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Balance Becomes Her Just a woman with anxiety and a laptop trying to find some balance in her life and help other women do the same.

Mom, wife, entrepreneur, owner and founder of Balance Health Products

What are you thankful for today?
13/02/2024

What are you thankful for today?

Gratitude CHANGES YOUR BRAIN. It alters the structure of your brain and builds new neuropathways towards happiness and f...
13/02/2024

Gratitude CHANGES YOUR BRAIN. It alters the structure of your brain and builds new neuropathways towards happiness and fulfillment. ⁠
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✨️You are perfection. ✨️Just as you are.
02/02/2024

✨️You are perfection.
✨️Just as you are.

Self-care is essential for happiness, productivity and longevity. It helps make things worthwhile. It helps us enjoy the...
01/02/2024

Self-care is essential for happiness, productivity and longevity. It helps make things worthwhile. It helps us enjoy the little things. And it builds our confidence. It sends a message to our brains that we are worth of care, that we deserve good things, that we matter.

Self-care doesn't have to be a big deal. It can even be turning something you do on a daily basis into a moment of relaxation. I'm a huge proponent of skincare being self-care. It's the reason I took so much time developing the labels on . I want women to look at the bottles, and immediately feel relaxed. I want them to take a moment and feel how the products glide across their skin, knowing they're doing something good for themselves and their bodies. Taking a moment to really enjoy taking care of your skin is an easy way to turn a daily task into a moment of self-care. It doesn't matter which products you're using, they can be from the grocery store. But just taking a moment to recognize that you're doing something for yourself, that you're taking time to take care of yourself creates an inertia that will carry over into other parts of your life. 💖

Say it with me, REST IS NOT LAZY.Everything in nature rests. Some animals go into hibernation, trees go into their own t...
31/01/2024

Say it with me, REST IS NOT LAZY.

Everything in nature rests. Some animals go into hibernation, trees go into their own type of hibernation during the winter, flowers safe in the darkness of the soil until they're ready to burst forth in the spring. Why should we be any different?

Rest is rejuvenating, rest is necessary, rest is a form of moving forward. Rest is actively taking care of yourself. It's okay to take a break. And when you do, ENJOY IT. Don't feel guilty about it. Guilt doesn't do anyone any good.

Don't be so hard on yourself. We're all learning. We all make mistakes. The key is in learning from those mistakes rathe...
30/01/2024

Don't be so hard on yourself. We're all learning. We all make mistakes. The key is in learning from those mistakes rather than beating ourselves up over them. If we're not making mistakes, we're not living, we're not taking risks and we're not growing. It's okay to make mistakes.

And if you knew better and did something anyway, that's a lesson too. Most of us live in a state of reaction. It's just a function of the world we live in today. You're doing your best, and if you take the time to figure out what you learned from an interaction, you're learning and eventually, you'll get it right. 💖

When we look at life as the miraculous thing that it is, life takes on a different quality. ✨️It becomes magical. ✨️Just...
30/01/2024

When we look at life as the miraculous thing that it is, life takes on a different quality. ✨️It becomes magical. ✨️
Just think for a moment what it takes for you to sit up, to breathe, to think, the fact that your heart is constantly pumping blood to every organ in your body. All of it is a miracle. All of it is magical.

But instead, many of us berate our bodies, telling them they're not strong enough or thin enough or young enough or whatever someone else's ideal has taught us to believe. Your body is performing thousands of functions each second. Your body is amazing.

Take a moment, put your hands over your heart, take a deep breath, and just feel the gratitude for your body flowing through you. Be grateful that you don't have to remember to beat your heart or release insulin or convert oxygen to carbon dioxide. Your body is wise and infinitely capable, and so are you.

Now go forth and conquer your day my friend. 💖

Each day, we have to opportunity to be thankful for the people around us and the blessings we have. But it's not just as...
28/01/2024

Each day, we have to opportunity to be thankful for the people around us and the blessings we have. But it's not just as simple as being thankful. Tell the people in your life how much you appreciate them! Spend and extra moment in quiet with your kids, tell your partner you're thankful for all that they're doing, text a friend who has been there for you and tell them you appreciate them. Gratitude is meant to flow. It's meant to move from one person to another. 💖

Gratitude CHANGES your brain. If you're looking for more in-depth information on how gratitude changes the structure of ...
26/01/2024

Gratitude CHANGES your brain.

If you're looking for more in-depth information on how gratitude changes the structure of your brain or quick and easy ways to practice gratitude, see the latest article: The Science Behind Gratitude and How it Changes You Brain.

✨️Click on link below ⬇️

https://balancebecomesher.com/the-science-of-gratitude/

Getting out of bed can be hard. But what if we were simply grateful for the fact that we woke up? Many didn't. Each day ...
25/01/2024

Getting out of bed can be hard.

But what if we were simply grateful for the fact that we woke up? Many didn't.

Each day is a gift; an opportunity given to us to use as we choose. We can choose to be grateful for this gift or we can choose to ignore it and not appreciate it. Life is a blessing. Each day is a blessing. BREATHING is a blessing. Each time we take a breath, we're breathing in oxygen through our lungs that is then delivered to our bloodstream and in every cell in our body, oxygen is exchanged for carbon dioxide waste that we breathe out.

Each breath cleanses our body on a cellular level. That's why proper breathing is so important. But what if infused a couple of those deep breaths with gratitude? What would it do to our bodies then? How much better would life be?

Gratitude is the cornerstone of happiness. It allows us to take a moment and appreciate what we have rather than constan...
24/01/2024

Gratitude is the cornerstone of happiness. It allows us to take a moment and appreciate what we have rather than constantly seeking more. Yes, goals are amazing. They're important for personal growth. But when we take a moment to be grateful for who we are, how far we've come and the simple things we have, we activate a feeling of happiness in the present. We go through life with a feeling of fulfillment and peace rather than a scarcity mindset where we will never have enough. Mindfulness is one of the key predictors for happiness. Mindfulness means living in the moment, not some obscure future where our goals have been realize.💖⁠
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It's been cold here. Like, really cold for the Seattle area. I know, I know, anyone in the Midwest is probably rolling t...
23/01/2024

It's been cold here. Like, really cold for the Seattle area. I know, I know, anyone in the Midwest is probably rolling their eyes, but us Western Washingtonians aren't used to weather like this!

One of my family's favorite things to do when it gets cold is to go to the Cold Weather Shelter. There's this little church in downtown that opens its basement to the homeless people in our area when the weather gets to 34 degrees or below. It's underfunded and run by people who are devoted to helping others.

Each year since we moved here, we've gone and bought things for the shelter when the weather starts getting cold. Our first year, we ordered a bunch of pizzas and ate in the basement of that little old church with the people it served and we learned about them. We learned their stories and their pain points and we got to know who they are and what they need.

The biggest problem with the cold weather shelter is it's only open at night. It gives them a safe place to sleep when the temperatures dip even lower, but there's no place to go during the day. A lot of the people there work, some live in their cars when the weather is warmer, some don't have jobs, some have mental health issues, some are in the middle of a divorce - the shelter serves all kinds and it doesn't discriminate. But having a meal with them and learning their stories gave us better insight into how we could better help.

Since then, every year, we've gone to Costco and stocked up on warm gloves, hats, jackets, sleeping bags, blankets, wool socks, long underwear, hygiene supplies - last year we even bought hiking backpacks because many of these people have to carry everything they own with them. The most surprising thing for me, which in retrospect completely makes sense, is gloves are GOLD. It's the most common thing homeless people steal from each other. And of course, it makes sense. Gloves mean the difference between keeping all of your fingers or not. But I couldn't imagine living a life where I had to worry about getting mugged for my gloves.

Last year, I asked the woman who runs the shelter what else we could do to help. I asked how the guys are washing their clothes and how she was washing their bedding. Could I buy them a washer and dryer?

She said because she's trying to get 10-20 people through the showers in a two hour time period (the shelter opens at 8 and lights out is at 10), there wouldn't be time to do a full load of laundry. But she had an idea. She told me I could buy cards for the laundromat in downtown Snohomish where they could go and wash their laundry themselves and they could actually have an excuse to be in a warm place for a couple of hours. I had $40 on me and I gave it to her and told her to let me know when she needed more. I didn't hear from her after that and went on with life and forgot about it.

When we went back this year, she hugged me and was beyond excited to tell me what happened with the laundry cards.

She took our $40 and bought cards for the people at the shelter, BUT, she told them if they were going to be doing their laundry there, they had to do something for her. They had to make sure they weren't leaving cigarette butts and they needed to pick up the area around it. So they did. The guy who owns the laundromat asked them what they were doing and they told him the deal she had made with them. He was so grateful he called the city. The city was so impressed, they donated $23,000 to the shelter!

We live in a world where $40 and gratitude can turn into $23,000 for people in need. God's math is not our math and it rarely makes sense, and often, we'll never know the impact we make. All we can do is keep doing what our hearts lead us to do and trust that it's happening. So, if you ever feel like you're not making enough of a difference or an act of kindness is too small to matter, keep faith. It's causing a ripple effect somewhere. I promise.

When you are happy, your skin shines. It glows with a radiance that only happiness can bring. There are enough pretty pe...
22/01/2024

When you are happy, your skin shines. It glows with a radiance that only happiness can bring. There are enough pretty people out there. Filters, make up, fillers – they can all give an esthetically pleasing appearance. But there is something completely different about joy that radiates from within. It draws people in and captivates them. It’s not something that can be manufactured, not matter what science comes up with. So if you want to really glow, remember the joy in life.

We get one time around and that time is unique to you. It is a blessing and an adventure and a learning experience and through it all, even though there will be hard times, the over-arching theme in our lives should be joy and love. ⁠

It's finally here! After a rough week, I finally finished the latest article in my series on how to set attainable goals...
21/01/2024

It's finally here! After a rough week, I finally finished the latest article in my series on how to set attainable goals and actually achieve them.

This is one of my favorite articles because I get to geek our a bit on the science behind how gratitude actually GROWS your brain. Gratitude creates new neuropathways in the brain, training your brain to default to a positive outlook and even better, discard negative pathways.

Read on to find out more 💖

✨️click on link below ⬇️

Next up in our series with is how to focus on gratitude and how it can actually GROW your brain. Gratitude changes the structure of your brain, creating new neuropathways and overrides negative pathways.

✨️Read the article to find out how✨️

✨️click on link ⬇️

https://balancebecomesher.com/the-science-of-gratitude/



It's your life. Be a priority in it. At the end of the day, it's your story. How do you want it to read? Are you the mai...
09/01/2024

It's your life. Be a priority in it. At the end of the day, it's your story. How do you want it to read? Are you the main character in your own life or are you the supporting role in someone else's?⁠
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It's time for the next installment of how to start your year off right. This time we're talking about gratitude and ways...
09/01/2024

It's time for the next installment of how to start your year off right. This time we're talking about gratitude and ways you can reclaim ✨️joy✨️ in your life.

It's easy to get bogged down with all the things we feel like we need to get done, but taking a moment out of our day to really connect with ourselves and feel the joy of life is so important.

I've got some tips on just how to do that in the latest installment of the Anti-Resolution Revolution.

✨️Click on link ⬇️ to read the latest 💖

https://balancebecomesher.com/how-to-spark-joy-in-your-life/

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I’m a huge proponent of making skincare self-care. It's one of the reasons I started 💖✨️If you take something that woul...
07/01/2024

I’m a huge proponent of making skincare self-care. It's one of the reasons I started 💖

✨️If you take something that would otherwise be looked at as a chore and change it into a moment of self-care, you change the way you view your daily activities and you change the way you view yourself. Simply taking a moment while washing your face at night while you go through your nightly skincare ritual can be huge for our self-esteem. Recognizing you are taking a moment out of your busy day for yourself, taking a deep breath, massaging the neglected areas of your face and stimulating circulation to your face will do wonders for your complexion. Make your skincare routine a ritual. Light a candle if you want. Or just turn the bathroom lights down low as you wash your face and think about the things you’ve done right during the day. Don’t think about the things you didn’t get done or that you still need to do, think about the things you did right. Have gratitude for the things you accomplished. Feel that feeling of accomplishment – even if it’s just putting a load of laundry in, you still did something that will impact your life and your family’s lives for the better.

✨️By actively turning something that would otherwise be a monotonous thing into a moment of self-care, gratitude and reflection, you are sending a message to yourself that you’re worth taking care of. Little successes lead to big successes and this is just the first step. Little acts of self-care will lead to bigger acts of self-care. Plus, taking a moment of gratitude for what you’ve accomplished each day is huge in changing our lives. I’ll go into gratitude and what it can do for us and the science behind it in my next post, along with more steps to take in order to reach your goals this year.

This is part of this months Self-Care series on how to reset and discover what your priorities really are so you can set goals and actually achieve them. Make sure to sign up for my email newsletter if you want to be a part of the Anti-Resolution Revolution and really start 2024 out right.

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