āOne thing about having a baby is that each step of the way you simply cannot imagine loving him any more than you already do, because you are bursting with love, loving as much as you are humanly capable of- and then you do, you love him even more.ā āĀ Anne Lamott,Ā Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year My …
The SMART Goals Edition 1.28.24
This was an excerpt shared in a James Clear Newsletter (in case you haven’t noticed, he’s one of my favorites)!! Writer and Aikido teacher George Leonard on how to get started: “You can’t do everything, but you can do one thing, and then another and another. In terms of energy, it’s better to make a wrong choice than none at all. You might begin by …
The Postpartum Edition 1.27.24
āYou birthed a baby, and you birthed yourself into a new phase of life. There is no more pronounced shift in body, mind, and spirit than becoming a mother.ā -Kimberly Ann Johnson Oh, Postpartum. The fifth “P.” In my opinion, there is nothing more raw, more exquisite and vulnerable than this hazy, time warp of newness. And, as I struggled …
The Behavior Change & Creating Healthy Habits Edition 1.21.24
“New goals don’t deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.” James Clear, Author ofĀ Atomic Habits How many times have you intended to make a change and found yourself repeating the unwanted behavior almost automatically? Maybe …
Empowered Through The Process: The Parturition Edition 1.20.24
Parturition, the fourth “P” in “The Bodies for BirthĀ® 6 P’s” In last weekās newsletter, I spoke about preparation and all the work we do leading up to the big moment of childbirth and finally meeting baby! Today, we get to talk about this next piece, Childbirth (or Parturition, conveniently a āPā word to make the 4th P in the Bodies …
The Why It Matters Edition: On Health Coaching & “Influencer” Coaches 1.14.24
āListen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we donāt listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we donāt listen with the intent to reply. We listen for whatās behind the words.ā Roy T. Bennett Health Coaching is still a newer frontier in the world of wellness, and …
Preparation, the third “P” in “The Bodies for BirthĀ® 6 P’s”
āTo be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited. Soul and spirit are stretched ā along with body ā making pregnancy a time of transition, growth, and profound beginnings.āĀ āĀ Anne Christian Buchananļ»æ Preparation is what we do at Bodies for BirthĀ®.Ā It is woven into each and every class, every 1:1 training session, even within the paperwork to …
Beating the Post Holiday Blues Edition 1.7.24
“And now let us welcome the New Year Full of things that have never been.” -Rainer Maria Rilke Despite our best attempts at moderation, for our family, the holiday season was full of too much sugar, too many screens, too many late nights, not enough routine…or at least, that’s what I initially thought. But when I slowed down to check …
The 6 P’s: The Pregnancy Edition 1.6.24
Welcome back to “Empowered Through the Process,” a weekly newsletter dedicated to supporting you on your journey through motherhood. With the belief that “Knowledge is Power” and that Power can translate to Empowerment, each Saturday, you can expect a new topic from me accompanied by two weekly recommendations: Something to Learn & Something to Share Today, we discuss Pregnancy,Ā the second “P” in “The Bodies for BirthĀ® 6 …
The 6 P’s: The Preconception Edition 12.30.23
Welcome back to “Empowered Through the Process,” a weekly newsletter dedicated to supporting you on your journey through motherhood. With the belief that “Knowledge is Power” and that Power can translate to Empowerment, each Saturday, you can expect a new topic from me accompanied by two weekly recommendations: Something to Learn & Something to Share Today, we discuss Preconception, the first “P” in “The Bodies for BirthĀ® 6 …