doAble detox

I used to be one of those make a buncha lists--never get shit done, people. Yep, I'd fire off a zillion things-to-do..  on crappy little pieces of scrap.  in neat 'n tidy professional notepads I'd steal from work.  on the back of Chipotle napkins.  in pretty little fabric covered journals.  on the back of junk mail envelopes.. the lists went on and on.  and on. work-agenda lists.  people I needed to email, text, and call, lists.  lists of weird ingredients for recipes I'd hope to get around to that weekend.  actual grocery lists for actual food that I actually ate.  lists of books I wanted to read, people I meant to write sympathy cards to,  essential oils I wanted to sniff, you  name it.   I'd wake up to lists on my nightstand.  On the kitchen counter.  I'd find them in the center console in my car.  Lists were growing out of my ears like corkscrew noodles.  The best part (meaning the wo...

When I was a little girl, whenever I saw my mom on her hands and knees cleaning the kitchen floor, I would bolt out the back door, hop on my banana seat, and go find the fastest friend to ride bikes with.  Or run upstairs to my room and pretend to be doing my very important homework.  Or high tail it to the backside of my neighbor's shed where I would pound Ssips juice boxes and wait for the inevitable... my mom to holler at me. Because if my mom was cleaning the kitchen floor, this meant she was about to find my flintstones.  And soggy spinach from the night before.  And crusty spoonfuls of oatmeal I didn't want that morning.   Because there was this ledge underneath our kitchen table where I used to slip crap I didn't want to eat that my mom served us.   But because I was like 8, I would forget all about it and leave the evidence behind. Doing a strictly food-based detox and ignoring all the other aspects of your life would be like my mom fi...

Q:    Gimme the gist,  man. A:    Alright, alright.    So I've split the work up into 3  phases, over 10 days --so you can step into summer with  a big fat glow.    PHASE 1 is all about noticing.    the quality of your food.    the source of your protein.    the quality of your relationships.    the crap in your home.   just... noticing. i'll challenge you to stop snackin' so much and  start sitting down to real deal  meals again.   i will also ask you start-- nothing crazy--but just start, to cut back on addicting stimulants like coffee and sugar.   and anything else that would result in headaches and withdrawal symptoms if you went cold turkey (malbec much?).    its a bit by bit thing.    not a startle-the-shit-out-of-you, thing.    oh, and you'll  start making your bed .    easy enough right? ...

FAQ about the doAble detox, Spring- ish edition.. Q:    What is a detox anyway? A:   A detox is an opportunity.  It's a (time honored) chance you take to  take a good hard look at what you are a consuming, and what's consuming you.    Be it too much bacon, too much texting, or too much f-bomb-ing, some things just get a hook in us.  And there comes a time, we feel the gigantic urge to.. well, knock it off.  because since when is a cup of stupid starbucks the boss of you?   enter in what some people call:  a detox.  others might simply call it spring, or beginning again.  I tend to call it:  getting a grip, or my shit together.  call it what you want-just be sure to notice it, this instinct of yours.. to let go.   Q:    What's your approach? A:    As a  {whole-istic} health coach , I believe a detox should be so much more than rebooting your digestive sys...