1.  What is the name of your business, and what do you offer?

Vivacious Vixens Passion Parties.  An in-home party experience of Adult Sensual Products.  The opportunity to find your Inner Vixen and get her out from under the piles of laundry and bills!

2.  Is there a specific group of people that you serve through your work?

I work with women over the age of 18 who are interested in exploring the different products available to them in the adult sensual products arena.  I share information, tips and tricks on how to spice up the relationship you are in, with or without a partner.  I share detailed information on how to introduce sensual products into the bedroom.  I provide an evening of entertainment and laughter, showing women that their sexuality should be
celebrated and they should be the foremost expert on what they enjoy and what they would like more of.

3. What are some of the health challenges that you see in women/women entrepreneurs today?

Women are so busy taking care of business…Family business, work business, friends business, life business that they rarely take time to care for their own business.  They are focused on ensuring everyone around them is well cared for, fed, bathed and snuggled in, they don’t stop to make sure those things are a daily activity for themselves.  Women are in desperate need to reconnect, both with their partner and themselves.  Laughter has lost its
place in our lives and I am here to show them that laughter in the bedroom is the starting place of a healthy relationship, with everything.

4. From your perspective, what prevents women/women entrepreneurs from taking better care of themselves?

Women are so focused on the tasks at hand, they lose sight of the bigger picture.  How many women have you heard say "I’ll sleep when I am dead!" (I was one of those women!) or "I’ll eat  later" and later never comes!  We need to see that we can put ourselves on equal footing with all the demands on our lives and still take care of us along with the ones we love.

5.  What has your own journey with self-care been like?

I had to learn that a happy healthy mommy is a great mommy!  A mommy who wants to play!  A mommy who loves her entrepreneurial adventures!  Who has energy for the parties and the clients and the trade shows.  I made it a priority in 2010 to take better care of myself along with focusing on the thing that really mattered to me.  I gave up the illusion of a tidy home and
now, when people come over and see a messy living room, I can say…"don’t mind that..the kids and I were baking today, or scrapbooking today…or dancing to the Wii Dance Party!"

6.  What 3 tips can you share with our readers for encouraging greater health and well-being in their own lives?

1.  You are the One and Only in the lives of the special people you love!  Remember that when you take on a challenge that forces you to put them last.

2.  Self care does not mean abandoning the ones you love!  Go for a pedicure WITH your daughters.  Go for a walk WITH your spouse.  Include them as part of the recipe for a healthy you.

3.  Be your own best friend!  Say the hard things and recognize when things are spinning out of control.  Don’t wait for a well intentioned friend to step in.  Be the best friend you can be to yourself and everything else will come along too.

7. Where can our readers go to learn more about your offerings?

I have an online store at http://www.calgarypassion.com
I have an online coaching website at http://www.professionalbestfriend.com

If you can identify with any of this negative energy, creating a morning ritual that nurtures you and sets the stage for a more responsive approach to the day, rather than operating from reaction mode, might be just what you need!

Tune in below, or download this week’s audio blog to your MP3 player by clicking here.

During the episode, I share something that I recite each morning (and sometimes at different points throughout the day).  I discovered it in the January/February 2010 edition of “Body + Soul” magazine.  Here it is:

May I feel protected and safe

May I feel contented and pleased

May my physical body support me with strength

May my life unfold smoothly with ease

 

It really is a wonderful way for me to start my day, to reconnect with myself first thing, before life gets going and gets crazy.

Do you currently have a morning ritual?  Leave a comment and share what it is.  If not, and you would like to create one, what are you drawn to put into practice?

To further reinforce the importance of vitamin D, I wanted to share with you another article that outlines the benefits of vitamin D and also shares some surprising and perhaps even controversial perspectives.  The article is written by Rose Cole, from http://www.WellnessWithRose.com, and I really admire all of the work that Rose is doing.  She has an extensive background  in holistic health and nutrition and is recognized as a leader in her field.

You can read the article by clicking on the link below.

http://www.rosecole.com/articles/holistic-health/vitamind.html?sig=5

I would love to hear your reactions to the article after you read it.  Please leave a comment below to share.

You can listen in below, or you can download the audio to your MP3 player by clicking here.

I would love for you to leave a comment and let me know what avoidance behaviors you have noticed yourself engaging in on a regular basis.

This is a challenging task for many women, and in February’s issue of “O Magazine” Oprah shares more about her own journey with saying no in order to say yes to taking better care of herself on a daily basis (last page of the magazine).  If you struggle with saying no in your life, you’re certainly in good company.  And I love this line from Oprah:

“Making a priority of taking care of myself is – for sure – going to make for a better me.”

Listen in to today’s audio blog to hear more about how you can become more comfortable using the word no.

What will you say no to today, in order to say yes to you?  Please share by leaving a comment.

On today’s audio blog I focus on celebrating who you are and extending to yourself – on a regular basis – the appreciation of which you are so deserving.  As women appreciating others seems to come easily and naturally; however, when it comes to appreciating ourselves it seems to be a whole different story. 

Tune in to hear more about the role that self-appreciation can play in your own life.  You can listen in on the player below or download the episode by clicking here.

What is something about yourself that you appreciate?  Please leave a comment and share that.

Just wanted to let you know about something that came to my inbox this afternoon.  In the month of November a series of 4 free health teleseminars is being offered for women who are suffering from a variety of conditions (see partial list below).  If you’d like to learn more about these teleseminars, please click here.  When you sign up, you will receive the audios for the calls that have already taken place. 

• Candida
• Eczema
• Weight Gain
• ADD
• Mood Disorders
• Bipolar Disorder

• Brain Fog
• Anxiety
• Leaky Gut Syndrome
• Thyroid Imbalance
• Depression

(Please note:  I have not listened to these calls yet, but I really respect the work that Tera Warner does and I know that she is deeply passionate about helping others.  For more information about her work, you can visit http://www.theRawDivas.com.)

On today’s audio blog, I discuss the impact that your finances can have on your overall physical and mental health.  I also share some steps that you can take, starting today, to minimize the stress and move toward greater empowerment in this area of your life. 

You can listen in on the player below, or you can download the episode to your MP3 player by clicking here.

Remember to take good care of yourself, particularly during these stressful times in your life.

I’m evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they’re letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

• The best blogging techniques.
• How to get traffic to your blog.
• How to turn your blog into money.

I’ll let you know what I think once I’ve had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it’s still free.

Do you often find that when your mood takes a nosedive, so does your energy?  If this happens in your life, what do you usually do?  Do you have specific steps that you take to help you shift into a better mood and regain your energy?  If not, or if you would like to have a few more ideas to draw upon, I’d like to invite you to check out a great article that offers 7 tips for lifting a bad mood.  You can read the article by clicking here.

Let me know what tips you’re going to try out in your own life and how they work out for you.  Also, if you have any tips of your own that you know you can always count on, please share them so that others can benefit.  No one’s immune from experiencing a bad mood from time to time, and we can all learn from one another’s experiences.