Elaine L. Stewart, CHC

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Elaine L. Stewart, CHC

I'm a certified health coach, working with women in their 60's+ who want to live their life by design and not by default

I work with women in their 60's and beyond to live their life by design and not by default. We address life and health issues to let go of the roadblocks that hold us back from living our lives full out!

07/25/2025

Your Magic Eraser Can Change Your Story

If you think something bad happened in your past, you can “erase” that sad way of thinking and find a better kinder way to see it. Like magic, this changes how you feel about what happened.

It’s interesting to see old experiences through adult eyes. Things don’t look the same as when you were younger.

If you mess up, don’t get stuck on feeling bad. Erase that thought and tell yourself, “I’m learning and growing!”

Give it a try and let me know what you think!

07/24/2025

Your Superpower to Notice Yourself

Just by watching your feelings and thoughts, you can change them! Like a puppet that freezes when watched, you can freeze a feeling like anger and choose to calm down instead. All it takes is slowing down and taking some slow deep breaths.

When you notice how you feel, you can decide to take a deep breath or smile, changing your day for the better!

Give it a try and see how you feel.

07/23/2025

Your invisible connections!

You are connected to your family, friends, your feelings and more by “magic strings” or invisible connections. When you feel happy, you can share that happiness. When you listen carefully, you feel connected, even if someone is far away.

Because of this, you are never truly alone. You can feel love and kindness all around you. When you are kind, you send good thoughts, energy and feelings out to others!

You just have to open yourself to receive it. Give it a try and see how you feel. Let me know what you notice.

07/22/2025

“The beauty of you is not where you are perfect, it is where you are brave.” – Unknown

I love this quote because, as women, we spend a great deal of our lives trying to be ‘perfect’ in whatever way that means for you. To be brave means to step forward and take a risk, a chance, even when you don’t really know what to do. It means being courageous, vulnerable and willing to make a mistake. What I know for sure is that we get better LESS through success than we get better with mistakes and failure. This is how we grow!

Perfection may look pretty on the outside, but it often keeps us locked inside a cage of fear and comparison. We think if we can just get everything right, our appearance, our relationships, our careers, then we’ll be safe. Loved. Accepted. But the truth is, chasing perfection keeps us from being real. And real is where the magic happens.

Bravery, on the other hand, is messy. It’s unpolished. It’s the woman who raises her hand even when her voice shakes. It’s the one who sets a boundary, even if she’s never done it before. It’s the decision to forgive, walk away, try again. Bravery doesn’t always look like a grand gesture—it often sounds like something that says, “I’m worth showing up for.”

When you allow yourself to be brave, you begin to trust yourself in a whole new way. You learn that you can fall and still rise. You discover your voice, your values, and your vision for the life you truly want. As you embrace your imperfections, you become someone deeply human, deeply powerful, and deeply inspiring to others.

So today, I invite you to let go of the idea that you have to be perfect to be worthy. You don’t. You only have to be willing to show up: heart open, eyes forward, and spirit ready. The beauty of you is your bravery. And that’s more than enough.

07/21/2025

Small Daily Acts of Courage Create Big Changes Over Time

Have you ever noticed how the smallest acts of courage can completely change your day? Those days can turn into weeks, years, decades and, let’s face it, your entire life?

Often, we think courage means making huge, dramatic leaps. But real transformation happens in the tiny moments when you connect with yourself, your intuition, your inner wisdom by making one small decision at a time.

Maybe it’s saying “No, thank you” when you’d usually say yes out of guilt. Maybe it’s letting yourself rest instead of pushing through.
Maybe it’s allowing yourself to feel what you feel without apology.

These small acts of courage are seeds. Each time you plant one, you grow your trust in yourself. You send a message to your mind and heart: “I matter. My voice matters. My needs matter.”

With time, these seeds blossom into new behaviors, new possibilities and a future you actually want to live.

Take a breath right now. What would a small act of courage feel like for you today?

07/17/2025

Fear. So much (more) of it today. I can feel it in the air. Can you? I have lived with fear all my life. In the past, it held me back.

Today I understand it better (know that I know about it) and have learned to deal with it differently. I have some strategies to reduce the level of fear I experience.

How do you deal with it? Please put a word or two in the comment section below. I would love to know.

07/15/2025

The Courage to Become Well and Truly Yourself — And Find Your True Voice

There comes a moment in every woman’s life — especially for those of us in our 50s, 60s, and beyond — when the question rises: “Who am I, really? And who do I want to be now?”

For years, I hid parts of myself to feel safe. Maybe you’ve done the same. We all carry old stories — family rules, society’s expectations, the fears we tucked away so long ago that have become part of our fabric.

But there’s a deep, hidden voice inside each of us — a voice that longs to be heard, even if it trembles at first. This is the voice that speaks the truth of who you really are, beneath the masks and the old programming.

Finding this voice isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about uncovering who you’ve always been. It’s about having the courage to turn inward, to explore the ‘shadow’ work you’ve avoided, and to love yourself for all your beautiful, imperfect parts.

Becoming well and truly yourself means letting go of who you think you should be, so you can finally step into who you are. It means forgiving yourself for the past, releasing old regrets, and standing steady when fear tells you you’re not enough.

It means practicing gratitude for the woman you’ve become — strong, wise, and still growing. It means taking action, even when you’re scared, because action calls your true self forward.

Your true voice doesn’t shout. It begins quietly, a ‘knowing’ in your heart that says: “This is me. This is my life. And I am ready to live it fully.”

So I invite you to take one small step today to listen to your voice. Let it guide you home to yourself.

07/14/2025

Proceed as if your success is inevitable!

07/10/2025

Have you ever had a heart-stopping, all or nothing moment? I did.

07/08/2025

“Whatever your age, your upbringing or your education, what you are made of is mostly unused potential.” – George Leonard

We often measure ourselves by what we've achieved—our degrees, our jobs, the titles we’ve collected. But George Leonard's words are a reminder that no matter how far we think we've come, there’s a vast well of untapped ability still within us.

Unused potential is not a flaw. It’s a truth of human nature. We are designed for growth, learning and reinvention. Every new challenge, every discomfort we face, is a door into that hidden reservoir of capability. Yet so much of it goes unexplored, not because we lack the power, but because we often stop looking for it.

Our age, background, or education may shape our path, but they do not limit it. A person can begin painting at 70, launch a business without a college degree, or rebuild their life after decades in one direction. The limits we see are often just habits of thought. We label ourselves: “not creative,” “not athletic,” “not technical” and in doing so, we silently close the door on who we could still become.

Unused potential is not just about ambition; it’s about aliveness. It’s the energy behind curiosity, the push to try something unfamiliar, the quiet belief that we are not done yet. When we step outside our routines, even slightly, we awaken parts of ourselves long dormant.

So how do we tap into this potential? Start small. Take a class. Write the first page. Ask a question you've been afraid to ask. It's not about doing everything, it's about doing something new.

Leonard’s quote isn't just philosophical; it’s a call to action. It invites us to rethink how we define ourselves and what we’re capable of becoming. You are not a finished product. The best parts of you may still be waiting to be discovered.

No matter your story so far, the rest of it is still unwritten.

Thinking now, what is one thing that comes up for you that you could do with your unused potential?

07/04/2025

Happy Fourth of July - Independence Day! It took courage to become this amazing country of ours. We have been a free nation for 249 years. Today our freedoms are not guaranteed to us. It takes courage to stand up today as much as it did 249 years ago for our liberty and justice for all.

07/03/2025

“Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” – Brene Brown

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