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Gluten-free Key Lime Bars

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If you love key lime pie you’re going to dig this twist on that classic dessert. My only complaint with traditional key lime pie is the overload of whipped cream on top. I’m just not a fan of all that cream on top but I do love the zesty flavor of the lime filling. As I was looking to create a healthier, more fresh update to this classic, I decided to try one of my favorite gluten-free hacks when it comes to crust which is dates and gluten-free oats. It firms up nicely and creates a sturdy crust for almost any type of bar.

gluten-free key lime bars

When I say healthier, I mean just a wee bit healthier because there is still sugar involved with this dessert when it comes to key lime filling on top. I used organic sweetened condensed milk which does contain both dairy and sugar. There is a coconut sweetened condense milk if you need a dairy free option, but I haven’t tried it in this recipe. The filling comes out with the consistency of cheesecake which makes these bars almost like mini-cheesecake bites minus the cream cheese!

gluten-free key lime bars

As always, because I’m always looking out for a good party pleaser, these bars are the perfect dessert to bring to your next picnic or potluck. I even brought these to a Super Bowl party so you can definitely enjoy these year round!

Gluten-free Key Lime Bars

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Gluten-free Key Lime Bars

Gluten-free key lime bars made with only a handful of simple ingredients. 

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

Crust

  • 15 Medjool dates pitted
  • 2/3 cup gluten-free oats
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 4 tbsp coconut oil melted

Filling

  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 tbsp key lime zest
  • 1/2 cup key lime juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

  2. In a food processor, add the dates, oats, cinnamon and coconut oil. Pulse until combined. Grease an 8X8 glass pan and press the crust into the bottom of the pan. Use a spoon to smooth out evenly. 

  3. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, lime zest, and lime juice. Mix on low speed until well-combined. Pour over the crust and 

  4. Cook for 45 minutes or until a knife comes out clean in the center as it may take longer than 45 minutes to cook through the center. Remove from oven and let cool. Slice into squares, garnish with key lime pieces if preferred, and serve. 

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Mahi-Mahi Fish Tacos with Jicama Slaw

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mahi-mahi fish tacos with jicama slaw

If you’re not a fan of fish tacos I promise you that you will be after you try these mahi-mahi fish tacos. The seasoning on the fish, combined with the flavors of the jicama slaw, make these so good you won’t even need to add any extra sauce. I like to use mahi-mahi for my fish tacos because it’s a super mild fish; light and flaky with a mild flavor. A few years ago if you would have tried to get me to eat fish tacos I would have been like, “absolutely not!” Not sure if you’ve noticed, but my taste buds have expanded quite a bit in recent years so many of the recipes I share are a glimpse into my own food journey from a diet of solely processed foods to fresh, better ingredient recipes.

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Pan Roasted Vegetables with Maple Tahini

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pan roasted vegetable with maple tahini

Some nights require a super easy dinner, am I right? These pan roasted vegetables include chicken apple sausage and a maple tahini sauce that make it not only quick and easy but also super tasty. You could probably choose any root vegetables you liked for this, but I went with brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes. I’m always looking for new ways to cook brussel sprouts and this one did not disappoint. The maple tahini sauce pairs well with the chicken apple sausage and sweet potatoes, too.

pan roasted vegetables with maple tahini

I’ll admit, this was actually my first time incorporating tahini into a recipe. I had seen it before but had never actually tried it. Tahini is basically like peanut butter but is derived from sesame seeds. You can usually find it with the other nut and seed jars of butter at the grocery store. The key with this sauce was getting the liquid base right. I first tried olive oil but it overpowered the maple and tahini flavoring, so then I decided to thin it with water only and a hint of lemon juice.

pan roasted vegetables with maple tahini

Now, for some real talk. If you have teenage kids like mine, getting them to switch over and try new recipes like this is a challenge. Unfortunately, I didn’t wise up to changing my eating habits until later in life, and by that time my kids were hooked on processed and fast foods. I know, terrible, right? I’ve slowly been introducing them to new healthy recipes, but it’s like converting the masses (did I mention I have 4 grown kids!) I figure they’ll eventually come around, but for now, I’ll keep cooking new recipes and letting them try if they’d like. With that being said, this is a great quick and easy healthy dinner and if your kids love vegetables then it’s a double win-win.

Pan Roasted Vegetables with Maple Tahini

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Pan Roasted Vegetables with Maple Tahini

Roasted brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes with chicken apple sausage and a maple tahini sauce makes a perfect quick and easy dinner your whole family will enjoy! 

Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 6
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

Roasted vegetables

  • 2 large sweet potatoes
  • 1 pound brussel sprouts
  • 1/2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp dried mustard powder
  • 1 package chicken apple sausage

Maple tahini

  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 2 1/2 tbsp water
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 2 tbsp organic maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 

  2. Cut sweet potatoes into small chunks and add to a large mixing bowl. I leave the skin on for this recipe. Cut the bottoms off of each brussel sprout and then slice in half, add to mixing bowl. Add garlic, sea salt, pepper, olive oil, and mustard powder. Mix until the vegetables are well covered with the oil mixture then spread out evenly onto a baking sheet. 

  3. Cut the chicken apple sausage into slices and add to pan. Place pan in the oven and cook for 40 minutes. 

  4. While the vegetables are cooking, combine all maple tahini ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to combine. 

  5. Once vegetables are done, remove from oven. Drizzle the maple tahini over the pan and serve immediately. 

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Chocolate Beetroot Cupcakes with Raspberry Buttercream

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chocolate beet root cupcake with raspberry buttercream

Beets in a cupcake?!? I know, sounds weird, right? But I promise you they are delicious. The beetroot adds additional moisture to the cupcakes while also adding some hidden nutrients. “But beets taste like dirt!” I know, I know, I’ve said it myself, but for real, you won’t even know they’re there. I used to despise beets,  mostly because my childhood memory of beets were pickled beets and as a kid those smelled HORRIBLE. So I avoided them as much as possible, until a few years ago when I decided to give them a try.

chocolate beetroot cupcake with raspberry buttercream

I had seen chocolate beet cakes floating around the internet, and I’ll have to admit they caught my attention. Beets? In a cake? So I began experimenting and was pleasantly surprised when I tried my first chocolate beetroot cupcake. Not only do the beets add additional moisture to the cake, but they also add a deep red hue giving the chocolate cake an almost red velvet look.

chocolate beetroot cupcake with raspberry buttercream

Let’s talk about this homemade raspberry buttercream. There’s just something about chocolate and raspberry. I tend to like that flavor combination more than chocolate and cherry. There’s a local winery that serves the best decadent chocolate cake with a raspberry drizzle and it’s oh so good. So when I was trying to figure out what flavor of icing to pair with the chocolate beetroot cupcakes raspberry was the first that came to mind. To get the decorated look of these cupcakes, you’ll need a Wilton icing bag and a 2D tip.

You’ll have to tell me in the comments below how you liked these beetroot cupcakes.

Chocolate Beetroot Cupcake with Raspberry Buttercream

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Chocolate Beetroot Cupcake with Raspberry Buttercream

Chocolate beetroot cupcakes with a homemade raspberry buttercream. Hidden nutrients for the kids and full of flavor! 

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 24
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 3/4 cup grass-fed, unsalted butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cup organic cane sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 organic raw cacao powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 3 large beets pureed

Raspberry Buttercream

  • 1 cup grass-fed, unsalted butter softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 6 oz. fresh raspberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

  2. In a large pot, boil the beetroots until fork tender. When done, drain and let them cool. Once cooled, peel any remaining skin and cut off the tops and bottoms. Cut the remaining pieces into smaller chunks and add to a food processor. Pulse the beets until you have a smooth puree. 

  3. In a large bowl, beat the sugar and softened butter together. Add the vanilla and eggs and beat until combined. Add in the beet puree and mix again until combined. 

  4. Next, add in the flour, cacao powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and milk. Add in a portion at a time, allowing the mixture to combine as you progressively add these in. Mix the batter until completely combined. 

  5. Add cupcake liners to your cupcake pan and fill each with batter until almost full. Bake for 30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean from the center. Remove from oven and let cool. 

  6. While the cupcakes are cooling, begin preparing your icing. Puree the raspberries. Run the puree through a sieve to remove the seeds. 

  7. Add the softened butter and powdered sugar to a medium-sized bowl and mix on low until completely combined. Add the raspberry puree and beat on medium speed until well combined and creamy. If the frosting is too thin you can add more powdered sugar. 

  8. Using a Wilton frosting bag and 2D tip, frost each cooled cupcake as desired. Top with a fresh raspberry and serve. 

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Strawberry Bacon Brie

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Strawberry Bacon Brie

I love summer; fresh fruits and nights on the patio with tasty appetizers like this strawberry bacon brie. I love an appetizer that combines sweet with savory, is simple and packs a lot of flavors. As I’ve grown to embrace the inclusion of fresh fruit with savory dishes, I couldn’t wait to create a summer brie plate to enjoy.

Strawberry Bacon Brie

Recently my husband and I visited a winery and enjoyed a fresh charcuterie board that included brie with fresh fruit and it was amazing. Of course, that got my chef brain turning and the result was this sweet, savory with a hint of spice summer appetizer. Fresh strawberries, a hint of jalapeno, and bacon, all enveloped in fresh maple syrup and piled atop baked brie equaled tasty perfection.

Strawberry Bacon Brie

You can enjoy this with a fresh baguette, crackers, pita bread, or whatever you’d like. Welcome to flavor town! Did I also mention this pairs really well with a light, fruity wine? So good! Imagine yourself now, relaxing on the patio in the evening, with a fresh glass of wine and this strawberry bacon brie. Perfecto!

Strawberry Bacon Brie Recipe

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Strawberry Bacon Brie

This strawberry bacon brie is the perfect summer appetizer to enjoy on the patio with a cold glass of wine. 

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

  • 1 8 oz wheel brie cheese
  • 6 large strawberries sliced
  • 4 slices cooked bacon crumbled
  • 1 tbsp organic pure maple syrup
  • 1/2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 jalapeno chopped
  • 1 fresh baguette

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 

  2. Place the brie wheel onto a baking sheet. Once the oven is preheated, cook for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes. 

  3. While brie is cooking, cook bacon, remove, let cool, then crumble. 

  4. In a small bowl, combine sliced strawberries, bacon crumbles, maple syrup, lemon juice, and chopped jalapeno. Stir to combine. 

  5. Carefully transfer cooked brie wheel to a serving plate. Top with the strawberry mixture. Slice baguette and serve. If preferred, toast the baguette prior to slicing. 

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Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Tart

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Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Tart

I’ll admit it, I don’t bake often because baking can be tricky sometimes, especially when creating gluten-free baked goods. So, with that being said, this lemon blueberry shortbread tart is not gluten-free, however, it is mighty delicious. I never realized how dang easy a shortbread crust was until this recipe. I’ve made shortbread cookies in the past, but never attempted it as a tart crust. If you’re looking for quick and easy this dessert recipe is for you.

Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Tart




I’ve done gluten-free tarts before using a gluten-free pie crust recipe, but for this shortbread crust, I stuck with traditional ingredients. If you need gluten-free, I know there are some GF shortbread crusts out there on the web, and who knows, maybe I’ll create a GF version next time just to experiment! The lemon filling combined with the shortbread crust almost makes these more like gooey lemon bars that a traditional custard-like tart but nonetheless they were so moist and delicious. I added fresh blueberries to the top and sprinkled with a little powdered sugar. I may or may not have devoured these within a week’s time. Oops!

Lemon blueberry shortbread tart




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Lemon Blueberry Shortbread Tart

This lemon blueberry shortbread tart is ooey soft, just like your favorite lemon bars. 

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

Shortbread Crust

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup cold butter cut into small chunks

Lemon Filling

  • 3 large eggs room temperature
  • 1/4 cup Meyer lemon juice
  • 1 1/4 cup organic cane sugar
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • fresh blueberries
  • powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Grease your tart pan with coconut oil or butter. 

  2. In a food processor, add flour, sugar, and salt. Pulse to combine. Add in the cold butter one small chunk at a time. Continue to pulse until the dough starts to come together in clumps. 

  3. Remove the dough from the food processor and press into your tart pan using your hands. Smooth out the bottom and make sure it's even. Press the dough up the sides of the tart pan. Using a fork, pierce the bottom of the crust multiple times throughout the pan. This will help prevent the crust from rising too much during baking. 

  4. Cover the dough and place in the freezer for 15 minutes. 

  5. Place the tart pan into the preheated oven and bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and place onto a cooling rack to cool. 

  6. While the crust is cooling, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Place the tart pan with the cooled crust onto a baking sheet to prevent spillage and pour the filling mixture into cooled crust. Place the baking sheet into the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center is almost set.

  7. Remove tart from oven and transfer to a cooling rack. Once cooled, carefully remove the tart from pan, sprinkle with powdered sugar, top with fresh blueberries and serve. 

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Grilled Mexican Street Corn

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Grilled Mexican Street Corn

If you haven’t tried grilled Mexican street corn or Mexican street corn for that matter, you are missing out. But don’t worry, I missed out for years, too! I actually used to avoid even trying Mexican street corn because I assumed I wouldn’t like the flavor. I’m not a huge fan of creamed corn, so my fear was Mexican street corn would taste similar to that. It wasn’t until a friend of mine ordered Mexican street corn at a local taco joint that I finally gave it a shot and LOVED it!

Grilled Mexican street corn




There are several different variations of Mexican street corn, but for me, the cotija cheese was the winning ingredient. Have you tried cotija cheese?!? Oh man, it’s what cheese dreams are made of. The cream sauce, the lime juice, the chili powder, the cotija, I mean what a flavor combination, right?? Grilling corn on the cob is super easy, too, which makes this recipe quick and easy. And as a bonus, you can just cut off any leftovers, add additional cream sauce and have a Mexican street corn salad for leftovers.

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Grilled Mexican Street Corn

Grilled Mexican street corn is the perfect summer side dish!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 5
Author Jennifer

Ingredients

Cream Sauce

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp lime juice
  • 5 ears of corn
  • 1/2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
  • 1/2 lime
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup cotija cheese crumbled

Instructions

  1. In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, salt, cumin and lime juice. Mix well. 

  2. Remove husks and silk from each ear of corn, add to the grill on medium heat. Cook about 2 minutes on each side, continually rotating until the corn has a uniformed color (about 6-8 min. total). 

  3. Remove corn from grill. Using a brush, spread the cream sauce over each ear of corn heavily. Once covered, squeeze the lime half over the corn. Sprinkle the chili powder over each ear and then sprinkle the crumbled cotija cheese on top as well. 

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Do You Smudge?

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The Latin term for sage is ‘Salvia’, which stems from the word ‘to heal.’ The process of smudging, in which sage is burned with the purpose of cleansing away negative energy, is a tradition that goes back thousands of years as part of the spirituality of indigenous Americans.

Our bodies, and the physical spaces we occupy, vibrate with invisible energy currents, or life force, that can be strongly affected by both physical and spiritual forces. Toxic products or foods, fighting, and stress, are all examples of forces that can lower our vibration and increase negative energies around us. Smudging allows us to cleans unwanted emotional and spiritual negative energy that gathers in our bodies and our physical spaces over time. Similar to the practice of yoga or meditation, the goal is to connect the physical plane with the spiritual in order to move the stagnant energy that’s built up and open up space for new, positive energy.

The most commonly used herb for smudging is sage. You can find smudge sticks of sage, and other additional herbs, at your local organic health store. The more pure the sage the better, so be weary of sage smudge sticks at box stores.

The process of smudging, or sage burning, can be as elaborate or as simple as you need it to be. With every practice that I teach, whether essential oils, journaling, meditating, or even smudging, I always stress the need for alignment. These practices are individualized for what each person needs, so developing a practice from what feels aligned with your intuition is critical.
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Smudging Process

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  1. Gather a ceramic bowl or plate, something heatproof.
  2. Place the bundle of sage into the bowl and light it, using a match or lighter, for just a few seconds.
  3. Extinguish the flames and let the smoke begin to rise.
  4. While the smoke is billowing, slowly walk around and take the smoke to each area you would like to cleanse, being careful not to breathe in the smoke directly. For example, when I quit my very toxic full-time, working from home job I smudged my home office heavily. If one of your kids are struggling emotionally, you might consider saging their room. High-traffic areas and entryways are also good places to sage, too.
  5. Use your intuition, you’ll know where to cleanse.
  6. You’ll want this process to move slowly, but not too long. You don’t want to saturate your house with the smoke.
  7. Say a prayer or affirmation as you are smudging. I always use affirmations of what I want to bring in such as joy, confidence, abundance, etc. Again, use your intuition here but the key is to always focus on what you want rather than what you don’t want. For example, you would want to say, “I welcome in wealth and abundance.” rather than “I don’t want anymore debt.”
  8. After saging, burn something sweet, like sweetgrass or incense. The process of smudging is a masculine process, bringing in feminine energy will help keep the balance. 
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I do want to make one note. When I share these practices, I share from a place of healing, from my own journey and experiences. I’m a firm believer that each person has their own divine journey, no one being more superior to the other. With that being said, when we talk about practices like smudging sage it begins to cross into an area where religion and spirituality meet. I always reach out to my friends with varying practices to gather their opinions; it’s part of my curious, forever learning self to do so. One of the best remarks I was given was that cleansing a home with sage was no different than asking a priest to come bless your house, or speaking of the holy spirit with your prayer group. I ask that any negative comments regarding personal religion or spiritual preferences in regards to smudging be refrained…the key word here is negative. I’d hate to have to smudge your comment away.
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Hi, I’m Jennifer!

Hi, I’m Jennifer and I’m on a mission to empower high-achieving women release the overwhelm in order to create a more balanced lifestyle. After spending 20 years pushing my way up the corporate ladder, I realized that I was chasing a mirage. What I thought would bring me satisfaction in life, the career, the title, the salary, the degrees, the recognition, was slowly killing me. I realized I wasn’t living in alignment with how I truly wanted to feel and it was throwing my entire life off balance.

Stress
Overwhelm
Anxiety

These are the silent killers of high-achieving women.

Making the decision to let go of the alpha-female, masculine mindset and step into a more balanced lifestyle was the best decision I ever made. I want to empower other high-achieving women to release the overwhelm and create a more balanced lifestyle.

It’s time to reconnect, realign, and rediscover YOU again!
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Learning to Live in Alignment

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“Do yourself a favor and do the work – it’s hard, but so worth it!”

 

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Laura’s experience with the Rock Your Happy Program

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What was the problem or challenge(s) you were having before you discovered the Rock Your Happy Program? What else had you tried?

I felt like I didn’t know myself, and I felt vaguely dissatisfied with my life and relationships and like I was struggling with my internal thoughts and internal/external expectations..

What did the frustration feel like as you tried to solve that problem?

Like I was going in circles… constantly thinking and wondering and trying to understand myself and getting nowhere. The more pressure I put on myself the worse I felt. Just kind of internally spinning, spinning, spinning and making myself sick.

What was your biggest desire before the program?

To find inner peace.

How did you first hear about the Rock Your Happy program?

I had seen Jennifer’s posts about the program and really felt like she was talking to me, although she never called me, out of course. I decided to join the program and I’m SO glad that I did.

What was your first impression?

OMG, this is going to be so much work. This is so hard… the minute I realized I was going to have to really dig deep and put the time in and do the work I was intimidated and wanted to run/give up.

What was your biggest fear in hiring Jennifer and joining the Rock Your Happy program?

Being vulnerable. Quitting half-way through and getting nothing out of it because I quit on myself… again.

What was different about the Rock Your Happy program that drew you to it?

Seeing how Jennifer transformed her own outlook on life. She’s such a positive inspiration to me!

Take us to the moment when you realized the Rock Your Happy program was actually working to solve your problem(s). What did it FEEL like when you saw the strategies start working?

So EMPOWERING! 

What was the biggest challenge that Jennifer’s service helped you solve?

Not understanding myself or showing myself compassion… taking the time to do the work to analyze where you came from, why it made you the way that you are, and then to take it the next step further and do the work to determine who you’re going to be (because the past doesn’t define us!) was instrumental to changing my mindset about my entire life in general. Every aspect of my life has improved because of the work I did here. (Although, of course I’m still a work in progress!)

What was it like to work with Jennifer?

Jennifer is open, honest, kind and non-judgmental. She gave me a safe space to be brutally honest without fear. And she’s good at getting me to see things I couldn’t see before, although she rarely spelled it out for you… she guides you to get there and see it yourself!

When did you know the Rock Your Happy program was really successful?

When I took several months off in the middle of the program (due to the stresses of life and feeling overwhelmed by the thought of continuing) and then continued anyway and finished. I have almost always quit on myself before. But I recognized that I was already getting so much out of the program and seeing such positive changes that I finally really wanted to get back to it. I’m so glad I did!

What does your life look like now that you’ve completed the program?

I’m still a work-in-progress, of course. But I’m clear on the things I still need to work on to get to the inner peace I crave and I didn’t have that before. I feel in control of my feelings and my reactions and the people around me have noticed a calmer, kinder, happier me. I look at my core values, my mission statement, and my core desired feelings daily and I make decisions based on those things, which has allowed me to let go of a lot of internal and external expectations that were causing such overwhelm in my life.

What would be the three most valuable benefits of this program?

Getting to really know yourself, creating a clear focus for how you want to feel in the important areas of your life and being able to make decisions with that knowledge in mind, and working through all of this on paper so that you can go back and see how far you’ve come since the beginning!

Would you recommend this program to others?

Without question. Do yourself a favor and do the work – it’s hard, but so worth it!
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Ready to reclaim, realign and rediscover YOU?

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Hi, I’m Jennifer!

I love food, coffee, cats, wine and traveling. I’m on a mission to create a balanced, yet fulfilled life, and help other women do the same. Somewhere along the way, after years as mom, wife, career woman, we lose ourselves. We stay in careers we despise, we put our health on the back burner and we start wishing and never actually doing. We’re taught that you can only chase your dreams when you’re young, not when you’re 40+ and I’m here to show you that you absolutely can create a life that sets your soul on fire. [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.0.97″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.0.97″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.97″ parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on”][et_pb_image src=”https://wanderlustandwellness.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Learning-to-Live-in-Alignment.png” _builder_version=”3.0.97″][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

10 Ways to Use Frankincense Essential Oil

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“Frankincense – the King of the essential oils”

 

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But in all seriousness, Frankincense is the number one oil I use daily because of its overarching value; from immune support, to inflammation, to emotional support.

Here are 10 of my favorite ways to use Frankincense:

  1. After a stressful day, rub 1 drop of Frankincense onto the back of your neck to ease stress and tension.
  2. For a peaceful night’s sleep, diffuse 2 drops of Frankincense with 2 drops of Lavender.
  3. To balance your emotions and keep you uplifted during the workday, diffuse 3 drops of Frankincense, 3 drops of Lemon, and 3 drops of Melaleuca (Tea Tree).
  4. Add 1-2 drops to your favorite night cream for an additional skin boost.
  5. Rub one drop between the palms of your hand and take a deep breath to promote calmness.
  6. Add 1 drop of Frankincense and 1 drop of Lavender to a warm bath to destress at night.
  7. Mix 2-3 drops of Frankincense with 1 tablespoon of a carrier oil (e.g. coconut oil, almond oil) and rub onto sore joints and muscles.
  8. Diffuse 2 drops of Frankincense, 2 drops of OnGuard, 2 drops of Lemon, and 2 drops of Oregano to create an immune boosting aroma. You can also add 8-10 drops of each to a 10mL roller bottle and a carrier oil for an immune boosting oil to rub onto the bottom of your feet at night.
  9. Add 1 to 2 drops of Frankincense to an 8-ounce glass of water to improve digestion.
  10. For migraine relief, place 2 drops of Frankincense and 2 drops of Copaiba under your tongue.

 

**Make sure you have food grade Frankincense essential oil for ingestion and therapeutic grade for topical applications or aromatherapy. If you’re purchasing essential oils, avoid oils that say “fragrance oil” or “perfume oil” as these can be synthetic and don’t provide the desired health benefits. Instead, look for oils that say “pure essential oil” or “100% essential oil” for the highest quality essential oils. Each doTERRA essential oil is carefully and thoroughly tested using the strict CPTG Certified Pure Therapeutic Grade® quality protocol. Experienced essential oil users will immediately recognize the superior quality standard for naturally safe, purely effective therapeutic-grade doTERRA essential oils.**
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Hi, I’m Jennifer!

I love food, coffee, cats, wine and traveling. I’m on a mission to create a balanced, yet fulfilled life, and help other women do the same. Somewhere along the way, after years as mom, wife, career woman, we lose ourselves. We stay in careers we despise, we put our health on the back burner and we start wishing and never actually doing. We’re taught that you can only chase your dreams when you’re young, not when you’re 40+ and I’m here to show you that you absolutely can create a life that sets your soul on fire.
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