Posts tagged chronic disease
WHY I'LL NEVER HAVE IT ALL (AND I'M LEARNING TO BE OK WITH THAT)
WHY I'LL NEVER HAVE IT ALL (AND I'M LEARNING TO BE OK WITH THAT)

I’ve always found the concept of “having it all,” for women and men, to be terribly flawed. If you really break it down, it simply isn’t possible. There aren’t enough hours in the day to show up fully as our best selves in our careers, partnerships, families, friendships, communities, service efforts, spirituality practices AND still have time to proactively care for ourselves mentally and physically (which is what allows us to show up fully in the first place). Add in the basic human needs for joy, connection, fulfillment, adventure… How can we possibly expect to find time for all the aforementioned in the 24 short hours we have each day? I don’t believe we can, and I don’t believe we should have to.

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SELF LOVE & ACCEPTANCEElizabeth OCarrollself love, self esteem, self acceptance, having it all, have it all, women's rights, women's health, women's mental health, healthy lifestyle tips, womens health tips, women's health and wellness, depression, anxiety, pcos, hypothyroidism, hypothyroidism and depression, depression and anxiety, hormone balance, hormone health, stress management, worthiness, enoughness, healthy lifestyle, eating disorder recovery, self care practices, self care ideas, self care tips, self acceptance tips, self love tips, how to accept yourself, chronic illness, chronic disease, living with chronic illnessComment
9 SURPRISING THINGS THAT HELPED ME HEAL MY GUT
9 SURPRISING THINGS THAT HELPED ME HEAL MY GUT

The benefits of eating to support gut health (and health in general) are so intangible and incomprehensible to anyone that has never tried to do so that it can be easy to ignore the hype and chalk it all up to "health freak BS". Without experiencing the incredible reality of how much more amazing I feel when I eat/live to support that crazy microbiome within, I’m not sure I would have ever truly committed to healing my gut myself. Now that I've experienced what it is to ignore gut health and conversely, to focus on it (read more here and here), I'm excited to share the below things that have had the biggest impact on my health during my gut healing journey! 

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RESOURCES, RECOMMENDATIONS, FUNDAMENTALS, RECOMMENDATIONS/RESOURCESElizabeth OCarrollgut health, heal your gut, microbiota, microbiome, human microbiome project, probiotics, prebiotics, fiber, nutrition, holistic nutrition, balanced gut bacteria, health and wellness, womens health and wellness, digestive health, clean program, cleanse, smoothie recipes, cleanse friendly smoothie recipes, clean program smoothie recipes, IBS, IBD, crohn's disease, leaky gut, autoimmune disease, chronic disease, elimination diet, detoxinista, against all grain, nom nom paleo, elana's pantry, tasty thin, minimalist baker, half baked harvest, clean eats, paleo, grain free, paleo recipes, whole 30, intermittant fasting, IFF, time restricted eating, prebiotic foods, probiotic foods, mindful eating, eating disorder recoveryComment