10 Ways to Heal Hypothyroidism You can heal hypothyroidism. If I can then anyone can. In addition, I built up my extremely depleted sex hormones without conventional interventions and became pregnant naturally. This happened twice, and I’m going to highlight the ten things I did to heal hypothyroidism, and practice to stay in balance. First, let me give a brief overview of what happened with … [Read more...] about Heal Hypothyroidism
Motivation
Boundaries: Protecting Your Time and Energy
I am in a season of life that places some serious limits on both time and energy. I am re-learning this after going through a few tough years. Burning the Candle at Both Ends My husband and I have always been ambitious. If there’s one thing we mastered early on, it was burning the candle at both ends. Just when we thought we'd eliminated that habit, we found ourselves in that position again … [Read more...] about Boundaries: Protecting Your Time and Energy
5 Postpartum Tips
Having a baby is beautiful, but it’s also stressful. There's the physical load. You have this blessing of a child, but you also feel like a truck hit you and you’re not sleeping. There's the mental load. You may have other children to take care of, or a job waiting for you to get back to. There's the emotional load. One minute you’re gazing at your sleeping baby and getting tear-filled eyes. The … [Read more...] about 5 Postpartum Tips
Is Illness a Blessing?
The Palm Reader It was the spring of 2009, and I was at a local flea market with a friend I used to work with. We were stopped by a palm reader who wanted to give us a free reading. We looked at each other and said, “Why not?” The reading was….well…we were at a flea market! Some of the stuff was vague, but then she looked at my life line. “You have a long life line. You’ll have a child, but … [Read more...] about Is Illness a Blessing?
Our Hands Tied
She recollects the time when they didn’t have the kids, the careers, the house, and the endless obligations. It’s hard to remember when it used to just be them in their apartment. There was freedom and focus on each other; the exploration and kind of ease that they hadn’t had in a long time. There is a tension now that comes and goes; a weight of all that they are and have to be. It hangs like … [Read more...] about Our Hands Tied
The Courage to Slow Down
"Ok, so I need to slow down. I feel like I forget to breathe most of my day, which can't be good. That's probably why I'm having all the health issues I have, right? I mean, I know what I have to do," she said very matter of factly. I knew by looking in her eyes that she thinks about it everyday. I could see it. The question of "Why am I doing this to myself?" burned in her brain on a regular … [Read more...] about The Courage to Slow Down
