Welcome! My name is Jess, and I have my B.S. in Health and Physical Education. Even though I have been out of the classroom for a few years, I constantly broaden my knowledge of health and work to improve my own lifestyle. A few years ago, I started doing small challenges that have helped my … Continue reading Why Challenges?
Falling in Love with Food: Eat like You Love Yourself!
If there was just one facet of health that could be improved in the US, or the entire world, (and most-likely in many of our own lives) it would be nutrition. In our country, there is sugar added to everything, and high energy, low nutrient-dense foods are at the forefront of what is readily available… … Continue reading Falling in Love with Food: Eat like You Love Yourself!
New Year a New Way
Happy New Year to you! The holidays have passed, and it is on to the season of new things. It may mean New Year's resolutions, being bombarded with health information, but hopefully, above all, a sense of lightness and a "can-do" attitude that makes you feel as if some of those small changes you want … Continue reading New Year a New Way
Healthy Holidays!
Ho, ho, holy cow, Jess, I have zero time to read this right now with the holiday season! That is okay! After battling 3 migraines in the last 2 weeks, I feel that! So, I made a quick edition this month to give you a quick spurt of health support for the holidays and keep … Continue reading Healthy Holidays!
FALLing into the Holidays with Grace
Lake Waconia, MN- (thanks, Dad!) Ahhh the holidays are upon us! Things haven’t gotten too crazy yet (I guess I don’t know how your Halloween went), but it’s that time of year… In consideration of that, this email will be shorter than the last few. But, the overall feel is this: the holidays are not … Continue reading FALLing into the Holidays with Grace
October: When Falling in Love Falls Apart
Fall in Waconia, Minnesota- home It’s the most wonderful time of year! In my opinion… I was going to refrain, but IT’S FALL YA’ALL! So, this month, it’s all Fall/cool weather recipes, and since we had a full month of FALLing in love, it’s time to chat about what happens when we just aren’t loving … Continue reading October: When Falling in Love Falls Apart
September Health Mail! FALLing in Love with a Healthy Lifestyle
Happy September! It is a busy time in a lot of our lives with school and fall activities starting up, not to mention the stress of navigating it all in a pandemic. But, what better time to start living our best, healthiest lives, so we can be at our best for all of it?? I … Continue reading September Health Mail! FALLing in Love with a Healthy Lifestyle
August 2021 Health Mail!
Hello, August! Yes, it is a few days into the month already, but I am so excited to bring you this new monthly health email! I hope to provide a few resources, a little motivation, and some tools to progress our health journeys together! This month, we’ll be focusing on the overarching theme: “Small Steps”. … Continue reading August 2021 Health Mail!
Fall Newsletter 2020
Fall in Waconia, MN Happy Fall! For some, it may already be a winter wonderland , for others, a reprieve in the heat, but whatever Fall brings you, it never hurts to be armed with a few health tips up your sleeve! First line of business: I want to tell you about an event my … Continue reading Fall Newsletter 2020
Summer Newsletter
These are heavy times in the world, and I hope you are staying positive and healthy as we navigate this new normal. For my quarterly newsletter, I wanted to give you a few unique health tips that may help! Summer recipes, at home exercise ideas, hobbies, and organization! As the weather turns to warmer days … Continue reading Summer Newsletter
A Note on Current Events
As our nation goes through some trying times, I want to reach out with a position and a few things that have been helping me wrap my head around everything. In addition, my accountability group ran a 5K this past week and added in a last minute fundraiser for the Minneapolis area, as this is … Continue reading A Note on Current Events