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How to Find Your Why | How do you find meaning, motivation, and inspiration in life? If you're trying to figure out how to find your passion, mission, purpose, and your dream career so you can feel happy and fulfilled each day, this is a great place to start. Using the core elements of ikigai, we're sharing 19 questions to ask yourself to help you find your why, allowing you to live your life with greater purpose, and with a passion and dedication to things that set your soul on fire.

How to Find Your Why: 19 Questions to Ask Yourself

How to Stay Calm in a Stressful Situation | If you're looking for tips and strategies to help you stay calm in any situation (when stressed, when angry, when nervous, as a parent, in a crisis, etc.), we're sharing 9 stress management tips that help. Learn how to stop anxious thoughts in their tracks, what to do when things are out of your control and you feel overwhelmed, and how to be less stressed in the face of adversity moving forward.

9 Tips and Tricks to Help You Stay Calm in a Stressful Situation

30 Recipes with Canned Soup | If you're looking for simple and easy canned soup recipes you can make at home, you're in for a treat! We're sharing 30 canned soup upgrade ideas, along with our favorite canned soup hacks to teach you how to create delicious and filling meals and dishes with your favorite tins of soup! From chicken pot pie crescent bread, to king ranch mac and cheese, to crockpot Swedish meatballs, we have lots of Campbells soup recipes to inspire you!

30 Simple Recipes with Canned Soup That Actually Taste Good

90 Cheap and Healthy Freezer Meal Recipes | If you're looking for easy, make ahead recipes you can cook in bulk, freeze, and reheat on busy nights when you can't be bothered to cook, we've curated the best of the best! From simple freezer meals for kids, to single serving freezer meals, to vegetarian, gluten free, and low carb freezer meals, these recipes are perfect for new moms and busy families, and many can be made in your slow cooker, crock pot, or instant pot!

90 Cheap and Healthy Freezer Meal Recipes That Save Time and Money

How to Quit Sugar: 5 Tips that Work | If you're trying to detox from sugar cold turkey, and want tips to help curb cravings and kick your addiction to sweet treats and carbs for good, these ideas will help! Whether you want to quit sugar in 5 days, or want to do this slowly, we're sharing 5 reasons to give up sugar, the best sugar substitutes, and how to master sugar cravings like a pro!

How to Quit Sugar: 5 Simple Tips to Stop Sugar Cravings Fast

40 Low Carb Cocktails for Weight Loss | If you're trying to lose weight and don't want to give up alcohol, you're in luck! Whether you're organizing a girls night in or you're on the hunt for low carb drinks to order at the bar with your BFF, we've curated 40 of the best keto cocktails that are simple and easy to make, taste good, and are (relatively) guilt free! From vodka, to gin, to tequila, to rum, to whiskey, to bourbon, there's a drink here for everyone!

Weight Loss and Alcohol: 40 Low Carb Cocktails to Indulge In

How to be a Better Wife | If you're looking for tips to help you be a good wife without losing your independence, this post is a great place to start! As much as I enjoy the humor in those 'how to be a good housewife' memes about women in the 50s, I like to think our view on the important qualities of being a good wife have changed since then. If you're looking for the modern woman's guide to a happy marriage, we're sharing 12 tips you don't want to miss!

How to be a Better Wife: 12 Tips for a Happy Marriage

30-Day Leaky Gut Meal Plan | If you have symptoms of leaky gut and you're looking for recipes you can use to create a meal plan that will help you heal, this post is for you! We're answering important questions, such as 'what is leaky gut', 'what are the causes', and 'what foods should I avoid', and we've curated 30 days of breakfast, lunch, dinner, snack, and dessert recipes to help you fix your gut and feel your best!

30-Day Leaky Gut Diet Meal Plan for Beginners: What to Eat and Avoid

9 Weight Loss Vision Board Tips and Ideas | If weight loss is on your mind and you're on the hunt for motivational tips and tools that will keep you accountable to your goals, we've got you covered! We're teaching you how to make a vision board for weight loss, including goal setting ideas, step by step tips for curating photos, words, and quotes to bring your vision to life, and tons of inspiration to make the law of attraction help you in your weight loss journey!

Goal Setting 101: 9 Weight Loss Vision Board Tips and Ideas

How to Deal with a Narcissistic Parent | If you're looking for tips to help you navigate relationships with mothers and fathers who are narcissists, we're sharing everything you need to know. From knowing the signs of narcissism, to understanding how it impacts you as their daughter or son, to practical recovery tips to help you heal from the emotional toll of being raised by a toxic mom or dad, we'll teach you how to deal with narcissistic behavior in others.

How to Deal with a Narcissistic Parent: 7 Tips to Help You Heal

30-Day Insulin Resistance Diet Plan | If you're looking for food lists, recipes, and a menu plan to help you create meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and snacks that help with insulin resistance, we've curated 30 days of recipes to keep your insulin and blood sugar in check. We've included a range of recipes from different dietary needs, including low carb, keto, paleo, vegetarian, and vegan options. If you want to lose weight, these recipes are a great place to start!

Weight Loss That Works: 30-Day Insulin Resistance Diet Plan

How to Stop Snoring | if you're looking for tips, natural remedies, and products that can help you or your spouse stop snoring fast, we're sharing 10 simple ideas to help. Perfect for women, men, and even kids, these snoring solutions and treatment options will offer relief to you and your partner so everyone can get a good night of sleep. Find out the common causes of snoring, the best prevention tips, and store bought products that work!

How to Stop Snoring: 10 Snoring Remedies that Actually Work!

6 Post Nasal Drip Remedies That Work | If you want to know how to get rid of post nasal drip, we're sharing the best remedy ideas for relief that lasts! This post explains the causes and symptoms of post nasal drip, including a sore throat, cough (especially at night), nausea, and bad breath. Whether you're symptoms are due to a cold, flu, or allergies, or you have chronic post nasal drip, these natural remedies will teach you how to stop the causes, so you can sleep (and feel) better!

Natural Home Treatments: 6 Post Nasal Drip Remedies That Work

40 Healthy Avocado Recipes for Every Meal | If you're looking for new and exciting ways to incorporate avocado into your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, we're sharing 40 of the best ideas to inspire you! From a fruit and veggies smoothie, to guacamole and mango salsa, to a simple pasta with avocado and lime, to avocado keto brownies, these ideas are equal parts easy, filling, and delicious. And they're great for weight loss, too!

Nutritious and Filling: 40 Healthy Avocado Recipes for Every Meal

5 Powerful Plyometric Exercises for Beginners | Do you want to take your cardio to the next level? These fat burning plyometric workouts will help you boost your power, speed, and endurance while also burning calories. These exercises will also help you build muscle, which will boost your metabolism and help you lose weight. Great for runners who are looking for speed and strength training, these HIIT workouts require minimal equipment (a jump rope and box step at most!).

Strength and Speed: 5 Powerful Plyometric Exercises for Beginners

Weight Loss After Menopause | The hormone imbalance that occurs during the transition to menopause can lead to many uncomfortable symptoms, and is often to blame for a slower metabolism, insulin sensitivity, and weight gain. If you want to know how to lose weight during perimenopause and menopause, exercise alone won't help. We're sharing a list of the foods you should eat and avoid for weight loss - and to help manage the symptoms of menopause - for a healthier, happier you!

Weight Loss After Menopause: 14 Foods to Eat and Avoid

How to Get Over a Weight Loss Plateau | A new weight loss program such as a low carb keto diet usually produces great results at first. You may even lose 10 pounds in a week! But eventually, your weight loss will stall and it can be difficult to figure out what to do. If you're looking for weight loss tips to help you get back on track, we're sharing common reasons for a weight loss plateau and 9 weight loss hacks to help correct them!

How to Get Over a Weight Loss Plateau: 9 Effective Tips For Women

8 Ways to Move Forward When You're Feeling Stuck | If you're stuck in a rut and looking for tips to help you find your motivation and transform your life for the better, the post is for you! Whether you've been passed up for a promotion at work and now you're questioning your career path, you're struggling with feelings of failure, sadness, regret, or fear, or you're a mom who has lost her way, we're sharing 8 strategies to help you figure out your purpose and passion and get UN-stuck!

Transform Your Life: 8 Ways to Move Forward When You’re Feeling Stuck

8 Full Body Pilates Workouts for Beginners | Whether you're in your 20s or over 50, pilates is a great way to strengthen your core and improve your posture, flexibility, balance, and coordination. If you want to lose weight and tighten and tone your body at home, we're sharing 8 fat burning videos you can stream from anywhere. With both mat classes and reformer workouts to choose from, we've included exercises specifically for your abs, as well as a video to help with back pain.

Tighten and Tone: 8 Full Body Pilates Workouts for Beginners

11 Positive Habits that Will Change Your Life | If you've ever wondered what the daily habits of successful people look like, this post has 11 ideas you can start TODAY to find happiness, joy, and success. From effective daily routines, to tips for finding your motivation, to productivity and time management hacks we swear by, the tips and strategies in this post will teach you how to be the best version of yourself in every single thing you do!

Self-Improvement 101: 11 Positive Habits that Will Change Your Life

How To Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself | If you're looking for a little inspiration to help you get out of a funk and stop feeling sorry for yourself, we're sharing 7 tips to help you drop those feelings of self-pity and self-blame once and for all. These tips and truths will give you the motivation, wisdom, and strength to overcome the victim mentality, set new goals, and adopt an attitude of gratitude every single day.

7 Ways to Stop Feeling Sorry For Yourself and Improve Your Life