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September 30 Day Challenge

September 1, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

HAPPY SEPTEMBER! Lazy days of summer are coming to an end (okay I am honestly NOT great at being lazy) and you feel the energy around you shifting. What is one positive, healthy thing you can challenge yourself with over the next 30 days? If you need a teensy bit of inspiration & encouragement, you can join me on my September 30 Day Challenge! Here’s what I’m challenging myself to do for my health & well-being: 10 minute walk Adjusting my diet Daily gratitude journal Here’s the details: A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. …

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Rad Recipes: Dairy-Free Smoothie (Tastes Like a 50/50 Bar!)

August 27, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

Dairy-Free Smoothie (Tastes Like a 50/50 Bar!) I wanted to create a sweet, creamy smoothie that was dairy-free but still tastes great & has an indulgent mouth-feel. BOOM! The Cantaloupe & Almond Milk Smoothie is just the thing. It has a smooth texture and is sweet with a flavor reminiscent of a 50/50 bar without being overbearing. It’s also a super-healthy fruit that’s loaded with potassium and B vitamins including B1, B3, B6, and folate, plus Vitamin K, magnesium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, iron, and fiber. Calorie wise, a medium-sized melon only contains about 186 calories! Here’s my super-simple recipe:…

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Body-Positive Fitness, My Top 5 Tips, & Why I Created The Cocoon

August 24, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

For the past couple of years, I have been wanting- no, longing to- create a series of fitness videos for people living in bigger bodies, with a crazy twist: I don’t want you to lose a bunch of weight (unless that is something YOU want for yourself). Instead, I wanted to simply love, support, and encourage people just like me to love the body that they are already living in, and provide them with some easy action-steps to help guide them to a healthier lifestyle. I had this radical notion that I could begin to deeply, truly LOVE myself exactly…

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Rad Recipe: Create Your Own Quick & Easy Cucumber Detox Water

August 18, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

Cucumber Detox Water Creating your own Cucumber Detox Water is simple and quick. Especially important for people who don’t love the taste (or lack thereof) of plain water, this naturally flavor-infused water tastes great and makes is easy to drink the healthy stuff all day long. Who says anything good takes a lot of time? Watch my super-fast video! Beautiful Body Benefits: Keeps your skin hydrated from the inside Helps your body flush out toxins and impurities Rich in antioxidants Nourishes your internal organs Drinking water regularly throughout the day helps curb mindless eating, so that you only eat when…

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Want to Peek Inside The Cocoon? Get Your FREE Workout Video

June 2, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

What’s it like in The Cocoon – Empowered Transformation? 1 Full Session = 4 Weeks 12 Fun & Easy Workout VIdeos 4 special Transformation Tips 17 Rad Recipes (and counting!) 24/7 lifetime access to The Cocoon Annual Membership includes up to 4 Full Sessions + up to 2 Mini Sessions^ for only $120. Get a taste of the fun we are having- get one of my fun little workout videos for FREE! Click here for details and to get your FREE workout video. *Mini Session = 1 Week Intensive

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All Are Welcome in The Cocoon

April 26, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

Sometimes living life in a bigger body has it’s challenges! Too often we are made to feel as though enjoying good health, practicing self-care, and a modeling a lifestyle of wellness is only for the thin, the athletic, and the fit-and-trim… but I want to let you in on a (big) little secret: It’s just not true. Over in The Cocoon, ALL are welcome. Together, we get to disrupt the stereotypes of what it means to be healthy, what it means to be beautiful, what it means to be sexy and strong. We have fun moving our beautifully abundant bods.…

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Can Certain Foods Help Reduce Pain?

April 6, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

It’s no big secret that the foods we consume regularly will have an effect on our overall health. And while it’s true that some foods are obviously not helpful in supporting our bodies, there is just a LOT of information out there on the interwebs, bookshelves, and tv talk show circuit that is conflicting and confusing. Vegan. Paleo. Zone. Gluten-Free. Anti-Inflammatory. Mediterranean. Juicing. The Latest Magical Cleanse… Cue my emotional response: *$@#! It’s overwhelming, just give me a blanket and a damn cookie! So what if I just want to make some healthier food choices, and I’m not in a…

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Craving Good Things & The Thing About Emotional Eating

March 17, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

I was recently visiting with my dear friend Susan, chatting about what we are both up to and chewing on big ideas. I was enjoying a finely crafted unsweetened green tea latte, and we were remarking about how much we actually want to eat healthy foods now (with the exception of delicious, occasional French Fries, obvi) when something she said struck me like a bolt of lightning: “Bodies don’t crave junk food, emotions do.” Isn’t that just the absolute truth? Think about it- when you are depressed, sad, upset, angry, lonely- what do you reach for for comfort? A stiff…

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Friday Feels: Brave

March 12, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

Friday Feels: It’s been the kind of week where I am questioning my every decision one minute to pushing my own limits the next. Question. Push. Question. Push. Mild panic. Deeper questions, push back harder. I have a message to share, and it equally emboldens me and terrifies me. It’s the driving force behind my new health and wellness project, The Cocoon – Empowered Transformation, and the reason I have been videoing myself doing a series of workouts- even though I don’t have a model’s face, a trainer’s body, and a studio to produce high-quality videos. It’s just me, my…

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One Size Does NOT Fit All

January 27, 2016 - By The Blessings Butterfly

I’ve officially opened ordering for my exciting new program, The Cocoon – Empowered Transformation. We are in the process of creating brand new content for a revolutionary health & wellness program, and are currently taking orders with NO obligation. This all-new fitness program is designed for those of us with average, bigger, and plus-sized bodies looking to ease into a healthier lifestyle while accommodating and LOVING our specific body types. No shame – because one size does not fit all! Click here more details

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