Author: rrluthi

  • Learn from the Past. Embrace the Future. Live in the Present.

    Learn from the Past. Embrace the Future. Live in the Present.

    Learn from your mistakes and struggles in 2024. Make 2025 a Year of Resiliency and Growth. Shift any Fixed Mindset tendencies to that of a Growth Mindset.   How to make a New Year’s Resolution that sticks? Make a Self-Compassion Meta-Resolution.  Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can…

  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week For those of you who have been indulging on a few too many holiday treats this past week, today’s recipe features a healthful, refreshing salad to cleanse your body and feel rejuvenated. Adding sweet-tart fruit such as orange, kiwi, or pomegranate to a leafy or whole grain salad can also…

  • Make Christmas Special for You

    Make Christmas Special for You

    Merry Christmas from my heart to yours! Spend the holidays the way YOU want to. If that means not going home, or eating pizza instead of the ham everyone else always eats, whatever it is, just do what makes you truly happy. — A. Pawlowski Which tree are you this season? I am a little bit of…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Forgiveness Letter To forgive is not to forget. It does not excuse the offender. But it can ease your anger and hurt. Write a letter to the person who has wronged you. Express how you have been affected. Store the letter away.           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills. Mind…

  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week In honor of Peloton instructor, Emma Lovewell returning to the studio from maternity leave next month (January 2025), this week’s recipe features a healthier option for a comforting dish from Emma’s recent e-newsletter. Sweet potatoes can also be a tasty side dish to any festive holiday meal.  Smashed Sweet Potatoes…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Dear Emotion Write a letter to an emotion that you are having a hard time with or that you would like to have more of. Examples include, fear, grief, or happiness. Tell this emotion: Its current role in your life, how it has affected you, and your hope for its future role.        …

  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week The holiday season often brings sugary, sweet, and not-so-healthy treats. Yoga, meditation, and Pilates expert, Kristin McGee shared a guilt-free dessert in her recent newsletter. I’ve been on a cottage cheese kick lately so I’m giving this recipe a try this weekend!  High Protein Chocolate Molten Cake Ingredients 1 Egg (1)…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Find Your People Staying vulnerable is a risk we have to take if we want to experience connection. -Brenè Brown Who shares or understands your struggles? Who accepts you as who you are? Who motivates you to be a better person?           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills. Mind…

  • Foodie Friday

    Foodie Friday

    Healthy Recipe of the Week The days are short, chilly, and brisk and more Christmas trees and holiday lights are up and lit. Time to prep a healthful, festive dish! Pomegranate Tabouli Ingredients 2 cups Bulgar (cooked) (*may substitute for Quinoa, Brown Rice, or Couscous) 1/2 cup Fresh Parsley (chopped)(*may substitute for Cilantro) 1/4 cup Almonds…

  • Mindful Monday

    Mindful Monday

    Healing When life knocks you down, address your wounds and assess your pains. Stop pretending; Start healing. How did you get hurt? What are you feeling right now? What do you need right now? Do one (simple) thing today to help you heal.           Reference Woo, J. (2023). 52 Essential coping skills.…