Religious

“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~Louise Hay When I was growing up, it felt like nothing was good enough for my dad. And all I longed for was his acceptance and love. He had this temper that would blow up, and he’d blame […]

One day, toast changed my life. It was many years ago, when I was working as a personal trainer and nutrition and wellness coach. I spent my days helping people “get fit” and “eat healthy,” so of course I was always preaching about lifestyle changes, “healthy” eating, and “whole, clean, nutritious” food, while demonizing “processed”

“If your vision of your life centers on your highest values, you will be aligned with your dharma far above everyday existence. Whatever the values are—love, creativity, service, spiritual growth, beauty, or whatever you choose—dedicating yourself to the highest values unites purpose and inner growth as nothing else can.” ~Deepak Chopra I wasted almost a

“Beast mode.” Sounds pretty badass, doesn’t it? It’s like an adrenaline-fueled battle cry, a call to arms. It’s a way of life that’s all about giving every single thing you’ve got to every single thing you do. For most of my life, I lived this mantra—and prided myself for living this way. In fact, I

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” ~Kahlil Gibran Relationships have always been anxiety-inducing for me, and I know it stems from my childhood. As a kid I would often silently mouth words I’d just said, hearing them in mind and evaluating whether I’d said something

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“The more you value yourself, the healthier your boundaries are.” ~Lorraine Nilon I want to talk about the direct correlation between boundaries and self-love. Because when we truly love ourselves and have a healthy self-worth and self-concept, setting boundaries becomes a natural extension of that. Without boundaries, we either become walled off and protect ourselves from

2003 was when the “gay devil” (as I referred to him at the time) made his first appearance inside my unprepared thirteen-year-old mind. On a trip to Mexico that year, he sat perched on my shoulder while my family and I were out to lunch at an outdoor taqueria. The girl at the table next

“The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” ~M. Scott Peck Have

“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.” ~Abraham Maslow A few years ago I decided to take a break from alcohol, and I also decided I would probably be lonely, miserable, and boring for the duration of my break. I’d allowed a lot of social conditioning to affect