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Busy & Healthy: Health Hacks, Travel & Inspiration for Busy Entrepreneurs and Creatives!

•Certified Health Coach and 500 Hour Certified Yoga Instructor and - part-time Flight Attendant! • I specialize in helping busy creative professionals with irregular schedules to eat healthy, exercise and manage stress in ways that are easy, fun and do-able! • Host of the YouTube channel Busy & Healthy (@amaliamayvalle) full of healthy lifestyle tips & travel adventures!

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Feel the fear and do it anyway

Hi Reader, Have you ever seen the film “Defending Your Life”? It’s an old 90’s film by comic Albert Brooks and it’s something of a cult classic. I watch it every single year. Let me explain - Yesterday was the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Unlike what we usually might envision when it comes to holidays, Yom Kippur is a solemn and spiritual day. It’s meant to be a day of reflection and meditation, a day to reflect on the past year and to determine the kind of person that you want to be in the...

Hi Reader,, As you may know, I travel a lot. And I’ve learned a few tip & tricks over the years on how to travel…better. I’ve recently put together a little cheat sheet with links to my absolute favorite travel products - things that have made my life of constant travel so much easier, so much more pleasant, and so much healthier. I’m going to be releasing it later this month, but you guys get access to it now because you’re my favorite people - Oh and it’s free! 😀 Here it is Another travel...

Hi Reader, Yesterday I was flying a trip with Will, a coworker that I went to flight attendant training with 11 years ago. We were reminiscing about classmates and I mentioned our mutual friend Rolo. Will smiled and said, “Rolo really is the most interesting man in the world. “ And I knew exactly what he meant by that. "The Most Interesting Man in the World", probably the funniest ad campaign ever! For context, Rolo is in his 60s, but he has more energy in enthusiasm than many 20 year-olds...

Hi Reader, Many years ago I took a psychology class and they taught us a concept for dealing with stress known as “5 minute vacation”. The concept is that whenever you're overwhelmed with stress, just taking 5 minutes to rest and imagine yourself on a lovely vacation can dramatically lower your stress levels. I'm currently recovering from the worst asthma exacerbation I've had in over 3 years. Ironically, this has forced me to rest. I'm honestly not very good at resting. I like to be busy and...

Hi Reader Life can be overwhelming some days, am I right? The overwhelm is still something I’m working through - although I think I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I talk about the overwhelm and how I’m learning to manage it in this video. Although I’m talking from the perspective as a mom, I think this discussion can really apply to anyone with a lot on their plate! I’ve also recently started reading "Future Boards" by Sarah Centrella and I’m really loving it! Because...

Hi Reader, Did you know the second Friday of every January is actually known as quitter’s day? Meaning, the day that most people abandon their New Year’s resolutions. The weather is not helping matters either. Even normally sunny Miami has been pretty gloomy and chilly 🥶 Maybe like me, you started out the new year excited for the possibilities and with a list of things that you would like to work on, or goals to meet. Actually, I was feeling pretty great! Until - I got hit with a really bad...

Hi Reader, I recently recovered from a pretty icky cold. The problem with me and colds is that I have the world‘s worst sinuses - —seriously, I’ve been told this by an ENT. Well ok, she didn’t say that exactly, but she did say that I should get sinus surgery - which I didn’t 🤣 In the past, colds would almost always turn into sinus infections and eventually asthma. But now I have a couple of tools that help me prevent that. One is regular use of my Neti pot. I use it a few times a week when...

Hi Reader, I have mixed feelings about Black Friday… On one hand, it feels like intense pressure to overspend and buy things that you don’t really need or want. But on the other hand? There actually are some amazing deals if there’s something you’ve had your eye on or if you’ve been looking for some great gifts 🎁 One of the most awesome deals right now is a product that has been absolutely amazing for me - my red light therapy panel. If you’ve known me for a little while, you’ll know I’ve...

Hi Reader, I’m currently in São Paulo Brazil, one of my favorite layovers for my work as a flight attendant. Although São Paulo is an incredible city, it’s actually my favorite layover because I find it so restful. I even called this layover “mommy vacation” 🤣 Rest is incredibly underrated. I had a bit of a stressful week going back-and-forth with doctors offices, wrestling with Insurance, and dealing with all kinds of other administrative minutiae that is definitely not my favorite 😬 But...

P.S. - When you're ready, here's three ways that I can help you feel your best: 1) Reply to this email or click here to set up a free discovery call with me. We'll chat about your wellness goals and I'll tell you how I can help! 2) Grab my Gluten-Free Goodness guide! This is the guide that I wish I had had when I first started eating gluten-free 9 years ago. It’s full of my favorite gluten-free recipes, products, tips & hacks! You can grab it here 3) Subscribe here to my YouTube channel and...

Hi Reader, Yesterday I was reminded of a truth that I know but have been forgetting lately - The importance of gratitude. Bear with me - The past few weeks have been a bit rough. Not awful, but incredibly stressful. The kind of constant stress that becomes your new normal and can only end in burnout. It was a mix of preparation for my flight attendant re-certification (happens every year and it's a ton of work), health issues with my daughter, unexpected expenses, juggling childcare,...