baby steps to health | celebrate
Celebrate. THAT’S IT! If you’ve been following along with our Baby Steps to Health in 2022, we’ve reached the last step: you now have 12 simple activities you can make…
baby steps | give (and receive) thanks
Thanks. It’s one of those words we automatically drop. So this month—appropriately the month many of us celebrate Thanksgiving and post about gratitude on social media, your baby step to…
baby steps | sleep hygiene
Sleep hygiene: it’s a thing. What’s one of the first questions every new parent is asked? That’s right: “Is the baby a good sleeper?” And one of the first pieces of…
baby steps | inner voice(s)
Your inner voices. Call them what you will: The voices in your head The crazy aunt in the attic (thanks to Geneen Roth for that) Your itty-bitty sh!tty committee We…
baby steps | crowding out
Here’s a great way to think about making the better choice most of the time: don’t make the choice! The Integrative Nutrition® principle of “crowding out” is sort of like…
baby steps | aim low
WHAT? Aim low? Isn’t it more important to aim high? There’s a quote about shooting for the moon—and if you miss, you’ll still land among the stars. There are all…
baby steps | portion awareness
As with “meal plan,” the words “portion control” can strike panic in anyone on a health journey. It brings up visions of weighing and measuring every BLT (bite-lick-taste) that goes…
baby steps | meal plan
Quick! What comes to mind when you hear me say, “meal plan?” If your mind immediately goes to a carefully laid-out grid showing a week’s worth of breakfasts, lunches, dinners,…
baby steps | eat your veggies
Happy Springgg! Let’s talk about veggies. How are you doing with our Baby Steps to Health challenge? If you’re just tuning in, you can find the first three challenges here:…
baby steps | DGLs + PFCs
Hey hey—it’s already March?!? Before we dig into DGLS and PFCs, how are you doing with our Baby Steps to Health challenge? If you’re just tuning in, you can find…
baby steps | just. breath.
Since the murder of George Floyd, I’ve been especially aware of telling people to “just breathe.” Breathing is NOT a privilege—it’s a right, and yet so many in our country…
