As we ring in the new year, it's customary to set goals and resolutions we want to achieve. But what about setting intentions to let go of practices that are no longer serving us? There is no better time to pack up habits that are keeping you stuck and no longer positively impacting your ...
This December, Choose to Believe
For many people, December brings up a mixed bag of feelings and sentiments. Joy, chaos, excitement, stress, love, and heartache to name a few. I definitely experience a little of all of the above, but I am making a conscious choice to focus on one feeling this year. This feeling will outdo all of ...
The Body that Grew Me
On the way home from the beach a few weekends ago, I scrolled through literally hundreds of cheesy posed pictures of myself standing in the ocean, smiling at the camera, holding onto my kids' hands while they tried to run away from me (because who even has time for pictures when there are waves to ...
Mama,You Are Fat: A Mother’s Moment of Truth
"Mama," he said in a hushed tone, his big brown eyes full of regret, unable to meet mine, "I need to tell you something. I had a bad thought about you and I need to tell you." "What baby?" "I looked at you and thought you are fat." You. Are. Fat. Three, three letter words that have ...
Couch to CrossFit: A Journey to Health
Fitness and I have a long and cheap history. To be honest, I've never really loved working out. Starting way back when, in middle and high school I only joined athletics because my friends did, and even then I never made it beyond the bench, which quite frankly could not have bothered me less. I was ...
