With each new year comes a plethora of new commitments and responsibilities, and of course, new sources of stress. It can be challenging to sustain your momentum and make progress on any of your goals when your focus is constantly being diverted by life and its concerns. How are you doing with your new years resolutions?

When energy is lacking, nerves are frayed, and the mind is writing checks that the body can't cash, it becomes human nature to turn to quick, “feel-good” substances and actions to numb us from the underlying stress or dis-ease. This approach immediately depletes our personal health accounts and jeopardizes long-term health and well-being.

• Do you spend quality time with family and loved ones?
• Is your “health account” over-flowing with a strong, healthy sense of self?
• Do you have fullness and satisfaction in your personal and work relationships?
• Do you spend the time you want on personal growth and development?
• Are you as fit as you want to be?

• Are you eating foods that provide energy and vigor?
• Do you find your “self-talk” regularly based on, “WOW? I am so blessed and thankful to be ME!”

We all live multifaceted and demanding lives. We know that just eating a “good” diet, getting enough sleep and exercise isn't enough. We have over- worked and over-stressed our bodies so much so that our “personal health account” is in the red. A sure way out of debt is by incorporating wellness activities and lifestyle to keep the bodymind running on full cylinders instead of chugging along and just getting through one more day!

When we make daily deposits into our personal health account we restore and repair the damage caused by a life of stress, overindulgence and health neglect. We can also gain more health and well-being than we ever experienced before – transforming ourselves into a state of enhanced quality of life for sustainable living.

How can you open up your own personal health account? Simply partner with a wellness coach and team and begin to integrate the action steps needed to tune yourself up naturally, effectively and safely –no matter how drained and depleted you feel. But you must take that first step. Read on and discover more about some of the powerful and valuable gifts you can give yourself and loved ones.

OPTIMUM SUCCESS and WELLNESS are your birthright! LIVE LARGE. Get out of personal debt and put a surplus of wellness strategies in your personal health account.

Let's collaborate together on the formation of your goals and then put them into bite-size chunks, which allow you to accomplish more than you EVER dreamed possible WHILE having a lot more fun! Here's what to do: email me at drmusso@seachangeny . Or call 212-889-7300 and request the next available Stress Assessment appointment. You'll be scheduled for a 15 minute consultation and assessment, so that we can connect and create your perfect plan!

Many other members of Sea Change New York have taken me up on this same invitation and are excited with their results. Now it's YOUR turn!

Remember, the gift of Wellness Coaching is great for truly appreciated giving. Instead of showing up to the party or your sweetheart's dinner with a lackluster box of chocolates, give your loved one, friends and family something they can indulge in that supports their personal health accounts without the calories.

And don't forget about our Spa department for a massage, holistic facial, or acupuncture face-lift – our list of Valentine gifts goes on and on. And while you're in the gift-giving spirit, don't forget to take some time for you with SCNY's Valentine wellness loot!

Show how much you love and appreciate others in your life by forwarding this to them today, please. It's very likely that they do NOT have a source for inspiration and practical help. Thanks for wanting to make an impact in the lives of others!

Happy Valentines Day!

In gratitude, and with an overflowing health account,

Deborah Musso, D.C.

Director/Success Wellness Coach

Sea Change New York