Category: Advocate For Health & Wellness
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H&W|Next Hip Replacement Surgery?
Sometimes our bodies force us to slow down long before our minds are ready. The last two weeks I felt hopeful starting a new physical therapy journey⦠but instead of feeling stronger, my body started reacting in ways that left me discouraged, uncomfortable, and uncertain about what the next step should be. Todayās Monday H&W…
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H&W|Eating Better Starts with Preparing Better
š» Health & Wellness with Flava: Eating Better Starts with Preparing Better Let me be real with you⦠Flava needs a new routine. Most mornings, Iām pushing myself just to get out the door ā grabbing whateverās closest, whether itās a couple mini muffins or something that barely qualifies as breakfast. And letās be honest⦠thatās…
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ASipOfFlava|Life in Rhythms, Seasonings, and Flow
A Sip of Flava: Life in Rhythms, Seasonings, and Flow Iāve never experienced life in straight lines. I experience it in rhythms. In seasonings. In flow. Some people move through life by calendars and deadlines. I move by feeling ā by when something is ready, when it needs to simmer, and when itās time to…
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H&W |Speak Life Intoā¦
Health & Wellness: Speaking Life Into Yourself and Others There is a form of nourishment we donāt talk about enough ā and it doesnāt come from food, supplements, or exercise. It comes from words. The words we speak to ourselves. The words we speak over others. And the words spoken into us ā especially when…
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RealTalk|š» The Recipe for āNormalā ā According to a Seasoned Soul
š» The Recipe for āNormalā ā According to a Seasoned Soul Some lady said this morning that normal is whatever works for each individual. And I sat there thinking⦠well, that sure opens Pandoraās gray-area box, doesnāt it? Because if everything can be normal, then nothing really is. Yet here we are ā living in a…
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ATasteOfFlava|My Body is Struggling š
Sometimes the hardest thing to admit is that your body is struggling while your mind is still trying to stay strong. Todayās A Taste of Flava is raw, honest, and personal. I talk about pain, discouragement, physical therapy, finally accepting that I needed a walker, and what it feels like when you think youāre making…
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H&W |Speak Life Intoā¦
Health & Wellness: Speaking Life Into Yourself and Others There is a form of nourishment we donāt talk about enough ā and it doesnāt come from food, supplements, or exercise. It comes from words. The words we speak to ourselves. The words we speak over others. And the words spoken into us ā especially when…
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RealTalk|Grief Isnāt One Size Fits All
Grief Isnāt One Size Fits All Letās talk about griefāreally talk about it. Grief is not just about death. Itās about loss. And loss shows up in many forms. It can be the passing of a loved one. It can be the loss of health, independence, a relationship, a job, or the life you thought…

