The Year I Stopped Adding to the List Every year around my birthday, I’ve made a tradition of writing a list, 40 things I’ve learned, 41 things I know for sure, 42 lessons from my 40s, and so on. It started as a reflection practice, a way to mark...
We just got back from 3 full days in New York City for my youngest daughter’s fifteenth birthday weekend, and after walking what felt like the entire island in a polar vortex with half of America, I have thoughts. Hopefully helpful thoughts. The...
A few nights ago this recurring dream started, I keep having this dream that I wake up on Christmas Eve morning and realize I haven’t bought a single present. I haven’t ordered any gifts the kids want, I don’t have any presents for family or my...
Celebrating my dad’s Radio Hall of Fame induction, soaking in family fun, memories, and a reminder that legacy is built one loving moment at a time. Two weeks ago felt like one of those rare times in life where time slows, the world softens, and you...
Every year when we turn the clocks back, I swear I hear the opening line to Hello darkness my old friend in my head. And not in a poetic cozy sweater, pumpkin-spice-fun way. More like an immediate emotional dip, a season shift that feels heavy...
Every year, right around the end of October, something inside me shifts. The air feels different, crisp, cozy, a little bit magical, I crave more root veggies, soups, stews, and that’s my cue to start decorating for Christmas. Last weekend, I put up...
And just like that, she hit send. Seven college applications., seven dreams, typed, edited, rewritten, proofread, and sealed with hope. I watched her click that final button, calm, confident, yet nervous. But inside me, well that is a different...
How Functional Strength Training Helped My Anxiety, OCD, and Relationship with Exercise For years, fitness culture told women that smaller was better, smaller pants size, smaller meals, smaller numbers on the scale. But what if midlife isn’t about...
re·set /rēˈset/ verb 1. set again or differently “I must reset the alarm” noun 1. an instance of setting something again or differently “there must now be a reset of price levels” In wellness, reset means making intentional, sustainable shifts in...
This weekend was one of those milestone moments that hits you right in the heart. One daughter getting ready for her last homecoming as a senior, and the other slipping into her dress and heels for her very first homecoming as a freshman. The mix of...