The Changing Room

self-care, anywhere

  • Happy New Year 2024! I hope it has started off in a good way. As I wrote in my last post, I’ve been taking part in a new year’s challenge that I adapted from the 75 Hard challenge… I’m calling it 75 Strong. There is no need for it to be hard, the way the Read more

  • 75 Strong

    New Year, New Challenge Resolution season is upon us, and though I am not a big fan of new years resolutions, it’s undeniable that I do tend to change up my habits on the first of the year. Notably, I gave up meat on Jan 1st of 2004, and I moved from the US to Read more

  • One of the neat things about being human is that we are all connected on a variety of levels. What you breathe out, I breathe in. When we have an experience together, we can walk away with a bond and memories for a lifetime. People can “put their heads together” and come up with something Read more

  • How often have you had a “gut” feeling about something? And maybe you did the thing your gut told you to, or you didn’t. Maybe when you didn’t, you thought “dangit I knew that would happen.” These days we have loads of information about the connection between the brain and the gut, often referred to Read more

  • Stay Strong As You Age

    Why You Should Add Weights To Your Workouts A few months ago I decided to change up my workout routine… it had been a long and difficult several months, life-wise, and though I did “keep up with my workouts” during that time, what that boiled down to most days was doing a 7-mile powerwalk in Read more

  • Grief Changes Us

    The other day while having lunch with a friend she remarked that after the death of my dog in July, I’m “finally back”… that my vibe feels lighter and my smile has returned, and she was happy to see that.  I thanked her, of course. Because honestly, it’s lovely to hear from your friends that Read more

  • Positioning yourself to make the best possible decisions It’s a question that many of us consider over and over, sometimes multiple times in a day. One that I have personally devoted a lot of energy to over time, maybe you have too: “How do I get what I want out of this situation?”  “How do Read more

  • Plus 6 ways to constructively distract yourself on your path to healing If you are processing some heavy emotions or issues, for example, a long-distance move, finalizing a divorce, or grieving the loss of a loved one, it may benefit you to create a purposeful routine for yourself, a program of sorts to follow, that Read more

  • Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions in life, and that happiness is fleeting in your world? Day by day, you’re doing the things you’ve been told will make you happy, but are you actually happy or do you just have a smile pasted on your face?  It’s essential to understand Read more

  • Ah, menopause… aka “the change”. Use this term around any “woman of a certain age”, and you’ll surely receive understanding nods and knowing glances. It’s hard not to notice when something this big is afoot in your body. But what exactly is menopause? When is it not menopause? And how do you care for your Read more

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