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Everyone dies, but not everyone truly lives Imagine being a professional athlete at the peak of your performance. You’re making waves in your sport as your name becomes more and more well-known to people both within and outside of your professional circle. Then, imagine, suddenly having your dreams of competing professionally effectively stolen from you by the actions of another human. One minute, you’re driving around your local town; the next, you wake up dizzy and disoriented in a hospital bed only to have doctors tell you that you will never be able to live an active lifestyle again. This ...

Believe it or not, facing your fears is important for your mental health. Fear inoculation, is an essential process used by therapists to help people overcome anxiety by willfully exposing them to their fears over time until they eventually conquer them. ‘Willfully’ is the key word. Using your will to effectively overcome the unthinkable. What does it mean to conquer your fears? Does it mean that they just “poof!”, disappear never to return? Unfortunately, most of us know that’s not how life works. It’s about finding comfort in chaos and the unknown as well as developing the ability to perform ...

No matter your goals, eating clean can revolutionize your life.  Clean eating is the key to how we fuel our bodies. What we eat gives us energy, focus and clarity to live a life by design. Clean eating consists of whole foods that are minimally processed and as close to their natural state as possible.  We don’t believe in diets, we believe in finding a sustainable way of living in order to enhance the human experience. When CEO and Founder, Matthew Gagne was recovering from his injury his relationships to food changed. He viewed food as the building blocks his ...

  “If you will change, everything will change for you. Don’t wait for things to change. Change doesn’t start out there, change starts within …all change starts with you “ Quote by Jim Rohns mentor  Our mental health plays a major role in how we think, feel and act. Emotional Intelligence is the ability to monitor your emotions and the emotions of others and distinguish between emotions, and use emotional information to guide your thinking, behavior and influence on others.  It allows us to connect with others, understand ourselves better, and live a more authentic, healthy, and happy life. We ...

Living an active lifestyle starts with a healthy mindset, and is aided with proper nutrition. The 5 fingers have a direct impact on one another. Physical fitness is the foundation to building the mental muscle that propels you on the pursuit of self mastery.  When we change the paradigm around our fitness story we change the results we see. Fitness is fun, it shows us our strengths and weaknesses and allows us to see our progress, and has a direct correlation with improved energy and clarity.  It’s about progression not perfection.  This month our focus is to introduce our 5 ...

They say you can sleep when you’re dead. Well, that’s stupid. To perform optimally it’s important to create the space for rest in order to relax, restore and recharge. We live in a world where we’re overstimulated, always on and feeling the stress from many angles. When we aren’t feeling balanced our rest is often a great place to look and take inventory to be honest with ourselves. Am I really getting enough?  Rest looks different for everyone and that’s okay, it’s about finding what works for you, carving out the time to create an evening routine or habits that ...

Flock Life describes our culture and the pursuit of total wellness. It’s about achieving your highest potential and living fearlessly, in your greatness. Picture a life rooted in consciousness, community and transparency, how does that make you feel? For us, it opened the doors of possibility, it connected us with people who were on a similar journey while allowing us to stay true to what we are.  We are a group of amazing athletes and tenacious individuals. We know pain and trauma. We persevere and are resilient.   And we envision that for every single one of you.  When we embark ...

A new decade is upon us, it’s time to chase our dreams, face our fears, and overcome adversity. It all starts with taking personal responsibility and when we do that we take an active role in our life and learn how to create habits that support us on our journey in the pursuit of self mastery.  A habit is an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary. Habits make up about 45% of our daily lives. It’s essential to take an inventory of our habits in order to ensure we are being productive. When we take ...

Tis the season to indulge in christmas foods, family drinking and other fun festivities. Here at Flock Goods we believe in mindfulness and consistency which is why we’re coming in hot with some tips on how to survive the holidays and stay on track!  Nutrition  Eating more foods that cause less inflammation  Starches – Butternut squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, white rice,  Fruits – avocados, blackberries, coconut, cranberries, strawberries, blueberries & pineapple  Sweeteners – stevia, monk fruit  Protein – Grass fed beef, pasteurized eggs, wild caught haddock/salmon & organ meats  Nuts, Seeds & legumes – coconut, coconut flour, almonds, cashews, walnuts ...

It’s December and the holiday season is upon us. We’re here to help ease you through the busiest time of the year so your well rested, happy and healthy! Here’s a few tips to add into your daily routine to help set yourself up for success in 2022.  Your body comes first, ALWAYS You are your own priority. It’s imperative to your wellbeing to find ways to move your body no matter the season. Try some new classes at your gym, make time for outdoor activities ( season dependant ones!) Go outdoors! If you’re in the east coast take up ...