One of the first things I explore with new coaching clients has nothing to do with calories, workouts, or sleep routines. We talk about values. At first, it can seem unrelated. Someone comes to coaching because they want to lose weight, get stronger, improve their health, or feel better in their body. And then I ask questions like: Who do you want to be?What matters most to you?What kind of life do you want to build? It can feel abstract at first. But eventually something clicks. Because...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
There’s a moment I see sometimes in coaching. It’s not dramatic. It’s not explosive. It’s quiet. It’s the moment when someone is right at the edge of change…. and instead of stepping forward, they start to pull back. They question the process. They question the timing. Sometimes they question me. And I understand it more than you might think. Because I’ve been there too. I have absolutely had seasons in my own life where I knew something wasn’t working, a role, a structure, a way I was...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Hi friends, These past weeks have been heavy in Tahoe. The Castle Peak avalanche. The multiple resort deaths. The texts that start with, “Did you hear…?” If you live here long enough, you know this truth: the mountains give us so much. And sometimes, they take. I’m not writing to debate decisions. I’m not writing to speculate about what someone should or shouldn’t have done. And I’m definitely not interested in adding to the noise of armchair experts who have never stood in a whiteout, never...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
There’s something humbling about realizing you need to revisit the very things you teach. Lately, I’ve been relearning and re-implementing strategies I’ve used hundreds of times. Not new hacks. Not shiny new systems. The basics. Just because I’m a coach doesn’t mean I have everything nailed. In fact, I’d argue the opposite: the best coaches are realistic and vulnerable enough to admit when they’ve drifted. When their boundaries blur. When sleep hygiene slips. When nutrition becomes reactive....
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Mountain culture prides itself on resilience. We work in tough conditions. We recreate in unpredictable environments. We accept risk, discomfort, and effort as part of the deal. Being a “mountain person” often means you’re willing to push through weather, terrain, fatigue, and fear. And yet, something interesting happens when that same discomfort shows up off the hill. When movement feels awkward. When strength work feels humbling. When training doesn’t match the identity we already have of...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Hi friends, I’ve been quieter on social media lately. Not because I don’t care. Not because I’m disengaged. But because I’m choosing depth over noise. Social media has continued to feel like a place where you’re expected to declare your stance loudly and repeatedly, or be punished for nuance. Where outrage performs better than understanding. Where complexity gets flattened into slogans, and silence gets interpreted as complicity. That space doesn’t leave much room for real conversation. And...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Another hard day to write. One filled with fear and anger over recent events in our country. I’m a people-listener. I talk with folks all over the country, across ages, politics, industries, family structures. And the through-line right now is loud and clear: people are scared, and sad. And they’re angry. Anger is a reaction I’m intimately acquainted with. When I was a teenager, my best friend used to lock herself in her room after fighting with her mom and blast Rage Against the Machine. You...
3 months ago • 5 min read
When the ghosts are real…and the escape button lives in your pocket. Lately, I’ve been paying attention to how people are managing stress. Not in a judgmental way, more in a curious one. Conversations with clients, friends, myself, and community members keep circling the same question: Where’s the line between self-care and escapism? And does that line even exist? I don’t think the answer is as simple as “screens bad, nature good” or “rest good, distraction bad.” Real life is more nuanced...
3 months ago • 4 min read
I’ll be honest, writing this week has felt harder than usual. There’s a lot of chaos in the world right now. Things happening that are heavy, unsettling, and hard to ignore. And living in an idyllic mountain bubble, I sometimes notice an unexpected mix of disconnection and shame, like I’m somehow escaping when others are paying a much higher price. That story can get loud in my head. But lately, I’ve been reminding myself of a lesson I’ve been learning (and relearning) for years now: I don’t...
3 months ago • 6 min read