Real-life wellness. No extremes.
No overwhelm.

Real-life wellness.
No extremes.
No overwhelm.

Honest conversations about strength, metabolism, hormones, mindset, and sustainable health — so you can feel strong, calm, and confident in your body again.

Free Online Pilates Workouts

Hi Beauties! Happy Wednesday. I’m doing some blog organizing to help make my site easier for you to navigate. I know that many of you like to go back and repeat the free challenges and combine short workouts to make full-body workouts. So I wanted to let you know that now you can click on the “Let’s

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11 Tips For Work-At-Home Moms

Over the past few weeks you’ve probably heard me mention that I’ve been going through a “balance overhaul” in regards to my schedule. In July I reached a point of overwhelm and I knew something needed to change. For those of you who don’t already know, The Balanced Life is my full-time job. I work from home

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Pantry Organization Project

Awhile back I shared a photo on Instagram showing the disastrous state of my pantry. In general, I’m a pretty organized person. But certain areas of the home have been severely neglected since becoming a mother. There’s only so much time in the day. Week by week, day by day, the overflowing pantry was starting

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Couples Money // Marlow's Pilates Story

Hi Beauties, I’m excited to share a post with you today that’s slightly different than what you’re used to seeing here on The Balanced Life. My client, Marlow, is a very successful woman in the financial planning industry and has written a book that I think may be of interest to many of you. I

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7 Foods To Eat While Pregnant

As you know, I’m a huge fan of Drew Parisi and her approach to health and nutrition. She is a friend of mine and is the mastermind behind The Pilates Body Program meal plan (happy kickoff day to all the new PBP beauties!). I know many of you are thinking about conceiving at some point in

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homemade pumpkin spice latte

Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte

Earlier this week I shared how to order a Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks to save 354 calories and 26 grams of sugar. I also shared why I dare to drink it even though it contains horrible chemicals. In an effort to provide yet another (healthier) option, I spent some time in the kitchen creating a delicious,

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Fall Workout Wear

Don’t hate me for saying this, but Fall is definitely in the air. Now that I live in a state with all 4 season it’s a bittersweet time of year. Fall is my favorite season but I hate that it means summer is so far away. I’m choosing to soak up the last days of summer

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#mindbodymat: full body Pilates workout!

Happy Friday! And welcome to the final day of the #mindbodymat challenge! I have some good and bad news for you today… The bad: our guest instructor had a family emergency and had to pull out at the last minute. 🙁 The good: that means I get one more day with you! I hope you don’t mind

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#mindbodymat: day 14….Pilates Glute Workout

Hi Beauties, With only 2 days left of the challenge it’s time to finish strong. Today’s booty workout will hurt so good and our Self-Care Challenge is guaranteed to lighten your load. Self-Care Challenge… You know that thing that has been on your To Do list FOREVER? It’s time to just get it done. Rather than

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#mindbodymat: day 13 + Pilates Arm Workout

Good morning! Welcome to Day 13 of the #mindbodymat challenge. We have 3 workouts left and I encourage you to finish strong. Complete your workouts, complete your Self-Care Challenges and give it all you’ve got. It’s okay if you haven’t been “perfect” over the past 3 weeks. You know this space isn’t about being perfect, it’s

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#mindbodymat: day 12, Pilates Legs + GIVEAWAY

Our thoughts affect everything we do, say, feel, think and believe. Our thoughts construct our reality, shape our view of the world and determine the way we feel about life as a whole. Yet we rarely take the time to recognize what’s going on in our heads. The most important step I took in breaking

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#mindbodymat: day 11 (Pilates Ab Workout)

Can you believe we’re entering the final week of the challenge? I’m not ready for this to end! The good news is we still have 5 fun, effective workouts lined up for the week ahead. We’ll be working the entire body and continuing to incorporate more self-care into our days. I’m in the process of

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