Well.ish by Marino Empowerment

Good morning!

I've decided to end my social media journey. 

As you know, I live my life with as much intention as possible. I'd never been on IG or FB until I decided to become a wellness coach. I realize in this world it's hard to have a business without a single social media presence. So, I thought about it for a while, and decided to try my hand at it in different ways.

I'm glad I did.

Unfortunately, I can't seem to find joy in this virtual space. And, since wellness is high priority for me, I'm bowing out.

I'm giving it until July 1st before I close my accounts. That will give folks time to see this post and me the ability to say, "I did it for a year."

𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐈 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐈'𝐦 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 & 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥. 😌

Regarding coaching? I'm stepping away from that for now, too.

I've realized even a "fun side hustle" requires a tremendous investment in time I'm not willing to give at this point.

If I could do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing. This year has been formative.

Here are some things I've learned about myself & business start-up:

🌱When I set my mind to something I can make it happen.

🌱I have an invaluable network of support--friends and family who are there for me practically, emotionally, & psychologically. ❤

🌱If/when I dive back into coaching, my clients aren't coming from SM. Other marketing was more effective for me.

🌱With financial security in place, 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞; 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬.

🌱I now know the basics of how to build a website, network, and post on sm.

🌱Once again, added value is coming from subtraction. (Thank you minimalism!)

I hope people reading this are 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝  in some way... either to try a new challenge, step off social media, or make a 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞 decision.This is how we grow.

Thank you to my 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 and every person who encouraged me along the way.

Women... you rock. 😘

This is how intentional living looks for me!

I'm busier than ever, but I make sure I'm able to cook a delicious, healthy dinner a few times each week.

The truth is, I decompress in the kitchen.

𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝! 😌

🌱 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞. (It's not the best week when I reheat pizza multiple nights in a row... though it happens sometimes. 🤷🏼‍♀️)

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?




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For those of you who are interested, these photos are of the recipes I've made from my new cookbook, 𝑉𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒s. I've been LOVING every minute of it! 🤗

1,2) Grilled Portobello Mushrooms, Buffalo Cauliflower and Ranch Dressing (homemade ranch with an almond base)

3) Kale Quinoa Salad with Siracha Dressing

4) Creamy Cannellini Bean Rigatoni

5) Broccoli Quesadillas with Chipolte Cashew Queso.

6) Loaded Sweet Potato Fries

🧐 Read below for a sneak peak at my column, featured in 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆! 👇

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𝙒𝙚'𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝘼𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚.

My guess is that what I’m about to share with you, you already know in your gut. Sometimes, however, we need a little nudge. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Intuitively, most folks understand that caring for our children involves having rules to keep them safe and healthy. From teaching them to look both ways before crossing the street, to limiting electronic time and sugar intake, 𝐰𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲, 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. They have to lose sometimes in order to develop resilience; they have to experience the natural consequences of their behaviors, even though it takes everything in us not to rush in and save the day. We teach them the characteristics of good friendships.  And, we understand the importance of 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 to our children when they are sad or feeling vulnerable.
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𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡.

We know this. And we know what care is. 

𝐒𝐨 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞?

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💻 Read the full column on my blog, 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒚'𝒔 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 at 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐲𝐦𝐞.𝐜𝐨𝐦 (Link in bio!) to hear what I have to say about what TRUE self care looks like!

OR...

📰 If you live in the Scotia/Burnt Hills area, check out the May issue of 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒆, where the full column is published. 💃

Some days we spill coffee on our journal & drink our smoothies out of chipped mugs. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Today I honor the messiness of life!

You rock!

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐯𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭, 𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐣𝐨𝐲𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬!🌷

The icing on the cake for my Mother's Day is the 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐈 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧: conversations had and messages exchanged with old + new friends, neighbors, sisters + Mom remind me that we are one amazing, powerful group of human beings. 💜

I'm so proud to be a woman. 💪

Mindfulness on my morning walk!

Landscapers and lawn maintenance crews were all about my town today. 🚜 I closed my eyes, heard the buzz of machines, and inhaled, slowly & deeply, the scent of fresh cut grass. 🌱

I snapped some pictures of a few flowers that made me smile. 🌷

The rest I enjoyed for myself, with my phone tucked away in my pocket. 😌

My role is to help you 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 to cultivate the 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 you want.

𝑃𝑠𝑠𝑠𝑡: "𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛" 𝑖𝑠 𝑐𝑜𝑑𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑠 + 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠.

Our 3-month relationship is intensive. We'll meet every week for 12 consecutive weeks.

𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤.

You'll reflect on what's working really well & we'll talk about how to maximize it.

You'll reflect on changes you want to make and we'll talk about how to shift gears.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤. 🌱

Let that soak in.

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From drinking more water each day + fitting in some exercise to setting boundaries at work and saying "no" to others when it's really hard to do so, women I coach have zeroed in on what matters most to them.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒍/𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒑 𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒃 below 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏!

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Also, share this with someone you know who could use some quality self care. 🙌

Happy Monday to You!

For the past two years we've had pictures of rainbows on our front sunroom windows. We made them in March of 2020. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞.

I thought they'd be down that summer, "when things got better." (Ha!)

I thought I'd take them down when the kids went back to school. (Nope.)

..when we were vaccinated. (Uh uh.)

..when the 𝑘𝑖𝑑𝑠 were vaccinated? (Still no.)

𝐈 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 "𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭" 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐨.

☀️Yesterday was gorgeous in my neck of the woods, though, & I wanted to clean my windows. Instead of cleaning around the rainbows as I did in 2020 and 2021, I thought, "𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞."

So, I called in the kids and together we peeled them off.

We reflected on how naive we were when we made the rainbows, having had little idea they'd be up 25 months later. We noticed the sun bleached out certain colors, almost erased them entirely. We took a moment.

I know we're not out of the woods entirely, but if I wait for that, these rainbows would become permanent fixtures on my home.

🌈 The truth is, for my family, life feels as close to "the beforetimes" as ever.

My heart goes out to all of you who have suffered or lost loved ones to this virus. 😔

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 & 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 (𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡.

The rainbows aren't on the windows anymore, but they're sure in our hearts.

❤🧡💛💚💙💜

I am hopeful for a vibrant future.

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🌱 Wellness is reflecting with intention & allowing the hard times to enrich the good.

🌱Empowerment is letting go... when you're ready. 🙌

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Good Saturday morning. 🌞

Here's a 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 for you!

If you're in the 518 area you've likely been lamenting the chilly, windy weather we've had of late. 😫 I've had plenty of conversations of this nature at school pick-up and elsewhere.

Most everyone I know is looking forward to a calmer, milder weekend. 🤗

𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐉𝐔𝐃𝐆𝐄 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐘 .

Whatever the weather, I hope you are able to get outside a bit.

And when you do...

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒅𝒈𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕.

🌬 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒛𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅?

Notice the temperature on your face, how your hair tickles your cheek when the wind blows.

What does it remind you of? Ice cream? The cold chill when you jump into a pool?

☀️ 𝑰𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖?

Close your eyes for just a moment & ask yourself, "what color would I paint this warm feeling?" 🎨

Where do you notice the warmth in your body? Your face, hands, chest? Does it tingle? Spread out from a central area?

🌱 𝐈𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. Go ahead and give yourself this moment.

I'm going to be so sad when this stops happening. ❤

Wishing you a morning of presence and gratitude.

Super excited about my new cookbook! There are so many yummy-looking recipes I can't wait to make!

I often peruse the cookbook section of the bookstore. There are gorgeous books full of healthy & delicious recipes. Decision fatigue is real! 🤯

But, it was the title of this book that drew me in. Although all the recipes featured in 𝑉𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑡 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑠 are vegan (as far as I can tell), 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧'𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐬. She encourages her readers to eat with intention. To break away from dogma. She cautions against food shaming (others and ourselves!). 🙌

As someone who identifies as "veganish," this speaks to me. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞, "𝐢𝐬𝐡" 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Vegan police can go away. Vegan haters can join them. I exist in the beautiful ambiguity of it all. There's nowhere I'd rather be!

(Now...if only I could stop calling this my Jessica Simpson cookbook. 🤦🏼‍♀️)

🌱How do you practice intentionality in your life?