A copy of Enjoy Time: Stop Rushing, Get More Done by Catherine Blyth landed here at Fit Bottomed Zen HQ, and we are obsessed with it. So much so that we booked the author as a guest on our podcast (ep coming up in 2019!) and immediately asked if we could share a few research-based tips from...
The universe is talking to you. Are you listening? We are. Not sure what we mean? For example, when buying my first house, it seemed like every TV show I watched had an episode with characters buying, selling, house-hunting, or moving. When training for a race, suddenly people I hardly knew — and who I...
We did an Insta story a few weeks ago on productivity. But it wasn’t the type of advice that you normally read. You know, the kind where you learn a new way to shave 30 seconds off some boring or mundane part of your day. Actually, it was kind of the opposite of that. It...
I talk about the weather a lot. But, you know, I live in Florida, so it tends to be at the forefront of our minds — in the cooler months we discuss how grateful we are to not have all the snow our friends and families up north are getting, in the summer we complain...
Giving already feels really good. But giving stuff that also makes the other person feel good and inspired? EVEN BETTER. With that in mind, here are our top picks for gifts this holiday season … or, really, any time! (And, yep, most of these we were sent a sample to review, so you know our...
Change of season and/or the holidays got you feeling less like yourself? You’re not alone. According to Psychology Today, holiday stress ramps up tenfold when you have anxiety — and more than 40 million U.S. adults are affected. Not to mention that there are about 3 million cases of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) reported each year. Get...
Here’s a scary and rarely discussed stat: eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness and suicide rates are 23 percent higher in those with eating disorders than in the general population. In addition, for those with eating disorders, rates of death are elevated compared to those suffering from other mental health...
When was the last time worrying about something actually improved a situation? If I had to take a guess, in my case, it was sometime around … oh, the 12th of NEVER. via GIPHY And believe me when I say it’s had puh-len-TY of opportunities to step up to the plate. I spent my teens...
Higher education is a hot topic, because despite the U.S. economy and job market fairing well, many new graduates are finding it difficult to secure a job after graduation. As of just a couple of years ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the percentage of unemployed millennials was more than double the...
Mindset has a lot to do with how we perform, whether it be physically or mentally. A car isn’t expected to run without the right kind of fuel, so don’t expect to function without the right mentality. It’s no secret that the power of positivity can move mountains, but sometimes positivity isn’t always easy to...