B's Blogs Invest in yourself to increase your productivity Like you, I’m living life; full time. There are the same amount of hours in everyday, yet somedays are more productive than others. I started getting curious as to the reasons behind this. Did I do something differently on one day, and not the next? I started to see a theme: When I took great […]

B's Blogs Insight Without Action is Worthless This week’s conversation stems from the quote by Marie Forleo “Insight without action is worthless”. It inspired me to take a closer look at my life awhile back. Where do I have a deep understanding or an intuition that I am doing nothing about? It’s so easy to get the insight, and be so […]

B's Blogs 2020 Wellness Trends I am an advocate for staying up to date on the latest wellness trends. As a kidney transplant recipient, staying healthy is always top of mind. One year ago, I started doing an elimination diet (removing anti-inflammatory foods and beverages), and I felt amazing. My journey lead me to enroll in Institute of Integrative Nutrition’s […]