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How Being Selfish Can Be Good for Your Self-Care Practices

February 14, 2021 by Kimora Chanel

Selfishness. Is it good or is it bad? We are taught to view it as something bad, something that we should choose not to be so that it will not negatively reflect our character. But what if I told you that being selfish is actually a good thing? What if I told you that by choosing not to be selfish is negatively impacting your health? What if I told you that when you choose to not be selfish, you’re robbing yourself of true happiness?

Would this change your perspective on what it means to be selfish?

To be honest yes, there are times and moments when we should not be selfish. There are moments when it does negatively reflect upon our character, and it clearly states what our morals and values are. Entitlement my friend, is never a good look. However, if you’re being selfish for the sake of loving yourself unconditionally, then by all means be selfish!

In this sense it does not reflect negatively on your character. If anything, it’s a reassuring sign of what your true morals and values are, and even more importantly what your mindset is like. Being selfish doesn’t always have to have a negative connotation to it. It took me years to understand this. In honor of vowing to be more selfish and love myself more, here are my top reasons why selfishness can sometimes be ok.

The Right Way to Set Weight Loss Goals

February 1, 2021 by Kimora Chanel

Something that has always been such a giant question mark to me is why people put so much value, and draw so much attention to an individual’s weight. From a medical perspective I can understand 100% why anybody’s weight would be an important topic of discussion. Outside of that, I will never understand why.

Of course, there are countless society pressures and influences that draw our attention to what it does or does not mean to be healthy. Unfortunately, outside of what your body looks like, as a society we tend to determine health by a person’s weight. An assumed weight that is, since of course we are all conditioned to look at specific body types and assume that they may or may not be carrying a healthy weight.

This drives me insane because with the sometimes-toxic perspective that we as a society hold about what a healthy weight/body type looks like (especially for women), it often drives people to want to lose weight for all the wrong reasons.

Just to clarify, I do 100% believe in everyone having the right to do whatever it is that they want and are comfortable with doing with their bodies. That goes for men and women.

What bothers me is when anyone’s reasoning behind a weight loss goal is strictly influenced based on society’s views and definition of what is healthy and beautiful. When you allow society to tell you that your body type is equal to an unhealthy weight, and you create weight loss goals based on what society has told you (and not your doctor), this can make it very hard for you to achieve your goals.

If weight loss is a goal of yours, something that you have been striving to achieve for a while, or maybe just something you are considering doing just to feel more confident in your own skin, this post is for you.

As a health and wellness coach who wholeheartedly supports caring for all areas of your health in a safe, supportive, and holistic way, here is the right way to set weight loss goals (if you want to be successful with doing so). [Read more…]

How to Use Mindfulness to Improve Your Overall Life

January 25, 2021 by Kimora Chanel

I love mindfulness. It is such an important area of personal development that honestly is not talked about enough. I understand completely why that is the case. It’s because a lot of people do not know what mindfulness is, let alone how to identify it. Which of course means that they have no knowledge what so ever about how to engage in it, or even the many different benefits of engaging in mindfulness.

Before we dive any further into this post, I want to provide you with a definition of what mindfulness is.

Mindfulness is the mental state of being conscious and aware of something by focusing your attention on the present moment. An important component to engaging in mindfulness is being aware and accepting of your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations completely free of judgement.

Sounds like a lot and that is because it is! Mindfulness is not something that you can easily accomplish overnight. It requires a great deal of commitment, dedication, and consistency to reach a state of being mindful 24/7. I have been practicing mindfulness for years, and mainly because of my inconsistency with the craft, I’m still working towards a point where I am just mindful all the time.

Of course, here on the blog we have talked about mindfulness many times in many different ways. However, today’s post will take a different approach with the conversation. Here’s how…

Mindfulness is such an important skill for everyone to have because it will improve your life in so many different ways. It will improve the type of relationships that you have with others, and even the kind of relationship that you have with yourself. It will improve the way you navigate through your day, the way you identify with your emotions, the way you approach various situations, and so much more.

That’s why in today’s post I want to share with you some mindfulness tips that you can use to improve your overall life. Check them out below! [Read more…]

How Practicing Mindfulness Can Improve Your Mental Health

January 18, 2021 by Kimora Chanel

Mindfulness.

It is such a powerful practice that we all should be implementing into our daily routines. There are so many benefits to practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness is essential for a healthy mind, body, and spirit. It can also help you effectively regulate your emotions.

Honestly, I could go on and on about how beneficial mindfulness is, the many different ways that it greatly impacts our overall health, and the extensive number of reasons why everyone should be practicing it.

But I won’t do that to you. At least not today!

Instead, I have a very special guest post today from a Celestina Oniye-Thomas, a Psychotherapist at Floating Counselling. She is very knowledgeable in many different areas of psychology and is currently focusing a lot of her attention and coaching services on helping parents maintain their overall well-being. Celestina offers real tools and strategies to empower and educate parents to deal with their past trauma, build resilience and confidence in themselves and their child.

Today, she is going to be sharing with us some of the benefits of practicing mindfulness for our mental health.

Check it out below!

[Read more…]

7 Things to Do for the New Year

December 28, 2020 by Kimora Chanel

Who is ready for the new year? I know I most certainly am! This past year has been a lot to take on mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and in some cases physically. We as a nation have endured a lot, and as a result of that, a lot of individuals have been greatly impacted by everything that has happened this year.

However, the one thing I do believe wholeheartedly that this past year has not taken away from us, and cannot take away from us, is our determination to continue to see better days.

Despite the crappy year there is a lot to be grateful for. In the midst of all the chaos and uncertainty that we have all experienced, I have created a list of 7 things to do to be prepared for the new year. Why? Well because no matter how crappy a situation may currently be, there is always something positive to look forward to.

Walking into the new year I want growth and mindset to be type of energy that I bring. Which of course means that I want this for you as well!

It’s so easy to just slip into the mindset that nothing can change until the current state of our world changes, but I strongly disagree. I believe that true change starts from within. So. let’s not end this year, nor start the new year on the wrong foot. End it strong and start the next year strong by doing these 7 things now, so that you are ready to go as soon as January 1^st comes round the corner! [Read more…]

How Being Selfish Can Be Good for Your Self-Care Practices

The Right Way to Set Weight Loss Goals

How to Use Mindfulness to Improve Your Overall Life

How Practicing Mindfulness Can Improve Your Mental Health

7 Things to Do for the New Year

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