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Bringing Balance in 2012 and Beyond
Posted - 1/4/2012 at 9:34AM by Kimberley Elliott
The 7 Dimensions of Wellness Wheel: Physical, Social, Environmental, Vocational, Spiritual, Emotional, and Intellectual Wellness.Seeking balance in 2012 and beyond begins with finding your inner happiness. Understanding what separates you from others is vitally important to your success. So often, ...
Bringing Balance in 2012 and Beyond
Posted - 1/4/2012 at 9:34AM by Kimberley Elliott
The 7 Dimensions of Wellness Wheel: Physical, Social, Environmental, Vocational, Spiritual, Emotional, and Intellectual Wellness.Seeking balance in 2012 and beyond begins with finding your inner happiness. Understanding what separates you from others is vitally important to your success. So often, ...
Let Your Child Deliver a Holiday Punch
Posted - 11/29/2011 at 10:10PM by Kimberley Elliott
As many of my readers know, I am a mother and Children's Book Author. I have a long-standing history of working with and improving the health and wellbeing of underserved youth in Tucson, Arizona. When the Holiday Season comes around I cannot help but think of how many of our Nation's youth are liv...
HOLIDAY BUDGETING 101
Posted - 5/11/2011 at 9:37AM by Kimberley Elliott
It is hard to believe another year is coming to an end. It has been one of the most financially difficult for millions of Americans. As the the holiday season approaches it is important to sit down and make out your Holiday Budget. Yes, it may sound daunting but taking charge of your Holiday Budget...
Find Your Holiday Groove
Posted - 11/15/2011 at 9:41AM by Kimberley Elliott
It is time to get your Holiday Groove on. For some people this is s natural process and for others it is all but impossible. Over the years, I have worked with clients on each side of the Holiday Groove divide. I ask them to work on the simple but somewhat challenging idea of FOCUS. The Holiday Sea...
Holiday Weight Management: It's in the Palm of Your Hand
Posted - 11/10/2011 at 10:49PM by Kimberley Elliott
Tis the Season to think about the ensuing plethora of holiday temptations. It starts with the Thanksgiving Feast, followed by the Christmas Eve and Day Smorgasbord, and finishes with the New Year's Day Buffet. How does one keep the waistline in check with so many pitfalls barreling down on them? Th...
Fishbowl Interviews
Posted - 5/3/2011 at 1:55AM by Kimberley Elliott
Transparency has made its way to the top of the business world's lexicon since the Enron fiasco and less than noble practices of the banking and housing industries. Its practice in the workplace can be a powerful force when executed with thoughtful dialog and meaningful execution. However, transpar...
Reflecting on January 8, 2011
Posted - 1/26/2011 at 9:17PM by Kimberley Elliott
Our community continues to reel from the tragedy that befell us on Saturday, January 8, 2011. There are no words to describe what those at the scene witnessed or will have to carry in their hearts and minds as they press forward. Each soul touched by this event has entered a process of grieving and...
Seeking Balance During the Holiday Season
Posted - 11/3/2010 at 8:41AM by Kimberley Elliott
Tis the season to seek balance. The winter holiday season can be one that brings much stress and anxiety for some. The key is to take a brief pre-session health and wellness inventory. Sit down, get a pad of paper, and put your thoughts and goals down for the holiday season. Start out with reflecti...
New to Diabetes?
Posted - 3/18/2010 at 8:31AM by Kimberley Elliott
This week I had the pleasure of receiving an e-mail from one of my Wellness Coaching clients who reported that she had just left her Primary Care Physician's (PCP) office and found out that her A1c level had dropped from ~ 7.0 to 6.3%. She was so excited with the results that she immediately texted me...
Vitamin D - A "Mighty Vitty"
Posted - 2/2/2010 at 5:01PM by Kimberley Elliott
Vitamin D is making new inroads with health care providers around the world. It has been known for years that Vitamin D is needed to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus, aids in cell differentiation, boosts immunity, has a role in insulin secretion, and regulates blood pressure....
Planning for a Happier 2010
Posted - 12/29/2009 at 7:09PM by Kimberley Elliott
Looking back at one of the toughest economic years in American history makes saying goodbye to 2009 fairly easy. So what does 2010 have in store? Interestingly the answer is the same as any other year, "No one knows for sure but it is in your hands." You see as tough as 2009 may have been for mo...
Do You Know Your Cortisol Levels
Posted - 11/22/2009 at 8:38PM by Kimberley Elliott
The Physical Dimension of WellnessIt may be a medical value we all need to know in the future. Just like our primary care physician (PCP) recommends we know our triglycerides, high-density lipoproteins (HDL), and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) levels we may be asked to know our cortisol levels. C...
Holiday Tips to Keep Your Diabetes in Check
Posted - 11/15/2009 at 9:23PM by Kimberley Elliott
The Holiday Season is fast approaching and with it a smorgasbord of culinary temptations. It seems that this time of the year brings out the baker in some of the most unpredictable places. Even the bah hum bug boss seems to know how to put some ready made cookie dough into the oven. It can cause...
Seeking Balnace in Your Life? Look to the 7 Dimensions of Wellness
Posted - 11/15/2009 at 5:55PM by Kimberley Elliott
In the field of Wellness Coaching you will find that practitioners use a variety of Wellness Wheels to help their clients conceptualize how wellness fits into their life. I like to use the 7 Dimensions of Wellness Wheel when working with my clients. The dimensions are: physical (body), emotional ...
