While I’m never thrilled when the summer ends, I’m a huge fan of fall. It’s my favourite season, aside from the fact that winter comes next. The best part is early fall and the re-introduction of fall-inspired cooking. Everything becomes a little heartier and warmer with an overall comfort-food kind...
Winter Salad Recipes
Winter hits, and all the sudden I have zero desire to eat salad anymore. A food I so enjoy during those warmer months, just doesn’t have the same appeal as a huge bowl of soup the second it starts to get cold out. As much as I would love to...
14 Day Wellness Challenge!
August is here, and to celebrate, I've got a wellness challenge launching for MichLWellness members! For 14 days, challenge yourself to adding in more of the 3 pillars of wellness into your daily life. Each day, you will have the option of a fitness, nutrition or wellness activity you can...
Let’s Get Moving! 10 Minutes a Day in May
One of the main things I hear when people say they are hesitant to start their fitness journey is that they just don’t have the time. With everything they have going on, finding the time to workout just hasn’t been possible or made a priority. With the hectic lives we...
Healthy Comfort Food: My Eggplant Lasagna Recipe
One of my favourite things to do is experiment with food. There are so many ways to transform a recipe with only a few tweaks and changes. I’ve been doing this for years, but it’s become even more of an occurrence since I cut out dairy and gluten. I wanted...
My 3 Pillars to Wellness
I wanted to take a moment today to explain my approach to wellness. For me, I view wellness as 3 main pillars, and when those pillars are in alignment, we achieve our personal 360 degrees to health.The key here is that the building blocks of everyone’s pillars will be different,...
Kick Start to Wellness Workshop
If you've been looking for a way to kick start your wellness journey, the Kick Start to Wellness is the perfect place to start. I've created a workshop that breaks down the fundamentals to beginning your health and wellness journey. The workshop is made up of 3 main components: Workouts-...
My top five tips on how to enjoy a stress- and guilt-free holiday season
I feel like I’ve been anticipating the holidays since November 1. I started to do everything really early this year, including decorate, because let’s be honest, there wasn’t a whole lot else to do! December is usually a full month of celebrations for me. We celebrate both Hanukah and Christmas...
Create warm memories with this easy-to-make Minestrone soup
What I love about food is that it doesn’t just keep us full and healthy, but it also has an interesting way of evoking certain feelings and memories. For example, when I think of minestrone soup, I think of my dad getting us takeout from one of the neighbourhood pizza...
Holiday Gift Guide 3: Give the Gift of Fashionable Fitness
Getting dressed for a workout can be just as much fun as getting dressed for an evening out. Activewear has evolved so much over the years, that getting dressed for a workout is no longer just about functionality, but it can be about fashion. While what you look like when...