I took anatomy classes. I went to medical libraries and talked to doctors and nutritionists. I did the whole thing before using myself as a human guinea pig.

Often when a person can't get past stress, she will turn to overeating, drinking or smoking, which can become a greater problem than the stress itself.

Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life.

Feeling a little blue in January is normal.

I'm a girl who loves to share information, especially empowering, life-changing, information.

Research has shown that even small amounts of processed food alter the chemical balance in our brain and cause negative mood swings along with noticeable dips ill energy.

The more prepared I am, the more I'll be in control, less nervous, less stressed and more focused.

Like it or not, the world evolves, priorities change and so do you.

However, don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.

The biggest reason most people fail is that they try to fix too much at once - join a gym, get out of debt, floss after meals and have thinner thighs in 30 days.

I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.

A library — a place full of books! Imagine!" Ivy couldn't imagine a place closer to heaven. Think of all the books you could read!

All women speak two languages:
the language of men
and the language of silent suffering.
 Some women speak a third, 
the language of queens.

Metaphor is a slippery eel, if it wasn't for its shock I'd stick to the easy catch of prose.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

If we want to create a different future, we must have the courage to look at the past.

Money is 80% behavior, 20% head knowledge. It's what you do, not what you know.

There are moments when the inner life actually 'pays,' when years of self-scrutiny, conducted for no ulterior motive, are suddenly of practical use.

The world belongs to optimists; the pessimists are only spectators.

Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.