I woke up the other morning from a very, vivid dream. As I think about it now, I can feel the bitter sting and pain as it took me back to a familiar childhood memory – one of rejection. In my dream, one of the women at my church rejected me by inviting the ‘popular’…
Many of us never reach our full potential. It’s true whether it’s fulfilling our calling, doing great things for God or even being as healthy as we could be. Let’s face it, if being healthy was easy, then it would be a daily habit for us each day; the fitness industry would not be a…
One of my favorite Bible characters is David; his heartfelt prayers to God are always so real and honest. But one of the profound passages in the Bible that makes the hair on the back of my neck stand-up has to be the apostle Paul’s when he shares his honest struggle with sin in Romans…
Last week I talked about commitment and shared that it required a willingness to: 1. Change the way you think 2. Be honest with yourself 3. Trust the process regardless of what it looks like and how long it takes This week, let’s look at 2 more prerequisites of commitment : 4. Are you willing…
Did you know that the term, ’fear not’ is the most often repeated phrase in the bible? God would never command us to do something that he has not enabled us to do yet fear seems to paralyze our dreams and hopes and can even keep us from experiencing the freedom, joy and peace that…
One of the comments I hear used by clients most often is, “I’m so disappointed in myself!” Over the years of working with clients, disappointment is one of the most frequently experienced emotions and states that we experience on our weight loss journey. Disappointment is the feeling you experience in the pit of your stomach…
One of our members in our Haven program shared today that she has finally reached her goal weight – yaaaaaay 🙂 but is experiencing a lot of anxiety as a result- boooo- 🙁 . Nicole went on to share that her anxiety is stemming the fact that she has never reached her goal weight before…
In the health and fitness world, we’ve been led to believe that if you exercise and diet, your excess weight will just magically melt away but first hand experience will tell you that this is not true. Although this may be the case for a small percentage of people, studies tell us that 90% of…
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