Joy DECEMBER
ISSUE
WE WILL ALWAYS CELEBRATE THIS MAGAZINE WITH TWO SMALL WORDS
thank you
- megan lockhart
Attend our Live Workshops Here
what's inside Hello From Megan - Megan Lockhart, Hello Life Magazine
the details www.hellolifestudio.com info@hellolifestudio.com Megan's Photos Taken by Mandi Carter
Victoria Baitson - Sex Coach Jo-Ann Brine - Health coach Julie Sanford - Health & Wellness Coach Kristin Lloyd Moussa Marie Perry Hot Mama Health & Fitness Ltd
Executive Sales Manager Stephanie Tomlinson steph.hellomagazine@gmail.com Editor - Tara Antosh info@hellolifestudio.com Layout - Tori Yu studio.framboise@gmail.com Published monthly. All Rights Reserved.
meet Julie Sanford
Well Fed Families is blowing up! How long have you been doing it for? It has been a formal business for two years in March, 2017. However, I have been giving friends and family healthy eating advice for as long as I can remember. I want my friends and family (and everyone else) to be well fed! Feeding our bodies with proper nutrition is key to a healthy and happy life!
What do you feel the most passionate about? I am passionate about helping busy moms get healthier foods on the table for their families. I know from experience how hard it can be... But I know it is also hugely important for families to eat quality, nutritious food. Ultimately, it is my life's goal to make it easier for families to eat better! They will have better health as a result!
Inspire We talk a lot about what is healthy to eat. We also discuss why foods are healthy. We talk about what is unhealthy and why these foods should be enjoyed less frequently. I want to make sure my son understands WHY he needs to eat certain kinds of food. He needs to know WHY he should limit other kinds of food. Rather than just telling him he can't have a bunch of candy, with no explanation, I explain the benefits of eating food that is more nutritious -- Food that nourishes our bodies and keeps us strong. I want him to grow up with a good basic knowledge of balanced nutrition. Unfortunately, the school system barely touches on proper nutrition in the current school curriculum. I feel this is essential knowledge for everyone to have, young and old. We, as parents, are forming the attitudes of the next generation. We are setting an example for them as well. My business, Well Fed Families, aims to make the current generation, and future generations, healthier (and happier) by teaching them to feed their bodies the right way.
Joy After I had my first daughter twenty six years ago, I realised I needed to focus more on my health. Back then, I remember resorting to fast food and pizza delivery most days because I was so stressed and tired all the time. After a while, I began to recognise that eating all this fast food and pizza all the time was the reason I felt so terrible in the first place! I was exhausted and unhealthy, and I needed a change. I knew I needed to improve my diet, and my health.
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Hippocrates "
meet Jo-Ann
LIFE WITHOUT DIETS
Issue 01
whats your
Passion
Honestly, I am most passionate
"
about empowering women to change their relationship with food and their relationship with their own bodies. I am passionate for women to take better care of themselves, and make their own health a priority. I want them to break free from the yo-yo dieting roller coaster once and for all."
Tell us How long have you been in business for? --
I have been in business for four years. I opened my Yoga Studio four years ago, and did some private and group health coaching as well. I started really focusing on my coaching earlier this year. It is the primary reason why I joined the Hello Life Academy.
I want them to break free from the yo yo dieting roller coaster once and for all
"
-
"
How do you the women who join your programs? I teach women how to truly nourish their bodies, minds and spirits. We are bombarded by the eat this, don t eat that mentality and it s so confusing. I help women figure out what s right for them. Through my Signature Program Break Free, I help them get to the core of why they are eating, and not simply what they are eating. Overcoming emotional overeating is truly life changing in so many ways! Food becomes nourishment rather than punishment. Eating becomes a pleasurable experience, once again, instead of a stressful one. As I like to say, You can live a life you love in a body you love! How do you include your son in healthy eating? “
’
”
’
’
“
“
”
“
”
”
"
"
As we know, kids learn by watching us. He watched me make my morning smoothie and then asked if I would make him one. At first I would add the greens without him knowing they were being added. Then, I taught him how to make his own smoothie, one ingredient at a time. He adds the spinach himself now, without hesitation. We talk about healthy choices throughout our week. It s okay to have treats, but our bodies need quality fuel in order to work properly. He likes sports, so we talk a lot about how better food choices will help improve his basketball game! He may not always make the best food choices, but it is pretty cool to see your eleven year old son choose a fresh garden salad over french fries once in a while! “
“
“
”
”
’
”
What was your A HA moment that you needed to focus on your health? -
My big A HA moment happened for me about six years ago. I ended up in the hospital after fainting while travelling for work, which I did often travelling, that is, not fainting! I received stitches in my chin and had a black eye as the results of my fainting spell. I wasn t a pretty sight. It was then that I realised that I spent so much time and energy taking care of everyone else, but so little, if any, time taking care myself. I didn t sleep well. I was eating like crap. I had a lot of stress in my life. I hadn t exercised in months. And I was always on or off a diet. I was scared. My son was four at the time. I realised I wasn t going to be doing anyone any good if I wasn t around because of preventable health issues. That was when I discovered the power of yoga, and started taking better care of myself. I was losing weight naturally, because I was nourishing my body and caring for myself. I made the decision to become a yoga teacher and health coach to help others learn how to do the same. -
(
)
’
’
’
“
’
’
However, after becoming an entrepreneur, some of the old habits slowly started creeping back in. I started to gain weight and not eat as healthy as I was before. I certainly was not taking enough time for myself. I felt like the unhealthy health coach. This was my second A HA moment: Realising that it was time to really practice what I preach. Now, I feel amazing, energised, and ready to help other women get healthy too! “
“
-
”
"
”
“
"
Joy
Gratitude
Oh, Joy is
“
one of my
favourite words. Joy with a capital J. It "
"
was my word for 2016! I would have to say dark chocolate brings me Joy. Good
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It
turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a
quality, organic dark chocolate is a must. A stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes little dark chocolate everyday is healthy, sense of our past, brings peace for today and it tastes amazing! I never waste my time eating cheap chocolate. It has no flavour. You need to break out the good stuff!
and creates a vision for tomorrow. ― ”
Melody Beattie
hello from Megan Hello Beauties!! xo xo I am so happy you are here… Reading our December issue of Hello Life Magazine. Now tell me... When you look at the cover photo of this issue, what do you feel? Happiness? Love? It's contagious, right? Keep it. Hold it tight. The smile of a child reminds us what life is all about. It brings us back to a moment of ease, of creativity & of joy xo This is what we want to spread FAR & WIDE, with both our Magazine & the Hello Life Academy. Our team at Hello Life Magazine wishes you and yours the happiest of holiday seasons! Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year to you all. And please remember… Life is long… enJOY it xo
Issue 01
"The only thing I really needed was support."
shop now
in the bedroom
WITH VICTORIA BAITSON
Issue 01
Passion
Sex Education, Women, and Pleasure. I am passionate about Sex Education because knowledge is power. We have seen the effects of not telling people the whole truth about sex. It often leads people into making unsafe and uninformed decisions. When children, teens, and adults have all of the accurate information about sex and sexuality, they can make safer decisions for themselves. I am passionate about Women because we often get the short end of the stick in life. We often have to juggle priorities, and hold everything together. Many women feel that sex isn t something that they can have for themselves. Sex isn t something they can truly enjoy. They continue to rate their sexual experience based on how pleasurable their partner felt the experience was. It s not that your partner having a good sexual experience is a bad thing... But it should be a mutually positive sexual experience. A fun and enjoyable experience for everyone! '
'
'
I am passionate about Pleasure, because I really don t think we have enough of it day to day. Yes, we have technology at our fingertips. Chocolate comes in all kinds of flavours. Pizza comes to your door, and wine has magical properties. But that isn t all pleasure has to offer us. We really need to slow things down and really ENJOY things more. Life is to be savoured, experienced, and enjoyed. '
'
" Pleasure, because I really don't think we have enough of it day to day."
Getting intimate
Euphoric Epiphany
I bought the domain EuphoricEpiphany.com on November 10, 2015. As I was creating the site, I thought more and more about the content I wanted to create, and who I wanted to help. I decided then that I wanted to really give my expertise, passion, and previous experiences a platform. While a website was a part of that platform, it wasnt the whole package. Educating myself and others about sex is something I have been interested in since watching the movies Look Whos Talking and Look Whos Talking Too when I was younger Those movies came out in 1989 and 1992 respectively . '
"
(
'
"
"
'
"
)
"Cook a meal together. Shower together".
When I first wrote this answer, my answer included my husband, my kids, my pets, my love of the colour green, and how WONDERFUL pickles are. Let s scrap that for a second! Of course, my family and spending time with them brings me joy! '
But you know what else brings me joy? SEX. Yes, I said it. Sex brings me JOY! Specifically, sex with my husband, my partner, my friend those are all the same person, to be clear! It is something I look forward to. It is something I smile about when thinking about my past experiences, and when I look to the future. (
)
Sex is a way to connect and be completely intimate with your partner. It should be joyful, and cheerful. The last thing it should feel like is a chore, or that the pleasure is one sided. I know for so many women it feels just like that, and that is completely NORMAL. Just because it is normal and common , it doesn t mean it has to be YOUR normal. -
(
)
'
Confidence allows you to feel more interested sexually. Including more physical touch in your daily life will make you feel more loved and cared for. "
"
When you feel like quitting how do you remind yourself to keep going? The feeling that if I quit, I will be letting a lot of people down especially myself , keeps me going. I KNOW I have helped people, and I don t want that to cease. Some days, it is very tough to work online. You feel like you are yelling into the vast void that can be the Internet. Then other days, you get a message at 2 am that just reads Thank you so much, you don t even know how much you have helped me... I DO know! And I never want to stop helping people find joy in their sexuality! (
)
'
"
'
"
What was your A ha moment that you needed to focus on your business? -
The moment that I decided to quit my full time job was my a ha moment. I knew it was time to really put my heart, time, and sweat, into my business and my family, and do my part to change the world to be a happier, more sex positive place. I didn t just want a hobby. I wanted a career that would help others and give my family more opportunities. -
-
-
'
How can you help a woman become more sexual ....and confident? The way I answer this question truly depends on who I am talking to. A good place to start is with TOUCH. We are so, so busy with everything in our lives. Our schedules are stretched beyond the limits. We have to focus on the kids, the house, our work, and so on. Then, our husbands needs end up at the bottom of the list, when we are the most exhausted! When you include more physical touch non sexual, at first throughout the day, you re well on your way to becoming more confident. Confidence allows you to feel more interested sexually. Including more physical touch in your daily life will make you feel more loved and cared for. A really good hug before saying goodbye in the morning can work wonders in starting your day off on the right foot. Holding hands when you watch TV can bring you closer together. Bringing back the romance can happen in small ways: Slow dance together to your favourite music. Cook a meal together. Shower together. Sharing touch in the small but meaningful ways throughout the day does wonders for lowering your stress levels. It builds confidence in your relationship, and strengthens the bond you have with your partner. All of these benefits will improve your sex life in stride! '
(
-
)
'
Remove the idea that you have to be attractive for your partner. Instead, focus on being who you ACTUALLY are. The people who love you will be drawn to that. And you will feel a whole lot more confident. "
"
What do I mean by attractive? I mean that cultural depiction of what an attractive woman is. The idea that you need to be great a Pinterest project master, or have amazing hair all the time. The idea that your makeup has to be perfect, or that your clothing has to be on trend all the time. The idea that you have to be one of the guys or be incredibly feminine. The reality is, you don t have to be any of these things to be attractive! You do not need to have a body that has no evidence of carrying a child. You do not need to be a sex goddess who sounds like a porn star in bed! It is totally fine if you resonate with one or more of the above things, but they certainly aren t essential to have a wonderful and fulfilling sex life! Really dig deep and ask yourself who you REALLY are. Ask yourself if any of the above is what you think you need to have in your life in order to be seen as attractive by your partner. -
"
"
"
"
'
'
When you are who you really are, and you don t apologise for it which is INCREDIBLY hard to do, but worth it , being naked in front of the person who loves you is easy! Asking for what you want is easy! Not feeling guilty about enjoying pleasure is easy! '
)
(
tips for adding Joy 1. MEAN IT Really ask yourself if what
2. SLOW IT Intentionally enjoy whatever it
you are doing is serving you. Chocolate
is you have decided on enjoying. Be that a
is amazing, but are you eating it in a way
piece of chocolate, a book, or a make out
that gives you the most pleasure? Or
session. It is a lot easier to enjoy
are you gobbling it down expecting
something when you slow down and really
pleasure? Assess your experience.
focus on the sensations your body is
-
-
-
feeling. 3. SCHEDULE IT There is nothing wrong with putting pleasure -
"
time on the calendar! Whether it is general self care time or time "
-
for sex. Make a date with yourself or your partner and stick to it!
SEX.
G
C
O
E
M
T
C
E
O
C
M
H
E
F
C
O
K
R
T
A
U
S
B
L
O
E
-
U
T
.
Joy with Kristin Lloyd Moussa For many, the holiday season is a symbol of joy. It is a time of togetherness, connection, and celebration. It is also a time that we are reminded of the joys of this passing year, and what we seek to create for the coming new year. This is a time for celebration, down time, and reconnecting with self and others. The holiday season is a special time for grace, giving, and gratitude. When experiencing the joy of the season, giving has been a holiday tradition to celebrate each other, through visiting with friends and relatives by sharing gifts, and via holiday parties. It’s also an opportunity to give to those in need. It’s a symbol of connection and love. There is gratitude for the relationships we've cultivated, and for the blessings and bounties given and received. It’s also a great time to reconnect with your own personal joy and what lights you up emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Grace is present, as this is a time for many to connect spiritually with their roots and rediscover intentions as the new year brings a time to re-commit to a new way of being. In some ways, the holiday season is a re-birth, and a time of peace. Joy and the holiday season have always gone hand in hand as love is shared and brought to the surface more than any other time of year. When looking back over one’s year, it’s important to see how grace, giving, and gratitude are present in your life all year long, and not limited to the holiday season. As each individual has a gift to share in this world, you might ask yourself, “Am I living with intention and sharing my gifts?” You can also give through volunteering at a local charity, feeding the homeless, or donating warm clothing to needy kids. There are many ways to give. Issue 01
Gift giving is not just the process of shopping at the mall to give items to others, but also about living authentically, living true to your purpose, and sharing your soul’s gifts with the world. In essence, you are the gift to others, and people need what you have to offer. Clearly, there are multiple ways to look at grace, giving, and gratitude. In your own life, what steps can you take to cultivate joy in this coming year through giving, gratitude, and grace -- To live your fullest life? -Kristin
Build your audience over the holidays
WITH MEGAN LOCKHART
Issue 01
Tip #1:strategize
Make sure you are posting on social media be around! xo Hire help, if you are away have them post for you -
Tip #2: map it out
Plan on hosting a workshop not related to selling at all Comment when people comment on your posts they came to your store take them to welcome them (
)
(
---
)
Tip #3: connect
Tip #4 find support You re super mom, super wife, super employee you do not have to do super entrepreneur alone. Find a tribe that gets it.... '
-
-
Tip #5: know your message
I see 100 s of coaches trying to sell...something. Just to sell sometime . Know what you offer Ask yourself Would I work with me? '
"
"
- "
"
We can t promise 100,000 or 6 figures. But we can promise if you join us...you will grow your audience. '
www.hellolifeacademy.com Sit back, relax and try not to "sell" so much over the holidays. Good things, and great audiences take time.
megan xo