The Monday Monster

Sep 17, 2018 06:30 PM Central
Leah Negrin
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The Monday Monster

The Monday Monster 👹

Many of us, even those that really like their job have a tough time on Mondays. I was initially astounded to learn that the risk of heart attacks are 11% higher on Mondays than other days of the week, although after careful consideration this did make sense. As many of us know heart attacks are linked to stress; so that over a long period of time stressing about things like your boss that you don't like, your co-workers that annoy you to no end, or just how much email you have sitting in your inbox from over the weekend, can make a large impact on our health. I'm not saying that we can all simply have three day weekends (which would then turn Tuesdays into Mondays anyway 😜) but maybe we can all try to beat the Monday Monster 👺 together!

I was sitting in my beautiful new home office/sun room and finding myself losing the battle with my Monday Monster and then a song came on, Meghan Trainor's No Excuses, and I realized I couldn't allow that to happen! I couldn't let Monday be the excuse for not feeling so happy or wallowing in the darkness that can sometimes sneak up on me. So I slapped on a cute outfit, oiled up, grabbed my computer and headed out to work outside at a bar. (yes a bar that has wifi and other people on computers, something I'm finding very common in Wicker Park!)

We don't always know what life holds for us but we can do our best to find the little things in life that bring you joy, and then do more of those!! ❤️‍❤️

Top four things to bring me happiness on a Monday

Get to spin class! or some other form of exercise 😊
Cook a veggie heavy meal 🥑🍅🍆🥒🥕🥦
Listen to uplifting podcasts and music (each day is different with which one I choose, or sometimes I do both!
Oil up! sometimes it's Joy, or Frankincense or Believe or today for whatever reason it was Palmarosa!

What is one thing you do to beat the Monday Monster?! 👻 ❤️‍❤️‍👻

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Meet Leah Negrin

I am a bold, beautiful, sometimes timid, usually happy, essential oil, nutrition junkie. Although at 39 I feel as if I've had several careers over a lifetime (or at least sometimes when I look back at my resume that is what shines through). I've been a paralegal, an office manager, an administrative assistant, worked in commercial lending and have finally landed on nutrition.

My journey to nutrition started many years ago when my sister was diagnosed with celiac disease and food had to change for the family. From there, along my own health journey I’ve helped people not only figure out what to eat but how to do it so that it can work for them sustainably. For almost seven years I’ve been counseling people on their nutrition and weight loss journeys.

Finally getting some sunshine in Southern California *Photo credit Brittany Hassett

I am knowledgeable about what purpose food serves your body and I focus on finding sustainable options when it comes to food; this also led to my love of essential oils. I had the opportunity to attend a workshop where a registered dietitian spoke about using essential oils in her practice to help her patients. I was floored. I knew that #plantsheal but I didn't realize that others in the 'conventional' medical community thought that as well!! Learning that it was possible to incorporate these magical little bottles gave me a huge sense of hope.

Alina, myself and Caitlin (oily bffs) *Photo credit Anne Negrin

As I learned more about these oils I was diagnosed with increased intestinal permeability or as many of us know it, leaky gut. Leaky gut has been around for quite awhile but many of us are just learning what this is or why this is even more common these days than ever before. Many issues can be related to leaky gut including autoimmune diseases. Receiving this diagnosis just led me down a path further to learn about nutrition and how to best serve my body and take care of myself.

Enjoying a vegan ice cream cone in Budapest! *Photo credit to Michelle Owen

Since birthing our sweet baby boy at home earlier this year I’ve been incredibly passionate about helping other women too who are pregnant and new mothers with their nutrition. Eating healthy for your pregnant body and your postpartum self is a game changer for both mother and baby.