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VIREO Life Find your path. Fulfill your potential. We believe you are a valued creation and that you are able, as a partner with God, to succeed in every challenge.

Our services focus on intentional nourishment, especially Intuitive-Mindful Eating, intentional movement, and an intentional manner of living.

You don’t need more motivation.You need more fun.Back when roller-blading was a new thing, a family I coached didn’t bel...
07/18/2025

You don’t need more motivation.
You need more fun.

Back when roller-blading was a new thing, a family I coached didn’t believe fun workouts counted.

(Well, at least one of the parents didn’t think that.)

Enjoying an afternoon roller-blading through a park, didn’t seem regimented or hard enough - even though everyone definitely got up their heartrate and built their balance.

It took a lot convincing for that parent to finally get that “your body doesn’t care how it moves — it just wants to move.”

In the new Real Wellness episode I recorded for you, you’ll learn how to use ChatGPT to plan workouts you enjoy. That way you don’t have to use your brainpower to figure out your fun fitness options. You can just show up.

Try this today:
👉 Ask ChatGPT: “Give me a fun outdoor workout, that feels like play.”

In The Busy Pro’s Shortcut to Staying Active, you’ll also get:
- Prompts for hotel room workouts, travel days, and low-energy moments
- How to stay consistent without overhauling your schedule
- The secret to starting back into fitness, using AI

Listen now to Real Wellness. The Busy Pro’s Shortcut to Staying Active is live!

The coolest ChatGPT hack?Don’t just use it for work.Use it to plan your perfect summer.All you have to do is prompt and ...
07/09/2025

The coolest ChatGPT hack?
Don’t just use it for work.

Use it to plan your perfect summer.

All you have to do is prompt and play!

Here are three of my favorites (that ChatGPT suggested!)

1 - When it is too hot or rainy, use the prompt “Give me five indoor wellness ideas for the weekend”

2 - For an energy reset use the prompt “Plan a three hour summer afternoon that will reset my energy. What do you need to know about me to plan my reset?”

3 - Get ready for vacation with the prompt “I’m going to ______ for a _____ day vacation. What are five wellness ideas I can use there? Include fun things to see and do.”

For more - check out the latest Real Wellness
Episode 151
“Let ChatGPT plan your perfect summer”

What was one of the best ways in 1776 to show your patriotism? Eat chocolate!Surprisingly, Revolutionary War soldiers we...
07/04/2025

What was one of the best ways in 1776 to show your patriotism?

Eat chocolate!

Surprisingly, Revolutionary War soldiers were sometimes paid in chocolate — and officers received 2 to 4 pounds of chocolate per month.

(That is more than Americans eat on average today)

President George Washington hosted Balls where chocolate was served - instead of tea, of course.

And at Valley Forge during the War one officer wrote that chocolate was a necessity.

Benjamin Franklin, in his Poor Richards Almanac, recommended chocolate for its medicinal benefits

So remember to celebrate Independence Day with a square of antioxidant rich chocolate!

(Thanks to Colonial Williamsburg for all of these facts)

When you are playing to win, your wellness is not negotiable.Thanks to for a powerful conversation on signs that you - ...
07/01/2025

When you are playing to win, your wellness is not negotiable.

Thanks to for a powerful conversation on signs that you - and your team - need to take action in wellness.

Listen now to Real Wellness episode 150

The Secret to High Performance Isn’t Working More

Where you do not sow, weeds will grow.I was reminded of this yesterday.While weeding my herb garden! 😂It is also true in...
06/29/2025

Where you do not sow, weeds will grow.

I was reminded of this yesterday.
While weeding my herb garden! 😂

It is also true in your life.

Know what you want this week.

Then wake up every day ready to sow.

Believe me.
Sowing may mean a little effort.

But it takes way less time and energy than weeding!
🤣

Where you do not sow, weeds will grow.This is true in my gardening - (as I learned with lots of weeding this weekend!)It...
06/29/2025

Where you do not sow, weeds will grow.

This is true in my gardening - (as I learned with lots of weeding this weekend!)

It is also true in your life.

Know what you want this week.
Then focus on sowing to grow only that.

I woke up exhausted.My relationships were strained.I had lost my motivation … it was non-existent.My life was grinding t...
06/25/2025

I woke up exhausted.
My relationships were strained.
I had lost my motivation … it was non-existent.

My life was grinding to a halt.

My doctor said I was “perfectly healthy”.
All of my “numbers” were fine.

But I wasn’t fine.

I was worn out.

Not the kind of tired that a week’s vacation could fix.

I desperately needed to change the rhythm of my life.
Even how I ate and what I thought.

Decisions had to be made.

Some were hard choices.

Most were actually easy decisions … that I had to stick with.
(That was the harder part.) 🙂

But now I’m on the other side of burnout.

I wake up with energy.
My relationships are thriving.

And motivation?

Well, I’m on a mission to help leaders and business owners stop burnout before it stops them.

Don’t let burn out stop you or your dream.

You really can 10x your energy and have it all.
I can help.

I loved being a guest on The Women at Halftime Podcast to share my journey into wellness.We dug into my SWITC2H Habit Fr...
06/20/2025

I loved being a guest on The Women at Halftime Podcast to share my journey into wellness.

We dug into my SWITC2H Habit Framework.

Take your first easy step to switch a habit—
Simply listen to my conversation with

Enjoy the episode!

Listen now at WomenatHalftime.com

The time I made a terrible hire … and what it taught me about burnout.My team was stretched thin. Too much to do and sho...
06/17/2025

The time I made a terrible hire … and what it taught me about burnout.

My team was stretched thin.
Too much to do and short-staffed.

I was DETERMINED to support them.

I started talking to job applicants.

But I was stressed and burned out, myself.

So when the “perfect-on-paper” person finally came in, I jumped at filling the position.

The resume looked great.
The interview answers were by the book.

My mind said “He’s it. Hire now to stop the stress!”

I ignored my gut-check. That little red flag that goes off in the belly.
Because I was too burned out to listen.

Of course, the hire ended terribly.

Moral and legal issues.
Team morale decreased.
Broken trust.

All the terrible things that can go wrong when you hire from a state of exhaustion.

Whether it is a bad judgement in a work or personal relationship – never get so burned out that you ignore your gut.

“We’re asking people to be well in a system that makes them unwell.”That line stopped me cold during this week’s convers...
06/13/2025

“We’re asking people to be well in a system that makes them unwell.”

That line stopped me cold during this week’s conversation with Steve Langer, a popular TedX speaker.

We talked about how striving for “work-life balance” can actually hurt more than help.

Both for you as a person, and for any team you are part of.

In this week’s Real Wellness episode, you’ll hear our conversation about what’s working - and what’s not working - to make your workplace healthier.

For example, Steven shares the story of his colleague who joined every challenge—steps, water, gym points—but still burned out.

Why?
Because the real issue wasn’t tracked on an app. It was stress, culture, and unrealistic expectations.

Here’s your takeaway for today:

Start with one wellness habit that restores you, not one that just gets points.

Maybe it’s blocking 5 minutes to breathe between back-to-back meetings.
Or stretching for a few minutes before you make dinner.

In this episode, you’ll also learn:

- Why “wellness” needs to move beyond perks and ping-pong

- The #1 thing leaders get wrong about energy

- How wellness looks different at different times of your life

Listen now.
This is one of those episodes that could change how you see it all.

How do I fit fitness into my busy workday?I get this question a lot.So this week, as I was putting together ideas for Ju...
06/06/2025

How do I fit fitness into my busy workday?

I get this question a lot.

So this week, as I was putting together ideas for June‘s workplace wellness month, a cool idea hit me!

I quickly grabbed my calculator and figured out these results:

Just one small shift like using a standing desk can help you burn enough calories over a year to equal 8.5 pounds!

Or take a 10 minute walk in your lunch break — that’s 180 miles a year!

No matter what your work situation, this week’s Real Wellness episode will help you.

I break down:

- What workplace wellness actually means today

- Why it starts with you - not your company

- How to influence your teams culture (no matter what your title)

High-performance doesn’t have to mean high intensity.

It starts with how you move while you work.

Listen now to - This 10 Minute Break Equals 180 Miles of Fitness

The most elite leaders protect their energy the same way they protect their calendars.Because without it nothing else ma...
06/04/2025

The most elite leaders protect their energy the same way they protect their calendars.

Because without it nothing else matters.

- Steve Jobs: Practiced long walks for creativity.

- J.D. Rockefeller: Meditated daily and journaled - a century before "mindfulness" was a thing.

- Indra Nooyi: Kept a morning exercise routine, to lead PepsiCo to 13 consecutive years of growth.

We’ve outsourced our vitality to tech, adrenaline, and too much caffeine.

But the most iconic minds in business history?

These leaders didn’t chase the fads and hacks.

They lived by a deeper truth:
Energy is a strategic asset.

Protect it.
Shape it.
Build everything on top of it.

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