Charissa Schwenig Living Videos

We could all use a little extra spark of joy today, no? Here’s to starting the week strong with one of my favorite memories to date from a happy, sunny day last week with my little lady. 💕

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I took a long walk today which totally exhausted me, but gave me such a peaceful time of prayer and thought about our baby girl coming any day. I couldn’t stop thinking about our pregnancy announcement to my family back in March, and wanted to share a clip with you all. (Sorry for those who watched my Instagram story and had to witness me sobbing after watching this video again today. 😬) My parents might not always feel like it, but they did a wonderful job parenting and raising my five siblings and I. We are a close-knit (and clearly emotional) family, and being able to start my own family has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember. We can’t wait to meet this little lady God has given us. 💕 (Thank you, @timothy.howden for the sneaky footage).

⁣ •Preggo yoga for your day•⁣ ⁣ I’ve been feeling some fomo lately. The whole reason I started fitness coaching was because I loved fitness, and I loved the insane results I was getting. ⁣ ⁣ These days, things feel a bit backwards, to put it mildly. 🙃 I’m getting heavier, my back is hurting constantly, I’m always tired, I’m modifying all my workouts... you know, all the things that happen when your body is growing a literal human. 😂⁣ ⁣ I did the sample workout today for the 100 day challenge I’m starting soon, modifying almost every move so that I felt safe for my baby and I. ⁣ ⁣ This program is going to be absolutely incredible, and I can’t wait for you guys to get your hands on it!! But I’ve been feeling crazy bummed that I can’t push to my max with everyone else... until it hit me. ⁣ ⁣ I AM pushing to my max. ⁣ I’m exercising daily, sweating hard, feeling amazing after my workouts! Not every 7-month pregnant woman can say that. And God has continued to give me amazing health to feel truly wonderful through this pregnancy so far, back pain and all. ⁣ ⁣ A couple months ago when I heard about this 100 day challenge, I was positive I would NOT be able to do something like that right with you guys. Yet here I am. God is so good! ⁣ ⁣ Life has been tough for sure while growing this baby girl, but I hope that if you’ve learned anything from watching me, it’s that life will ALWAYS be tough. You will always be able to find excuses. ⁣ ⁣ Do you have it in you to throw your excuses out the door and join me for 100 days?? ⁣ ⁣ #pregnantyoga #thirdtrimesteryoga #100daysor100excuses #fitandhealthypregnancy ⁣

This morning I let myself sleep in. 😴⁣ ⁣ I worked a double yesterday and even as the night came to a close before I stumbled into bed, I knew the muscle tension and exhaustion was going to be real the next day.⁣ ⁣ Today I woke up with back pain and a massive migraine. I’ve been recovering and taking things slow. I’m hydrating big time, and did some simple yoga to stretch my muscles and give my body what it needed. I’m so grateful for the amazing resources I have through my workout plan. ❤️⁣ ⁣ ⁣ I HATE speaking about my chronic pain, because so many people suffer far greater than I do. The discouragement is usually the worst effect for me... when people try to be helpful and tell me what might be wrong, or what I should try, but I’ve already been talking to doctors for years, tried physical therapy, and researched and tried every remedy I can think of. ⁣ ⁣ I’m grateful for the help, the sympathy, but all I can continue to do is trust the Lord that he wants to use this to grow me and love me. ⁣ ⁣ Yes, you heard that right-LOVE me. Some of my closest moments with the Lord have been when I am shaking in anger and frustration as I cry at my situation, yet simultaneously leaning into him and realizing he knows me better than I know myself and wants to grow me in hard ways. ⁣ ⁣ Sometimes the hardest things in our life are what we need the most. And we are ALL going through hard things. #chronicpain #yogatherapy