Author Archive for Sheila Heylin
Sheila Heylin, the knowledgeable host of Happiness Series, lives in Chicago and Los Angeles. It was in LA where Sheila discovered healthy living. She realized that “what you’re not used to and what you hate are two different things.” She and Tania partnered to create Happiness Series and build an online and offline community that fosters wellness and happiness.
Sheila’s Blog: No Sugar Challenge
I hear all the time, “I eat so healthy, but I can’t loose weight.” I want to say 9 out of 10 times, but I can’t because my experience has been 10 out of 10 times, it’s the amount of sugar people eat. It’s going through the day, mindlessly, grabbing all types of sugar food [...]
Sheila’s Blog: You can’t exercise your way out of a bad diet
You Can’t Exercise Your Way Out Of A Bad Diet Here at Happiness Series we are so excited to have our new fitness contributors, Kerri Gedert and Rebecca Swenson. They have shown us quick and fun exercises we can do everyday and that fit into our busy days. This also gives me the opportunity to remind [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Eating HealthIER
Answering Your Questions… Finding HealthIER options We left my brother Tommy’s episode up this week again for 2 reasons: 1. It was requested by our viewers. 2. I wanted to answer questions we received about using butter in the chicken wing sauce, keeping the skin on the chicken and the condiments for our chili – [...]
Recipes for HealthIER Snacks
Chili Ingredients: 1 lb of lean ground beef (grass fed if available) 1 large chopped yellow or white onion 1 large can of whole peeled tomatoes 1 small can of whole peeled tomatoes 11/2 cans of tomato paste 2- 15 oz cans of kidney beans 2- 15 oz cans of your favorite beans (I use [...]
Recipe: Tommy’s Kick Ass Wings
Tommy’s Kick Ass (Healthy) Chicken Wings Kickass Chicken Wing Rub 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon of onion powder 1 teaspoon of celery salt 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper 1 tablespoon of sweet paprika 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic Mix all ingredients and apply generously on both sides of wings Place chicken wings, skin [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Worthiness
Feeling unworthy is a lack of self love. I can look at my family and friends and give you a long list of why these amazing people deserve everything life has to offer. If they don’t feel that to be true, my gut and mind will work together beautifully so I can clearly state the [...]
Sheila’s Story about her “Irish Spaghetti” recipe
Healthy Pasta Sauce Okay, I’m not a great cook. I would never pretend to be. I cook simply and clean, which makes it easier for me to stay healthy. Outside of cooking a protein, vegetable and having a salad for almost every meal my tastier repertoire comes from my big Irish family. There are 8 [...]
Recipe: Healthy Pasta Sauce
Healthy Pasta Sauce Ingredients: 1 pound of lean ground beef (preferably grass fed) 1 large can (28oz) of whole peeled tomatoes (preferably organic, on all can goods) 1 large can or 2 (15oz) cans of tomato sauce 2 small (6 oz) cans of tomato paste 1 large yellow or white onion, chopped 1 tablespoon of [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Smoothies!
Smoothies How many of you say, “I just don’t have the time to do all that?” Well, smoothies are not only the perfect time saver, they are a power packed, energy lifting, vitamin/mineral gold mines, and easy to absorb food. That’s right, food! You are feeding yourself amazing food! Excuses be gone! Seriously, you really [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Intuition
As Tony says, “We’re all intuitives.” I call it following my gut. For a long time I didn’t know it was the same thing. When I had that realization I was amazed how often I squashed ideas that came up and discounted the intentions that I set for my day as coincidences. My parents would [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Being Present… Why?
How present do you think you are throughout your day? A great way to find out is to recognize how many times you are not present. Knowing you are not present makes you present. Knowing that when you find yourself thinking of something in the past or daydreaming of things in the future you can [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Choosing Happiness
Choosing Happiness… When I was first introduced to this information I used to get a pit in my stomach every time I read or someone told me, “you have to choose your own happiness.” I would feel overwhelmed! Let’s face it, in theory, who wouldn’t want to choose happiness? I would get so frustrated… I [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Happiness is a Choice
Happiness is a choice. Yes! That’s very true but in our everyday lives why is it we don’t always make that choice? For me, it is because of old thoughts — let’s call it old data. Like Tony said, “We are not our thoughts.” So where did our thoughts (data) come from? Even though well [...]
Accountability Light… Sheila’s Story
Tania calls this week’s episode “Accountability Lite” which not only makes me laugh… but it rings true. I was amazed when watching last week’s episode (shot last year) by how heavy it was. Even though it’s a serious subject, I was so happy to see what this work and a year has done for me [...]
Accountability, Sheila’s Story
When we shot this week’s episode I was not planning on sharing my story. Not because I’m ashamed, just because I’ve left it so far behind me. Don’t get me wrong, when I started telling my “ultimate” accountability story it all came flooding back but not in a painful, emotional sense. A sense of just [...]
Sheila’s Blog: Spirit Guides
A skeptic’s experience with Spirit Guides By Sheila Heylin When I first heard about Spirit Guides, I was a bit skeptical. Practicing what I preach, I had to not judge, keep my mind open and at the very least, listen to what is placed in front of me. I did just that. As I prepared for [...]
Sheila’s Blog: An Evolving Look at Accountability
Accountability By Sheila Heylin To me accountability equals freedom. Freedom from letting others and situations run your day and even your life. In the first accountability video I shared a very personal account of an abusive relationship I was in. I don’t think that I made clear the fact that I wasn’t blaming myself for [...]
Video: How to make Healthy Tacos
How to make Healthy, Delicious Tacos… with Sheila Heylin. Sheila’s delicious, fool proof tacos are good for you & a crowd pleaser. Perfect for kids & adults. Try these tonight. Ideal in summer when there are great fresh tomatoes available.
Sheila’s Blog – The Surprise of Kale & Green Smoothies
The Surprise of Kale and Green Smoothies By Sheila Heylin My family and friends laugh and shake their heads at me all the time. They can’t believe how I’ve changed my eating habits. They now think I’ve gone to a new level with the green smoothies. The funny thing is, they are all surprised [...]
Sheila’s Blog: How to Take a Picture
How to Take a Picture By Sheila Heylin This is a fun episode! But the truth is, people have a love/hate relationship with having their picture taken. What everyone needs to remember is lighting and angles. So much goes into lighting, makeup and positioning for shooting just one person. Professional photographers take hundreds of pictures [...]
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