I used to be... just NOT GOOD at sleeping. I would spend a few hours each night tossing and turning, and getting progressively more worked up about how long it was taking, how many hours until my alarm would go off, how tired I would feel the next day. It's been a long time since I had insomnia, but I still remember so clearly how it ruled my life. I constantly felt awful! I was exhausted all day, but when I would lie down to go to sleep, I couldn't. Sound familiar?? Sound sleep is something you can cultivate. Like any other habit, it takes effort, consistency, and time to develop. I use ALL of these on a daily basis—that's what it takes to get me sleeping soundly. It's a long list, but I ca
When Viktorija posted the picture on the right, I knew I had to feature her success story. Doesn't she just radiate confidence and comfort in her own skin?? Viktorija is an old friend (wife of my brother from my host family from when I studied in Latvia... does that make her my host sister-in-law?) who first wrote to me two years ago, interested in starting an exercise program after seeing my posts on social media. She wanted to fit movement into her day, but was unsure of how she would fit it into her day with young children (ages 8 and 1 at the time). She decided to try out the 10 Minute Trainer program, which is based on the premise of fitting in 10 minutes of activity 3 times throughout
