Creekside Health Coaching

05/06/2026

Happy National Teachers Day to our teaching village-the ones who helped us navigate educational testing, accommodations, advocacy and more. My children are successful today because of YOU and the love you poured into them.

05/04/2026

Time is running out to register for my group coaching program! For this week only: Register and enter FB25 and receive 25% off! If you have a friend sign up with you, you can get 30% off! Sale ends May 10th.

05/03/2026

05/03/2026

By the end of the day, all of my energy is gone. Adding one more task feels impossible, but this blog discusses practical ways to make it possible.

I sat in my car, trying to psych myself up for going into the grocery store.  I despise making stops after a long day at work and try really hard to get all shopping done on the weekends so I …

05/02/2026

When I was raising my children, I thought I was doing all of the right things. I exercised, I watched my fat intake, I didn't drink a lot of sugary drinks...all of the things.

And yet...this picture was from April 2020, during the pandemic. I distinctly remember trying to lose weight, but nothing was working. It didn't help that shortly after that picture was taken, I ended up with a stress fracture in my femur...at 38 years old!

I had to do a lot of work on myself to figure out what was sabotaging my weight loss. One of the things that I discovered was that I had trained myself to take a little handful of "something" every time I went to the kitchen. Usually it was chocolate almonds-the chocolate satisfied my high cortisol level, which continually coursed through my body due to my untreated anxiety.

This is why I'm passionate about helping neurodivergent clients discover small ways to help them feel better. When you stack small habits, they become significant improvements in your life!

04/30/2026

When the house is quiet, you can hear yourself think again, and you find yourself eating a sugary snack. There’s a kind of relief in it, but it's also mixed with guilt and maybe even shame. You have tried so hard to control your late-night snacking, but every day, it seems like something else takes over. You don't even realize you are doing it!

Inside my group program, we work on creating more of that calm in your brain and practicing other dopamine-boosting habits so you don't always find yourself at the cupboard.

04/27/2026

I’ve had clients quietly admit they end up in the kitchen at night, standing there eating carbs straight out of the cupboard. Your body is still running on cortisol and it's looking for fuel for fight-or-flight responses. This is compounded if you have ADHD because your brain is looking for dopamine. In my group program, we look at what’s actually driving that pull and build in small ways to feel more regulated earlier, so it doesn’t all hit at once at night. Does that pattern show up for you too?

04/25/2026

It's the end of the school year and stress is running high. If you are neurodivergent, you may already experience emotional dysregulation. I offer some tips on how to create a regulation routine to help you with daily emotional management.

One of my 15-year-old sons realized that he could put an earring all of the way through his earlobe, a “project” he started two years ago. He accidentally put a boy scout lapel pin in his ear and …

04/23/2026

We didn't travel for fall or spring breaks, so my daughter begged for us to take a quick trip to the beach.

It was just the two of us.

I get very anxious about traveling. I'm afraid I'll get sick, or will have to respond to an emergency. And this fear is worse if I'm the only adult "on duty".

For years, I told her no to concerts out of state, quick trips, etc. Frankly, because I was too scared.

I also get very anxious out of my routines and usually by Friday nights, I'm exhausted. I didn't think I would be recovered for the next week of work.

But then I remembered....

She is 16 and will turn 17 this summer. I have 2 years left with her before she goes off to college. All of those years where I was too afraid to travel alone with her were missed opportunities. And now I'm running out of time with her.

So I said yes.

The week before our trip, we had a family emergency. She also got a monster cold. We considered cancelling the trip.

But we did it.

We drove 6 hours one way for 2.5 hours on the beach. And I would do it again in a heartbeat.

I learned that I didn't have to be controlled by my fear and I could both relax AND have quality time with my daughter. I learned I could care about my job AND have boundaries to protect my peace. I learned I could experience both stressful moments (hello construction traffic) but also recover and relax so I wasn't tense all of the time.

I wish I could always pick up and go to the beach whenever I needed to relax. Since that's not an option, I have a system to help my body reduce stress and create moments of calm in my day. What would that look like for you?

04/21/2026

Just a few helpful tips I learned at the beach this past weekend. If you are looking to break out of the cycle of normalizing stress as the backdrop of your life, sign up for my group coaching program! https://www.creeksidehealthcoachimg.com/s/appointments

04/21/2026

I didn't get to meal prep yesterday because we got back from the beach late-ish. I didn't feel like cooking today either, so I picked a recipe that involved minimal work-air fried chicken seasoned with Ranch mix, buffalo sauce, and a sprinkle of cheese on a low-carb tortilla. Eating balanced meals doesn't have to be complicated.

04/19/2026

I took a step in conquering my anxiety this weekend! I did something out of my routine, traveled 6 hours as the only adult, and went to the beach with my daughter. The last time I did this was 5 years ago and it was a semi-disaster. Baby steps and consistency will always win over perfection!