Its ok, you can be selfish.  I say this to a lot of women I work with.  Just because you decide to do something for you; doesn’t mean you are a bad mom or a bad wife.   It is ok to sometimes just choose YOU!

Yes, I know that this is a crazy concept.  There is a lot of pressure to be perfect and to have the perfect family.  But at what cost?   If you are working so hard to make sure everyone else in your life is great, you are bound to suffer.

I am serious.  You are a strong woman, I know you handle a lot.   I know you put a lot on your shoulders.  At some point, if you don’t take care of you, those shoulders are going to break or weaken.   

I have had conversations with some women I work with talking about who they were before they were married and had kids.  No, I don’t mean all the fun and late nights.  I mean want were you like?  What did you stand for?  What was a priority for you then?  Did you have “me” time?  Did you take care...

We are all noticing it—the weather is changing.  The leaves are changing, the days are getting shorter, the air has a cool crisp feeling.  Its coming….yup winter is coming.  The school year has started, its going to start snowing, the holidays are around the corner.  Most of us struggle with the changing of the seasons.    Some of us struggle with lack of motivation, difficulty getting out of our warm beds, fatigue and depressed mood.     While most of these symptoms will be short lived, I have noticed some people struggle and could get stuck in these depressive symptoms. Don’t feel alone in this.  We are here to support you!   Here are 5 easy tips to help manage these seasonal blues.

1) Normalize these feelings.  Experiencing some mood changes is fairly common.  Lets all just admit when we are feeling sad or unmotivated or “blah.”    No one is perfect so lets not pretend our moods are.  If you are having a bad day and som...