KIMBERLY PAIGE

I have a former client, her name is Amy*. Shortly after she completed her coaching program, Amy stood up in a women’s networking group that we were both a part of to give a testimonial of our work together. Amy said all sorts of positive things about her experience and how pleased she was with her results and then finished by stating: “The turning point for me was when Kimberly looked me right in the eyes and said, ‘Amy! You know what you need to do. You have got to stop bak

Glennon Doyle Melton’s book Love Warrior has had a profound effect on me. It’s been a while since I’ve felt so emotionally moved by someone’s words. And now that I’ve finished the book, I want to go back and sort and sift and pull out some of the major gems embedded in her story. Showing up, being present—these are things I’ve been working on for a while. And I feel like I’ve made a fair amount of progress in this area. My job as a therapist requires *extreme presence* and I

“Hi, my name is Kimberly and I am a food hoarder.”* Oh my god, I can’t believe I just wrote that out loud. It’s true, I have this huge fear of running out of food…so my fridge is filled to the max, my pantry is overflowing, and I am at the grocery store at least 3 times per week to “stock up”. [In the picture above, all of the food pictured is mine except for a couple of the beers, and the bottom left bin which is only half mine. Yes, Andy & I have “his and her” food…don’t j

In September I booked a professional photoshoot—something I had never done before, so I was super excited. As a part of the package I would be getting my make-up done by a professional make-up artist which seemed like a really good idea since make-up is not really my thing. On the day of the photo session I’ve got all my outfit changes together, and I’m having a good hair day (phew!), and all is well. The make-up artist starts making me over, and then keeps making me over, a

Have you heard the phrase “you can’t out-exercise a crap diet”?? This is something I hear a lot, and I do agree with those words to a certain point... Most likely*, if you are over the age of 10, you cannot eat whatever you want, whenever you want without restraint and expect to meet your health and fitness goals through exercise alone. *There are always exceptions, right? Most people underestimate the amount of calories they consume and overestimate the amount of calories t