Everyone strives to live a healthier and happier life, but often life’s responsibilities can get in the way of our goals. On this episode, we are joined by Tami Astorino as she shares her hacks for sticking to your health and happiness goals.

Tami Astorino

Tami is a national speaker, yoga instructor, educator and plant-powered nutrition enthusiast who facilitates transformational experiences to empower women and girls.

Her current work creating the organization Rise Gatherings is a result of her 25 year career focused on healthy human development – including developing the national teen empowerment program, Rosh Hodesh It’s a Girl Thing, leading workshops and retreats for couples and individuals with Interfaith Family, as well as 10 years as an elementary and middle school counselor.

We had the distinct pleasure of meeting Tami at Rise Gathering in 2017 (affectionately called Ladycamp) and jumped at the opportunity to collaborate with her.

Where to find Tami:

Facebook: Tami Relles Astorino
Rise Gatherings

Website
Instagram
Facebook

Tami’s Health and Happiness Hacks
Health Hacks

Make ahead smoothie bags
Keep your superfoods(collagen, hemp seeds, chia seeds etc.) on the counter
Make your morning routine a healthy one with health boosts:

Lemon water, elderberry, B12, fousigmatic mushrooms
Avoid having technology be the first thing you do

Adopt the mantra for healthy eating: Eat when you’re hungry. Stop when you’re full.

Happiness Hacks

Podcasts! Tami’s favorites:

Crunchy Cocktail Hour (Shoutout!)
Rich Roll
The China Study

Creating experiences with friends – think beyond the brunch and happy hour.
Have a vision for yourself – you write your own story!

Family Life Hacks
Small Children

Dinner Games:

The animal game – everyone goes around the circle and names something in a category (animals, fruits, ice cream flavors)
Read books to your kids when they are really small
High, low and act of kindness or good deed of the day
Conversation starters in the center of the table – kids take turns selecting the questions

Bedtime Journals
Love notes for kids noticing behavior – not always praise!

Teens

Get your own life because your teens are getting theirs
Learn more about the teenage brain to better understand their behavior

Self-care Hacks

If you don’t take care of you, the people in your life will suffer
Sign up for that course, trip, class, workshop!
Spend time by yourself, try an experience on your own
Do less, say no – don’t glorify busy
Listen to your own voice, your own body

Links Mentioned in the Episode:

Drink Recipe: Kombucha Negroni
Ball Jars for storing superfoods
Dinner Questions for School Age Children
Books on teenage brain development

Why Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults

Episode Sponsor: Rise Gathering

Rise Gathering is an annual, women’s only, weekend retreat in the Pocono Mountains. Rise offers an opportunity to disconnect and immerse yourself in the beautiful surroundings, attend a range of workshops from empowerment, to palm reading to yoga and connect with some ...