Ep #11 | Holiday Hacks to Keep Your Sanity
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I prepared this mini-episode filled with strategies and tips to help you in this time of the year where it is easy to feel overwhelmed with meals, shopping, and tight schedules. Even though these weeks are full of joy, parties and gatherings it still feels like a lot!
It’s also a great time to reset, not yourself, but lifestyle changes that can help you be more grounded and in touch with yourself, focusing on what you want to be doing. Also a key takeaway from this episode – your healing happens when you are sleeping! From 10 pm to 2 am are the most restorative hours for your adrenals who are the ones helping you deal with stress, so for this reason it’s important to get to bed by 10/1030pm.
Here are my 12 top strategies which I dive into in this episode:
1. Sleep is a priority.
2. Create a gratitude moment first thing in the morning.
3. Have a glass of water when you wake up.
4. Eat within one hour of waking up.
5. Take good quality supplements.
6. Exercise according to your day.
7. Say “no” and don’t feel bad about it.
8. Say “yes” to yourself and your self care.
9. Regroup at mid-day, check in with yourself.
10. Schedule self care!
11. Read when you can.
12. Go to bed with gratitude and let go of what does not serve you.
Like the 12 days for Christmas, these are my twelve simplicity tips for self care, simple and actionable choices to take care of yourself starting today!
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Quotes:
“Your healing happens when you are sleeping.”
“Your lymphatic system only activates when you are sleeping.”
“From 10 pm to 2 am are the most restorative hours for your adrenals who are the ones helping you deal with stress.”
“Say NO and don’t feel bad about it.”
“In these times most people believe that because you have a cell phone that is next to you, you have to be responding to every message at any time. Say No and give yourself the time you need to do what you enjoy undisturbed.”
“Let go of what is not under your control.”
Additional Information About Jenn:
Jenn studied and graduated with honors in Human Anatomy and Physiology with such a passion that it propelled her to continue her education over many years. Jenn is a Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Medical Exercise Specialist, Registered Yoga Instructor and Faculty of the Toronto Yoga Conference, Pre & Post Natal Yoga Expert, STOTT Pilates trained instructor, Twist Sport Conditioning Coach, Spin Instructor Crossfit Level 1 Coaching, among other certifications she got along the way. She is also a guest Holistic Expert for Breakfast Television, Global, CHCH, Rogers Tv and writes columns for STRONG Fitness Magazine, iRun magazine, Savvy Mom and contributes to Inside Fitness Magazine, The Toronto Star and Sun. She is also a proud educator and ambassador to Genuine Health, Nature’s Emporium and Juice Plus.
Jenn is a proud mama to two beautiful souls and her best teachers of life. She resides on Lake Simcoe in Keswick with her husband and two children.