Creating Your Life - Charm and Grit

Choosing Pleasure Every Day (Dogs Know Best)

March 10, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

What is life without pleasure? Certainly nothing worth living. Pleasure does not have to be a grand gesture or monumental experience; it can be found and created in the simplest of moments. It can be found in AND outside of the bedroom. Pleasure doesn’t have to cost a penny, nor…

Clarity is Power

March 2, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

Clarity is power. If you don't know where you want to go, how are you meant to get there? How will you know if you have arrived at your destination? As the Cheshire Cat says in Alice in Wonderland, "If you don't know where you want to go, it doesn't matter…

Your Struggle is Necessary

February 23, 2016March 2, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

Struggle is an important, integral part of the process. Through struggle we are able to discover our own strength. Through struggle we are able to grow and develop. Through struggle we are able to better appreciate what we have. While struggle is unpleasant and uncomfortable, we need struggle in our…

Overcoming Common Fitness Barriers and Excuses

February 19, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

As much as obesity and overfat are epidemics within our society, we have become a culture obsessed with fitness, health and aesthetics. The diet and fitness industries are worth billions of dollars. It seems everyone has some fitness or health related goal. Yet, there seems to be a large disconnect…

Your Fear Only Wants to be Acknowledged

January 21, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

There are days where you may feel completely overwhelmed and stuck. You feel inexplicably depressed with a faint sense of dread and you find yourself fighting back tears at the slightest thing (or perhaps for no rational reason at all). All you want to do is hide from the world; escape…

An Open Letter to the Women who are Struggling, From My Former Fat Self

January 19, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

There was a time in my life, about 6 years ago, when I hated myself. I often felt lost and overwhelmed, unsure of my purpose in life. I was overly reliant on my former partner for validation and a sense of worth. I felt trapped in a body that no…

We Possess, But We Are Not Our Possessions

January 19, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

I have increasingly been enamoured with the idea of frugal living, minimalism and a simpler life. I find the more possessions I donate or throw out, the freer I feel. I feel lighter, more liberated. Now that I have gone through the process of clearing my home and wardrobe of…

Break the Cycle of Bigger, Better, Constant Striving

January 15, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

Does this sound familiar? ... There is something that you want, so you work your butt off to get it. You enjoy it for a little while, but soon you find that the pleasure and satisfaction you initially felt is waning. In order to feel that high again, you set your…

Are You Youer Than You or Living Untrue?

January 14, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

Every day we are bombarded with advertisements, social cues, communications and propoganda telling us how to live our lives. It can make your head spin trying to look back at your life and trying to decipher which decisions you made genuinely because it felt right to you and the decisions…

CAMP Charm & Grit - Registration Now Open!

January 12, 2016 by Ali Ludovici

Ali Ludovici

I am beyond excited to announce the launch of CAMP Charm & Grit. This CAMP is the culmination of years of study and coaching clients. Creating this camp has been a great labour of love, born from my desire to help other women create and live their best lives. Everyone…

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