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As a professional dietitian and meditation instructor, my life’s work is supporting individuals and groups to find a sense of home within themselves.

10/29/2026

That little smile that sneaks up on you.
That relaxing sense of wellbeing- the release of tension. The knowing it’s all ok.

We can choose joy again and again. But that doesn’t mean it’s all puppies 🐶 and rainbows. 🌈

We choose joy by turning toward what is here- whatever grief, anxiety, confusion, stress, shame [insert challenging emotion] is there.

We get present to it and find a way to allow it. Maybe even to embrace it as a part of our humanity.

We allow it these feelings to tell us what they need us to know. We make decisions and take actions out of integrity, which comes from pausing. Even hard decisions can be made from a place of self-respect and respect for others.

This “turning towards” is what brings in the joy.
Choosing joy is an act of awareness, intention, and deep self-compassion for our human foibles.

And joy is available, again and again, to return to!

Love
Gaby

empoweredwomen

10/28/2026

It may feel weird to say hi darling, hi sweetie, or hey dude- I’m here for you.

But all the massages and manicures in the world don’t make up for a critical or unkind self-talk.

When you’re struggling, know you are struggling. Recognize it in yourself like you would in your child. Speak to yourself like you would to your child.

It’s nothing wrong with you my dear. You deserve your own kindness and attention.

Invitation: I will have new virtual group mindfulness series starting soon. Learn to speak to yourself with kindness. If you are interested in joining please message me so I can let you now when sign ups begin.

🫂 Gaby

10/16/2026

You felt grounded in the morning when you practiced meditation. Five minutes into checking work emails it’s out the door.

How do we sustain mindfulness, or return to it, throughout the day?

The first foundation of mindfulness is mindfulness of the body.

Our body is always with us.

It can anchor us in the present moment when we place our attention on the body.

It is simple- but not always easy. These instructions are direct from the Buddha.

When you are sitting, know you are sitting.
When you are walking, know you are walking.
When you are washing the dishes, know you are washing the dishes.

Let’s take the last example. We can strengthen our mindfulness muscles and our ability not to get carried away in thoughts or worries while doing a potentially mindless task like dishes by:

- Tuning into the feeling of water on our hands
- Feeling feet on the ground
-Noticing our breathing while we wash dishes
- Recognizing how the world and earth provide for us with food, that we just ate.

This will strengthen your connection to home base, to that home inside yourself. Even if you pay attention for 1 minute out of a 10 minute dish session.

After all, this practice is about repetition. Slowly, over time, we see change that makes us happier. With practice, the qualities of ease and grounded-ness transition from temporary states to embodied traits.

10/15/2026

Practicing my food videography in preparation for Mindful Nourishment videos.

Go to “recipe” here.

Garlic
Olives
Red pepper flakes
Capers and red w**e optional but recommended
Chicken thighs or fish
Whole wheat pasta

10/15/2026

It’s ok to stop for a moment , my dear, it two. The world will carry on, and you move forward with greater kindness and clarity due to your pause.

Can you make a moment to come home to yourself?

Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know that I am breathing out. In. Out. (Source: Thich Nhat Hanh)

10/07/2026

Heartbreak
A poem by Gaby Simons

Sometimes, heartbreak masks itself as a million thoughts
And contemplations of action-
Round and round, like a merry go-round
Keeping your from yourself.

But when you slow down,
You feel the ache right in the center,
(It’s beautiful, even, in its sadness)
asking you just to be with it,
breathe with it-

Not try to fix it,
solve it
even Resolve it

It’s like a child who just wants his mommy
to swoop him up and hold him till
his tears run out and his lips curl up
into a smile.
And he can’t help but let out a giggle for just feeling loved

So, too, your heart wants YOU.
Your presence.
Your witnessing.
For however long it takes.

10/06/2026

You have things you have to do and want to do but you are scrolling on social and feeling anxious. The thoughts are going off like fireworks 🧨

This happens to the best of us.

Darling - you are ok. I am here to support you and share a 5 minute grounding exercise. Ready? Everything is a suggestion.

💕Why don’t you shut off your phone for 5 minutes. Sit down and make yourself comfortable.

💕Then set a five minute timer.

💕Close your eyes or gaze at the floor two feet ahead and gently focus your attention on the points of your body touching the ground or chair.

💕Start to sense the feeling of your body touching the chair or ground.

💕Notice how sensing your body is different from thinking about your body touching the chair or ground.

💕Stay in sensing my love.

💕Bring your attention back to the sensations of the ground or chair touching your body, over and over again. It’s ok that your attention wonders. It will.

💕Come back again and again to sensing your body. Well done.

💕When five minutes is up, take a journal or piece of paper and write down the 3 things that are most important for you to do today. ✏️

🔥 Now go get started on the first one.

You are ok.

Love
Gaby

10/04/2026

For 5 years I’ve been a culinary dietitian, supporting people from all walks of life making healthy cooking doable.

Im a busy mom and you are too. It’s overwhelming to think about eating anything but your kids leftovers off their tray.

But you know your body and mind deserve better.

Even if cooking is not your thing, I’ve got you. We will figure out a way to take care of you- that works in your schedule.

Certified as an intuitive eating counselor and trained in meditation, we can absolutely also address the way stress and other emotions impact your eating.

I know how tempting it is to go alone without help. But I’m here to make you feel supported in positive change. Reach out to me with questions or book in the link in bio. 💕

10/03/2026

Sometimes we just need to sit in the suck. To not be told it’s all ok. To not be given advice on how to make it better.

Sometimes we need to sit in the suck, and not be afraid people will think we’re weak, or joyless, or depressing.

If you’re following me and resonating it’s because you’ve been through hard stuff. Or you’re going through hard stuff now. If you haven’t been through hard it would not appeal to you to sit with it. Why not just be happy and good and positive?

🌀 Just cuz it’s hard, and we show it and share it, does that mean we are weak? Hell no.
🌀 Does it mean we have no joy? Hell no.
🌀 Does that mean we’re broken? Hell no.

It just means we’re tired of pretending we’re “fine”. Because nothing sucks out the joy and energy like pretending. 😝

Here, we get real. AND we can have a hell of a lotta fun 🤩 doing it.

Share this message with someone who needs to be seen and know they’re not alone.

There are still a few spots left in Mindfulness Foundations to Take the Edge Off. link in bio.

09/30/2026

Pleasure is powerful. The pleasure of food allowed our ancestors to survive because the pleasure response helped them remember where the food was. Delicious, pleasurable food IS the link between joy and health.

Women, let’s not forget that pleasure and joy are healthy and essential to our vitality.

Bring mindfulness to your felt experience of resistance- resisting something you want- versus truly enjoying it. What’s it like to resist? What is like to enjoy? Where does that leave you vis a vis your food cravings, your experience of your body?

It is healthy to enjoy food!

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