Hey Friends! My friend Cassie of HabitudeFitness has some encouraging and helpful thoughts to share on what it means to "Anchor Healthy Habits", and how we can do that, especially now. Cassie is a personal trainer, fitness instructor, and a Skinny Friends grad! She and I have teamed up to host the 3-Week Jumpstart Facebook group for the last two years and I love her heart and work. (She was also on Episode 41 of the Boy Mom Podcast talking about Diets, Freedom, and Being a
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What Moms Need Most. Part IV: Moms Need Exercise
Moms need exercise is Part IV of the What Moms Need Most series. Find the intro with links to all posts in the series here. Hey Mom: I'm looking at you. Yes you, the one who is overwhelmed with kids and work and bills and a home. You, who feel stretched and strained and so very tired. And you -- the one who hates exercise? I'm especially talking to you. Let me say it as gently, lovingly, and big-sister-like as I can: YOU NEED
Diets, Freedom, and Becoming a Naturally Skinny Mom. {Episode 41, with Cassie Phillips}
A special podcast and a timely announcement! Today's podcast episode is a little different...It may not be specifically about raising boys, but I think it is a topic which is relevant to just about every mom I know! :) This is a big part of my personal journey, and something I am super passionate about! Thank you for allowing me to share it with you here. I also have a super special guest on with me. My friend, Cassie Phillips is a mom and wife, as well as a
What Moms Need Most. Part III: Moms Need to Feel Good in their Skin
Motherhood is a season when we want so much to be present with our kids. To give them our full focus and to be free to laugh and play and run and wrestle with these little gifts. We want our minds to be concerned with what concerns our families. We want to plan meals and days around them. This is what we dream motherhood will be like. So, when a mom is preoccupied with her self… when she is constantly thinking about what she eats or how she looks…whether she has
Let’s Talk about Moms and Sugar {Episode 29, with Wendy Speake}
Hi Friends! Quick question: What do you run to when you hit the afternoon slump? When you're stressed? Bored? Celebrating? Or anxious? I think we all have something we are inclined to reach for when the going get's tough... Well, no matter your answer, I'm so excited to share today's podcast episode with you! In today's episode, Wendy Speake and I talk about the heart of her brand new book, The 40-Day Sugar Fast, which is about
Easy Lentil Veggie Shepherd’s Pie
I love October for so many reasons, only one of which is the return of all of the comfort foods! I'm not great about following seasonal food rules (I could, and do -- eat soup year -'round) but I somehow feel good knowing it's legit time to start making hearty, warm, wintery foods. Yay! Since this Shepherd's Pie recipe has been making the regular rounds in the Swanson household lately, I thought I ought to share it with you. LENTIL, VEGGIE, SHEPHERD'S PIE: There could
Raising (physically) Healthy Boys {Podcast Episode 011 with Erin Mohring}
Hi friends!! It's been one week since Boy Mom released into the big wide world and my head is still spinning from all of the excitement. I had such a fun celebration with my family, then a launch party with some of our good friends on the island, and then I took off for Seattle to gather with some of my dear childhood friends for a 30 year (pretty big number) class reunion. Isn't it funny how childhood friends can bring out the kid in you? We laughed so hard my face
When you’re Fed Up and Ready to Lose Weight. (or make any lasting Change.)
As we begin this summer season, most of us have some kind of list in front of us. I would guess that most of the items on the list are either related to productivity (me anyways: cleaning out closets, writing deadlines, organizing my life, haha--good luck!) or entertaining the children in your life (summer camps, day trips, play dates...and so on.) Some of it is good fun, and some of it we do just because it's the right thing to do. I guess that's what
