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Where does your happiness come from?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on September 8, 2012 / Gratitude, Holistic Health, Meditation, Mindset, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Wellness Coaching

HAPPINESS – is it really just a never ending, elusive, undulating pursuit…? You know those moments where you instantly move from happiness to sadness? Do you sometimes find yourself asking, Why am I so unhappy? Why can’t I just get over it and stop feeling/being like this? Could it be that happiness for you is dependent on external things? If you want things to change in your life, YOU must be the catalyst. Others’ cannot be changed; not by force or anger or resentment. No matter how much you withdraw, pout, yell or accuse, others will remain as imbedded

How to Let Go to be Happy, Healthy and Free

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 20, 2012 / Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

Are you afraid of change? Sometimes we hold on to unhealthy habits, memories or relationships for fear of loneliness, resentment and uncertainty. We remain stuck in limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviours. Our happiness, health and feelings are severely compromised when we remain closed and negative to life’s possibilities. mjedwards.ca/dev/me/ In these moments of internal pain, we never ask ourselves these two important questions: Is what I’m holding onto what I really, truly want? Ideally what would I rather take hold of to feel happy, healthy and free? For many years I held onto words: hurtful, horrible, hateful words that people had said to me

Make Your Life Happen!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on July 16, 2012 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

TAKE HOLD OF THE MOMENT! To experience the profound potential of happiness and fulfilment in your life, be the person you dream of being right here and now. You don’t have to wait for the right moment, time or place – create it Now! You are in the driver’s seat of your life. Be mindful, be aware. Pay attention to your beliefs, thoughts and feelings about what you want, why it’s important, and what’s keeping you from your true path on life’s journey. Don’t fall asleep at the wheel, listen to backseat drivers or

Self-Talk

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 25, 2012 / Holistic Health, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations

What’s on your mind? Have you paid much attention to your self-talk lately? When you challenge your internal dialogue you challenge your beliefs. Is what you believe your choice? Why do you believe that to be true? Is it a belief that is relevant and true for you now according to what you value in your life? So often in our childhood we adopt the beliefs of those around us. We learn to behave in certain ways: to get what we want, please others, or stay away from conflict. As we grow, those beliefs take hold and influence

Love Your Body, Live Your Life

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 17, 2012 / Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Personal Training, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

Lover Your Body So You Can Finally Starting Living Your Life Q – How do you love your body when all you can think of every spare minute of the day is what’s wrong with it? A – Start thinking what’s RIGHT with it! Think of your favourite pet: cat, dog, horse, bird…etc. If all you showed your loyal, loving pet was neglect, disappointment and resentment at looking after it, how do you think your pet would grow towards you? What do you think your pet would feel every time you showed it anger or frustration? Your body is similar to

Recovering from Bulimia

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on May 17, 2012 / dieting, Eating Disorders, Emotional Eating, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Positive Psychology, Self-Care

I am Recovered… In 2011 I moved house and home to be with the man I loved, and to start my own business to do what I do best – help and inspire others. Until recently I had refused taking on clients with Eating Disorders. Any close association elicited a strong urge to resist the memory of what my own existence and struggle was; I had been focusing my energy into moving forward and releasing the past. Making the decision to take my passion and put it to good use in my new community forces me to recall things I have learnt

How to Change Your Thinking With Affirmations

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 17, 2012 / Confidence, Holistic Health, Mental-Health, Mindset, Personal Growth, Positive change, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations

When words become beliefs… A while back I spoke with a woman who takes great pride in her work. Even so, she said that she “didn’t feel she was good enough, that she’s very hard on herself, although she knows she shouldn’t be – knows she shouldn’t do that.” Here’s how our conversation went: I asked if when she worked, was she doing the best work that she was capable of. She replied, “Yes, I try to do my best”. To clarify, I asked – “So even though you know you are doing the best job you can do in

You Are Fabulous!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 11, 2012 / Holistic Health, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

YES, You Are! In my mail today was a small round badge with the words, “Tell Me I’m Fabulous” on it. The note with it said to wear the badge at least once, and then maybe pass it on to a friend, child or partner. So this afternoon I did indeed put this little blue badge onto my comfy red dress. I also looked in the mirror and said to the woman looking back at me, “I’m Fabulous!”. It felt goofy but ultimately ’good’… and it certainly put a smile on my face. Even though I practice positive mindsets and

What is Your Worth?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 2, 2012 / Holistic Health, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

Worth – What is yours? The underflying feelings we mere humans often experience are directly aligned to our self-worth. We have basic needs to feel secure, loved, appreciated, valued, cared and provided for. But we also have needs of challenge, excitement, anticipation, happiness, freedom, accomplishment, purpose and fulfillment. However the greatest driving force underneath all of these needs is our own view of how worthy we believe we are. Think about your own needs in life….Is there fear attached to those needs? Is that fear fuelling the belief that you aren’t deserving of what you truly desire? When you think

Do It Anyway!

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on April 2, 2012 / Holistic Health, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Wellness Coaching

Who’s in charge? Not Charles! Some days I wake up and don’t feel enthusiastic. My body hurts, my head hurts, and it all just zaps the energy from me. WAKE UP! Get up! Do it anyway! – This is what I tell myself. And 9 times out of 10 I wake up, get up, and do it anyway… It’s very easy for the body to take over and do the talking sometimes, while your mind just listens and absorbs the feedback. Of course if your body is feeling less than fabulous then it won’t take long for your mind to

Breathing 101

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on February 6, 2012 / Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Meditation, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

BREATHING – It’s easy isn’t it? How are you feeling today? Are you tense and tight or relaxed and calm? Breathing is an automatic function which we don’t really pay much attention to. Most of the time we don’t use our full breathing potential and our bodies don’t get a full intake of oxygen, depriving us of a variety of benefits. So what’s the big deal? Breathing 101 Breathing fully, deeply and correctly increases our oxygen intake by allowing the lungs to fully expand and inhale maximum breath. This in turn feeds the cells and organs with nutrients via the

My Hungry Heart – emotional eating

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 23, 2011 / Body Image, dieting, Eating Disorders, Eating Psychology, Fat Loss, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Growth, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

What are you really hungry for? When I was overweight – no matter how much food I ate – the sensation of hunger was never far away. Every meal was hurried. I ate as if I was ravenous; quickly filling my belly to hide the evidence that I was a ‘pig’. I would spend most of my time during the day thinking about food while trying to avoid it. The hunger made me crave all the wrong foods… and they always somehow made me feel better. I didn’t always feel ‘well’ after eating those foods, but for a short time I didn’t feel

What is Stress?

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on December 17, 2011 / Health & Fitness, Holistic Health, Hormone Balancing, Positive Psychology, Stress Management, Wellness Coaching

TO FIGHT OR FLIGHT? How our bodies react to prolonged stress. Stress: A pesky little word that gets tossed around a great deal in modern day life. We stress about things, we feel stressed by stuff, and situations are stressful… But do you really understand stress, and more importantly, how it affects your body? To combat stress, our bodies have a built-in protection mechanism called the Fight or Flight response. Normal day to day interactions aren’t likely to cause us physical harm, so most of the time our body is (or it should be!) in a nice calm state. But,

Body-Image

By Viki Thondley | The MindBodyFood Coach on October 30, 2011 / Body Image, Fat Loss, Health & Fitness, Hormone Balancing, Mindset, Nutrition & Weight Loss, Personal Training, Positive Psychology, Positive Thinking & Affirmations, Self-Care, Self-Esteem, Stress Management

When you look in the mirror, are you seeing yourself as you ARE or how you FEAR? To be a confident, self-assured and secure woman in today’s society, we’re challenged to escape the media bombardment we face at every turn: glossy magazine pages of digitally beautified models, reality TV shows with people looking anything but real, print media and radio marketing convincing you of the latest fad diet that you really need to try… Even on a good day one phrase, one word, one look can be all it takes to dent the hard won self-confidence of the woman in

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