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Posted on January 30, 2020February 26, 2020 by Caryn Sullivan Posted in Cancer Resources, Wellness Wednesday, Reviews, Books/Film

A Virtual Wellness Book Club – A Bookish Club

Are you in a book club now? Do you read the book and analyze with friends or show up just ready to have fun and possibly learn something? I’ve been in a number of book clubs throughout the years with different directions.

A Culture Club – No Boy George, just a bunch of fun neighbors sharing our interests together and having fun!

A Wine Club with a Book – Need I say more? Not many conversations about the book, yet still a blast.

Reading Night Out Club – Book reading mandatory. Questions outlined beforehand. Always left informed.

All of the above can be fun and inspirational. Just like picking friends, we have to pick the right book club that fits our wants/needs. I’ve always been more of non-fiction reader and for some reason always wanted a non-fiction book club. So here I am – inviting YOU to join this virtual wellness book club – a BOOK-ish Club.

Posted on January 1, 2020January 30, 2020 by Caryn Sullivan Posted in Clean Eating, Weekly RoundUp, Workplace Wellness

Pretty Wellness Small Steps Challenge 2020

Happy New Year. We’re excited for the third annual Pretty Wellness Small Steps Challenge. In all aspects of life, even our health, goal setting = increased success. The Pretty Wellness Small Steps Challenge 2020 outlines weekly wellness goals with supporting tasks to inspire you to make small healthy changes and New Year’s resolutions that will stick. Each Friday, starting January 3, 2020, we will announce a wellness goal to focus on for the week. Then each day, we will provide a deeper dive via Instagram on simple ways to be successful with the challenge. Come to us weekdays at 7:45 EST for live videos or check out our Instagram stories and the SmallSteps2020 highlight daily. Our goal is to share tasks and tools to make healthy living easy for the busy individual. We can’t wait for you to join in, connect and share your insight.

Posted on December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 by Caryn Sullivan Posted in Mindfulness, Active Lifestyle

Holiday Health Habits & Stress Busters

Holidays can be stressful. Organizing multiple family functions. Stress! Creating memorable experiences. Stress! Finding meaningful gifts at decent prices. Stress! It can all be overwhelming but it doesn’t have to be.

When it comes to being healthy, I’ve spent the last six years laser focused on how to live a healthy lifestyle focused on being well. As a two-time cancer survivor, most recently with stage IV disease, I research and try different wellness practices. I always search for modalities that work for me and then can share with others. My goal is to generate healthy living ideas to help make others’ lives easier. So as I jump into the holiday spirit, I’m sharing tips and tricks on how to stay healthy and bust stress this time of year. I believe that it’s all about taking smalls steps toward what you want…

Posted on November 29, 2019October 6, 2020 by Caryn Sullivan Posted in Clean Eating, Clean Living, Active Lifestyle, Reviews, Gifts

Healthy Holiday Gift Guide 2019

Big gifts, small gifts, and so many experiences to gift this year. The Pretty Wellness Healthy Holiday Gift Guide for 2019 is bigger than ever. Now in our 6th edition, the 2019 list continues to highlight presents that will wow the healthy living enthusiast and motivate those that want to take small steps toward better health. New this year – we’re highlighting experiential wellness ideas, so that you and your loved ones can experience self-care healthy activities together.

Posted on November 11, 2019November 12, 2019 by Caryn Sullivan Posted in Active Lifestyle, Workplace Wellness

Wellness Work Series: Stress Reduction Tips

As a recovering workaholic, I can easily get sucked back into the grind and stress. If I haven’t completed my to-do list, I set my alarm to a painful early morning hour to finish up the project. My mind is in “rush mode” and body enjoys working in the flow. So I produce a lot in a short amount of time. Yet, in doing so, the heaviness of stress sits on my chest. For many years, I convinced myself that my type-A personality fueled my success. Yes, some stress motivates performance, though research shows continual long-term stress harms our health. So, as a part of the Wellness Work Series, I have outlined a few healthy stress reduction / stress management tips for busy individuals.

Posted on October 14, 2019May 20, 2020 by Caryn Sullivan Posted in Features, Cancer Resources, Gifts, Cancer, Healthy Gifts & Gadgets, Cancer Chronicles

50 Thoughtful Gift Ideas & Gestures for a Friend in Need

You get the phone call or email that a friend has just been diagnosed with [insert crappy diagnosis here] and you don’t know what to do. Do you call? If you call, what do you say? You opt not to call because:

1. You aren’t sure you should know.
2. You don’t know what you would say because you haven’t been in their shoes.
3. Or your friend must be swamped and you don’t want to bother her.

So, how then do you help a sick friend?