This weekend my running club was challenged to pick up at least one piece of trash apiece on our weekend long run. My running partner and I picked up 10 pieces and they were very easy to find. You would be amazed at the amount of trash along the trails by Grapevine Lake. It’s sad, … Continue reading Newest Fitness Trend: Plogging!
Here is a prescription for a vacation. Yes, I’m talking to you. You need a vacation. Unfortunately, I don’t think your health insurance will pay for it, but you definitely need one. And I’m not talking about the kind of vacation where you have a sightseeing agenda daily or traipsing kids around all the Disney … Continue reading The Doctor Prescribes a Vacation
We just got back from a wonderful trip boating in the San Juan Islands in the Pacific Northwest. Summer is crabbing season there, and our boating friends invited us to go crabbing. The best part was that we as a group caught so many crabs in our two little pots that we had too much … Continue reading Healthy Crab Cakes
This is a yummy, protein-rich, vegan-friendly, creamy soup with just a little kick. Ingredients: 4 cups low-sodium vegetable stock 1 can full-fat unsweetened coconut milk (14 oz) 3 tbsp unsalted butter 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp ground cumin ½ tsp dried celery seed 1 Tbsp dried sage 1 Tbsp Sriracha (or to taste) 4 … Continue reading Creamy Broccoli Soup
Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis This book cracked me up, but also got me to look inside myself and see a lot of the lies that I have been believing for years. It was like a look in the mirror. I digress. Rachel is the developer of TheChicSite.com and has amassed an immense online … Continue reading Stop Believing the Lies You Tell Yourself!
My husband hates onions. I have to disguise them in everything I cook. Well, it’s hard to disguise chopped red onions in a caprese salad; so, I came up with delicious substitutions and a bite-sized format that can make this a backyard summer go to salad with a twist! Ingredients: 4-5 Roma tomatoes (3 cups … Continue reading Caprese Salad Reformatted
New Fruit and Vegetable Wash All of my peeps who love fresh vegetables and fruit should be cheering! Arm & Hammer Fruit and Vegetable wash is legit awesome! Every wonder how to get all the wax, contaminants and pesticides off your vegetables and fruit so you can be sure you are serving your family as … Continue reading Easy Way to Healthy Produce!
This was originally published as a series in Dr. Crane’s running blog. Dr. Shyla Arya, from Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas in Grapevine and Keller, TX, was happy to mentor Dr. Crane in her yoga practice and to share her expertise with Dr. Crane’s running peeps. Yoga is a practice that combines stretching, … Continue reading Yoga For Runners
So my husband felt we all needed to work on our short game. Putting in particular, so he ordered us a back patio putting green. It turns out there are lots of options to choose from, but we started with a basic green that was 5 feet by 10 feet and had 3 holes. You … Continue reading Back Patio Golf Solution
Often times we find ourselves overwhelmed by all the barriers to our success. We get discouraged because it seems like an obstacle after obstacle is throw at us. It may even seem like life is just creating circumstances to prevent us from getting what we want. Somehow, it’s just a little too easy to blame … Continue reading Get Out of Your Own Way!
My new book, Drop the S: Recovering From Superwoman Syndrome, was published in August 2021! So exciting! Available in Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle Ebook version. Please share my story with the women in your life and the men that love them!
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It doesn’t matter whether you are the CEO of your family, a multi-million-dollar corporation or both; you can still get overwhelmed and experience the symptoms of burnout. In my recent book, Drop the S: Recovering from Superwoman Syndrome, I discussed my own personal journey through burnout. The inner drive that we must excel often leads … Continue reading Why is Burnout an Epidemic and What Can We Do About It?