Posts by Julia Balto

There’s a cycle that I see 99% of women moving through on a daily basis. I was stuck in it for years. And it has to stop.   See if this sounds at all familiar.   >>>Today’s the day. You’ve decided that you’re done feeling just ‘meh’ and trudging through letting life happen TO you.…

  This weekend my husband, Biki our doggo, and I set out for a hike.   We drove about an hour outside of San Diego to get some new views and were not disappointed – we found the quietest preserve of about 400 acres of trails winding through the canyons and up the hills.  …

I love chocolate, wine and romance. I love and adore my husband. I don’t love Valentine’s Day. #thereisaidit If you do love to celebrate V-Day, girl PLEASE do you and keep on celebrating and loving it. I’m not trying to ruin anyone’s holidays.  Personally, I’m not a huge fan because I think it’s turned into a…

I spend a lot of time thinking about how I can and would like to impact young girls.   Because I truly believe that women are the healers, leaders, and game changers of this world.   And I don’t believe they should have to wait until they’re 50 and gone through some serious sh*t to…

Most of my clients (and honestly most people) talk about anxiety like it’s a curse. ‘What is wrong with me? Why can’t I just be normal? When will I not feel this way?’   And NO, I’m not implying anxiety is fun (it’s major suckage), but here’s my take on it…   Anxiety is actually…

The holidays are upon us… and it’s time to grab any last minute gifts (or if you’re like me, all of them because you’ve waited until the last minute like you do every year). I love getting and receiving gifts – it’s one of my love languages. But I’m not a fan of buying things…

When I was in grad school, I realized one day in horror that I was spending $150 a month (if not more!) at coffee shops.   As a girl on a budget, this was a problem.   But as a busy student, I didn’t see any other way around it.   I brought my coffee…

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted here.    Not because you haven’t been on my mind – thinking about how I can show up more for my tribe and how I can squeeze in more beach time is pretty much my life.   But if you were following me on IG or FB,…

How long have you wanted to take that backpacking trip to Asia but been too anxious to actually book the flight?   Raise your virtual hand if you’ve ever gone on a spur of the moment trip but hated most of it because your anxiety was way out of control.   I get it because…

So we all know 2018 has been the year of self-care, right?   And by that I mean it’s the year we ALLLLL got on board with it!   SM, television, we’re all talking about how self-care isn’t selfish, it’s something we all need in order to really thrive.   And that’s SO SO good!…