Author: AMANDA WRIGHT

Boundaries in Eating: Caring v Obsessing

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date August 29, 2016

We are just one month away from the official start of Autumn (Sept 22), but to me, Fall always starts when school starts right?!

So if are like many of my close family and friends, who I saw plaster my Facebook feed and had some kiddos that started school this week or headed off to college, or if are just feeling some "fresh start" vibes from work, you might be feeling a bit more emotional lately, and it may be affecting your eating.

Emotions surrounding our eating have come up a LOT so far in my 4-week RESET course as I have been coaching on my "Nutrient Based Eating" program this week. I'm hearing a lot of words like "overwhelmed" and "guilty" about our eating or drinking habits, and I want to make sure that you too don't suffer too unnecessarily from the deeper stuff that our eating can conjure up.

So, for our "fresh start" this Fall, and as we inevitably are all ready to get back into some healthy rituals, let me gift you TWO opportunities to connect at a deeper level with your eating.

1. First, in this blog, you'll find a "mini coaching" video (below) where I start ALL my clients as we dive into nutrition. It's a video training on "SURREND'hered Eating" that I find IMPERATIVE to your ability to have a "big picture" idea of why our food is much more of a SPIRITUAL quest than a physical quest.

Food is not ever just about food. It's not just about WHAT you're eating, but WHY you're eating, that will help you find TRUE health. This video training and the tools below will give you some greater spiritual strength training tips!

2. Second, I'd love to invite you to sign-Up for this FREE Webinar Training I'm doing on EMOTIONAL EATING next Wednesday, Aug 31 at 5pm PDT/ 8pm EST.

In this training I will deliver you the PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, and SPIRITUAL aspects to your emotional eating and offer you some solutions to some of the unhealthy consequences to your emotional eating tendencies!

It's a hot topic that will be a can't miss! I hope you can join me! You must be registered with this link to participate! There will be a short window replay also available, but only to those who register.

3 Main Parts To Understand

#1. Our relationship with food is SPIRITUAL

If you really want to have food freedom, you will need to brave the Spiritual aspects of eating. Being healthy will not just be about WHAT you eat, but WHY you eat.

WHY you are eating directly impacts HOW you are eating as well, which also affects your nutrition and digestion.

This is not a common approach among many in the health and fitness industry, but is the reason why I feel I'm called to do what I do.

#2. Your answer to your nutrition is not found in "RULES" but in your "RELATIONSHIP" with food and yourself.

Often, the go-to response when we see that our eating habits are not aligned with what we desire is to start placing food "rules" on ourselves.

We cut out sugar, we go Paleo, we follow some shake detox plan and search for the "rules" that will "fix" us.

Rules by the very definition do not give us FREEDOM, but rather they enslave us. This is why I don't give out meal plans to clients.

What I help my clients get, through my programming, is clarity on what a healthy relationship with food can look for her. It's an personal process.

EXERCISE: Think back to the meals you have eaten so far today or last night and assess the following:

-- Why did I eat when I ate?
Was I hungry? Was I bored? Was it in front of me? Was it the time that I always eat?

--How would I characterize how I felt about the food as I ate and afterward?
Is it my coping mechanism? Did I even pay attention to it at all? Did I eat with peace? Did I eat with angst? Did it make me feel guilty after?

--Are My "Feelings" Around my Eating Valid and True? Is it possible I have convinced myself that I need food to deal with my circumstances? Or do I allow foods to make me feel guilty when they should not?

#3. What Does My Boundary Between "Caring" and "Obsessing" Look Like?

"And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. ³⁰For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them." Luke 12:29-30 NIV

They key to you being able to experience Spiritual FREEDOM in your nutrition is to find that BOUNDARY in your relationship with food that allows you to CARE about what you eat without WORRYING about what you eat.

EXERCISE: To give yourself an idea of what this might look like for you, I want you to think about a GOOD FRIEND that you have-- someone you're close with.

Think through your interaction, ease, and peace you have with this person. Picture how you interact with him/her.

What are the things you do that show that you CARE about him or her? Write them down.

If you were to start to "worry" or "obsess" over this friend, what would THAT look like? How would it affect your relationship?

The key to your healthy relationship with FOOD is the same key to a healthy relationship with anyone. You need to CARE but you can't take it TOO FAR.

Eating will ebb and flow in your life and you will mature and realize that some things you have been doing have been a little too controlling or obsessive.

If you realize right now that you are being a bit too obsessive or micromanaging with your eating, it might be time to practice scaling back and SEE if you can find a healthier balance.

Fit Faith Friday

#FitFaithFriday with Annie Miller

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date August 26, 2016

Annie Miller is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, cheer coach, wife, and woman of Faith. Her life is a representation of the beauty of strength unleashed. She has a warrior soul and I'm so glad to know her through this #FitFaithMovement!

Me: Tell us a little bit more about what you do and how you came to start it?

Annie: The main business I am currently working to grow is my online fitness programming site FITDESIGNBYANNIE. I have different workout programs at different levels available for women above the age of 18. When I say “level,” I mean both fitness level and commitment level.

When I graduated college I had my exercise and sports science degree and had interned as a strength and conditioning at University of Portland for two years. It was my internship project to write a 16 week program for all incoming freshmen. I came to LOVE writing programs. This was my niche and I knew it.

With absolutely no business training, I said shoot, I have this gift, I am pretty darn good at it, no one I know is doing it. LET’S DO THIS!

I started Fitdesignbyannie in January of 2015. I saw a need of people who went to the gym and got a workout in, but weren’t getting the results they wanted. I knew I had the love, experience and ability to write these people programs that could produce results, empowerment and education. That is my why.

Me: How do you think your Fitness impacts your Faith and your Faith impacts your Fitness?

Annie: OH muh-goodness girlfriend. DISCIPLINE, PATIENCE, VULNERABILITY, COMMITMENT, SACRIFICE, MOTIVATION, SELF WORTH, SELF BELIEF, INSECURITIES, STRENGTH. It’s all related. Your self-worth can’t come from the weights or your physical appearance, it has to be rooted in your true created IDENTITY. Gratitude is a huge one for me. To remain grateful for my blessings. That drives my workouts. I think, "I can be strong, so why would I not be?" I think Faith is the driving force for fitness, but fitness provides tools for faith.

Toremaingratefulformyblessings.Thatdrivesmyworkouts.Ithink-IcanbestrongsowhywouldInotbe--IthinkFaithisthedrivingforceforfitnessbutfitnessprovidestoolsforfaith.

Me: What is the number one thing that you see women struggling with today? How do you think Health/Fitness &/or Faith can help her in that struggle?

Annie: Self-worth. Body-image has been around forever, but the lack of self-worth BREAKS my heart. Taking care of themselves. If they get up and go to the gym enough times, they will start believing they are worth it. The feeling of strength does something to women. It empowers them.

Me: What is the biggest lesson you've learned recently?

Annie: Be realistic with your priorities. Be real with yourself and your expectations of yourself. There is a lot of freedom in being real with yourself. For me, between a business, a husband, getting my lifts in and coaching, I have to find a balance and accept it. If your goals don’t align with your life state, change the goal, or change your life.

Me: What dreams do you have for this year and for the future? What role do you expect God to play in developing these into realities?

Annie: I am already amazed at what God has allowed my business to become. NEVER did I think in college that I would run an online business writing personalized fitness programs and hosting 20 day challenges. But here I am. By the grace of God. Literally. My hope by Jan 2017 is to launch a newsletter which will lead people to my blog posts. The newsletter is my education for sure, but that’s my heart. Again, like my website, my writing is real and authentic. I have to be right with my relationship with God or people can totally feel the difference. He is working with me currently on patience and thankfulness. If God doesn’t want me to do something, He will shut the door.

ME: I am doing a series on "Fruitful Health" where we are talking about how to grow the fruits of the Spirit in your health. We are talking JOY. How do you find a way to ENJOY taking care of your health?

Annie: Honestly I have pretty bomb genetics and years of training under my belt, so I can make changes in a pretty timely manner. I also know to be patient and trust the process. It’s a PROCESS.

I also teach and say in emails to my clients, have grace for yourself. This kind of pairs with patience. I practice this in my own training. It’s not an overnight process. ESPECIALLY for women! Hello hormones! I have reached goals over the years and each time it came from being steadfast and consistent. Once you reach one, it’s on to the next. I think you get more patient with each one.

Want to connect with her online?

Fit Design by Annie.

Facebook.

Instagram.

You can follow Annie on the above social media platforms to find out more about her!

JOIN THE WEBINAR HERE (must be registered to join!). REPLAYS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

WEDNESDAY, AUG 31, 2016! 5pm PDT/ 8pm EST

In the 'Overcoming Emotional Eating" FREE Training You'll Learn:

The PHYSICAL reasons why our emotions can so easily cause us to overeat.
The PSYCHOLOGICAL reason why we keep going back to the same routine emotional eating habits.
The SPIRITUAL connection that will make ALL THE DIFFERENCE in your ability to overcome this!
My personal success stories and TOOLS that I and many clients have USED to get a handle on our emotions and how it affects our eating!
How you can learn more about SURREND'hered Health and your worth!

Join HERE

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Pain on Purpose | A Way to Test Your “All”

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date August 19, 2016

Pain on Purpose | A Way To Test Your "All"

“Sometimes you don’t know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.”

I remember posting these words on my Facebook page after another one of my many break-ups. I don’t remember which one exactly, as I had a long history of dating some terrrrrible guys. Not that it was always them, but us together, for sure.

Part of the consequences of believing the lie that my body and beauty were responsible for determining my self-worth and the subsequent feeling like I was never thin/fit/strong/beautiful enough to actually grow any self-worth, came with a side effect of choosing the wrong dudes to date.

So naturally, one of the best wake-up calls God had for me was any time I got my heart busted by some guy I was depending on to fulfill my value. Eventually, I learned the lesson that no man can fulfill the God sized whole in your heart—only God can do that.

SO, I digress in this story only to say that I found out how strong I was emotionally, really, one heart-break at a time. It was painful but I don’t regret any part of it. It’s how I learned to be resilient.

You might feel the same way about your tragedies and heartbreaks in life. The things we often think will break us wind up building us into who we are today.

But this quote above popped into my head the other day when I was reading, for probably the thousandth time in my life, THE MOST IMPORTANT VERSE IN ALL OF THE BIBLE.

Jesus said,

"Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Luke 10:27 (c/r Deuteronomy 6:5)

The hardest part of this passage is not the word LOVE. We all looooove love, don’t we?

The hard part is the word ALL.

And the part of the command that says “ALL YOUR STRENGTH” is especially tricky because the only way to get to know your “all”

is to TEST IT.

One of the COOLEST things I get to do for a living is to help women find how STRONG she is physically and watch how it transforms her internally.

Not only does it help build her body, but it builds her confidence, her self-efficacy, and yes, if you take this scripture above to heart, even her love for God

But the part that is TRICKY as a health coach and trainer is convincing my clients to do a self-test to find her MAXIMUM STRENGTH.

There is a name for finding ALL your physical strength through weight training and it’s called your 1 REP MAX TEST.

For my clients in my (*brand new*) STRONG’her Fitness & Mobility plan, I actually have her do just a 10 REP MAX test (which I’m going to give you below if you want to try it out too) so she knows how much weight she should be using for the various goals of the program. But even this one has been a hard sell.

It’s really important: knowing how STRONG SHE IS helps her reach her goals.

That MAX TEST number is actually VITAL information to be able guide her in how much weight she should be lifting during the progressive “Periodized” training.

For example, for Period 1 of my STRONG’her Program the goal is to grow “Muscular Endurance” which is a fancy, fitness word for the ability to complete many repetitions (i.e. 15-20) at a moderate weight for the purpose of building up greater endurance and stamina.

For this goal, I recommend that she use a weight that is roughly about 65% of her 1 Rep Max.

Therefore, knowing what her MAX is allows an accurate weight use for those workouts and she doesn’t go too light (which is unproductive) or too heavy (which is unsafe).

Muscle building has a different goal; strength building has a different goal; power has yet another goal. My programming takes each client through all these types of trainings to achieve the optimal body health while avoiding overtraining, boredom, and plateaus! <—Avoiding this stuff is really important to help you stick with your health goals, right?!

So, it’s something I give to all my clients to go and perform as a SELF-TEST.

But naturally, not many of my clients really want to do it (and of course, I don’t make it mandatory).

Willfully putting herself in that rather painful experience of MAXING out her muscles, to what’s literally called muscle “FAILURE," is a hard sell as a trainer.

It got me thinking that this must be why God has to get our attention through the shocking events in life. If He relied on us being willing to get max tested in our emotions, our relationships and our faith, we would never do it.

We as humans avoid pain. Period.

It’s why I ended-up dating so many guys that were not right for me…I was avoiding the pain of feeling lonely.

It’s why we can hold on to grudges and resentment… we avoid the pain required for true forgiveness.

Your health might be less than stellar right now simply because you’re avoiding the pain that comes with cleaning up your eating and exercising.

But avoiding pain is one of the worst things you can do for yourself if you actually want to achieve your PURPOSE in life and achieve your dreams.

“You don’t know how strong you are, until being strong is the only choice you have.”

Your ability to tolerate PAIN is directly proportional to knowing how STRONG you really are.

Knowing how STRONG YOU ARE is vitally important to being able to LOVE GOD with "ALL YOUR STRENGTH."

Being able to LOVE God with ALL THAT YOU ARE is the #1 way to find purpose, fulfillment and achievement in this life.

It comes at a cost and will require some pain in life. But that pain will teach you true resiliency and true Love.

So, with that in mind I decided I wanted to share this 10 REP MAX protocol with you today too because I believe that if you practice being willing to endure some pain PHYSICALLY, it can translate to what you can also handle INTERNALLY.

Because I know that when you have to courage to stop avoiding pain and actually TEST YOUR STRENGTH, you are gifted with the ability to actually USE IT.

So check it out below and send me an email back of what you thought of the experience. Was it as bad as you thought it was going to be?

With Love and Light,

Mandi

Tags 10 Rep Max, Faith, fitfaith, Fitness, God, max testing, muscle, Muscular Endurance, Periodization, strength, training

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The 3 Strageties That Helped Me Make More Time for God and My Health

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date August 12, 2016

3 Top Notch Scheduling Practices:

Complete this sentence: “If I just had _____________ I could live the healthy, faithful life I aspire to live.”

Well, if you’re like any of the 80% of the women who I interviewed and surveyed this question to, your answer is something to the effect of “more time.”

TIME MANAGEMENT.

This year, I am busier than I have ever been. So I have been incredibly intentional on building the SKILL of my activity (a.k.a time) management so I could be productive in my business, mindful to my relationships, and dutiful to my health.

Managing your activity is one of the best skills you can invest in developing for yourself that will have a PROFOUND impact on the likelihood of success in your health and relationship with God.

So these 3 strategies DRAMATICALLY helped me manage my busy schedule much better so I could still make time for my Faith, health and fitness goals.

#1. The 5 Category System:

My days were wildly overwhelmed until my “She Works His Way” mentorship happened. In this 1-month mentorship with coach Michelle Myers, she introduced the 5 Category system to me which took my scheduling to another level.

Now I only focus on those activities that fit into my chosen Categories of greatest VALUE in my life AND the deal is, in each category, I can only have 3-5 ACTIVITIES that I devote myself to.

That’s IT.

The reason there are only 3-5 activities is because that is the number of things you can do for each category WELL. Any more than 5 would cut into the quality and commitment to the others and ability to complete certain tasks any respectable amount of time.

So, my most important category (which I think you should have too) is my GROWTH Category. In this category are the following activities:

Time with God.
Rest/Downtime
Learning and Developing Skill #1 (like my certifications/biz development)
Learning and Developing Skill #2 (a particular study or course I want to take).
Learning and Developing Skill # 3 (work with a coach)

Another important category is HEALTH and SELF CARE:

Exercise
Mobility/Alignment
Meal Planning
Hair, Nails, Etc appt.
Reading for Fun/TV/Movies

One difficult one is the PROVISION/WORK Category. For me it looks like

Coaching Calls
Writing/Blogging
Social Media Presence
Program Design or Launch #1
Program Design or Launch #2

Other categories you might have are things like: Family/Friends, Service/Volunteer, Leadership/Mentorship, Hobbies/Activities etc. All of these should be categories that are UNIQUE to your personality and calling.

So, you can see that there isn’t isn’t a whole lot of room to get too crazy on the number of people/things in each category. It forces you to make some decisions on WHAT’S MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU (i.e. what God is calling you to do) and focus on doing those things WELL TO COMPLETION.

The key is to then give yourself permission to DELEGATE anything that doesn’t fit into the category to someone else to handle it (cleaning your house, certain parts of your job, hiring a assistant etc) OR simply put off a project until you finish another one, knowing there is plenty of time for you to accomplish that when you have some space free.

#2. TIME BLOCKING + BREAKS:

Once I had my PRIORITIES configured, I then IMPLEMENTED them into my daily schedule by using a system I was already accustomed to —> TIME BLOCKING.

Hopefully, you know by now that MULTITASKING doesn’t work (see study by Dr. Caroline Leaf HERE). So for productivity, focusing on a single task in a BLOCK OF TIME is one of the best ways to break up your daily schedule.

The book, “The Power of Full Engagement” shows that most productive people who excelled at their jobs, were those that would work FULLY ENGAGED for 90-Min BLOCKS of time and then give themselves a 15-min break before going back at it.

The amount of time was significant because it was just enough to get intensely productive but just shy of getting fatigued.

The second part, the BREAK is also incredibly powerful. It’s just enough time to get in a quick walk, do some mobility or stretches, or to eat (yes, I’m a fast eater).

The BREAK is so powerful because it allows enough recovery time to then be able to get back into the zone with the next Time Block and be more productive that way.

#3. INVEST WISELY NOW TO SAVE TIME LATER:

One of the BEST lessons I’ve learned (the hard way no less) as an entrepreneur is how VALUABLE it has been to invest in quality coaches and mentors who know what they are doing so I don’t have to try to waste time trying to figure it out on my own.

It has been a significant amount of money, but money that has been WELL SPENT because I have been able to save myself from the FRUSTRATION of trying to go it alone.

This is exactly why I would LOVE for you to join me in my FREE 4-Week “A. Wright Fit Reset” program this Fall. I know for a fact that investing your time in a program I have METICULOUSLY developed for ALL AREAS OF HEALTH (Nutrition, Fitness, Mindset, & Spirit) will be an investment of your time that is well worth it because it will SAVE YOU TIME (and maybe even money!) IN THE END!

I hold no fear in openly sharing with you just how much I LOVE working HARD on learning and passionately pursuing Fitness & Faith so I can be and ELITE COACH who truly helps and impacts her clients lives.

I have taken extensive and expensive measures to be very well versed and intentionally BALANCED in knowledge and acumen to address ALL areas of your health, not just a couple.

It’s why I decided to level-up my certification this year to become a CSCS through the NSCA and am currently studying for my second Nutrition certification through Precision Nutrition because I wanted to be sure I chose ELITE institutes that were well known to make ELITE coaches. The greater the challenge they are for me (which they ARE!) the more I know it will help truly my clients!

In the same light, this is also why my number ONE resource for ALL things in life is the Bible and Biblical teachings and sermons. I have learned MORE in this one year of reading the entire Bible and studying God’s word than in the previous 3 decades of my life. My coaching would be nothing but foolish, worldly opinion if I didn’t take the time to invest my time in THE resource of pure Truth. It is the greatest gift I have given myself and those I love and coach.

I used to think speaking of such things of myself was like bragging, but now I know it’s a gift to you that I share this LIGHT of passion I wholeheartedly pursue. Always remember, when we are called to "let our light shine before others so they may see our good deeds and glorify our Father in Heaven." (Matt 5:16) When you let your light of life shine, you automatically give permission for others to do the same.

Making time for your FITNESS and FAITH is a LIGHT FOR YOU TO SHINE for those you love the most!

The world deserves to see you functioning at you best and proudly shining it for all to see!

Join me in the “A. Wright Fit Reset” to engage in flexing those Physical and Spiritual muscles! Program starts August 15!

Questions? Visit this link HERE or contact me directly info@amandawrightfit.com!

Fit Faith Friday

#FitFaithFriday Divas In Transition

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date July 22, 2016

Me: Tell us a little bit more about what you do and how you came to start it?

Patricia: I am a health and transformation consultant. I help women become the “Diva” they were meant to be by providing them with the tools and resources they need to transform their mind, body, and spirit.

Divas In Transition came from the belief that every woman is a diva. A diva is defined as a woman who knows what she wants and makes changes to accomplish her goals. We are “divas” who are pursuit of making changes to better ourselves – whether these changes involve our career, education or health etc

Me: How do you think your Fitness impacts your Faith and your Faith impacts your Fitness?

Patricia: I believe fitness impacts my faith because it pushes me to keep going. There were times where I participated in fitness challenges and thought I wouldn’t make it. These fitness challenges gave me the courage to keep going and have faith that I will complete what I started.

In the same sense, I believe my faith also impacts my fitness. Faith is what drives me to challenge myself physically and mentally. “Faith without works is dead “. We have to take steps to reap the fruit of our labor.

Me: What is the number one thing that you see women struggling with today? How do you think Health/Fitness &/or Faith can help her in that struggle?

Patricia: I see so many women struggle with their mindset. They believe they can’t reach their goals because they failed more than once or they quit right before their breakthrough. They have a mindset of “ I can’t “ instead of “How can I?"

Me: What is the biggest lesson you've learned recently?

Patricia: The biggest lesson I learned recently is not to quit. God isn’t blind to our hard work and effort. In due time, we will be rewarded if we don’t give up. When we are close to the finish line, the pressure to quit becomes intense. However, remember the finish line is right around the corner.

Me: I am doing a series on "Fruitful Health" where we are talking about how to grow the fruits of the Spirit in your health. We are talking PEACE. How do you find PEACE with your body and taking care of your health?

Patricia: Yes, I have made peace with my body. I have one body, and my goal is to care for it the best way I can. I don’t compare myself to anyone because I was designed uniquely. My body was created for me. I see too many women comparing themselves to other women. Remember comparison is the thief of joy.

ME: Is there anything you have coming up that we can join you in?

Patricia: Certainly! I created the Diva’s Guide to Getting Fit Kit – a must have kit for divas who are looking to transform their mind and body
It consists of 1) Diva’s Guide to Getting Fit & Healthy E-book 2) Diva’s Food Journal and 3) Diva’s Guide to Getting Fit & Healthy Workbook. You can download that HERE.

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Hello from the other side…

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date July 14, 2016

Hello From The Other Side...

What do we do on the other side of big, monsterous events in our lives? Events of our highest highs and our lowest lows? Those times where we FINALLY achieve a hard earned goal, or those times where we are shocked with circumstances unforeseen, like we all were with last week's national tragedies.

Hello from the other side....this is where I am.

I shared last week that I passed my CSCS test, but I didn't share that the week I took it had some terrible circumstances that were actually far more important to me than my test.

I'm talking about crazy things happening-- like the news of a murder suicide occurring next door the the home we own in San Diego (and are renting out) and other frustrating events like relationship flare ups and disagreements. Unsure if a resolution was in site.

Have you ever noticed how the closer you are to a great achievement, the more "life" (a.k.a the devil) seems to try to get in your way and test you?

Somehow I made up my mind I was going to ignore the temptation to allow the devil use it as an excuse to delay plan of taking the test and more importantly, delay my purpose.

I buckled down and wholly and completely depended on God to help me study and focus. It was touch and go there for several days. But He showed me time and time again that He was with me, even having more than one friend reach out to say I was on their mind, not knowing at all I was struggling.

By His grace I took that test, I passed that test, and the rest of my life gracefully sorted itself out. He does amazing things when we trust that He will and allow Him to take control. This is the art of SURREND’her.

Whew, crossed that bridge!

EXCEPT, then there was last week. We all saw the unspeakable tragedy unfolding….yet again. It rocks us every time. We cry out to God, we shake our heads in disbelief and shed some tears for those we know were taken too soon. We are angry and we seek justice.

And now as a nation, we have found ourselves, once again, on the other side of tragedy.

So, hello, from the other side... again.

Whether you achieved a high of goal achievement or a lows of tragedy, you come out on the other side emotionally exhausted and... changed.

If you have been here before, you might recognize the feelings of confusion in your soul. For me, I feel like EVERYTHING in my life has shifted as I have crossed a great bridge. And YET, in so many ways, NOTHING has changed either.

I am caught wondering what you may be wondering, “Well, what do I do now?" I'm tempted to just go back to how I operated before it all...

But, this week, I came across a scripture I’ve seen before, but it had new meaning to me. I think it can help you too, if you allow it.

Isaiah 40:31
^"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

**LET’S LOOK AT 3 THINGS THE VERSE TELLS US THAT WILL HELP YOU TO FROM THE OTHER SIDE:**

IT TELLS US SPECIFIC ACTION TO TAKE:

Does this confuse you? Yes, I called this passage an ACTION PLAN and yet, this verse very clearly uses one word that I don’t think any human being likes to hear: “WAIT."

But it doesn’t stop there…. it says “Wait on the LORD” which is not inaction, but just the opposite.

Another term you could insert into this context is to SEEK the Lord. Or perhaps another tough word, OBEY.

So, this is NOT time you just spend twiddling your thumbs or waiting on the door to ring and it be the hand delivered news of what you are supposed to do.

No, this is time you spend in His word and in prayer so you have Guidance and *clarity* beyond what your emotions want you to do.

2. IT TELLS US WHY GOD WANTS US TO WAIT ON HIM:

The purpose of us seeking God and waiting on His guidance is not because God wants to drive us crazy and is playing some kind of game with us.

It’s because He sees how emotionally exhausted we are from whatever we just endured. He is preparing us to win THE WAR and what you’ve just endured was but one battle.

It's also a test to see if we really TRUST Him. We’ve all seen that hasty moves that are made under distressed and emotionally exhausted mindsets rarely bring wise decisions.

To our human mind, we think this emotion is supposed to fuel us into action. And in some ways, it is true--emotion is our human fuel.

But emotion that goes untested by God’s Word might make us more of the problem than the solution.

Thinking that our depth of emotion somehow makes us able to play the role of God is not only foolish but idolatrous. This is the trouble we are seeing in the world after the tragedy last week. People are taking justice into their own hands—essentially trying to play god. It will never end well.

THIS VERSE TELLS US THE OUTCOME OF THIS ACTION PLAN:

When we seek God and delay action until His way is apparent, it not only relieves us from the burden of trying to fix it all ourselves, but it also provides us the sustenance to ENJOY LIFE through it all too.

"Mount up on wings like eagles” sounds like a life of delight to me. A way to soar above the fray and rise above your circumstances.

There are more goals to be won. There are more battles the devil is going to wage in our mind and circumstance.

I’m going to tell you something you may not want to hear, but it’s also the truth.

This may take a while. Your purpose; our nations peace; the process of mourning....all of it.

But when we wait on God and seek Him diligently everyday, "we shall run and not grow weary, we shall walk and not faint.” We must keep going.

And the most beautiful part of what God does for us when we seek Him are His gifts of peace and joy and hope and love THROUGH the journey, not just when it’s over and fixed. He gives us these gifts daily, no matter our circumstances.

We all want these every day. But are you seeking God to receive them, or are you seeking others, your government or even yourself to achieve them?

Are you waiting on the Lord? Or is the Lord waiting on you?

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Fit Faith Friday Spiritual Health

Navigating Anxiety & Depression with Holly Mutlu

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date July 8, 2016
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#FitFaithFriday: [Video Interview] Holly Mutlu

Holly is going to be someone that you might wanna get used to seeing with me. I just adore her and this conversation/interview we did was very insightful and SO HELPFUL!

She is a Pastor and Counselor and specializes in helping women who battle with anxiety and depression. As someone that struggled with depression in high school and college, I think there is a significant need to address this issue with women, especially because these ailments may be the root causes of many of the health and physical ailments you are seeing. Medical Marijuana may be prescribed to you if you relate to this, but you need to make sure you visit https://www.marijuanaseo.com/marijuana-trade-associations/ to ensure that the dispensaries you use are legitimate.

If you secretly (or even unknowingly) battle with anxiety or depression or know someone who does, please watch this interview and maybe even consider working with Pastor Holly in her 1:1 coaching or in her upcoming 4-Week group coaching program called “Live It Up,” which starts on Monday, July 11! She talks more about this program and gives very valuable insight in our interview today!

If you’re on the run, you can also listen to the audio download on SoundCloud HERE. (P.S. I apologize my microphone wasn’t working very well so there is a volume difference between me and Holly).

The minute markers and quotes are below you if you don’t have time for a listen!

Don’t Have Time To Watch The Video?

Here are the Highlights 😉

Holly’s background as a Pastor, Wife, Mom and Entrepreneur: 2:10

“I’ve actually been in ministry for over 20 years, then the Associate Pastor of my church for the last 7 years and the last year I have really gone into life coaching.”

“I know women with anxiety and depression are hiding. Others are open to seeking treatments from places like the old 27 dispensary.”

“I have an amazing husband, we just celebrated our 18-year anniversary.”

“He was divorced and had two kids……. the boys were 7 and 9 when we started dating and they are now 28 and 26. And then we have two boys together and they are 15 and almost 13”.

“I feel like the wellness, it all goes together, but it’s all about life.”

Question: What was it about anxiety and depression that spurred you to pursue helping women in this niche?

“I had trouble with anxiety and depression without really realizing it.” If you feel like you are suffering with depression/anxiety, be sure to speak to someone who may be able to give you advice. Additionally, you could buy weed online canada (if this is something you are willing to try) to help relieve the symptoms.

When my husband finally helped me admit it, and seek help, doctors first tried to encourage me to talk to people, but at first that was extremely difficult as it brought up too many emotions. The only thing that kept me going back then was Lexapro which was luckily really easy to access from places like: https://www.blinkhealth.com/lexapro meaning I was able to build up the courage to talk to someone about what was going in my head finally.

“My husband actually had a daughter and she was stillborn. As a woman I’m faith, I’m thinking, in my mind, ok – this happened for a reason.”

On Holly experiencing anxiety attacks after the loss of her daughter and not knowing what her triggers were: 3:40

“The God I serve is of joy.”

“I didn’t feel like as a woman of faith I should be experiencing those things.”

“All of a sudden, everything that I had been pushing down emotionally had manifested itself physically.”

“It was all manifesting itself in the form of panic attacks.”

“After so long, grief isn’t grief, it’s depression.”

“As a woman of faith or a believer, if I admit that I’m struggling with this, then I don’t have faith.”

On staying quiet about struggling with depression or anxiety: 8:25

“If I stay quiet about it, then I don’t need to hear everybody’s ‘well, you should do this, or you should try that.'”

“It’s much easier to just sit and battle it alone or just say ‘God, here, take this from me, but the difficult part is we’re human.”

“Just because we’re believers does not mean that we’re not going to feel feelings.”

On seeing the ROOT causes of the physical manifestations that anxiety and depression can cause: 11:00

“For me, it was a matter of denying the emotions I was feeling and suppressing everything.”

“In the end, it was all fear-based for me.”

Holly’s turning point in her Faith: 14:28

“I remember at one point going ‘okay, I’m saved, I know Jesus is my personal savior, if he were to take me home today, if I truly am sick and I’m having a heart attack, then I’m going home. So what’s there to be afraid of?’ So at that moment, that’s what made sense to me.”

On the TOOLS that Holly uses with her clients to help them find their TEMPERAMENT and their TRIGGERS: 15:06

“One of the classes that I took was called Creation Therapy and it was all about the temperaments….it goes over three different areas. It goes over your socialization, control, and affection and there are five different temperaments in the areas that I studied. To be able to identify what those temperaments were was a huge awareness……and that’s something I do with my clients when I coach them, is I give them this assessment.”

On how she helps people reconcile with God her temperament and circumstances: 19:38

“It’s going back to just knowing that we serve an all-sovereign God. He is so good and no matter what my circumstances look like, my faith tells me that I know that all things are going to work together for my good and for his glory.”

On ONE LIE that Holly believes we all believe: 26:30

“One lie that I do think that we believe is that God won’t give you anything more than you can handle. And you know what, God gives us sooo much more than we can handle because it’s not ours to handle, it’s his.”

On some of the other tools she uses to help clients with anxiety and /or depression: 27:50

“Changing your mindset on this ‘I’m missing out on everything, why wasn’t this given to me, I deserve that’, to appreciating everything that I have and that each day is a gift and changing that mindset to a mindset of gratitude.”

On how she has learned God wraps His greatest gifts to us: 29:45

“The gifts that God gives us in our lives, they don’t always come in a pretty box. Sometimes the gifts, you have to tear away the layers of the not so pretty. And when you’re able to tear away all those layers, you’re able to see the beauty within that really, what you thought was a curse is a blessing and a gift.”

On KNOWING God in order to BE who He has created us to be: 32:00

“He created you with a purpose. He created you with a plan and when God designed you, he didn’t design you with failure in mind…..so to be able to identify, ‘who did God create me to be?'”

On comparing ourselves to others: 33:30

“Then you can go, ‘here are my strengths. God, I’m giving you my strengths and I’m going to rock these strengths that you’ve given me and I’m going to do my best in that. And then here’s my weaknesses’. And what happens is that when we buy these lies that are weaknesses, that we’re supposed to be stronger in these areas – nobody’s perfect. So everybody has strengths, everybody has weaknesses, for me to think that I need to be strong in every area is foolish.”

On her 4 week “Live It Up” program starting July 11 (Deadline on July 10) 35:50

“This program talks about knowing who you are. When you know who you are and whose you are, you can do the work you were called to do…. it’s about identifying and knowing you are, identifying the good and the bad and finding out what your passions are and then pursuing it. and going ‘okay God, here I am.'”

“It’s a new program, I’m super excited about it. It’s a group program of women all going through this time of self-discovery together and sharing their journeys, so it’s going to be super cool.”

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Fit Faith Friday

#FitFaithFriday with Coach Krista Kokot

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date June 24, 2016

Me: Tell us a little bit more about what you do and how you came to start it?

Krista: Hi, I'm Krista Kokot, Krista Kokot Coaching, KristaKokot.com. I am a Life Adviser, enthusiast, dream chaser, fear facer, and lover of life. I have found a passion in giving people Permission to Quit all negative thoughts & actions that no longer serve them in the direction they want to in life.

I help people to face whatever fears that are blocking them from living their best lives that God created them for. I am passionate about people just like you, lean into discomfort, give strategic tools to walk through through those times of uncertainty knowing that the outcome will only make us stronger and wiser.

God has given us the ability to chose - and Fear will always be part of our lives, but with the help of people we surround ourselves with, our Faith in something much bigger than just ourselves, I help others just like myself come to point of embracing the discomfort and start growing into the best version of themselves possible.

Me: How do you think your Fitness impacts your Faith and your Faith impacts your Fitness?

Krista: Fitness and my Faith in God have always been a part of my life since I was a young girl. I grew up in a Christian home and a very active home with sports being a big part of my life.

I started up my own fitness bootcamp 6 years ago, and through all those huge changes and struggles I came through, my God was always right there with me. God has given me this body to use as a vessel for His teachings here on earth, in whichever way that looks. I believe we need to keep our bodies healthy and happy through whatever fitness looks like for each of us. I spent too many years counting calories, and what the fat content was in each thing that went into my mouth and not enough time giving thanks to the Creator of my body that He made strong, healthy, happy and beautiful. SO today, now at 42, I love my body image, I love teaching others that Fitness is a MUST, but what that looks like is very different for each and every one of us. Just like God created each of us unique and special on the inside, we are unique and special on the outside too.

Me: What is the number one thing that you see women struggling with today? How do you think Health/Fitness &/or Faith can help her in that struggle?

Krista: Women struggle with comparing themselves to false advertisements out there. I have found over years of continually struggling with my own happiness, and trying to find it in other people, food, fitness, things, money...nothing would satisfy my own happiness until I hit rock bottom and loved myself for who God created me to be, and nothing Less. Finding a healthy relationship with fitness and food was a game changer as well as loving the skin I was in, and relying on my Faith in God. That will be my number one thing that a lot of women struggle with today.

Me: What is the biggest lesson you've learned recently?

Krista: That I know nothing! 🙂 HA! No, not really, but as a 42 year old online Entrepreneur I have learned that every single day we can learn something pretty life changing if we allow ourselves to be open to hear. I have come to the realization that I have got A LOT of life left in me and this beautiful life goes by very fast so we much embrace and learn from each other.

Me: I am doing a series on "Fruitful Health" where we are talking about how to grow the fruits of the Spirit in your health. We are talking JOY. How do you find a way to ENJOY taking care of your health?

Krista: Figure out what works for you. Find exercises and food that work for you and your body. This can take trial and error, just because Cross-fit and tuna may work for your best friend does not mean it will work for you. Keep trying different things and keep them exciting, something that you LOVE to go and do. For example, myself - I love to mix it up. I enjoy swimming, biking, bootcamp, and LOVE LIFTING weights. So I mix my workouts up, I eat 80% of the time healthy good for me stuff (think GREEN) and then the other 20% of the time I enjoy my chocolate, Doritos and glass of red wine.

Once I figured out what worked for me... that gave me JOY!!

ME: Is there anything you have coming up that we can join you in?

Krista: JULY 3rd I launch a 4 week ONLINE program called SURVIVE to THRIVE. Helping others LEAN INTO FEAR. I will help you see what your fear is, acknowledge your fear, and start the process of getting through that fear that is keeping you stuck in the same spot for months or years on end.
Check it out here ---> http://bit.ly/1YpCL11

And every MON/WED/FRI, my husband and I go on Facebook LIVE and talk Couples Goodness! Struggles, Joys, Sadness, God's goodness, Parenting tips, Spouse tips, Love languages, and anything else that we feel this world needs to hear 🙂
Check us out... http://bit.ly/28OvZwC

Website: kristakokot.com

You can follow Krista on the above social media platforms to find out more about her!

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Spiritual Health

{Vlog} How Can You RISE Above And Help This Chaotic World?

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date June 15, 2016

[Vlog] Part 1:

Mark 12:29-31 NIV

²⁹“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, is one Lord. ³⁰Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ³¹The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

In the midst of the tragedy in Orlando, the somewhat terrifying political arena, the ongoing cyber predators and bullying is worrying. This generation is facing a completely different, internet-obsessed upbringing to the previous one, which leaves them vulnerable to a different type of bullying, and even more worryingly, a large number of predators. Shockingly, 97 percent of teenagers have access to a smartphone and it is so important that these teens are aware of internet safety and how to protect themselves. As well as this scary part of today’s society, court injustices and the daily news of heartbreak are still raging on. Moreover, within my own lifetime, I can think of several court cases that ended in unfavorable outcomes.

Unfortunately, it is no secret that there are always going to be cases of injustice at the hands of judges and justices. However, it is important to remember that once a trial has taken place in court, it is possible to appeal the result. Put simply, if you take a civil or criminal case to court and receive an unfavorable outcome, you still have legal options for a review of your claims. Correspondingly, appellate law is the process of appealing a verdict unfavorable to you up the chain of courts for review. With this in mind, if you would like to learn more about appeal law then you can find plenty of helpful resources online. Ultimately, if you want to appeal a decision, hiring an experienced appellate attorney to handle your case should be one of your first steps.

Above all, there are no doubts about it, we are facing an epidemic time in our generation. It has left me wondering…

Where is all the love?

We weren’t designed for this behavior and treatment toward one another. So what is going on here?

Evil is going on. That is certain. But, what about apathy? To me, that is just as bad.

If you are like me and want to know, “What can I do in my space to help this world and leave it better for the generations after me?” then you and I have to get back to God’s Word.

It is so easy to point fingers at everyone else and all of the godless behavior and think our police, President, world and business leaders are responsible to make our world safer, but the truth is that we each have our part. We need leaders, yes, but that doesn’t let us ALL off the hook for our part that we play.

We must go back to what Jesus said in Mark 12:29-31 He basically answered our question on WHAT CAN WE DO IN THIS WORLD TO SURVIVE THE EVIL AND SIN?

1. Love God with ALL you have.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself.

We can all see that this world is suffering in the area of #2. We see it in both these godless, evil acts and we even see it from the so-called “religious” leaders who mistakenly use their faith as a platform to spew hatred.

In order to more effectively advocate, promote and consistently LIVE OUT #2, we must first learn to do #1. Each of us must take responsibility.

Even as Christians, many of us are GREAT at giving God “some” or “part” of ourselves, but we fail to give Him our ALL.

So, in this series, I just want to dive into what this might be for you.

Below is Part 1, where I simply ask you: What is your ALL?

This isn’t about comparing what you’re doing to what anyone else is doing, but learning exactly who you are and what you have to offer God first, and then the world after. Because, this world needs you.

Some Tips To Lean Into This Study More:

The two questions I ask you to assess about yourself in the above video is:

1. How am I spending my TIME?
2. How am I spending my ENERGY?

Ideas:
#1. To look at what you spend your time doing, I suggest you simply take a pad of paper and pen (or in your phone notes) and jot down what you do all day long in time sections.
For example:
6am-630am I wake up and have coffee
630-730 am I watch morning news and scroll through my phone and emails, eat breakfast.
730-830 I shower and head to the office.
830-930 staff meeting
9-10am I scrolled on Facebook and answered 10 emails
etc.

So often, we do a lot of “busy work” that we don’t realize is taking away from our productivity. This is not intended for you to judge yourself, but should help you realize just how much time you spend doing certain activities that you may want to cut down so you can make room for those things that you know God designed you to do (spend time with Him, exercise, stretch, rest, read, laugh, counsel friends etc).

#2. To assess your ENERGY, you want to think about what you’re thinking about.
First thing in the AM, wake up and write down what you’re thinking. Then set a timer to do the same 2-3x in the day. Stop and just write down your actual thoughts.

As you get more aware of the thoughts that are driving your feelings and your actions, you will better understand where you internal energy is.
“What gets your mind, gets you.” So simple awareness (again, without judgement) is the place to start!

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#FitFaithFriday: Beauty of Strength with Candace Smith

Post author By AMANDA WRIGHT
Post date June 3, 2016
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Candi is simply another STRONG and gorgeous woman I found through the #FitFaithMovement expedition taking place over on Instagram. I am so encouraged by her recommendations and you will see, that she and I see EYE-to-EYE on quite a bit!

If you want to check out a pretty AWESOME video of a workout she just posted online, you can check that out HERE. The rest of her social media links are below as well!

Website: http://candacersmith.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beauty_of_strength/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebeautyofstrength/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Candiyams05
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClNVH-Xa9zcC3lSemZ4jsqg

Me: Tell us a little bit more about what you do and how you came to start it?

Candi: Hi my name is Candace Smith - you can also call me Candi, and I am a health coach, personal trainer, and fitness blogger. I am the owner of Beauty of Strength. Most recently, I decided to grow my personal brand in the online space by helping women break the diet mentality and lead a healthy, strong, sustainable lifestyle. I seek to help women be the best versions of themselves, not the smallest! I hope to help women un-complicate things around fat loss and body change. My hopes are to share and show women that they don't have to go to extremes to lose weight, and that there are more important things in life than the number on a scale.

Me: How do you think your Fitness impacts your Faith and your Faith impacts your Fitness?

Candi: Fitness has made me stronger and fit in mind and body. Fitness is a gift from God and I am thankful for my health and strength physically, and mentally. I used to have really low self-esteem, primarily due to my body image. Relying on my faith and not what my body looks like, but what it can do, first and foremost, has had tremendous impact on me. Marveling in the body that God gave me. I used to try to force my body to something that it couldn't be. God has made us all uniquely different, and we as women seem to neglect that fact. In fact, you see it every day in the fitness and fashion industries –-women attempting to be what somebody else is, instead of being the best version of themselves and following their passions. Women shouldn’t compare themselves to other women – they aren’t competition, and doing this stifles rich, fulfilling relationships.

My faith in God keeps honesty and integrity at the forefront of my mind. I have no interest in selling or promoting quick fixes, gimmicks, and short term weight loss that will only drive women further into frustration and depression when it all goes wrong. I always strive to promote fitness methods and mentalities that I believe in one hundred percent!

Me: What is the number one thing that you see women struggling with today? How do you think Health/Fitness &/or Faith can help her in that struggle?

Candi: I see women struggling with body image - how they see and view themselves. I believe first and foremost, knowing or finding who you are in Christ will help. Our value doesn’t lie in our body shape or size - we are mothers, sisters, friends, and aunts, and we are loved and valued just the way we are.

Also, knowing that your self-worth has nothing to do with a scale number, a dress size, nor 6 pack abs. Remember, God loves you unconditionally, and unfortunately, many women try to find value outside that unconditional love.

If you can love yourself and grant yourself some compassion first and foremost, you can achieve your body transformation much easier.

I also think lifting weights and getting stronger makes a huge impact on body image struggles. Strength training not only builds strength, but also confidence. You start to walk differently, and I think you even start to think differently. Falling in love with the weight helps you fall in love yourself. You'll have a new swag about yourself!

Me: What is the biggest lesson you've learned recently?

Candi: Patience and trust in the Lord with building my online based fitness business – I can’t do it all by myself.

It’s been a process and it can be difficult to see the light at the end of the tunnel. This year, as I build my business, I know that I have to rely on my Faith to get me through the struggles, and be patient with the process, just like with anything else in life. I have also opened myself up to ask for help or advice from a group of amazing strong women in a business mentorship group I’m in.

ME: We are in the middle of a blog series on living with FRUITFUL Health and walking through how to live the 9 Fruits of the Spirit in our health. We are on to JOY! What tips can you give people who don't necessarily love working out or eating well to find JOY in this process of health?

Candi: I think we rush into fitness too fast, and want all the change right now. Instant gratification, ya know? I think if we step back and evaluate the process, look at things objectively and take the journey one step at time. No rushing, no quick fixes, or extremes because that causes burnout and frustration.

You’ll fall in love with working out and eating well if you like how you are doing it! If you like how you eat and how you move. Find what you enjoy – there are many ways to reach your fitness goals! What may work for one, may not work for another, so keep trying out new things until you find what you enjoy. The joy or love of working out and eating well is an enjoyable process when it resonates with YOU. This can be my preferred method, strength training, or it can be anything that gets you moving –walking, running, yoga, group fitness, hiking, etc. Don’t fall into the cookie cutter “it has to be this way or nothing” mentality.

ME: Is there anything you have coming up that we can join you in?

Candi: Stay tuned for 30 days of fat loss the healthy way. I will be posting a video blog daily with tips and tools to help my community navigate nutrition and fitness the sustainable way. Don't miss my daily blogs by joining me over on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thebeautyofstrength/

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Boundaries for SURREND'hered Eating

3 Main Parts To Understand

#1. Our relationship with food is SPIRITUAL

#2. Your answer to your nutrition is not found in "RULES" but in your "RELATIONSHIP" with food and yourself.

#3. What Does My Boundary Between "Caring" and "Obsessing" Look Like?

My Interview with Annie Miller

Annie Miller is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, cheer coach, wife, and woman of Faith. Her life is a representation of the beauty of strength unleashed. She has a warrior soul and I'm so glad to know her through this #FitFaithMovement!

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Me: What is the biggest lesson you've learned recently?

ME: I am doing a series on "Fruitful Health" where we are talking about how to grow the fruits of the Spirit in your health. We are talking JOY. How do you find a way to ENJOY taking care of your health?

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Pastor and Life Coach Holly Mutlu

#FitFaithFriday: [Video Interview] Holly Mutlu

Don’t Have Time To Watch The Video?

Here are the Highlights 😉

Holly’s background as a Pastor, Wife, Mom and Entrepreneur: 2:10

On Holly experiencing anxiety attacks after the loss of her daughter and not knowing what her triggers were: 3:40

On staying quiet about struggling with depression or anxiety: 8:25

On seeing the ROOT causes of the physical manifestations that anxiety and depression can cause: 11:00

Holly’s turning point in her Faith: 14:28

On the TOOLS that Holly uses with her clients to help them find their TEMPERAMENT and their TRIGGERS: 15:06

On how she helps people reconcile with God her temperament and circumstances: 19:38

On ONE LIE that Holly believes we all believe: 26:30

On some of the other tools she uses to help clients with anxiety and /or depression: 27:50

On how she has learned God wraps His greatest gifts to us: 29:45

On KNOWING God in order to BE who He has created us to be: 32:00

On comparing ourselves to others: 33:30

On her 4 week “Live It Up” program starting July 11 (Deadline on July 10) 35:50

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My Interview with Krista Kokot

Me: Tell us a little bit more about what you do and how you came to start it?

Me: What is the number one thing that you see women struggling with today? How do you think Health/Fitness &/or Faith can help her in that struggle?

Me: What is the biggest lesson you've learned recently?

ME: Is there anything you have coming up that we can join you in?

COMING SOON!

Nutrient Based Eating for Fat Loss!

What Can You Do to RISE Above the Chaos?

[Vlog] Part 1:

Mark 12:29-31 NIV

Where is all the love?

1. Love God with ALL you have. 2. Love your neighbor as yourself.

Below is Part 1, where I simply ask you: What is your ALL?

Some Tips To Lean Into This Study More:

The two questions I ask you to assess about yourself in the above video is:

1. How am I spending my TIME? 2. How am I spending my ENERGY?

Coming Soon!

Nutrient Based Eating for Fat Loss!

My Interview with Candace Smith

Me: Tell us a little bit more about what you do and how you came to start it?

Me: What is the number one thing that you see women struggling with today? How do you think Health/Fitness &/or Faith can help her in that struggle?

Me: What is the biggest lesson you've learned recently?

ME: We are in the middle of a blog series on living with FRUITFUL Health and walking through how to live the 9 Fruits of the Spirit in our health. We are on to JOY! What tips can you give people who don't necessarily love working out or eating well to find JOY in this process of health?

COMING SOON!

Nutrient Based Eating for Fat Loss!

**LET’S LOOK AT 3 THINGS THE VERSE TELLS US THAT WILL HELP YOU TO FROM THE OTHER SIDE:**

1. Love God with ALL you have.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself.

1. How am I spending my TIME?
2. How am I spending my ENERGY?