Sharing an excerpt from my book as a Birthday Wish to You

This is a love story. It is written and given with love to those I love

in hopes all of us will learn to have the biggest, most passionate

and life-affirming love affair of our lives with…ourselves. I hope to

demonstrate that the most important person in your life must first

be you. When you are operating on all cylinders, you feel whole, balanced

and happy, more joyful and at peace. My hope is this book will

be your guidebook and together through love, we can change the

world; one healthy, happy individual at a time.

This includes my story about love, fear, courage, and the power

to heal from within. I am a retired registered nurse, certified health

coach and mother of children affected by chronic illness. When my

daughter, at twenty-eight, was diagnosed with cancer, it shook me to

the core as a wake-up call to rethink everything—everything including

how and what I eat, what I think, and what actions I take in my

daily life to obtain optimal health. This is a guidebook for feeling

and looking your best, and it will show you how to move from being

overwhelmed to empowered. It breaks through common marketing

myths that keep you stuck, with the goal to create a shift from disease

management to true wellness.

I will show you how you can feel and look your best at any age and

how to become the leader of your life by taking charge of your own

health and wellbeing.

I titled this book Savvy Secrets because people are always asking

me two questions:

1. “What’s your secret?” (Meaning, “Give me some solutions.”)

2. “Why doesn’t everybody know what you are telling me?”

Savvy means wise and knowing. I feel and look better now in my

fifties than I did in my thirties and forties. And so can you!

The Savvy Secret truth is that your body is innately designed

to be self-regulating and self-repairing.

I now look at chronic illness very differently than I did as a practicing

registered nurse. I’ve discovered that much of what I learned

about treatment for chronic illness as a registered nurse is now being

refuted. We will discuss some of these misconceptions about food and

how they affect your personal wellness goals. We will address common

myths like “cholesterol is bad,” “fat makes us fat,” or that certain

diseases are to be expected in old age.

Just because chronic disease is now common 

does not mean it is normal.

Often mistakes are made by well-meaning health practitioners who do not know any better. The truth is that no one has all of the answers. The good news is that your body knows what’s best. Discover how to listen and take the right action. 

"Ask not what is wrong with me, but what is right with me."

My mission is to inspire, educate, and promote true wellness, not

merely the absence of illness. It is to teach others the power to heal from within and to recognize that “dis-ease” is the body’s only way to communicate; so it is time we learned how to listen.

This book will summarize the seven-step process I’ve created for my private coaching practice so you can begin your own self-discovery. 

I do not believe in the “no pain, no gain” mentality that goes along with diets and deprivation. In fact, we are constantly moving towards one of two states—living or dying. The good news is that your daily choices determine which one.

Here's wishing you a weekend of love, laughter and life-affirming actions!

Carpe Diem,

Lisa

PS

This Sunday consider joining The Center for Wireless Safety's

Documentary screening & TED Talk @

Virginia Hospital Center's Auditorium

September 18th, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

About Lisa Jackson, RN, CYT, RYT-500

Lisa is an author, inspirational speaker, and coach with a mission to inspire and empower others to feel their best at any age. She is also the Executive Director of the Integrative Wellness Program for the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. 

Lisa's book, Savvy Secrets: Eat, Think & Thrive  outlines seven steps that are fun and transformational. Lisa part of the New Self Health Movement and the Wellness Inspired Network. When she is not coaching, speaking or writing, you can find her practicing yoga and joyfully sharing Carpe Diem Dance at every opportunity.