Well-Being

Chocolate Crinkle Cookies (vegan + gluten-free!)

If you have a sweet tooth and love the taste of a crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside kind of cookie, these chocolate crinkles are for you. The cocoa is absolutely decadent, the texture is phenomenal, and they are a one-bowl wonder so you can whip them up in no...

Reduce inflammation + sleep better tonight with this smoothie booster:

I used to go a little heavy-handed with smoothie boosters thinking, there can't be too much of a good thing, let's load this baby up! But after more than a decade of blending morning smoothies, I'm more judicious of what goes into the pitcher and why. Here's an...

Easy Pumpkin Cookies (vegan, GF, refined sugar-free)

I love anything pumpkin for the nutty flavor of fall, but did you know pumpkin is also a great source of fiber, an immunity booster, an impressive source of carotene and beta carotene (they help destroy cancer cells!) and a bevy of other health benefits? We've been...
Well-Being

This Week’s Joy Jolts: 2nd week in May

There were a whole lot more than five to share, but I'm saving some for tomorrow's Sunday Scrolls! Here are a few of the reasons my laugh lines grow a little more creased by the day, and for that, I am so grateful! Thank you for spreading JOY with us today: 1. Back...

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Well-Being

10 Joy Jolts I Journaled This Week

I am very much a believer of when you look for the good, you'll see more of it. So in an effort to do just that, (instead of keeping them to myself in my gratitude journal), I'm sharing some here in a new series to celebrate joy: big wins, small smiles, and...

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The Pack’s 8 Daily Wellness Habits

We live by the motto: when you know better, you do better. And I've made "knowing better", particularly in the health arena, my mission for the past couple of years, recently completing my Nutrition and Healthy Living Certification at Cornell. I feel so deeply...

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Well-Being

Top 5 Podcasts: Motivation & Mindset

I look forward to my daily walk almost as much as my morning coffee. It could be the movement, most definitely the sunshine; but it's also the mindset shift I get after pressing play on one of these podcasts. The interviewers ask the most poignant questions, the...

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Well-Being

6 Ways to Supercharge Anxiety into Action

I feel so thankful we're living in a time where you can openly talk about having anxiety, or sad spells, or just not feeling yourself without shame and judgment. You won't find that here, anyway. A couple of weeks ago, I had a pretty bad (for me) anxiety attack...

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Well-Being

Need A Good Book? Start Here.

I live for messages from friends asking for a fresh book recommendation. Even better when they text back with one they think I'll like. My friend Deanna suggested something similar for the Pack - a place we could add all of our 2021 favorites so we have somewhere...

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5 Ways To Boost Your EQ

I was in a work meeting a few weeks back and one of the women said (rather boastfully) that she "had a very high EQ". I used the context of the conversation to gauge what she was referring to, but googled it on my way home to be sure. According to a Harvard...

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Pack Picks: Fit Fam Essentials

If you were to tell me that at the beginning of lockdown we would come out of quarantine committed to every day fitness and a healthy lifestyle, I would have snickered with a donut in my mouth. But alas, here we are, 72 consecutive days and counting. So if you're...

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