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    Enter to Win + Flash Sale!

    Yesterday I shared my exciting news that Frisky Fish Essentials has curated a special TRANSFORMATION Trio set for some lucky Blessings Butterfly fans (enter below for your chance to win). Each 3-piece set includes one rollerball bottle each of these wonderful, locally hand-blended scents: Uncensored, Supernatural, and Fly. Today I get to share that Frisky Fish Essentials is also holding a 3-day Flash Sale over on Jane.com! I’m stoked to share this with you because 1) I love sharing good things with and for friends, and 2) the products are things that I actually use and love- so I believe…

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    Big Announcement Time!

    I don’t want to brag (okay- YES I DO) but I have some pretty AH-MA-ZING friends!  One of them is Alana, and she is the beauty AND brains behind Frisky Fish Essentials, a fabulous line of custom & hand-blended essential oils that are all-around wonderful. I’ve been blessed to be friends with her for many years, and she’s one of those genuinely kind, caring and beautiful humans.  You can read more about Alana and her brand philosophy here. I reached out to her recently wanting to offer something extra-special to my lovely readers, and she curated a special TRANSFORMATION Trio…

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    All Are Welcome in The Cocoon

    Sometimes living life in a bigger body has it’s challenges! Too often we are made to feel as though enjoying good health, practicing self-care, and a modeling a lifestyle of wellness is only for the thin, the athletic, and the fit-and-trim… but I want to let you in on a (big) little secret: It’s just not true. Over in The Cocoon, ALL are welcome. Together, we get to disrupt the stereotypes of what it means to be healthy, what it means to be beautiful, what it means to be sexy and strong. We have fun moving our beautifully abundant bods.…

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    #MondayMantra Face My Fears & Kick Ass

    I’m facing down one of the scariest weeks  of my life, or so it feels like. I’m launching my new program next week, and it’s down to the last few days to finish shooting and editing videos, being completely real and raw and vulnerable in them. My face. My body. My voice. My message. The voice of self-doubt has been nagging and trying to sideline me for days, the butterflies in my belly feel more like dragons, and procrastinating seems like a viable option. But not today. Today, I will face my fears- of rejection, of harsh criticism, of failure- and…

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    FLASH SALE- Get a Lifetime Membership to The Cocoon for just $75! This Weekend ONLY!

    Opening Session for The Cocoon – Empowered Transformation begins March 30!  Right now I am offering the limited time option to join as a Lifetime Member with a one-time-only payment of just $75!  (Regularly $120) ***Click Here to Register Now*** This special FLASH SALE is only available this weekend, March 19 & 20.  Don’t miss it!

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    Craving Good Things & The Thing About Emotional Eating

    I was recently visiting with my dear friend Susan, chatting about what we are both up to and chewing on big ideas. I was enjoying a finely crafted unsweetened green tea latte, and we were remarking about how much we actually want to eat healthy foods now (with the exception of delicious, occasional French Fries, obvi)  when something she said struck me like a bolt of lightning: “Bodies don’t crave junk food, emotions do.” Isn’t that just the absolute truth? Think about it- when you are depressed, sad, upset, angry, lonely- what do you reach for for comfort? A stiff…

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    #FridayFeels Brave

    It’s been the kind of week where I am questioning my every decision one minute to pushing my own limits the next. Question. Push. Question. Push. Mild panic. Deeper questions, push back harder. I have a message to share, and it equally emboldens me and terrifies me. It’s the driving force behind my new health and wellness project, The Cocoon – Empowered Transformation, and the reason I have been videoing myself doing a series of workouts- even though I don’t have a model’s face, a trainer’s body, and a studio to produce high-quality videos.  It’s just me, my message, and…

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    Registration is OPEN for Session 1!

    Session 1 of The Cocoon – Empowered Transformation begins on Wednesday March 30! If you’ve already registered, YAY!  You’ll be receiving additional information directly from The Blessings Butterfly throughout the session(s). Registration is now open for all who wish to participate in our first 4-Week Session (begins 3/30). All programs delivered completely online. Lifetime Membership is only $120! Click here to register now! If you just want to try the Pay-As-You-Go Membership Plan, you can register here for just $10/month. Click here to register for Pay-As-You-Go Membership. See you in The Cocoon! Love, Michelle 🙂

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    #FridayFeels : Compassion

    Election years have a way of revealing some very deeply seated ugliness in a nation and its people. Candidates seeks the lowest common denominator to garner votes, and their most rabid supporters seem to lose their humanity, becoming angry robots fueled by hate & fear. In contrast: I pray for peace daily. I call on a spirit of kindness, caring, and love to fall on me. I open my heart for compassion, because I cannot bear the weight of existing in this world without it.    

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    What Does Healthy Actually Look Like? My Answers May Surprise You

    Blessing #5: I AM HEALTHY & I AM WHOLE. MY BODY IS HEALTHY. MY MIND IS HEALTHY. MY EMOTIONAL SELF IS HEALTHY. I AM WHOLE & COMPLETE. I CHOOSE TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF MYSELF EVERY DAY. I CHOOSE TO MOVE MY BODY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, BECAUSE IT FEELS GOOD! I LIKE TO EAT, SO I CHOOSE NOURISHING MEALS THAT SATISFY ME. I ENJOY RESTING AND I GIVE MYSELF PLENTY OF SLEEP. I AM COMPLETELY IN CHARGE OF MY OWN HEALTH AND PERSONAL CARE. I AM HEALTHY & I AM WHOLE. ~The Blessings Butterfly On Monday this…