Healthy/ish with Colleen

15/09/2020

Up until about a year ago, I didn’t know I had a “mental wellness” problem.

I thought my life was normal…

In fact, life was pretty good!

My daughter was about one at the time, work life was going ok, and my husband and I found ourselves in a comfortable new routine between work schedules, daycare, and life.

Yet, I always “felt” stress with tense muscles and recognized my pre-hypertension as my new normal long before I got pregnant, fighting to keep myself off blood pressure medication.

Aside from the 4th trimester hormonal roller coaster, I never struggled with anxiety attacks or deep depression, but my tense feelings and general unhappiness was enough to make me think twice about how to react and accept this new “normal”.

This is something that I’ve never felt before, and while society told me it was “normal” I knew there was a better way.

Without succumbbing to pharmaceuticals or medical intervention, I went researching…

I started learning about how the connection between your gut and brain can significantly impact your stress resiliency and immune system.

Since I’ve started invested in my gut health, I can safely say that those “weird feelings” of unhappiness and physical tension have since disappeared.

My pre-hypertension blood pressure condition is gone, AND

I feel more vibrant in my everyday life - so much so that even the normal “stress” doesn’t phase me anymore!

Added bonus >> I’m actually excited to work out and have done so more in the last year than I did within the first year my daughter was born!

Not to mention losing extra weight that was just “hanging around!” 😂

The life I’m living now is the life I knew I was meant to live, now I get to enjoy it that much more!

Can you relate?

11/09/2020

I had a scare last week! 😧

You know the time after you’ve gone in for routine tests and you’re sorta anxious to get that call back from the nurse on the results?!

This was me last week!

Except THIS time,

The nurse said we saw some “abnormal” test results that we want to get checked out again...

[insert nervous nelly mind frantic thinking!]

Note-to-self: NEVER look up advice from Dr. Google!! 🤣🤣

Ugh!!!

A week goes by and I’m back in the lab getting tests redone!!

Waiting AGAIN for test results was like waiting to go into labor at 40 weeks pregnant!!

[...longest 2 days EVER!!...]

Thankfully, the nurse said your tests were “NORMAL”!

BUT...

It got me thinking...

Do most people take that CHANCE at their health?

Do we WAIT until we get that dreaded call from the doctor/nurse with bad news?!

What if, INSTEAD...

We take a PROACTIVE stance, and

INVEST IN OUR HEALTH!

I’m sure we could all think of that scary moment in our life where we’ve been found ourselves guessing whether or not we’ve taken all the preventative measures to care for our bodies!

Do you invest in your health?

08/09/2020

08/09/2020

Interesting thought of the day - do you love what you do?

03/09/2020

Moms of little ones under 2...

Did you know YOUR gut microbiome can have an impact on how your little one’s develop?

Most importantly before birth, but even after your baby is born!

(I didn’t know this either!) 🤷🏼‍♀️

The healthy development of your LOs microbiome promotes long term health, as it influences the development of...

A healthy immune system!

(Which we’re all concerned about these days!)

Ways that YOU can influence this prior to and even after birth are...

💜 vaginal birth

💜 breastfeeding

💜 taking care of your gut health!!

💜 practice good oral hygiene!!

How are you taking care of YOUR gut health?

01/09/2020

“When do you have time for that?!”

☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻 - A common remark I get when I tell people that I have my own business!

Rightfully so...

👩🏼‍💻 Crazy busy demanding job

💜 Momma of a toddler

👨‍👩‍👧 Raising a family and a wife

But let’s face it...

We all want to wake up everyday energized for a deep rooted purpose...

Feeling FULFILLED!

So yes, I am an entrepreneur!

If anything during this year, I’ve learned why it’s critical that we establish multiple streams of income...

And being my own CEO affords me that opportunity.

What’s even crazier?!

Not only can I establish the financial agility for my family, but..

I can serve others in a way that I can’t do in the Corporate world...

🍍 Help others achieve financial agility

🍍 Help others meet their health goals

🍍 Help others develop themselves

🍍 Help others see themselves as who they want to become

So, yes I am an entrepreneur...

And yes it is demanding and a little crazy at time,

But I wouldn’t give it up for anything!

THIS is what fuels my energy!

So, what is that energizes you?

31/08/2020

With the upcoming winter season, I’m curious... would you rather prime or boost your immune system?

27/08/2020

It took a doctor’s visit and my observant husband for me to recognize this FUNDAMENTAL (and often forgotten) practice to relieving my everyday “BLAH” feeling!

If you know me, I hate being wrong…

What’s worse?

Admitting that I didn’t know something that was SO simple!

Yet, there I was sitting in front my doctor with my husband next to me, swallowing my pride.

You see, for the last few weeks I had been feeling BLAH…

Stressed out,

Short-fused,

Hormonal,

The list goes on…

To sum it up, I wasn’t feeling myself...

Yet, it took a 5 minute conversation with my doctor and a funny remark from my husband to realize the ONE thing that I could’ve done to solve my laundry list of BLAH feelings.

I felt so SILLY!

Wanna know what it is?

Comment below if you want to tune in tomorrow night to catch my LIVE!

26/08/2020

The year 2020 has been a blessing!

Ok, ok, hear me out…

Besides being a negative Nelly is no fun and energy sucking anyway,

SO…

Instead I’ve instead focused on what this year has taught me so far…

💜 Being a Mom is pretty badass and family will also be a top priority!

💯 Life is full of change…PERIOD! Deal with it!

😊 Only I can control my happiness!

We all learn and adapt differently, but let’s take a pledge now to continue to move forward through 2020 leaning into the opportunities that are presented to us and embrace the changes to see the positivity and good.

What has 2020 taught you?

25/08/2020

Squeezed in a workout with some new found energy today!
Are you a evening or morning workout person??! (Or in my case, whenever you have energy and time!) 😂🏃🏼‍♀️

21/08/2020

Just less than a year ago I took a mental fitness quiz and I was completely shocked by my results.
😯

I scored a less than average on the scale.

It turns out there were a few areas that I really needed to focus on.

But I am happy to report that after a few months my score has significantly improved!!

I'm curious! Do you feel like your mental health has taken a hit the past few months?

Let me know and if you want to check your score.

15/08/2020

Who is your biggest supporter in life? (Mine pictured in the comments)