Goal Setting—Step 1

Would you love to be part of the 8% of people who actually follow through on their goals? If so, start by answering this question: If you could have anything, what would you want?  Know exactly what this is first. Is it more adventure, happiness or money? Is it more balance, family time or more meaningful work? Is it someone …

How to Guide for Happiness

March is a special month for me. Not only am I celebrating my birthday…all month long ;), I’m also celebrating the 3rd birthday of my book, Happiness Happens.  Have you read it yet? It’s basically a how-to guide for people who are navigating big changes in life and need to reconnect with who they are and what they want so …

Need some daily inspiration?

I believe that living a happy and fulfilling life isn’t about life going perfectly, it’s about living each day in line with who you are and what you want. And each month, I create these calendars to help you do exactly that.  They’re a special gift for my community.

My Manifesto

My name is Emily. I care about helping people be their truest selves, and create the life they’ve always imagined. I believe that belonging and happiness are at the core of what everyone wants. And that most of us are afraid to admit it.  I’ve learned that life is amazing….and that it’s also stressful too. That the good, the bad …

When life is hard…

My kiddo fell at school while playing basketball and hit his head on the corner of a wood bench. When I got to school to pick him up, he had blood all over his sweatshirt and his little face was trying so hard to keep it together.

5 Things to Live Happier

Sometimes it’s the simplest of things that can bring you joy. Hearing your favorite song on the radio, seeing the smile on someone’s face, breathing in the crisp air on a morning winter walk.  Maybe it’s something that makes your life easier in some way or brings a smile to your face or just makes you feel good.  These simple things are exactly …

Tropical Pina Colada Smoothie

My kid loves piña colada’s 🤷‍♀️ so they’re a summer staple for our happy hours. Don’t worry we’re all about the #mocktails. So I thought it’d be fun to bring some summer vibes to these wintery days by adding this into the rotation for the Total You Cleanse (my OP—original program😉—that’s getting a makeover). Cant you just feel the tropical vibes?! …

Turning Lessons into Action

Happy New Year!! So many people have been anxiously waiting for this year to end. And while I will say this year has been complicated at best, I’m not willing to put it into the “worst year ever” category. A lot was brought to the surface—and it clearly needed to be—because you can’t change what you’re not aware of.  That’s true …

3 Questions to End the Year Strong

This year’s definitely been one for the history books—filled with so many unexpected events and changes, and it’s called many of us to rethink what truly matters and how we want to live our day to day life going forward.