The Radiance Refinery by Holly James

The Radiance Refinery by Holly James I help women ditch serial dieting for a lifetime of wellness in the body they’ve always wanted. At a very young age, I wanted to become a fashion stylist.

I believe that there are many essential components to living a healthy lifestyle. Not only does the food you eat play a staring role but I feel that in order to become the best version of yourself, you must understand the importance having a clear perspective on the life you lead. Life is made up of key categories that build your personal foundation and identity. Some of these include: relationships, career, spiritual walk, creativity, etc. While one area of your life may be thriving and evolving, if one is stagnant, you could continue to feel incomplete or unfulfilled. This especially rings true if you are on a journey where you are trying to improve your life story. I was overjoyed to help people find a sense of confidence in clothing they maybe wouldn't have normally worn to express themselves. I had always been mesmerized by glamorous eras of the past, wanting to personally achieve that level of "sparkle". Later, I received a degree in Visual Communications from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in LA. Having that experience gave me clear certainty that creating beauty was my calling. Years have passed and through an evolution of experiences with clients that I have loved assisting, with their home decor, wardrobes, business branding, and more recently, acquiring my health coach certification through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, I have come to see that the many aesthetics that surround us on a daily basis isn't solely for shallow purposes but creates positive reinforcement all around us. When we are able to feel comfortably settled in our homes, careers, and image, we are able to come full circle, living a whole, happy life. Creating delicious food that allows us to nourish our body, positive habits that nourish our mind, and the peace that transpires, nourishing our souls. THAT creates a lovely sparkle within us.

12/06/2025

⚠️ Before you call it burnout, look at your input/output ratio.
Your energy isn’t limitless — but it is deeply responsive to what you take in and what you expend.

All day long, your body is running a quiet equation:
absorption vs. exertion.

What you consume, what you manage, the conversations you hold, the spaces you move through, the emotional weight you pick up without realizing it.

Most people don’t hit a wall because of one dramatic moment — they hit it because of a steady drip of micro-drains that pull them into depletion by noon.

This is where “charging inputs and outputs” become essential:
intentional movement, grounding pauses, seeing and doing art, doing something kind for someone/ volunteer work. Vitamin-rich vs. vitamin-depleting foods. 
Small, sensory cues that bring the nervous system back into coherence.

Studios like work because they function as human charging stations — red light, sauna, oxygen, cold plunge, PEMF and whole body vibration therapies, compression boots, — each one a signal of restoration.

If you’re not near the studio, your home, your rituals, your attention can all be designed to recharge you in subtle, meaningful ways.

If your phone deserves low-power mode,
your nervous system does too —
and it responds beautifully when you protect it.

12/04/2025

2. One “anchor task” for the day.
Instead of 12 priorities, pick one thing that will make you feel grounded when it’s done.

3. A 2-minute reset between transitions.
Before opening your laptop, leaving the house, or walking back in — pause, inhale, reset. I am big on internal check-ins. All throughout my day, I now find mindself mentally asking “hey, girl. Are you okay?” Most of the times it’s yes, but sometimes I realize I need something to calm my nerves with an herbal tea or walk, fuel my body, or just get a few reset breaths. This stops the “go-go-go → crash” cycle… and those days you stop realize you haven’t eaten or drank water in 5 hours.

4. Micro-moments of sensory regulation.
A warm drink, stepping into sunlight, putting on lotion with care, a nice hug, putting a cozy post-work outfit.
Your nervous system LOVES predictable comfort.

5. Creating environments that match your capacity.
Low lighting, one clear surface, calming sounds, clean scents.
If your space feels orderly and safe, you regulate faster.
These are the tiny things that rebuild your energy, focus, and consistency without burnout.

12/04/2025

This can be done with almost any to-do list. For me, instead of breaking up time outdoors, a full gym session, sitting to listen to something enriching, and going to run an errand… I was able to knock it all out in less than an hour AND get groceries!

Wellness can look like:

• Listening to something nourishing while you commute…note: something that lights you up: educational, uplifting, a book you’ve been wanting to “read”.

• Taking a 5-minute walk during lunch. If you live in an urban or walkable area, this also can mean walking to and from where you’re having lunch or taking your lunch you packed from home to a pretty park or seating area to people watch.

• Pairing an errand with a grounding or eye-candy or moment. Get some breaths in and check your posture at those stop lights, add a stop on your itinerary to check out new window displays or flip through a pretty magazine at a bookstore or magazine stand. for i

• Learning something new while you tidy. Similar to the tips for your commute— this is my favorite time to listen to my book club book! I also coerce myself to clean by saving my Wednesday-Thursday shows to listen to during my Friday cleaning schedule.

• Adding one ‘feel-good’ habit to something you’re already doing. You can express creativity by figuring out ways to infuse even mundane things like brushing your teeth with something either productive or fun. Ex: mantras, music, squats! Be the design master of your life hacks.

• Layering micro-habits with something you already do — like hydration. This is why I created the Daily DŴR Bottle: it builds tiny moments of mindfulness and a quick brain re-wire into the water you’re already drinking.

Wellness doesn’t have to be a separate event. It can be woven into your existing life — gently, imperfectly, and in ways that actually work for you. THIS is what makes steps towards better health sustainable!

12/02/2025

👉🏼A lot of women don’t struggle because they’re inconsistent — they struggle because they’re carrying more internally than anyone realizes.

When your days run on ☕️ caffeine/ sugar, 💤 poor sleep, 📱 scrolling and shopping for dopamine, and 🫨overstimulation, even the things you want to show up for feel harder than they should.

That’s why soft, supportive structure matters so much. Not rigid routines — but rhythms that make your life feel calmer, clearer, and more you:

• A grounding morning flow — regulates your energy and cuts your decision fatigue in half.

• Micro-pauses — calm your system so you don’t spiral into overwhelm.

• One anchor priority — protects your focus and stops that “busy but nothing to show for it” feeling.

• Tiny rituals that add beauty + order — stabilize your nervous system and make life feel lovely… because it’s too short not to have a tea time and/ or surround yourself with a little eye candy.

You don’t need a different life.
You just deserve to feel supported and steady inside the one you have.

Save this if it spoke to you. 🤍 Or send to a friend who can be a part of your tiny rituals. Accountability strengthens success!

11/08/2025

Not perfection — steady, loving persistence.
This is the soft discipline era.

Some seasons aren’t about aesthetics… and wellness isn’t about doing it all.

It starts with one thing — and it starts with reconnection.

It doesn’t have to mean 5 AM gym sessions, ice baths, and squeezing in 10 greens before lunch.

Right now, my chapter looks like:
• soft structure instead of pressure
• doing a few things instead of everything
• remembering that my body responds so well to loving consistency
• showing up in real life — not just curated moments
• letting effort exist without perfection

Healing isn’t always glamorous.
Sometimes it’s fresh sheets, a sink reset, and choosing progress over performance.
If you’re redefining what wellness looks and feels like for you — and your season is about doing it gently, quietly, steadily — I’m right here with you 🤍



10/31/2025

👀 What you’re craving likely isn’t food.

Sometimes it is hunger or a vitamin deficiency — and honoring that matters.

But often, what we think we’re reaching for isn’t about taste or appetite at all.

It’s a pause.
Comfort.
Warmth.
Stimulation.
Connection.

A moment to feel comforted, soothed, inspired, or alive again.

I once heard this and it never left me:
“As much as we think we want a hot fudge sundae,
we really just want our lives to feel like a hot fudge sundae.” 🍨

Not sugar or dessert —
but sweetness or a thrill.

Not a bowl of pasta —
but a hug or to feel grounded.

Not a taco platter —
but excitement or a fiesta. : )

So before you judge a craving, get curious with it:

What am I actually hungry for?
Rest?
Fresh air?
Creativity?
Laughter?
Comfort?
Clothes that feel soft and grounding on my body?

A life that feels nourishing in more ways than one?

Your body thrives on more than nutrients. ✨🌿

👉🏼Save this for the days you think you’re craving food, but really you’re craving more life.

10/30/2025

🚨 You don’t need to tac on more steps or do it “all” to feel in alignment. Acquiring health, (whether that looks like being free from aches and pains, or getting to a healthy weight and keeping it off, or shedding detrimental habits) shouldn’t be too hard to acquire.

You just need to come back to yourself.

Small check-in:
✨ What does my body need today — truly? (Also, play this answer in motion through your mind and think through how you’re going to overcome potential barriers or pitfalls… answering how you can support yourself.

✨ Where am I pushing instead of listening?

✨ What would feel nourishing instead of getting caught up in the “shoulds”?

Save this as a reminder that you’re not meant to force wellness.

True wellness is a byproduct of finding alignment through the many healing energies from food, movement, people, and activities that nourish you from the inside out.

10/22/2025

Shockingly, it’s not about finding a magical supplement powder, joining your favorite influencer’s fitness app, or even conjuring more discipline. 
You need to find a rhythm that feels good enough to keep.

Because what if the answer was never to fix yourself—
but to reconnect with yourself?

When your routines, nourishment, and even your wardrobe reflect who you are (not who you’re trying to be), alignment stops feeling like effort—and starts feeling like ease.

It’s not about doing more. It’s about returning to what’s already yours. DM me if you’re ready to make that exciting discovery!

10/18/2025

We often think of “nourishment” as what’s on our plate—
but in Integrative Nutrition, food is actually considered secondary.

The primary foods that sustain you are everything else that feeds your soul. Some of them include:
✨Creative expression
- Fulfilling relationships
- A supportive home environment
- Movement that feels good

When these areas are full, food becomes secondary—no longer a source of comfort, distraction, or entertainment, but simply one part of a nourished life.

This Mellorie Joy Flow Sand Painting Kit 🖌️ is the perfect opportunity to take a quiet moment with your thoughts and remember: creativity is fuel. It provided a nice creative outlet, allowed me to check in with my breath… and while they have so many fun templates/ canvases to choose from, this fun “Spooky Night” Halloween set let me channel my inner (always present) Wednesday Addams.

The process feels meditative, grounding, and effortless…not to mention no glue or drying time required! It’s a gentle reminder that creativity doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful.

Not for performance—but for presence.

How are you nourishing your creative side this week? 💫 Not sure? Give this kit a try!

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