Are you feeling anxious? More anxious than normal? Or dogged by a pervasive feeling of anxiety? You are not alone. Autumn is a season of change—and not just because of cooler temperatures, shorter days, foliage, and a faster pace. For many people, fall is also a time...
Mind-Body Connection
7 Everyday Relaxation Strategies
How do you relax? Modern culture rewards busyness and productivity. However, humans are NOT machines or bots that can toil tirelessly and efficiently without breaks! Humans are energy beings. The ebb and flow of our energy not only fluctuates throughout the day but is...
10 Common Beliefs That Can Prevent Weight Loss
Is losing weight a top-of-mind health goal for you? You are not alone. Your hope to lose weight has kept the weight loss and weight management market—companies like Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, Herbalife, Golds’ Gym, etc.—raking in BIG bucks—at a...
Relationships…and Your Health
Happy Lunar New Year! The bittersweet plant, also known as climbing nightshade, pops up along a certain stretch of the country road that I walk. The tangle of vines, from which bright red berries hang, is beautiful…and often ends up on our fireplace mantle as a...
“Feeling” Your Way to a Healthy Heart
The heart wants what it wants. Follow your heart. A loving heart is the truest wisdom. Kind-hearted. Pounding heart. Heartbroken. The heart been long been regarded as an organ of emotion. The heart is not only central to our emotional system; it affects—and is...
How to Succeed in Making Health Resolutions Stick
On New Year’s Eve, did you make a health resolution to physically transform your body in some way—lose weight, get leaner, gain muscle or increase stamina? Or, did you vow to have more energy, eat “healthier”, or to experience relief from uncomfortable symptoms, like...
Why Self-Care is the New Health Care
Although “losing weight” is a top New Year’s resolution, why not make self-care—taking better care of yourself—a priority in 2018? After all, a lack of self-care is often what leads to weight gain in the first place. And, in an era of medical insurance with high...
7 Ways to Feed a Healthy Heart
In addition to Valentine’s Day, February is Heart Health month. Heart disease remains the #1 cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. We need to show our heart some love. Yet, conflicting health headlines can leave us confused about the best ways to prevent...
Hi, I’m Kathryn Matthews. As a Board Certified Functional Health Coach, I help clients reclaim their energy, vitality and well-being. I want you to feel empowered about taking charge of YOUR health! To learn more, see About Kathryn.