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Do you know what estrogen is? Do you know why it's important? What about progesterone? And testosterone (yes, ladies, you need testosterone too!) Let me break it down for you... Estrogen is one of the main sex hormones that women have, and we have 3 types of estrogen. Estradiol: the most common type in women of childbearing age-produced in the ovaries and its main function is to mature and then maintain the reproductive system. During the menstrual cycle, increased estradiol levels cause the maturation and release of the egg, as well as the thickening of the uterus lining to allow a fertilized egg to implant. The...

Manuka! Litsea! (If you just said "Bless you" thank you, but I'm not sneezing.) Okay, what the heck is Manuka? Or Litsea? And why do I need them? Manuka is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, cleansing, germ-destroying, naturally cleansing and a relaxant. It can b...

"Purpose: the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists." Can we find our Purpose just by becoming the person we have always been? Stay with me here... My children are 3 1/2 and 6 1/2 and they know who they are. They have known since they first took residence in my belly. Luc...

The other day, as I was driving, I decided to give a few bucks to the homeless man standing on the corner. I pulled money out of my purse and as I drove up to the light, ready to make a left hand turn, I slowed down and held the money out the window. He jumped up quickly and ran to receive it. In that amount of time (maybe 3 seconds) the person driving behind me laid on his horn.  The homeless man yelled "Hey!" and I...

This election has kicked my ass, thoroughly. I am reeling. I am hurting. And I am terrified. But do you know what else? I am finding a power and a calling inside of myself that I didn't even know was there. I am engaging with curiosity and love where I used to dismiss with fear and disgust. The world has shifted. A predator has been elected to be president of our country. And he joins a group of predators who woul...

What is your relationship with money? Is it the "root of all evil"? Does the thought of money stress you out? Is there never enough? Were you taught that "money doesn't grow on trees"? Do you cringe when the subject of money comes up?  Recently, I listened to a webinar series by the brilliant, Tiffany Peterson (she is a wonderful business/life coach...if you haven't heard of her before, check her out at thelighthouseprinciples.com). On one of the calls, she was coaching us to come up with some mantras about money. "Money is my best friend" was one that she men...

I got back from the doTERRA convention a few weeks ago and Holy Moly, it was mind-blowing. I felt both gutted and simultaneously made more whole than I've ever been. I listened raptly to a woman, Immaculée Ilibagiza, tell of the Rwandan genocide of 1994, when millions of people were murdered, including her entire family. She took refuge in a neighbor's 3' x 4' bathroom with seven other women for NINETY days. In those 90 days, she became a person who Wayne Dyer  is quoted as s...

Do you feel depleted, tired, as if you could sleep for a week and never catch up? When your husband asks for sex, is your first response a groan or a sigh (even if it's internally) because you just can't be asked for one more thing? Do you have time for self-care or is "self-care" a phrase that makes you roll your eyes in exasperation, because a...