Posts by: Mommy Tune-up Author

Writing a blog post about surviving sleep deprivation is one part real strategies and solutions and one part pep talk.  Whether we are up at night feeding a growing and hungry baby, negotiating the transition from a crib to a big-kid bed, or caring for a sick toddler, we have to dig deep — dig deep within ourselves for the…

I’d rather feel silly, excited or glad, Than cranky or grumpy, discouraged or sad. But moods are just something that happen each day, Whatever I’m feeling inside is okay! -Jamie Lee Curtis My mom gave my daughter a book a few years back called Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods that Make my Day.  When I read it to her, I'm reminded how much I…

My husband and I took our children to soccer practice last weekend. The town we live in offers a youth soccer club for children of all ages.  Our four-year-old son’s practice starts at 8am on Saturday mornings, and our six-year-old daughter’s practice starts at 8:30.  The temperature outside that morning was in the 30’s, and there was a thin layer…

I few weeks ago I posted Take Back Our Health, the first post in my Busy Mom’s Guide to Eating Well. This week I am writing in depth about my first step to taking back our health ... saying no to sugar and knowing where it resides (and where it hides) in our foods. In a previous post from my Mind-Body Blog,…

In physiology, we learn that breath is the vital exchange of gases. It is a sign of life. In yoga, breath is Prana or our vital force moving through our bodies. In mindfulness meditation, breath is used as a tool to stay in the present and as an object of focus or concentration. For moms, breath is not only vital…

I have been wanting to write about this topic for a long time. But I needed your help to do it! So I asked as many moms and dads as I could to tell me how they have fit fitness into their busy and overextended lives. The response I got was overwhelming and wonderful. What I learned from taking this unofficial…

This post will be PART ONE of a multi-post guide to eating well and getting back on track to a healthy life. I often hear moms today talk about how they can’t squeeze eating well and taking care of themselves into their schedules. We often look for a quick fix or a fad diet or we postpone our health to…

Do you miss certain things about your life before kids? Do you miss the freedom you had before kids? Are you ever frustrated with, overwhelmed by or resentful about your new responsibilities and pressures as a mom? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, I want to give you permission to grieve your former life.  I believe…

If you haven’t noticed yet I talk a lot about the mom’s struggle to find the time and energy to take care of herself. While it can be a challenge to eat well and exercise regularly, moms are also often plagued with health concerns like poor digestion, hormone imbalance, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbances, to name just a few. What if…

I consider myself a recovering perfectionist. When I was a student, I put enormous pressure on myself to excel, and I would settle for nothing short of an A. As a physician, I prided myself on establishing strong relationships with patients, returning their calls immediately, and going the extra mile. In my personal life, my home was super-organized and everything…