Weekly Link Roundup

Happy New Year! As always, I've hoarded all of the links to share with you! Hope this provides some food for thought, inspiration and laughs to share with your friends.

Enjoy, and feel free to share links you're loving lately in the comments.

First of all, DAMN. This is some powerful stuff from Kelly Diels on what she's calling the Female Lifestyle Empowerment Brand. Kelly takes on the current state of DIY marketing geared toward women by internet entrepreneurs, This passage was powerful: "They do it in the guise of building a relationship with you but what they’re doing is dramatizing the gap between your ordinary apartment and their New York loft, their frequent and fabulous holidays and your staycations, their flat abs and your squishy stomach, their nearly-naked yoga and your see-through yoga pants (the ones that their inventor never intended for your kind of ass, after all), their famous besties and your toxic friends, their bottomless bank accounts and your overdraft." ... I SO don't want to be that kind of blogger or professional!

Women's Healthsays goodbye to the bikini body. . . Hello 2016.

Know your worth and stop being such a pushover. . .this new email plug-in can help.

The books that haven't been written. . . can you even imagine?

I'm A Fitness Professional, But I Was So Photoshopped That I Didn't Recognize Myself . . . It's safe to assume that any image you see out there is photo-shopped and filtered these days!

What makes a good life? Insights from the longest study on happiness. It only studies men but still contains some good takeaways.

If you're inclined to set new goals this year, this post is PACKED with meaningful ideas. These are my kind of aspirations! And while you're dreaming and scheming, sign up for one of my upcoming Dreamers Summits!

P.S. Barre & Soul's January Nutrition Jumpstart is currently full, but you can still get on the waitlist or sign up for the next round! Find out more about it and learn how I lost my "Last 5 Lbs." here.

Happy Weekend Everyone!

My Favorite 'Secret' Hidden Gems of Boston

Spicy Margaritas, karaoke and hula hoops... these are a few of my favorite things...

Thanks MySecretBoston.com for asking me to share some "secret" Boston spots that I love!

Ready to discover some hidden gems and maybe find a new favorite of your own?

Read the article here!

Just Pretend You're Oprah...

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I was seriously nervous before my live radio interview with the New Hampshire Brand Project, which highlights entrepreneurs in New Hampshire.

Before heading in, I texted a friend that my stomach felt weird and I had just spilled coffee down my shirt.

She reminded me that at least I wasn't going to be on TV.

This was a good point.

"I'll just pretend I'm Oprah,"  I said. "Or David Vendetti."

And with that, it turned out to be an AMAZING experience. I hope I get to wear my coffee on the radio again sometime!

They made it easy by asking me about a bunch of stuff I REALLY like talking about.

The interview is below.  For the quick and dirty version, just skip ahead to these topics:

  • 4:22 Interview starts
  • 5:30 WTF is barre?
  • 8:07 Info for future cult members barre beginners
  • 10:40 My sordid past
  • 16:20 Butts, young and old
  • 18:33 WTF is fit feminist?
  • 22:50 Is it my turn to do something great?
  • 31:02 Working out isn't all that fun
  • 32:22 Maybe don't eat that twinkie
  • 37:55 Why can't I just like yoga like everybody else?
  • 39:00 WTF is aerial yoga?
  • 43:00 The #1 thing that will change your body and your life

For real though:

If feminism is going to continue to progress as a movement... it needs to be much more inclusive, a "me and you" philosophy, not "me or you."

 

No "us vs. them."  There is no "them."  There is only "us."  We are all one.

Peace.