If Everything is so Great, Why Aren't You Happy?

Your marriage is good enough, the kids are not in crises, you’re pretty healthy for the most part, and you even have good friends and activities or work that you enjoy…

Then why the hell aren’t you jumping up and down with joy????

Lifestyle, Healthy food, LisaLisa LewtanFebruary 20, 2018joy, happiness, technology, busy, stressed, to-do listComment

Would This Make You Giggle?

When is the last time you stared into the eye of your partner? Or anyone for that matter?

LifestyleLisa LewtanFebruary 13, 2018meditation, giggle, love, The 5 Languages of Love, couple, healthy, staringComment

The Grief of Not being Mothered

Lifestyle, Lisa, Healthy food, Fitness & Training, GeneralLisa LewtanFebruary 6, 2018mom, soul, pain, wellnessComment

Family Got You Feeling Flawed?

Have you spent a lot of time with family these last few weeks?

If so, are you feeling a little off balance? Confused? Wondering why all of your coping skills that you’ve been practicing for months just fell by the wayside.

Lifestyle, GeneralLisa LewtanJanuary 9, 2018family time, family stress, adaptationComment

5 THINGS to ADD to Your Life in 2018

Are you sick of making New Year’s Resolutions that only REMOVE things from your diet or life in general? You know, the “I want to lose 5 pounds” or “I want to clean out the pantry” or “I want to get rid of those toxic relationships”? I know I am!

LifestyleLisa LewtanJanuary 1, 2018resolution, relaxation, tranquilityComment

12 Healthy Tips for Surviving the 12 Days of Christmas

Here it comes — that stretch of holiday festivities that bring endless opportunities to overindulge. While it ’tis the season to be jolly, everywhere you turn you come face-to-face with all those tempting holiday foods. Are you worried that the constant exposure to goodies will start to weigh on your willpower like so many choruses of “The 12 Days of Christmas?”

LifestyleLisa LewtanDecember 12, 2017healthy holidays, Christmas, Holidays, eating healthy, eat mindfully, mindfulnessComment

I'm Not Pregnant, Just Bloated!

Do you ever bloat so much that you look 8 months pregnant?

Well, sometimes I do, and I have for the last 25 years. YIKES!

If you saw me on the street, you probably wouldn’t notice my bloated belly because it is usually stuffed inside my tight jeans or spandex undies. However, if you happened to be present with me as I unzipped my jeans at the end of one of those days, you would crack up and say “whoa - she wasn’t kidding!”

LifestyleLisa LewtanNovember 6, 2017SIBO, probiotics, bloating, pregnancy bloatingComment

What is the One Thing?

What does it take to improve your life? It can seem unattainable, impossible, and downright discouraging when we try to tackle our biggest challenges and weaknesses. However, when we become focused, amazing things can happen.

LifestyleLisa LewtanNovember 3, 2017overworked, Stress, hydrationComment

CERTAINTY IN AN UNCERTAIN WORLD

Mass shootings. Natural disasters. Death. Accidents. Terrorism. Political unrest. Heath. Safety. Money. Relationships….

There is so much intensity in the air right now.

Intensity that rips our hearts open with fear.

How can we cope?

LifestyleLisa LewtanOctober 9, 2017certainity, peace, meditation Comments

Feeling Connected in a Disconnected World

The truth of the matter is, we live in a crazy world where we can be connected through email, voicemail, Facebook messenger, texting, Instagram, Snapchat, and so many more ways. However, we still feel more disconnected than ever.

Lifestyle, GeneralLisa LewtanSeptember 20, 2017technology, disconnect, Facebook, WeWork, InstagramComment

Eating Healthy on a Business Trip

Yes, you can stay healthy while traveling for business, but it takes careful planning and hard work!

Lifestyle, GeneralLisa LewtanJune 6, 2017eating healthy, healthy snacks, travel tipsComment

EVERY SINGLE PAINFUL UGLY FEELING

I had made myself vulnerable.

I had shared my stories of pain, not-good-enoughness while growing up, and how for most of my life I had distracted myself from feeling my feelings.

Now I felt naked.

I needed to hide from the intense feelings...

So, I crafted my escape plan.

LifestyleLisa LewtanApril 25, 2017feelings, positive thinkingComment

Confessions of a Former Sugar Addict

When my birthday rolls around this year, you will find me indulging in life rather than cake. After all, Isn’t that what celebrating birthdays is all about?

LifestyleLisa LewtanApril 5, 2017Sugar Addiction, sugar, Birthday, tips to quit sugarComment

5 Books that CHANGED my Life

Every so often a book comes along that turns my world upside down in the best possible way. Here are 5 of my favorite books that I think you might love as well!

The 7 things I do EVERY Morning!

Here are the 7 things that I do EVERY day so that I start the day feeling grounded and focused.

Are you struggling to find the right words?

I'm getting ready to lead a meditation circle tonight and I am struggling to find the right words to convey what I am feeling.

LifestyleLisa LewtanNovember 14, 2016meditation, GratitudeComment

Have You Thought About Taking a Break From Sugar?

As a Healthy Living Strategist, I help many people eliminate or reduce the sugar in their diets to help them move from feeling like, “I can’t have it” to “I just don’t want it”. I have learned that different approaches work for different people. Some people like to take a break from sugar and get quick results from my “Ditch Your Sugar Itch” program, but others prefer a slow and steady approach.

LifestyleLisa LewtanSeptember 11, 2016Sugar Addiction, sugar, tips to quit sugarComment

My Client's Messy Breakup

A client of mine shared her breakup letter with me the other day. I loved it so much that I had to share!

Lifestyle, Healthy foodLisa LewtanSeptember 6, 2016Sugar Addiction, sugar, tips to quit sugarComment

Busy, Stressed, and WINE Obsessed?

Do your find yourself saying looking forward to a daily glass of wine? Does that glass often lead to another? And sometimes even another?

LifestyleLisa LewtanMarch 8, 2016Busy Stressed and Food Obsessed, wine, dessertComment

Is it OK to be Happy While You Are Sad?

I went to a lecture last weekend called "Letting In While Letting Go". The topic was referring to grief and that while we are letting go of our loss, there is also now more room to let something in that may bring us comfort and joy.

The speaker talked about the Both/And concept:

I can be both sad about ________ and happy about ________.

LifestyleLisa LewtanFebruary 23, 2016reframe, grief, Busy Stressed and Food ObsessedComment