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I started 2020 with the motto #myjourney. I needed a healing journey for my heart after experiencing my moms death and letting myself slide backwards with my fitness and my mindset and frankly some unhealthy behaviors. This year has taught me to move forward with wisdom, not regret. The question is “What Kind Of PersonContinue reading “My One Word”

Sometimes life can slap the shit out of you. I hate to admit it but this has seemed to be the theme of 2020 for many, but how do you take this and turn it into lessons and a positive? Sometimes rejection and loss feel like a slap in the face. Like a punch inContinue reading “The Unexpected Expectations of Life”

My journey with fitness and self-care is a long one. It started almost as soon as I could walk. Because of this, I don’t have the typical “fitness transformation” story. I’ve always been athletic, but the stages of fitness and the mindset that accompanies them vary greatly throughout each time period in my life.  However,Continue reading “This Shit is Hard!”

Part of the healing process is sharing with people who care. I have been so fortunate in my lifetime to meet some amazing people on my journey. It’s not selfish to work on you, it’s not selfish to talk about how you feel. It is selfish to not allow yourself to talk, share and heal.Continue reading “Healing From the Inside, Out.”

“Love is not what you say, it is what you do” The question of “What is love?”, has recently been a question circling around in my head. We have all most likely experienced the lose of a loved one and many of us have dated, been married, had a heart break, and even divorced, orContinue reading “What is Love?”

Life was not built on a manual, but on experience and with that experience we build our own personal manual. This is how I have always viewed my life. My manual is forever being edited. Even with this manual and learning experiences, many of us live in regret. Let me break it down: Shit happens.Continue reading “Overcoming Regrets”

“Life is chaotic right now.” ” I’m frustrated,”“It’s just not how I thought this last quarter of the 2019-2020 school year would go with my students.”  “It also is not how I thought my sons senior year would end.”  No prom, all spring sports seasons were cancelled and graduation will be virtual, something new forContinue reading “A New Normal, For Now.”

My journey with fitness is a long one. It started almost as soon as I could walk. Because of this, I don’t have the typical “fitness transformation” story. I’ve always been athletic, but the stages of fitness and the mindset that accompanies them varies greatly throughout each time period in my life.  However, this pastContinue reading “This Shit Is Hard!”

Part of the healing process is sharing with people who care. I have been so fortunate in these last few years to meet some amazing people on my journey. It’s not selfish to work on you and it’s not selfish to talk about how you feel. It is selfish to not allow yourself to talk,Continue reading “Healing from the Inside Out”