Pumped Up Lemon Water

I have been hearing a lot of requests from my clients that are following my 3-Day Vital Cleanse ebook and program, to share my morning beverage. 

Every morning I drink a big 32 ounce ball jar filled with the most delicious, life-giving, IMMUNE boosting concoction. 

Pumped Up Lemon Water

1 Dropper Kick Ass Immune (not going to lie - I originally bought this product last Spring in Boulder, Colorado because of the name, the ingredients are awesome too, and it works)!

1/2 teaspoon Trace by Activation. This trace mineral product gives me energy and gives me necessary minerals the body needs.

1 Organic lemon, juiced. There are 150 healing properties in a single lemon. No it’s not acidic in the body, it is alkaline. Please don’t use “lemon juice” from those plastic lemons in your mama’s fridge!🧐

32 ounce glass vessel. I choose blue because it is beautiful and my mother always said drinking from beautiful glasses make everything taste better. She’s fancy. 

Water - PURIFIED meaning not tap, ideally not from plastic. I have Reverse Osmosis filtration. I also add about a cup of sparkling water that has been chilled. It gives my water a lift. Sparkling water is “Trish champagne.” 

Hydrate. Alkaline. Build a robust immune system. Keep your body healthy. 

Tastes great too! Give it a try and let me know what you notice - more energy, less pain, more radiant skin, etc.

P.S. I also highly recommend Ease by Activation. A magnesium spray that will help you get quality sleep, recover from workouts, and so much more! 

Cheers to your optimal health!

Living with an Open Heart

“It takes great courage and discipline to live with an open heart.”

It takes great courage and discipline to live with an open heart.

We all need to feel more joy in our lives, in our hearts in a time in history where there are so many unknowns, so much aloneness in isolation, so much divide, so many verbal attacks on each other, so many lies, so much Truth being uncovered, so much fear. And so many of us frozen in that fear.

Let’s face it, it is a hell of a lot easier to close ourselves down when we disagree with someone, when we have been hurt or disappointed, when we can’t make sense of what is happening all around us.

It takes great courage and discipline to live with an open heart. I have a life practice of “being” with myself through whatever comes my way. I choose to stay present - present with myself; present to what is.

I choose to not turn to something or someone to numb out - this means, I don’t drink, drug, eat, Netflix, or rage at; to change my state of mind.

I choose to self-soothe in non-destructive ways. Over the years, I have discovered a ton of great ways, my tried-and-true.

Read until the end to find out my secret.

Here’s my four pillars for living with an open heart...

Lean in to the hard stuff.

Do you got YOU?

Stop leaving your health, your well-being, your happiness, your joy to something outside of you - another person, institution, a future event.

Trust YOU first, and most.

Trust in a source greater than you. For some, this is God, Great Spirit, Universe, higher self. What you call out to isn’t as important as, that you call out - ask for help, guidance, reassurance. Then listen and watch and graciously receive. Give thanks, and ask some more.

Seek to understand.

Do you listen with your heart or your ego?

Stop working up a rebuttal.

Stop judging.

Listen to connect. Deeply listen. It is safe for you to simply listen. Close lips. Surrender your ego. Open ears, heart and mind. Deeply listen.

Free yourself from your self-imposed prison.

Do you vacillate between stuffing and unleashing your pent up emotions?

Stop the madness.

Stop hurting yourself and others with toxicity.

All your emotions are welcome. Reserve a place for them. They bring forth powerful messages.

Speak with a coach or therapist. Ask for help.

Use those feelings and emotions, the anger, shame, etc., as a catalyst for your betterment.

Make joy your permanent residence.

Do you know the difference between happiness and joy?

Stop chasing happiness. Happiness is fleeting, based on outward situations, circumstances and things.

Turn inward and cultivate joy.

Joy can be present when there is deep sadness. It’s referred to as mourning in joy, it is a heartbreaking-open experience. I personally experienced this sitting in the church during my Gram’s funeral service.

Joy is our North Star. Joy breeds deep peace, even in times of uncertainty.

I literally wrote a book on J-O-Y.

It is a 28-day guide to fuel your joy. It’s free on my website. It’s my message in a bottle - my gift to humanity.

Like I said, it’s FREE. I made it for you because here’s the sacred truth and magic of joy; joy shared is doubled.

My life purpose is to scatter joy. Have you discovered what your soul came here to share?

Grab your copy, it's on my homepage. Fuel Your Joy.

Self-care for Restoration During a Pandemic

TOO MUCH!!

This past week I overwhelmed myself with information - COVID, vaccines, whether we will begin releasing the lockdown, where a mask or be fined $1000, the deep state, all the things.

In an effort to *seek to understand* I watched the videos, interviews, documentaries (Out of the Shadows - wow, informative), read the articles, followed the links. I gobbled it up. My inbox, YouTube, Facebook, all the outlets.

For a sensitive soul (aka an empath), like myself, it can be too much. It was too much.

I needed help!

As a Wellness Coach and bodyworker, I have a trusty Mary Poppins size medicine bag filled with antidotes to heal, restore and realign mind, body and energy.

If you are experiencing similar stress triggers give these self-care tools and strategies a try:

Mind-diet

What are you feeding your mind? 

Give yourself a break from consumption to allow for processing, sorting and reflection. Either enjoy silence or play music without words to give your brain some much needed rest. 

Meditation restores my sanity. Every. Single. Time.

Move your body

Do you have a daily movement practice that helps you live with more ease? 

Your body is your temple. Do you feel at home in your body?

Movement is medicine. Connect with your body - walk, dance, yoga, Qigong. 

Move your bones. Then foam roll and roll your feet with a firm ball. My favorite are the YogaTuneUp therapy balls.

Here’s a challenge for you: Skip; and notice that moving your body by skipping brings an instant smile to your face. It’s one of the fastest way to change your state of mind.

Drink purified water

Do you want to feel better and look younger? Um, yeah!

Hydration is key to optimal health and helps your body regulate stress. Drink half your body weight in ounces of purified water. Add some slices of fruit or fresh herbs.

Eat your veggies

How are you nourishing your body?

Did you know 40% of stress is caused by what we eat! More farmacy, less pharmacy. It’s the perfect time of year to grow your own organic produce. Try my breakfast salad recipe.

Good Morning Sunshine Breakfast Salad 

2 heaping handfuls of sunflower micro greens (or salad greens)

1 large orange, chopped into wedges

1/2 avocado, finely cubed

Himalayan salt and fresh cracked black pepper

Toss to coat the greens. Enjoy! Pairs beautifully with hot water with fresh squeezed lemon.

Play in the dirt

When was the last time you simply played outside?

Get outside! Fresh air, sunshine, dirt - medicine for your body and your soul. Grow some flowers or herbs. Place your feet directly on the ground (Earthing).

Release pent up stress

Are you feeling more tension in your body? Suffering from insomnia? Feeling off? Low energy?

You need to flip the stress switch to the OFF position.

The two fastest ways to self-soothe are restorative breathing and shaking.

Restorative breathing - inhale through your nose, exhale through your mouth. Slowly. Let your belly rise and fall.

Shaking - keep your feet on the ground and let your knees bend as you “bounce” shake your arms and take long, deep slow breaths. Shake off your stress like an animal.

Ask for help

Is this one as difficult for you as it is for me?

It’s last on my list for a reason! Ugh! Vulnerability takes courage; and it gifts me connection. Worth it!

Prayer is my go-to way of seeking wisdom and direction. Then I reach out to my inner circle to feel the love and support that I need. 

The key to this step is to follow it up with giving thanks. I journal and speak out loud to myself about all the ways I am loved and supported. I remind myself, “everything is always working out for me.”

This is my tried-and-true method for shifting my mood and realigning my heart and mind. There are many, many methods to nourish your body and mind. Find what works for you.  

What are your tried-and-true methods? Drop me an email. I'd love to hear about your self-care routine.

Owning Your Shadow

What’s the thing you are most afraid someone you love, care about, respect will find out about you? 

What’s the worst thing someone you love, care about, respect could call you? 

“You are a ______.”

Most of us could make a list of negative words we’d never want to be called!

The shadow, as psychologist Carl Jung calls it, is the person you would rather not be. The parts of us we reject or have been rejected by others. The aspects of ourselves that we fear, that bring us shame, that close us off, that make us feel imperfect and unlovable.

When I was growing up and even into my 20’s, I was terrified of being seen as selfish or a bitch, and even worse, a SELFISH BITCH!

“I people pleased like it was my full time gig, in hopes I could out run the fear, in hopes people would see me as “the good girl.””

I people pleased like it was my full time gig, in hopes I could out run the fear, in hopes people would see me as “the good girl.”

But here’s the thing about fear...

You can’t out run it.  

You can’t hide from it.

You can’t deny, reject or suppress it. 

“Fears not faced OWN you.”

Fears not faced OWN you.

Owning and embracing our shadow allows us to reclaim our power; and to truly step into our greatest version of ourselves. 

““I’d rather be whole than perfect.” - Carl Jung”

As Jung stated, “I’d rather be whole than perfect.”

I knew the only way out was through. 

If I wanted to be truly free and truly joyful, I was going to need to get busy embracing these shadow aspects of myself. 

Happiness and freedom were awaiting me on the other side. 

Step 1. Get honest about your shadow aspects. 

Step 2. Befriend the shadow. Invite it for tea. In other words, see how this aspect has served you or could serve you.

Step 3. Make peace with your disowned aspects. Acknowledge “I am that!”

Step 4. See the value of each of these previously disowned parts of your personality. Give them a seat on the bus. This is the integration aspect of this powerful healing process.

So back to my fears, SELFISH and BITCH. 

What came of these two valuable personas, you ask?

I gave Bitch a seat in the back of the bus with the cool kids and trouble makers. 

If there’s a problem. 

If someone violates my trust. 

If there’s a need for me to protect or defend myself, Bitch will raise her hand.

She will get her say, but she doesn’t speak for me. I leave that to the one that can show up in a kind, yet firm manner. 

I live by the mantra - Take no shit. Do no harm. 

And I know no matter where I go, what I am faced with, whatever life throws at me, that I got a Bitch in my corner that has my back! 

What’s more, she knows she’s heard and valued even though her license to drive my bus has been revoked.

As for Selfish, I keep her a little closer to the driver, she helps me navigate in moments where boundaries could be an issue. She reminds me that I must put my own needs first, so when I show up for others I do so authentically, from a place of graciousness and wanting to be of service. 

“Embracing Selfish made me a more giving, compassionate, kinder person.”

Embracing Selfish made me a more giving, compassionate, kinder person. She has taught me healthy boundaries - what it means to honor my boundaries; and yours.

Now over to you...

What aspect of your personality have you made wrong about yourself that could  in fact be your greatest gift?

There Are No Dress Rehearsals - LIVE - PLAY - LOVE Full Out

A billionaire dies at the age of 56. He has seven billion dollars, but he doesn’t care. He’s never seen a hearse with a luggage rack. He now knows the Truth - you can’t buy love and you can’t buy life.

So there he is lying in his death bed, lamenting on what little joy he experienced throughout his life. He cautions us that “recognition and wealth are meaningless in the face of imminent death.”

He left us with a few more words of wisdom:

Educate your children to be happy instead of rich so they know the value of things, not the price.

Eat food as medicine so you don’t have to eat medicine as food.

If you want to go fast - go alone! If you want to go far - go together!

The six best doctors in the world:

1. Sunlight

2. Rest 

3. Exercise

4. Diet

5. Self-confidence 

6. Friends

Thanks for the wise words, Steve Gouves. 

I hope this message pierces your heart, dear reader, because otherwise, it could be you looking back from your death bed filled with emptiness and regret.

Why wait until you are sick or nearly dead to look back and wish you’d been/done/had something different/more/less?

All you have is THIS moment. 

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

— Mary Oliver

LIVE - PLAY - LOVE Full Out

LIVE Full Out

Go for your dreams. Live while you’re alive. Be bold and courageous. 

Move your body. Honor your body - send love, joy, compassion and healing to your organs, glands and senses. 

Get quality sleep. Feast on life-giving foods. Drink plenty of purified water.

Let go of the fear, “what will people think?” - they’ve either already had their thought/snarky laugh about you or they simply don’t care, either way, what’s it to you?

“You are what your deep driving desire is; as your desire is so is your will; as your will is so is your deed; as your deed is so is your destiny.”

— Upanishads

PLAY Full Out

Leave it all on the dance floor. Color outside the lines. Do it.

Laugh. Sing. Dance. Play freely like a child.

Get outside. Put your feet in the dirt or sand. Take in some sunshine. Breathe deep.

Get off your damn phone and look around. Take in the beauty.

“Don’t go back to sleep. Don’t go back to sleep. Don’t go back to sleep.”

— Rumi

LOVE Full Out

Live with an open heart. Trust yourself, it takes the pressure off trusting others.

True love begins with self love. You can’t give away what you don’t have. Fill your heart with unconditional love, joy, peace and wisdom then let your “cup runneth over.”

Catch your loved ones doing something RIGHT.

Express your appreciation like there is no tomorrow - because let’s face it, tomorrow isn’t promised to any one of us.

“Put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.  Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.”

— Colossians 3:13, 14

What’s standing in your way of living your best life?

Negative beliefs and self-talk?

A history of unhealed wounds inflected by others or by yourself?

Addictions to drama, drugs/meds, sugar, limiting beliefs?

Fear? Someone’s approval?

No matter the answer, YOU have control over your life, even if it’s something as small, yet significant as changing your mindset about your circumstance. YOU get to choose; and choose again. 

“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.”

— Marcus Aurelius

If you need help building a habit of living from a place of more joy and love, then please for love of all things holy, download my FREE 28-day guide. No excuse to not LIVE-PLAY-LOVE full out. And if you are serious about creating a life and legacy that brings you joy, let’s chat.

“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. Life is no ‘brief candle’ to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to the future generations.”

— George Bernard Shaw