"There are many types of women, but the one that cries out for the healing the loudest is the Wounded Female Warrior. You long to transform yourself into the Goddess, even though you might not use those words to describe your longing."

Just like the lotus is confronted with a lengthy and dark process before it blooms, I have been presented with numerous major challenges in my life. 

While reducing or avoiding gluten in our diet may be a healthier choice, especially for those with Celiac disease or "wheat intolerance", replacing it with highly refined gluten-free good products isn't a good idea.

If you thought the FDA does a subpar job in regulating what goes into our food supply, you'll be equally appalled, if not more, on its regulation of cosmetic and personal care products. The same way you look at food labels, you should do the same for your beauty products." ~ Vanessa Cunningham, Nutrition & Wellness Expert

"Saying you're on a diet gives the impression that you're looking for short term results. A lifestyle change, on the other hand, means you're planning on making this permanent."

Getting enough sleep, and the right kind of sleep, is just as important as food and water for your body. Inadequate or restless sleep can sabotage the success of your detox program.

"Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny." ~ C.S. Lewis

"Coffee convinces me that the minutes of pleasure I get from drinking it are worth more than whatever is coming down the pike as a result of the creamy elixir. It isn't long before that thinking...that behavior...that mentality gets applied to whatever I put into my mouth."  

A friend of mine, who had given me MY very first massage and whose uncanny intuition I had grown to trust, said to me, "You're a healer... you should go to massage school". 

"For many people, restriction invokes fear and that fear creates resistance."

"The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination, and the energy to get started."