Grateful If you’ve been here awhile, you’ve probably noticed my newsletters haven’t always arrived on the same day lately. I aim for Tuesdays because I imagine you easing into your week with just enough space to actually absorb what I write… but I don’t plan my content weeks in advance. Sometimes something hits me strong and I need to write it now. Other times, I wait and let life unfold, because the stories I tell in these emails aren’t theoretical. They’re pulled from the real people I...
9 days ago • 6 min read
Magical Moments in Sao Miguel, Azores. There are some experiences that land in the body before they land in the mind, the kind that rearrange you quietly, in ways you only understand later. Our time together in the Azores was one of those experiences. As we’ve settled back into our routines, many of you have shared how the week is still working on you. The insights keep unfolding. The little shifts keep showing up. And honestly… same. This retreat wasn’t just movement, adventure, yoga...
20 days ago • 3 min read
Even when everything goes sideways, you keep moving forward. This past week tested every ounce of my patience, flight cancellations, app errors, and a full-blown airport meltdown before sunrise. But it also reminded me how much strength it takes to advocate for yourself when you’re already exhausted, and how important it is that we show up for one another when systems fail. When the System Breaks Down (and You’re Already at Your Limit) By the time I got to the airport at 4:30 a.m., I was...
27 days ago • 4 min read
Even when the light fades, the mountains remind us, rest is part of the rhythm. There was a time every November when I’d clip into my snowboard and feel… behind. My legs burned too soon, my lungs screamed at the altitude, and my body felt like it had forgotten what it meant to move down a mountain. Every year, I told myself this season will be different. But it rarely was. Then I started to notice a pattern, not just in me, but in my clients and my family too. When the light changed and the...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
People often ask how I started leading retreats. The truth is, it wasn’t part of my business plan. It started in heartbreak. A few years ago, I lost my business partner unexpectedly. She was a vibrant yoga teacher, health coach, and mom, full of life, laughter, and purpose. Her passing rocked our entire community. It also cracked something open in me. I suddenly had this gut-deep reminder that life can change, or end, in an instant. And that realization whispered the words I couldn’t ignore:...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Ever feel like life narrows in on you...like the walls are closing and you’re just moving through the same path you’ve always taken? On Possibility, Mindset, and Autonomy Last week, I listened to Mel Robbins’ conversation with Dr. Ellen Langer, the “mother of mindfulness” long before that word got turned into a lifestyle brand. I know her work well: the chambermaid study, where hotel staff lost weight and improved health markers simply because they were told their daily work counted as...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
The people we keep (and the ones we don’t) We all have relationships that shape the early chapters of our story. For me, it started with my family. My mom and many women around me were always on a diet. My dad was naturally thin on the outside, but not healthy on the inside. The 80s were a backdrop of SlimFast, “low-fat” everything, aerobics tapes, and Hulk Hogan. My extended family carried obesity, high blood pressure, alcohol addiction, and quiet mental health struggles. They were "secrets"...
2 months ago • 4 min read
"What if I fall? Oh, but my darling, what if you fly?” – Erin Hanson’s - There is Freedom Waiting for You. The woman on top of the mountain did not fall there... She climbed. She slipped. She second-guessed herself. She carried old stories that told her she wasn’t enough, and sometimes that voice was louder than anything else. That woman is me. I wasn’t always a coach, or a trainer, or a business owner. I started as an overweight, insecure kid who played sports but never really believed she...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Even in heavy times, shared laughter reminds us we’re stronger, and more connected, together. Can Humor Heal Us?? From the outside, it feels wrong to laugh when the world looks like it’s burning.Hate is loud. Headlines are heavy. Division feels permanent. And yet, someone cracks a joke, we laugh, and for a second, the weight lifts. We might even feel guilty about it. Should we be laughing right now? But here’s the truth: humor isn’t denial. It’s survival. How We’ve Always Used Humor History...
3 months ago • 4 min read