Rachael is the founder of The Be Well Place. She loves to write, travel, recycle, and discuss the meaning of life. Her goal for this website is to provide encouragement for others to get out of their own way and live the lives of their dreams.
We like to think that we are competing with other people, such that when we beat other people, we have evidence to support our superiority. But superiority is temporary. There is always someone else to defeat. Until we have conquered each and every single human being on this earth, we will never truly be the …
Style and wellness go hand-in-hand. Don’t believe me? When’s the last time you put on a pair of pants and felt amazing about yourself while wearing them? When’s the last time you criticized the size of your butt or thighs or arms or rolls or cellulite or complexion or height while wearing your own clothes? When’s the …
Don’t care what people think of you, but put your best face forward. Express who you truly are, but follow the rules. Such conflicting statements. Or are they? It seems the battle of self-worth and confidence begins every single morning we wake up and dress ourselves for the day. It’s so subtle, yet so powerful and significant. Many …
The most annoying thing about stress is that it is so immediate, so urgent, and so dramatic. Stress blows life out of proportion and takes over our otherwise rational thinking. Oh stress, how we loathe thee. There’s plenty of good advice on how to deal with stress. And it all seems so simple, so obvious. …
How many times a day do you feel insignificant or not good enough? And how many times are you able to recover from such thinking? We all experience this nagging fear that we’re not important and that people will judge us negatively. This fear stops us dead in our tracks. It immobilizes us and prevents us from taking …
What we release to the world, we get back eventually. That means everything we say, do, think, and feel comes back to us full circle. Knowing that, why wouldn’t we say nice things, do kind acts, think positive thoughts, and feel happy most days? We are not perfect, so we are going to mess up …
I was visiting my friend Kelly in New York City a few years ago and learned a surprising lesson that stuck with me since. No it wasn’t, “Don’t sit next to the naked dudes in the Turkish baths.” It was this simple phrase: “You can’t give to take.” I was drunk off the big city (though we …
We often feel pressured to put others before ourselves. When we put others before ourselves, we convince ourselves that we’re doing the right thing, no matter what it costs us. I disagree with this philosophy. It is not selfish to put your needs before someone else’s. It is not selfish for you to prioritize your …
Since this is the Year of the Gut (I mean Goat…Year of the Goat), let’s review some simple foods that help with digestion. We often hear about the newly discovered superfoods that will cure all our needs. (Remember Inca Tea And The Purple Corn Movement?) Although superfoods are indeed suped-up, nutrient dense, and often delicious options, such …
March is a month of hope. For many, it is the last month of snowstorms when an occasional bird can be heard serenading the morning sun. I’m one of those jerks who lives in 80-degree weather all year ’round. I said goodbye to snow about a year and a half ago. But 80-degree weather all year …
