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12 Week Self-Love Transformation: (For Women)

During these 3 months you will explore ways to move beyond the "stuck" feeling, drop the constant struggle, stop fixing, and learn to work with your inner critic instead of letting it stop or push you. You will understand and accept yourself more thoroughly (Self-Love) and learn to listen to your own body and inner wisdom instead of relying on external rules and "Diet Culture."

My Role As Your Mentor Is To:

-Create a supportive environment to enable you to focus on your relationship with yourself, food, and others.

-Help you explore many forms of nourishment—not only from physical food.

-Share a philosophy of wellness which does not dwell on calories, carbs, fats, and proteins.

-Focus on practical, lifestyle changes rather than making lists of “good” and “bad” foods and habits.

-Assist you in uncovering why you are having difficulty making changes, and cultivate a healthier relationship with yourself and what you put in your body.

-Coach you into fostering a happy, healthy life in a way that is flexible and fun—and free of denial, guilt, and “shoulds.”

-Celebrate your wins!

-Support you in deepening your connection to your own inner wisdom so that you can achieve your life goals and dreams!

This Self-Love Transformation Is For You If You Want To:

Never diet again and allow your natural weight to stabilize

Make peace with food and stop feeling guilty about eating the foods you love

Free up all the diet mental energy to be more productive and have a better attitude towards food and life

Get in touch with physical hunger and learn to love and treat your body with respect

Learn to move your body in ways you truly enjoy

Reclaim your self-esteem, confidence, and positive body image!

Free Email/Text Contact with Me. Unlimited in between sessions.

Accountability Check-Ins. Unlimited in between sessions.

Detailed Session Summary Email. Includes resources discussed as well as a summary of teachings, goals, and practices you can revisit.

Giveaways for Extra Support. Including handouts, resource lists with my favorite cookbooks & blogs, recipes, Ebooks, self-care items, etc. and other surprise gifts along the way!

*Everything we do will be applicable to the life you are living now and is personalized to meet your specific needs and goals.

Please CLICK HERE to learn more or apply to become a client!

Copyright, 2020, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.

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There is so much more to a person than their physical beauty! The work I've been doing with girls in the school system and community revolves around this topic. These kids are hurting and we have to build them up! Teach them they are worthy and matter just by being born!

Please CONTACT ME if you would like me to come to your community! I currently travel all over the state of Iowa and Minnesota.

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Those three words could have helped me tremendously when I was in the deepest part of my eating disorder. Most of my friends stopped talking to me and my relatives never knew what to say. When people get cancer, someone passes away, or has some type of medical issue we are quick to drop off food, send prayers and thoughts to let them know we are thinking about them, but metal health issues are hushed. I don't recall anyone sending cards, casseroles, or offering help and support to me and my family when they knew I was struggling. It's typically the same with suicides, anxiety, and depression.

"Are are okay?" can make a huge difference in someone's life! Show people you care. Check in on them if your gut thinks something is off! YOU could save a life!

*Be sure to seek help from a qualified professional if you ever have thoughts of harming yourself or others.

Set yourself free! Your weight DOES NOT determine your worth in life! Take time to enjoy your food, family, friends, and know that there is more to life than striving for perfection!

Copyright, 2018, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.

www.OptimumWellnessMN.com

Girls’ Self-love & Gratitude Yoga Workshops

This is a mind/body workshop for girls that emphasizes principles of self-love, personal power and the beauty that comes from allowing your light to shine from within! Through yoga, open dialogue, and a thought-provoking craft and healthy nutrition, this workshop creates a safe space where girls can honor their individuality while embracing each-other's!

Teenage Girls’ Workshop (ages 11-18)

Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

1:00-2:30 PM

Young Girls’ Workshop (ages 5-10)

Saturday, June 9th, 2018

1:00-2:30 PM

Location:

The Studio Yoga & Barre

(Located inside Allure and Co.)

1706 Hill Ave. Spirit Lake, IA 51360

Investment: $35 per girl

****Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Space is limited to 12 girls for each workshop. Please contact The Studio Yoga & Barre to register: Amanda@studiospencer.com 712-330-9798 or on the MINDBODY APP.

*This workshop will be facilitated by Jackie Mart and Amanda Jorgensen.

About Jackie:

Jackie Mart is a holistic nutritionist, life coach and fitness instructor. She is the owner of Optimum Wellness LLC. Jackie battled negative body image, weight issues and an eating disorder for more than 12 years and transformed her struggles into her career and passion! Her health/wellness experience includes: consulting independently, working with gyms, partnering with chiropractic/wellness clinics, natural food co-ops, and providing nutrition and health education in many large-group settings and businesses throughout the Twin Cities Metro and northwest Iowa.

About Amanda:

Amanda Jorgenson will be leading the yoga portion of the workshop.

She is the owner of The Studio Yoga & Barre, a wife, and mother of four children. She enjoys hanging out with friends, nutrition and coffee! She began practicing yoga as a way to feel more energetic and relaxed. Once she learned all the other health benefits of yoga it changed her life and she fell in love with it. She went through her yoga teacher training at Evolve Yoga in Sioux City. After completing her 200 hours of training she began teaching at YALA Yoga in Okoboji. From there she felt lead to start a new studio in Spencer and then another in Spirit Lake. Besides the health benefits, Amanda loves the connection yoga gives her with other people in the community. She hopes people leave her classes encouraged, inspired and strengthened for the rest of their week and life!

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This little girl is my inspiration and driving force for what I do! Her name is Ella and she is my 3 1/2 year old niece. I share my story and self-love message in hopes that no other young girl or woman will have to go through her life with a feeling of inadequacy and self doubt! A few weeks ago she wanted to put on eye-shadow and lipstick when she saw me getting ready. . Then we said positive affirmations in the mirror: “I am beautiful. I am pretty. I am smart. I am funny. I am silly. I am loved. I am strong. I can do anything!!”

National Eating Disorder Awareness week is February 26th through March 4th and I’m currently booking speaking engagements. I can come to your business, school, church, gym, group, or etc.. Please reach out if you are interested! 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com

Copyright, 2018, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.

www.OptimumWellnessMN.com

Self-Love Boot Camp

With our crazy schedules and commitments, it’s easy to forget about putting ourselves first and we're all in need of a little ME time. Whether you're new to eating healthy, exercise, or need some extra self-love ...now is the chance to get back on track and make some healthy changes for both your mind and body! During this time, I will share my heart-felt story about my 12+ year battle with an eating disorder and negative body image. You will walk away with genuine and personal advice from someone who has struggled with self-love herself, a healing food plan and easy to make recipes, life coaching tips, workout ideas you can easily do at home, and tips and tricks for loving, accepting, and caring for yourself each and every day! Food samples included!

Saturday, February 10th, 2018

1:00-2:00 PM

3735 Zenith Ave

Spirit Lake, IA 51360

Investment: $30 per person

*Please register online: http://www.yogaokoboji.com/classes/full-class-list/

No matter what the world tells you and expects you to be know you were perfectly and wonderfully made! Shut out the noise and focus on being and BELIEVING you are who you were created to be! No need for you to apologize for breathing and taking up space on this Earth, get surgery, Botox, hair extensions, spray tans, starve yourself, etc. in order to prove to the world you are worthy!! #selflove

Copyright, 2017, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.

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The holidays have never been my forte. SO MUCH FOOD... LOL! Food has been my "frenemy" for many years. Those who struggle with self-love and eating disorder tendencies can relate.

Holidays can easily cause high anxiety for us. Those dreaded comments from relatives you haven't seen in forever... "You need to put some meat on your bones." "Why aren't you eating what we eat?" "You are looking healthier." "Have you lost weight?" "You can afford to load up on more sugar cookies!" These comments may seem innocent, but to someone recovery from an eating disorder they can spark feelings of shame, guilt, and cause our thoughts to spiral out of control . I know most people do not fully understand what goes on inside our heads but please make an effort to think before you speak. I would be rich if I received a dollar every time someone told me to, "just go eat a cheeseburger" over the past 16 years. That is one of the WORST things you could say to a person who is struggling with their weight or negative body image. Words DO hurt. If it were a simple fix no one would have it!

Part of my life purpose and mission is to raise awareness about this deadly disorder which is not talked about nearly enough! Mental illnesses have a stigma attached to them.

Here are a few frequently asked questions from the National Eating Disorder Association website:

Are eating disorders a choice?

Eating disorders (EDs) are complex medical and psychiatric illnesses that patients don’t choose; they are bio-psycho-social diseases. Several decades of genetic research show that biological factors play a significant role in who develops an eating disorder. A societal factor (like the media-driven thin body ideal) is an example of an environmental trigger that has been linked to increased risk of developing an eating disorder. Environmental factors also include physical illnesses, childhood teasing and bullying, and other life stressors. EDs commonly co-occur with other mental health conditions like major depression, anxiety, social phobia, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Additionally, they may run in families, as there are biological predispositions that make individuals vulnerable to developing an eating disorder.

Are eating disorders really that serious?

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness. Besides medical complications from binge eating, purging, starvation, and over-exercise, suicide is also common among individuals with eating disorders. People who struggle with eating disorders also have a severely impacted quality of life.

Aren’t eating disorders a ‘girl thing’?

Eating disorders can affect anyone, regardless of their gender or sex. Although eating disorders are more common in females, researchers and clinicians are becoming aware of a growing number of males and non-binary individuals who are seeking help for eating disorders. A 2007 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that up to one-third of all eating disorder sufferers are male, and a 2015 study of US undergraduates found that transgender students were the group most likely to have been diagnosed with an eating disorder in the past year (Diemer, 2015).

It’s currently not clear whether eating disorders are actually increasing in males and transgender populations or if more of those individuals who are suffering are seeking treatment or being diagnosed. Because physicians may have preconceptions about who eating disorders affect, their disorders have generally become more severe and entrenched at the point of diagnosis.

Can someone be too young or too old to develop an eating disorder?

Eating disorders can develop or re-emerge at any age. Eating disorder specialists are reporting an increase in the diagnosis of children, some as young as five or six. Many eating disorder sufferers report that their thoughts and behaviors started much earlier than anyone realized, sometimes even in early childhood. Although most people report the onset of their eating disorder in their teens and young adulthood, there is some evidence that people are being diagnosed at younger ages.

It’s not clear whether individuals are actually developing eating disorders at younger ages or if an increased awareness of eating disorders in young children has led to improved recognition and diagnosis. Men and women at midlife and beyond are being treated for eating disorders, either due to a relapse, ongoing illness from adolescence or young adulthood, or due to the new onset of an eating disorder.

*If you have any other questions or would like to some suggestions on what to say and what not to say to your loved ones, please reach out! I'm an open book and would like to help in any way I can!

Source: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

Copyright, 2017, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.

www.OptimumWellnessMN.com

There are many triggers I encounter on a daily basis which lead me back to a place where I would rather not be. (My eating disorder haunts me).

This morning I got up at 5:00 AM to make the 6:00 AM cycle class at Cyclebar in Uptown Minneapolis. There was a very thin girl positioned a few bikes down from me. I have no idea if she was just naturally thin, had health issues, or an eating disorder (You can NEVER make assumptions just from someone's appearance) but I saw my former 103 pound self sitting there on that bike... My mind flashed back to my rail thin days. Attending multiple fitness classes a day along with running and biking outdoors the same day use to be my norm. Part of me wished I was tiny like her again and the other half of me was thankful I am not! My physical body looks different now than my sickly disordered former self. Gaining weight has been the most frustrating and humbling thing about recovering from an eating disorder. Everyone else talks and posts about their weight loss while you have gained... It's one of the toughest mountains I've been climbing the last few years along with battling some digestive issues. Some days I feel like a warrior and others, well, not so much....

I felt compelled to share this photo of me on Halloween dressed as a red Skittle. It popped up as one of my Facebook memories and I wanted to add it to this post. I remember my friend Leighann taking this photo of me at her house party. I felt bloated and fat that night but as you can see I was far from it! (body dysmorphia at it's finest)

I admit I still have work to do mentally with truly loving and accepting myself as I am and hope my story inspires others who may be struggling! Remember to take one day at a time and surround yourself with people who lift you up! It makes all the difference!

Sending you love and light!

Jackie <3

Copyright, 2017, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.

www.OptimumWellnessMN.com

"We all have off weeks. You know, weeks of sheer physical exhaustion, lack of motivation and general funk. When I have weeks like this I feel a bit lost and unfamiliar with myself, and it is easy to get discouraged. My instinct tells me to expect more of myself during such weeks, but the reality is that some weeks we must simply expect something different of ourselves, even if we aren’t sure of things as basic as who we are. It’s okay to be tired; fatigue doesn’t mean you aren’t strong. It’s okay feel off-track for a few days and to not be sure what your goal or purpose is; it doesn’t mean that you aren’t searching or that you won’t find it. And, finally, it’s okay -- and actually essential -- that you love yourself during the times when you don’t feel fully yourself. Accept yourself when you least like yourself and you will have begun to accept the imperfection perfections of your human limitations.

The more we love ourselves through our imperfections and through the times when we feel a bit "off," the sooner we will come to embrace our ridiculous imperfections as a beautiful constant in our lives. Be okay with your imperfect beauty and your imperfect story, because being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect; rather, happiness means that you are able to look past the imperfections in your life." - Trish Blackwell

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Smudging. I smudge frequently to clear out negative energy when I am feeling stuck, sluggish, depressed, or down. These feelings can be caused by stagnant energy in your field. Your field can include your emotional, energetic, mental, spiritual or physical body, and your environment—whether it’s your home, office, or other physical space. Stagnant or negative energy can have extremely detrimental effects on your mental and physical state and is even believed to manifest into a lack of happiness and success as well as pain and disease.

What is Smudging?

In many ancient cultures, including Native American traditions, herbs were burned in the ritual cleansing of a physical space, objects or individuals. The idea is that by burning certain herbs in a space, the smoke generated attaches itself to the negative energy and as the smoke dissipates, so does the negative energy. This burning of herbs can also be used for individual cleansing, after a particularly energetically depleting day or experience.

People often cleanse themselves and their space after difficult events, when communication problems seem to be arising, when they are feeling negative, during times of meditation or other ritual. Smudging is also excellent to practice prior to a gathering or ritual or as people arrive and before commencing a ritual or celebration. This leads to open minds and hearts and the eradication of any lingering negativity.

There are several herbs used commonly in “smudge sticks.” Herbs are bundled together and often tied with string. In ancient native American traditions, special smudge bowls were used but now, most smudging herbs come in stick from and are easy to use. Common smudging herbs include:

Sage, including White Sage
Cedar and other Pine derivatives
Lavender- for calming
Osha Root
Sweet Grass
Mugwort – which is also used for lucid dreaming and protection

How to Smudge

Firstly, any cleansing ritual must start with a clear and simple intention. Focusing on clearing out the negative energy and pushing it out of your space and mind is important!

Once you have your intention clearly in your mind, light the smudge stick and then blow out the flame. This allows the herbs to smolder and smoke without actively burning.

If you are cleansing a space, walk around the room or rooms slowly and focus on cleansing and clearing negative energy. You should focus on corners, behind doors and make sure you also smudge closets and drawers!!

You can purchase smudge sticks from my Amazon store: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003OQQMV8/?ref=exp_loc_pl_optimumwellness

Source: http://inspiritcrystals.com/

Copyright, 2017, Jackie Mart. For further information about this blog, or Optimum Wellness LLC, contact Jackie Mart at 712.790.5883 or Jackie@OptimumWellnessMN.com. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle coach, I will support you in taking steps to a healthier and happier you. My goal is to help you create an art of balance in your life. You will also learn how important balance between primary foods (relationships, physical activity, sleep, career and spirituality) and secondary foods (organic food and whole food) is.

www.OptimumWellnessMN.com

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