Body Awareness Center of Milwaukee, WI

Body Awareness Center of Milwaukee, WI The purpose of our Center is to support as many people as possible in their quest for health.

Since its beginning in 1995, Body Awareness Center has evolved from a one-woman massage therapy studio, to a holistic health center offering a combination of therapies. In its new location, Body Awareness Center will continue its evolution with the gifts brought by our staff and a concerted effort on the creation of an “experience” for each client. We offer customized therapeutic body work, body m

ovement and detoxification services designed to connect you to your innermost sense of well being. Our therapies blend mind-body-spirit-nature-planet and people, bringing you integrated solutions to your wellness concerns.

"She didn’t burn out from doing too little.She burned out from holding too much… for too long."High-performing women don...
05/04/2026

"She didn’t burn out from doing too little.
She burned out from holding too much… for too long."

High-performing women don’t burn out because they’re weak.

They burn out because they’ve been carrying too much… for too long.

Not just the visible responsibilities—
but the emotional weight, the mental load, the constant “holding it all together.”

And your body doesn’t ignore that.

It translates it.

→ Constant exhaustion
→ A brain that won’t shut off at night
→ Inflammation that lingers no matter how clean you eat

That’s not a failure of discipline.

That’s your system asking for relief.

Because you can’t outwork what your body is trying to process.

At some point, the strategy has to shift:

Less pushing.
More releasing.

If your body is already speaking through inflammation and fatigue,
we start by calming the system first.

That’s why I created my 5-Day Inflammation Reset.

It’s a gentle but powerful way to reduce inflammation, support your nervous system,
and give your body the space it needs to begin letting go of what it’s been carrying.

A reset… not a restriction.

If this is where you are right now, this is your starting point.

Comment "RESET" below or send me a message, and I’ll share the details with you.

Hunger is not the enemy.Somewhere along the way, we were taught to distrust one of the most intelligent signals in the h...
04/05/2026

Hunger is not the enemy.

Somewhere along the way, we were taught to distrust one of the most intelligent signals in the human body.

We were told to manage it.
Control it.
Silence it.

But hunger… is ancient.

It was shaped over thousands of years to keep you alive.
To guide you.
To speak.

And now, in a world of constant stimulation and endless consumption, that signal can feel loud… confusing… even overwhelming.

So we try to quiet it.

With willpower.
With distraction.
And now… with medication.

I’ve lived on both sides of this conversation.
Years ago, my relationship with food wasn’t about nourishment at all, it was about survival. I used food to manage feelings I didn’t have the capacity to process at the time.

And more recently, through my own metabolic reset, I had a daily opportunity to listen to my hunger in a completely different way… not as something to control, but as something to understand.

But what if hunger isn’t the problem?

What if it’s communication?

Over the next few days, I’m going to open a conversation about the intelligence of the body, what hunger is really telling us, and what happens when we override it instead of listening.

Not from a place of judgment…
but from a place of deep respect for the body.

If this speaks to something you’ve been feeling but couldn’t quite name… stay with me.

We’re going somewhere important.

03/30/2026

Day 34 of my Metabolic Reset ✨

I’m down 13 pounds… but honestly, that’s just the headline. The real story is what’s happening underneath.

My energy is back. Not the jittery, push-through kind… but steady, grounded, reliable energy that carries me through the day with ease.

I can feel that I’ve moved beyond the heavier detox phase, and my body is now working with me instead of asking for constant recovery.

What I’ve loved most about this journey is how simple it’s been.

I kept supplements minimal...only what truly supports detoxification and energy. I kept food clean and aligned. But more than anything, I kept listening.

And something fascinating happens when you begin resetting your metabolism…

The noise quiets.
The confusion fades.

It’s like a fog lifts, and suddenly your body’s signals become clear, calm, and trustworthy.

I know when I’m hungry.
I know what I need.
I know when I’m satisfied.

And here’s the part I find really important…
I still feel hunger.

In a world where so many are turning to GLP-1 medications that silence hunger completely, I’m becoming more and more curious about what hunger actually means for us.

Because from where I stand right now, hunger isn’t the enemy…
It’s communication.
It’s intelligence.
It’s life.

I’m going to be sharing more about this in the coming days...what hunger really is, why it matters, and how reconnecting with it might be one of the most powerful things we can do for our health.

For now, I’m just grateful.
Grateful for a body that speaks.
Grateful for the clarity to listen.
Grateful for a path that feels sustainable, simple, and deeply aligned.

If you’ve been feeling disconnected from your body… this might be your invitation back. 💛

If this resonates, stay close… I’ll be sharing more about hunger, metabolism, and reconnecting with your body over the next few days.

Checking in from Vail, Colorado ❄️Skiing every day with my grandchildren… and feeling so much gratitude that my body can...
03/17/2026

Checking in from Vail, Colorado ❄️

Skiing every day with my grandchildren… and feeling so much gratitude that my body can meet me here.

This is why I care so deeply about health.

Not just to “be well”… but to live fully inside moments like this.

I’m on Day 25 of a 42-day metabolic reset, and what I’m feeling isn’t a surprise…

It’s a reminder.
A return to what vitality feels like in my body.
✨ Steady, abundant energy
✨ No acid reflux
✨ No constant “food noise”

And I’m not even at the end yet.
What’s creating this shift:
• Anti-inflammatory foods
• Low glycemic balance
• Removing foods my body is sensitive to (even the “healthy” ones)

Because here’s the truth:
Inflammation is the foundation of most disease.
When you lower inflammation, the body responds.

Quickly.

There’s also a homeopathic layer of support in this protocol that helps with cravings, detoxification, and energy, which makes this feel sustainable and supported.

But the biggest takeaway for me?

Vitality isn’t something outside of us.

It’s something we come back to when we remove what’s interfering.

I’m curious…
What has your body been asking for lately?

👇 Drop a word in the comments:
“energy” “digestion” “sleep” “weight” “pain” or whatever is real for you.

I’ll respond to you personally with one simple shift to support you.

First ski day in Vail with the grandkids today ⛷️❄️We ended the day in one of my favorite ways… all of us in the kitchen...
03/15/2026

First ski day in Vail with the grandkids today ⛷️❄️

We ended the day in one of my favorite ways… all of us in the kitchen together making dinner.

There’s something so special about cooking with kids.

Chopping, stirring, tasting, laughing… everyone gathered around the counter, hands busy, stories flowing. No one rushing. Just the simple pleasure of making food together and then sitting down to enjoy it.

I’m in the middle of my Metabolic Reset, and today reminded me that living well doesn’t mean stepping away from life. It means learning how to nourish yourself right in the middle of it.

And today gave me a real opportunity to practice in my own life in what I mentor for others.

This morning I discovered that somehow the ski passes I thought I bought last November never actually went through. Which meant instead of the early season price… I’m now paying almost double. 😅

At first it felt like it was about the money.
But underneath that was my Saboteur whispering…
“You messed up.”
“You should have taken care of this.”
“You let the kids down.”

That old familiar feeling of not being enough.
And there it was… the real work.

Instead of carrying that energy up the mountain, I paused.
I breathed.
I met myself with compassion.

What I call sacred selfishness… choosing to love myself instead of beating myself up.

And the beautiful part?

Friends showed up with buddy passes, the kids were joyful, the mountain was magnificent, and the day unfolded beautifully.

Now we’re sitting around the table eating the meal we made together… tired from skiing, happy, and full.

A perfect reminder that healing isn’t about getting everything right.

It’s about meeting yourself with love in the middle of real life.

Grateful for the mountains.
Grateful for these grandkids.
Grateful for the practice. 💚

I’m learning something fascinating during this metabolic reset.There’s an intermittent fasting component and two balance...
03/11/2026

I’m learning something fascinating during this metabolic reset.

There’s an intermittent fasting component and two balanced meals each day designed to support metabolism with anti-inflammatory foods and balanced macronutrients.

But the most interesting part isn’t the food.
It’s the hunger.

I feel hunger, but it’s completely different from the kind most of us experience.

There are no cravings. No urgency. No sense of needing a specific food. The homeopathic support I’m using seems to quiet that biochemical noise.

So instead of reacting to hunger, I’ve been exploring it.

And here’s the surprising discovery.

When I pause and check in with my body, I often feel nourished. Satiated.

Which led me to a deeper reflection.

Our relationship with food often mirrors our relationship with ourselves.

Over the past six years, I realized that my lifestyle had slowly trained me to unintentionally starve myself.

Stress levels were high, cortisol was elevated, and responsibilities filled my days.

I wouldn’t feel hungry in the morning. Then the day would move quickly and I simply wouldn’t make the time to eat. It wasn’t intentional, but it was a pattern.

That’s when the practice of what I call sacred selfishness became essential for me.

Allowing myself to take care of my own nourishment first.

Now when I feel hunger during this reset, I ask a different question.

What am I really hungry for in my life?

Connection.
Meaningful relationships.
Nurturing my work.
Making space for the passions that live outside of it.

A beautiful question came through for me recently:
“What in my life is ready to be fed?”

That question moved through my entire body.
Because digestion isn’t only happening in our gut.

We digest emotions.
Experiences.
The pace and pressure of life itself.

This reset is helping me nourish all of it.
And that feels like a powerful place to begin again.
🌿

Sometimes healing looks like a setback.And that can be confusing.Today is Day 15 of my metabolic reset, and I’m down 9 p...
03/09/2026

Sometimes healing looks like a setback.

And that can be confusing.

Today is Day 15 of my metabolic reset, and I’m down 9 pounds. But what feels more interesting than the number on the scale is what I’m noticing inside my body.

Over the last eight months I’ve made a deeper commitment to what I call Sacred Selfishness...truly listening to and caring for the body we live in.

Sacred Selfishness is not about putting yourself above others.

It’s about honoring the truth that when you care for yourself deeply, you show up more fully as a mother, partner, sister, friend, and human being.

During this time I’ve supported my body with tools like the HOCATT for detoxification and cellular restoration, deeper soul-level healing work, and most recently this 42-day metabolic reset as the next layer of healing.

Because healing rarely happens in a straight line.
Sometimes the body goes through what I call unwinding.

Old patterns surface.
Energy shifts.
The body reorganizes.

For many people this is the moment they think something is going wrong.

But often it’s the moment the body finally feels safe enough to release what it has been holding.

One thing that helps me tremendously in these moments is the mindset work I teach through Positive Intelligence. It helps us notice the internal voices that move us into fear or judgment and shift into the wiser part of ourselves that can see challenges as part of growth.

So right now I’m practicing something very simple.

I’m listening.
Listening to what my body needs.
Moving a little slower.
Trusting the process.

Because sometimes what looks like a step backward is actually the doorway to deeper healing.

✨ I’m curious…
Have you ever experienced this in your own healing journey...a moment that looked like a setback but later revealed itself as progress?

Nourishment begins before the first bite.If you’ve been feeling puffy, sluggish, or uncomfortable after eating, try this...
03/05/2026

Nourishment begins before the first bite.

If you’ve been feeling puffy, sluggish, or uncomfortable after eating, try this simple shift.

Before your first bite, pause and take 3–5 slow breaths.
Let your belly soften.
Let your shoulders drop.

Those few breaths tell your nervous system it's safe to move into “rest and digest.”

When we eat while rushing, scrolling, watching TV, or thinking about our to-do list, the body stays in a mild stress state, and digestion doesn’t work the way it’s designed to.

One of the first things I teach inside my Radical Assimilation Method is this:

Your body is wise.
But it needs the signal that it’s safe to receive nourishment.

Try this for the next week:
• Take a few deep breaths before eating
• Put your fork down between bites
• Skip the phone or TV while you eat
• Take a short walk after your meal

These small shifts alone can reduce bloating and digestive discomfort more than most people expect.

✨ Curious…
Do you usually eat while rushing, multitasking, or relaxing and present?

Comment RUSHING or PRESENT below. I’d love to hear.

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