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...
September always feels like a reset month to me. Both of my parents have their birthdays this month, which makes it feel extra meaningful. When I was little, I remember asking, “Did Dad used to be somebody?!” He was always around celebrities, and...
Homecoming season always stirs up conversation, the football games, the dances, the dresses. Recently, I came across a Scary Mommy post joking about the length and size of homecoming dresses. Some people laughed, the comments quickly became a...
It’s been a year since I stepped foot in a yoga studio. The last time I was in one, I was teaching in person, early morning flows at the sweetest little studio, Flows and Grows. After that season ended, I just hadn’t made my way back to a local...
Saying Goodbye to Summer and to Our Sweet Coco Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer. The weekend that sneaks up on us every year, telling us it is time to close the chapter on long warm days, late nights, and that certain ease we only get in...