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Body Neutrality – A Shift in Perspective
When we consider our bodies, we often put much emphasis on how we think our bodies should look and what we need to do to” fix” them. Common thoughts may be around weight loss, exercising more, covering our grey hair or masking our wrinkles to fit an idealized norm of beauty. It’s hard to feel satisfied with how we look in this moment when we don’t fit the mainstream culture’s beauty standard, which may then impact how we feel about ourselves out in the world. Our value and se
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2 days ago3 min read


How to Make a Buddha Bowl (a one-dish meal served in a bowl)
I love to build Buddha bowls on nights when I’m not sure what to make and I may have some leftovers and vegetables I need to use up. Include a starch, protein, veggies and a sauce to bring it together. I often make some rice and roast the veggies I have in the frig that need to be used up, open a can of chickpeas and toss some of those on, and then poach an egg to put on top. My go to sauce is mixing some tahini with garlic and lemon juice. And finally, I add some seeds or nu
joyvalvano
Mar 83 min read


Honor Your Hunger
When we are considering nutrition, we often think about diets and/or developing a specific meal plan for eating. These diets and meal...
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May 23, 20244 min read


How Can Massage Therapy Help Me?
Massage therapy is one way we might chosse to take care of ourselves.
Dani Oliver, LMT
Apr 7, 20243 min read


Spilling the Tea on Posture
If you’re like the old me, you think you have terrible posture. You blame the persistent pain you feel in your back or your neck on your...
Dani Oliver, LMT
Feb 3, 20232 min read


Building Connection in Relationship to Food
Connection: a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else. Connection is something you may...
joyvalvano
Dec 29, 20221 min read
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