Let’s be clear that we are not ‘working from home’, we are ‘working at home in the middle of a Pandemic!’ So, we have all tried our best to find ways to adapt to this new way of working with no rule book. Yes, many people have worked from home, with their partners maybe, have […]
How to embrace your emotions to experience more happiness in life?
I felt it crawl down my skin tickling the small hairs on my arm on its way down, but when I looked, it was just a small ant. I felt uncomfortable and I knew I needed to remove it from my skin to feel comfortable again. What if we were able to look at our […]
Do the people closest to you pull you further away from your goals?
Do you find yourself constantly falling off the wagon with your health goals? Are you frustrated with the lack of consistency and therefore success in this area? Do you have the fear that it’s not possible to achieve your dreams? “You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with!” Jim […]
How to apply the 80/20 principle to sustainable health
The 80/20 principle also known as Pareto’s Law is based on the understanding that 80% of your effects come from 20% of the causes. Or in other words we get 80% of the results from the first 20% of our efforts. So how can we apply this principle to sustainable health? My client said to […]
How your history shapes who you are
What does freedom mean to you? As a 3rd generation Jamaican I recently learned from visiting this country that being free doesn’t necessarily mean freedom. You see my travels to the Caribbean island of Jamaica shocked me, an island that was a dumping ground for slaves and as some shared with me in Portland, slaves […]
Do you have a sweet tooth?
There are over 60 different names for sugar! Sucrose, fructose, dextrose, maltose just to name a few. So how do we avoid sugar when it’s becoming harder to even know what’s inside the things we consume? The answer is awareness! First of all, it’s important to understand why sugar is so addictive. Some studies have […]
Embrace your femininity!
These are the phases that kept ringing in my ear until I was sick of not really understanding what it means to fully embrace these statements. If you come to learn that being tough, strong, independent are some of the qualities of your success from a young age, then why would you want to take […]
Are you clear about your weight loss goals?
Over 50% of my clients said weight loss is their number one goal and 65% stated their fitness goals are due to body shape. So how comfortable are we talking about this as a priority for ourselves? I’ve noticed that weight loss as a health goal is becoming a bit ‘taboo’. It’s great that we […]
The 3 ways to sustainable health
Gyms are losing up to 50% memberships that have subscribed within the same year and its considered that up to 95% of diets fail With these alarming statistics it’s worth considering a sustainable approach to maintaining good health. When looking at our health, it’s important to see this through a balanced lense, that is […]