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7 Body Positive Shopping Tips

Posted by Dawn on March 12, 2021

Embrace your curves

When you’re shopping, nothing is more upsetting than trying on a full basket of clothes that don’t end up fitting right. One shopping episode can result in a negative spiral towards self-loathing. But hear me on this – there’s nothing wrong with your or your body. You cannot be defined by a pant or dress size.

What if we start shifting the blame to… Read more

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5 Reasons to Ditch Your Diet and 5 Things to Try Instead

Posted by Dawn on March 8, 2021

The word diet has become a 4-letter word. We know diets don’t work, and yet we continue to throw money at diet companies in desperation to change our bodies to fit some societal mold. We… Read more

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6 Reasons to Meet with a Health Coach

Posted by Dawn on March 1, 2021

You’ve probably heard the term ‘health coach’ but what does that even mean? You might have conjured up images of someone cheering you on during your workout, or showing you how to make smoothies. Well, not quite.

A health coach is actually just a really good listener. A health coach has tips and suggestions ready to go if you need them, but most importantly, a health… Read more

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8 Tips to Move More

Posted by Dawn on February 22, 2021

Incorporate More Movement Into Your Day

Forget about exercise. That word can be so cringy. Remember those sweaty and smelly PE classes with required sit-ups, push-ups and…the dreaded running? Yah, me too.

Would it help to reframe exercise as movement? Because that’s really all it is. This simple switch in wording can open up your mind in terms of all the things that “count” and give you that shot of endorphins we all crave.

  • Walking to your classes? Movement.
  • Dancing to your favorite… Read more

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Sleep > Other Stuff

Posted by Dawn on February 15, 2021

4 Sleeping Hacks

Wake up! Hard to do, amirite? For us college kids, sleep ends up on the bottom of the priority list. And the irony of that of course is that without adequate sleep, it’s pretty much impossible to take care of other health habits.

“Gotta get to the grocery store.” I’m too tired.

“Gotta go work out.” I’m too tired.

“Gotta study.” I can’t focus because…I’m too tired.

See what I mean? It starts… Read more

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Let’s Be Real. This Pandemic Sucks.

Posted by Dawn on February 8, 2021

We’re 11 months into this pandemic and the pandemic-fatigue is real. We want to check in with you. How are you doing? How are you feeling? Ugh, this is the worst!

Grieving the old ways of life? Me too. And it’s incredible how long we’ve been at this…normal college life is a fuzzy distant memory. And for the freshman out there – you haven’t even had… Read more

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