Who actually wants to try something out for free before it actually starts? Because free coaching to get through the holidays and prepare for the New Year won't help anyway. And to be able to continue for free after it ends is really not necessary. No one wants free.

This is America. We pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and keep on walking. If you want to lose those 20 pounds and keep them off, then you will do it. If you want to feel better and be in better shape, then you'll do it. You don't need no stinking' coach to help you through it all.

Hey, if things don't work out, they just don't work out. That's the reality of life. Just move on. Don't waste your time trying to make it better. If it wasn't meant to be, it wasn't meant to be. And don't bother making New Year's Resolutions. They don't work. And don't try to figure out why you can't make New Year's Resolutions and achieve them, or to make them stick once you do achieve them. Believing in change is like believing in Santa Claus. It will only disappoint you when you know the truth. 

Being healthy is a drag. And good food tastes like cardboard, right? Plants and twigs and stuff like that. So what if you don't have the energy you'd like or feel like you want to. It's no fun being healthy.

You know, the popping of your knees as you go up and down the stairs or get out of bed in the morning. The unexpected gas exploding from you at the Christmas party. Or the grunting you make when you try to stand back up after playing with the kids. It's music to your ears. That way you know that you are really doing something with your body.

Your relationship to yourself has nothing to do with health. How do you even have a relationship with yourself? Or with a higher power? And as for friends and family, well, there are always difficult people that you have to put up with. Just deal with it. And make sure you have enough wine during your holiday dinner to tune out any annoying or disturbing conversations during the holidays.

It keeps life interesting. And there's really nothing you can do to keep your weight steady, right? Anyway, it's fun having so many clothes in your closet, even if you can't choose between all of them at any given time. Then you get to feel better about yourself when your "fat clothes" are all too big. Besides, we're all getting older and that means we just gain weight, right? A few pounds here and a few pounds there won't matter, will they? And sometimes it's kinda nice to have a little extra body weight to rest your arms on when the holiday conversations get a little dull.

So, your grandparents had cancer. Your dad has heart disease. Your cousin has diabetes and everyone has anxiety. High blood pressure is everywhere on both sides. And don't get started on all the allergies you have in your family! So your thinking is you should make hay while the sun shines. Live life and forget about those choices you make every day because one day your health will just slip away anyway. Earlier and earlier in life, it seems. Then there's that thing called epigenetics that says your lifestyle choices are what activates those genes for disease, but that's a bunch of hogwash. You see your parents and grandparents suffer, even as they tell stories of their parents and grandparents who somehow beat the odds and lived into their old ages without these things that are now so unluckily ravaging your family. They were the lucky ones....

Here's where I can help. I have a great new program that rolls out for the New Year ~ the New DECADE. It's designed to help you with all Six Pillars of Health (Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual, Social and Financial) so you can make truly lasting changes.
​Detox Your Life 2020 is 90 Days long ~ 12 Weeks of content and 1 week of evaluating and planning. 

Here's what you get during the 90 days:

• NEW YEAR, NEW DECADE, NEW YOU Seminar Kick-Off on January 1
  • Available on replay afterward
• Every WEEK for 12 weeks you receive:
  • Knowledge with short videos on health affecting the Six Pillars
    • Multiple short, bite-sized videos ~ NEW each week
    • Watch on demand and never lose access ~ come back as needed
  • Tools & Resources to match the education and help you implement it
    • PDFs ~ recipes, shopping lists, meal plans, allergy substitutions, exercise plans and more
    • mp3s ~ affirmations, meditations, inspirational readings and more
  • Incredible Support with 2 LIVE group coaching sessions every week (also available on replay)
    • Learn how to personalize and individualize the content to your life/health/family
    • Clarify confusing points or share challenges and successes
    • Share in others' problem solving or celebrations
• Access to me and the community members between coaching sessions
• BONUS webinar every month (longer webinars going more in-depth on health related topics)
• BONUS guest webinar every month from an expert in a particular field
• BONUS Week 13 to ask questions and personalize your plan going forward

Here's what you get BEFORE the 90 Days:

• Twice weekly group coaching/Q&A sessions ~ Wednesdays and Saturdays
  • Same week days as the program
  • Ask questions ahead of time (via message to me) that I can answer live if you don't want to ask during the session
  • One hour or more
  • Only schedule adjustment is Christmas Day no coaching (will be on Thursday)
• COMPLIMENTARY 1:1 coaching session with me
  • One hour ($500 value before prices go up for 2020)
  • Personalize a plan for yourself through the holidays and get ready for the New Year and New Decade
  • In person or via phone or Skype ~ depending on your location and preference
  • Preparatory planning list sent to you ahead of time to maximize your time with me
  • Any additional 1:1 coaching as promised!!
  • FULLY TRANSFERABLE ~ if you just want the coaching program and know of a spouse or friend or family member who needs the coaching more than you do, let me know and I'll give the session to them! NO ONE ELSE DOES THIS!

Here's what you get AFTER the 90 Days:

• COMPLIMENTARY LIFETIME access to my monthly membership program
  • ​All the content I have put out to that point
  • New classes as they are released
  • Webinars ~ mine and guest speakers
  • Significant discounts to live events
  • 10% discount on physical products (coming soon)
  • 25% discount on coaching services
• COMPLIMENTARY yearly 20-minute 1:1 update coaching session
  • In person or via phone or Skype ~ depending on your location and preference

Thanksgiving.

It stirs up warm fuzzy feelings...
...or cold dread.

It evokes the memories of turkey and stuffing cooking, the smells of pumpkin and apple pies in the oven, and warm family dinners...or it jars the heart with family division, arguments, judgments and criticism. 

Whatever the family dynamics, Thanksgiving is a time of expressly showing gratitude for all we are blessed with. Whatever side of history you are on, Thanksgiving is a time to get
​together with those we love and care about (sometimes that is NOT family) and enjoy company, good food and blessings. 
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It is a time when we get to practice patience and tolerance (especially when we are trying desperately to dodge political conversations) with those we may not see very often, but read their Facebook posts on a somewhat regular basis. It is a time to continue to move into the longer nights and enjoy more rest and relaxation. It's a time to work together and laugh together. It's a time to remember our past, both our personal past and our nation's past, and give thanks for the good and to vow not to repeat the bad. 

It's a time for feasting and enjoyment. It's a time to reflect and pause. It's a time to remember those we miss, whether it is those not present or those who are no longer with us. It's a time of looking deep inside and begin to let go of this year and prepare for the next; a time to prune the dead branches and cultivate the soil to get ready for Advent and prepare our hearts for Christmas, which is far more important that the holiday parties we have planned.

It is a time to forget politics and grudges and move forward with forgiveness when we've been wronged and to seek forgiveness when we've done wrong. Forgiveness is curious, though. Forgiveness is always about the person who is forgiving, not the person being forgiven. We often forget that. Some relationships are too toxic to be restored. And when relationships are too toxic to be restored, forgiveness is only done in the heart of the person who was wronged. It is not the tangible, outward sign that we often want it to be. Forgiveness is always about the heart, not the acceptance of the other person or the restoration of the relationship. Those are just bonuses. Not everyone gets that. And not everyone gets that beautiful family dinner with an abundance of fond memories. It can be a challenging season for some. 

So reach out to someone today. Give them a reason to smile. Give them piece of your warmth and gratitude. Heck, invite them over for Thanksgiving. Give them the gift they may not get at the holiday. ​