The new year seems like the perfect moment to make a new start. It’s the turning of a page, a blank slate, there is an air of hope, optimism, and excitement. It’s in your human nature to want to live better and achieve more. You have an innate desire to seek and it makes sense: dopamine, your pleasu...

There’s many reasons why you might have set health goals over the years. Complex health conditions, advice from your physician, to feel better and lose a few pounds, or gain, to name a few. As you set out on your journey, it’s normal to reach out in search of answers and sometimes you might find you...

The purpose of my blog has always been to share my story in all its messy glory so that I might help people going through similar struggles. I do this by sharing the science of my education, real-world experience of tried and true methods, and wisdom that only comes with age. A kind of crash course,...

Undeniably, there has been a lot of trauma in my life. I’ve dealt with a lot of loss and fear. Throughout my lifetime, my battle with my own body has been a continual source of frustration for me. I hear these same sentiments so often from women over 40. Everything is fine, they say, but everything ...

Eating should be easy, right? 

Step One: Find food

Step Two: Open mouth

Step Three: Eat food

Soooo easy, right? But I'm willing to bet if you've faced health challenges in your life, somehow, eating became something that is quite complicated, confusing, and frustrating. For women, this fru...

In April, I announced I would take a month off to spend with family and regroup. It was nice…at first. I went on a lovely short getaway with my family to the beach. I came home completely refreshed and sunkissed, feeling some weight lifted off my shoulders from the heaviness of the year. Then, the f...

As we head into spring, the excitement of our new years' goals has worn off, and the blanket of winter is melting. For some of us, we might look around and feel like we are failing as we head into this new season. But are we failing? And what exactly does failure mean? 

In our over-competitive soci...

Disclaimer: Please note before reading: When discussing fear I am not talking about physical fear. Whether physical/emotional/financial/or sexual, abuse of any kind is an entirely different discussion and never okay. My hope for the tools I share is to give you a voice and empower you to be the crea...

Picture it. The week before Christmas. 2021. Life begins to run amok as we prepare for the holiday season, and warning signs drop like snowflakes. My husband ran into significant issues on his project, requiring long nights and overtime for his team just to get away on time. As a result, the holiday...

Have you ever felt like something was holding you back from achieving your goals, but you can’t quite put your finger on it? Maybe we think it’s a fear of failure? Many books and articles will tell us this is often a trigger that leads to procrastination. But, on the flip side, there is also fear of...

Sometimes in life, we get lost along the way. Maybe our relationship isn’t making sense, or something has changed in our lives, altering our world views. Perhaps a loved one got sick or lost a job, or you feel that you are just out of control for whatever reason in your life. Maybe you don’t feel li...

That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of the town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since run this far, maybe I'd just ...