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Six Lessons on Aging Learned from Cars 3

Aging lessons from Cars 3. Turns out a 40-year-old can learn quite a lot from this Pixar movie. Amy Connell | GracedHealth.com

I never expected to learn about aging from an animated children’s movie. Those Pixar creators are pretty sneaky.

Ten years ago, my playroom looked like it threw up the movie “Cars.” My youngest son was OB-sessed with it. Read more

How to accept those last 5 pounds

My youngest child is turning 13. I guess these five(ish) extra pounds isn’t his anymore. They are mine to own.

For years I desperately tried to achieve my pre-pregnancy weight. Counting calories, nutritional pie charts, extra exercise … none Read more

I wish I was this talented when I was 13

A friend of mine was telling me her 13-year-old daughter, Jenna, was raising money for a mission trip to St. Mary, Jamaica. She created chalkboard calligraphy for various restaurants around town and used those funds to support her mission Read more

Your unique checklist = your results + confidence

Create your personalized checklist for balanced, sustainable health. Amy Connell | GracedHealth.com

The last five years I’ve embraced a radical shift in my health goals.

No longer am I eating for a visual decrease in my midsection (well, most of the time). I’m not lifting heavier weights so I can show Read more