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No Zero Days
Build the dedication, consistency, motivation, and action to help you stick to your Whole30, resolutions, or other goals
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A day in the life
How I spent a typical workday as a CEO, author, influencer, wife, and mom (not always in that order)
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The story of Hank
How our new rescue doodle found us, how Henry is taking the news, and how we're managing a 2-dog household
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Kiss, Marry or Kill: My 5-star book roundup of 2024
I read a LOT in 2024 (magic, fantasy, time travel, and more!) Here are my 5-star reads; trilogies and duologies that slapped; and books I'd sell my soul…
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December 2024

Three super-woo ways to protect your energy
You don't have to take on everyone else's negative feelings. Here are three techniques straight out of not-science to help you stay grounded, protected…
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When it's hard to live, laugh, love... it’s time for the Whole30
Five ways the January Whole30 can help you through a stressful season
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My hot food experiment
My energy, digestion, and comfort all improved with this one small shift
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Make your holidays merry (really)
Five simple shifts to relieve stress, reclaim your time, and find more joy this holiday season
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November 2024

The 2024 No Gift Guide, Part 2
How to save your sanity this holiday season by setting limits around gifting (Part 2 of 2)
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The 2024 No Gift Guide (Part 1)
How to stop exchanging presents and save your sanity this holiday season (part 1 of 2)
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Your social media survival kit
Things I remind myself when everything is terrible, everyone is a jerkface, and it’s all just too much
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Holiday boundary scripts: Politics edition
Green, Yellow, and Red (non-partisan) boundary scripts for election conversations this holiday season
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