75 Hard Book Recommendations

by Cara | Jul 15, 2022 | Book Review, personal care

In the 75 Hard program there is required reading: Read 10 pages in a self-development and/or entrepreneurial book each day. Audio books don’t count, though they make the two 45-minute workouts go faster. What is 75 Hard? 75 Hard is a mental fitness challenge by Andy...

75 Hard Challenge and Phases

by Cara | Jun 7, 2021 | Book Review, Making Room For Healthy Changes

75 Hard is a mental fitness challenge by Andy Frisella of the Real AF* podcast . The 75-hard, part of the Live Hard Program has an initial challenge, which is 75 Hard.  Then the Live Hard Program has 3 additional phases, all completed within one calendar year. The 75...

Alcohol Lies

by Cara | May 24, 2021 | Book Review, Do it yourself and save, parenting, personal care

I stopped drinking, and realized the problem was alcohol, not me. I had fallen into the thinking that ‘moderate alcohol is better than no alcohol’ and I was wrong.  Moderate alcohol didn’t work for me. I’m not the only one who got sucked into...

Review: Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health

by Cara | Jun 29, 2020 | Book Review, Keto Info, natural health

Lies My Doctor Told Me by Ken Berry, MD is a must-read for everyone who wants to separate the facts from fiction regarding mainstream health advice. This engaging book tackles the big myths in mainstream medicine in an easy-to-understand science-backed style.  Armed...

Hold Onto Your Kids: Attachment Theory {Book Review}

by Cara | Sep 5, 2017 | Book Review, Making Room For Healthy Changes, parenting, Pregnancy and Babies

As I mentioned, I’m in ongoing education on how to better parent the emotional aspects of raising small (and growing!) humans.  The most recent discovery that has been helpful with this process is learning about attachment theory (which is different from...

Book Review: Chop Wood Carry Water

by Cara | Jun 8, 2017 | Book Review, Do it yourself and save, GAPS Diet, personal care

One of my recent reads that changed my attitude about daily life, Chop Wood Carry Water is an exceptional book that teaches us to appreciate the processes of life. The book starts by following a man training to become a Samurai archer, which surprisingly had lessons...