Can we make it a goal to come out of summer as a healthier version of ourselves? Whether it’s more movement or healthier food, the summer is the perfect time to enjoy new healthy habits. It’s overwhelming to commit to something lasting. The Summer of Growth Challenge is for this week only–but if your new…
Life Management
The BCP Summer of Growth. Week Three: Relationships and You
Can we grow by improving how we relate with those around us? Once we’ve taken care of ourselves and created a little room to breathe, we can begin the real growth and take small steps to relate to everyone around us in a positive, feel-good way. It’s not always easy! We understand it’s overwhelming to…
Fertility Treatment with Family: Seven Tips to Ease the Juggling Act
Those dealing with secondary infertility have a unique challenge. These are tips from someone who has been there. It’s a rough juggling. You’re running a blessedly busy household. You are also emotionally depleted from your fertility treatments. You also feel so alone. But remember there are so many other women dealing with this. Here are…
The BCP Summer of Growth. Week Two: Embrace the Season
Has summer so far been just the same ol’? Even if we don’t change our location, there’s things we can do to feel and appreciate the change of season. Sometimes, it’s the little things that make us feel a change or that we’ve had a bit of a break. But if we do nothing and…
The BCP Summer of Growth. Week One: Rest and Reset
Do you use summer to recharge your batteries for the year ahead? Or do you run into the new year just as breathless as when you finished it? It’s overwhelming to commit to something lasting. The Summer of Growth Challenge is a 5 week challenge, the “rest and reset” theme is for this week only–but…
The BCP Summer of Growth Challenge
Don’t let summer go by without making the season a meaningful one for you. Often, when summer starts we have big dreams. We have dreams of what we’re going to accomplish or how we’re going to enjoy the season. And, too often, summer just goes by. We keep running like we do all year, without…
Catching Up with Friends? How to Be Mindful
Even the questions you think are innocent can sometimes be offensive (and yes, it can be offensive to ask someone if they’ve lost weight!). Here’s a quick guide. It may be while taking a power walk on a country road, on a midnight run to Walmart, or at the local ice cream store–when summer comes,…
Spontaneous or Scheduled Summer? You Can Have Both!
In the summer months ahead, it gets even harder to keep a structure and feel efficient. We want a schedule–but perhaps with some more flexibility than we have all year round. Does summer, in your book, equal endless hours of fun and relaxation at the beach? …Or is it more like, endless loads of laundry…
9 Tips on Returning to Work after a Baby
Going back to work after a baby is never easy. These tips will ease the transition. How do you make the most of this time off so you’re ready and rested when it’s time to resume a schedule? Organize Your Life Before the Baby Your maternity leave is not a great time to catch up…
9 Practical Tips to Boost Your Productivity
So much to do and so little time! We can’t create more hours in the day, but we can make little changes to a workflow to make it more efficient. Here are nine practical tips that you can implement today to become more productive. One of these will click with you and really make a…
