by Jessica Durando | Nov 5, 2019 | Blog, Mindset, Personal Growth, Perspective Pieces
When I was younger, I used to love sweater weather and the opportunity to wear oversized clothes. It was the best way to hide a body I hated. While many of my friends longed for summer and loved shopping for cute shorts and tank tops, I felt horrified at the thought...
by Jessica Durando | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Coaching and Business, Mindset, Personal Growth
It’s amazing the number of clients who come to me with a scarcity mindset but haven’t even heard of the concept. Scarcity mindset is the underlying belief...
by Jessica Durando | Oct 25, 2019 | Blog, Mindset, Nutrition, Personal Growth
Majority of the people I work with experience emotional eating. Perhaps they grew up in a family that largely tied foods to times of bonding, and they find themselves mindlessly overstuffing themselves at every social event. Or perhaps they’ve used food to cope...
by Jessica Durando | Oct 25, 2019 | Blog, Mindset, Personal Growth, Postpartum and Breastfeeding
Diaphragmatic breathing, or “belly breathing” is an important relaxation technique. It helps to increase physical and psychological feelings of relaxation. Belly breathing consists of the lungs filling fully, the belly rising, and your body receiving a full share of...
by Jessica Durando | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog, Mindset, Personal Growth, Perspective Pieces, Postpartum and Breastfeeding, Prenatal
One year ago I was 9 months postpartum with my son, and wrote a pretty raw blog about my attempts to love a postpartum body. Want to read that one first? It’s also featured on this blog. Now, in April of 2019, my son is 21 months, and I’m 4 months postpartum...
by Jessica Durando | Apr 1, 2019 | Blog, Mindset, Personal Growth, Perspective Pieces, Postpartum and Breastfeeding, Prenatal
This is me at almost 9 months postpartum. This is a plateau. This is halted progress. This is a size bigger in clothes, shifted ribs and hip bones, cellulite, a soft belly, and a linea nigra that hasn’t faded. This is what it feels like to...