Ok, first pretend I wrote this yesterday 🙈. It's my June favorites but we're still going for it. This is the real life, present over perfect kind of vibes, because in the health and wellness world it's never too late. Here's what I've been up to that explains the lateness factor 👇 I'm coming to you from the home stretch of something I've been quietly working on for the last several months: my Health Mindset Coaching Certification. It's advanced training in the behavior change science behind...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
I made a decision on something a few days ago and I'm excited to share it with you. This is what I refer to as a PRIMAL YES. You know that kind of yes I’m talking about? The kind that you feel in your body and the excitement just grows out of you until you have no choice but to take action. That’s me right now. I signed up for a half marathon. Not just any old half marathon, I signed up for a trail half marathon. (one in an EPIC location might I add) I’ve done a bazillion road races (ok,...
3 months ago • 2 min read
May was my birthday month, which means it's automatically one of my favorite months of the year 🥳. I particularly love Taurus season because it’s the one time of year I get to lean fully into my natural state of self-indulgence and call it an astrological personality trait. 😆 Here are a few of my favorites from May… 📖 Book: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid I devoured this one. Big historical fiction fan here, and this was no exception. Atmosphere follows one of the first women training to be...
3 months ago • 2 min read
May is my birthday month and this is my last year in my 40’s. And I’m thrilled. I actually love celebrating my birthday and I make sure people know it’s coming. Not because I expect anything, but I’m a quality time love language person which means the little mini celebrations of having moments in shared conversation with the people I like to spend time with is the gift. If you’re a quality time person then you know exactly what I’m talking about. Am I supposed to dread turning 50, because I...
4 months ago • 3 min read
It's the last day of March and I'm doing my monthly thing where I share what's been on rotation in my world. The stuff I actually found useful or interesting this month. Let's get into it. 🎥 Watch: 5 Minute Stretch Routine That I'm Loving I wish I had a job where I moved around more. A few hours a week I coach CrossFit classes, which I love because I'm constantly moving, demoing, stretching, lifting, walking. But that's only a few hours a week. My day job here at Epic Health headquarters has...
5 months ago • 2 min read
She was only 38, but she felt decades older.“I’m falling apart,” she told me. “My stomach hurts so badly sometimes I end up doubled over. My moods swing like a pendulum, and my skin is embarrassing."She confessed she doesn't enjoy food anymore because meals were just one big stressful event. Either she skips eating altogether or she has to eat such tiny meals she ends up eating constantly.What a blood sugar roller coaster!She stopped enjoying food or even wearing jeans comfortably.She had...
12 months ago • 3 min read
How is it already time to write my June Favorites email?! Summer solstice just passed, and somehow we’re halfway through the year 🤯. Here’s the CliffsNotes version of what’s been going on in my life: I’m fully in my “teen mom era,” and honestly, every stage with my kids just gets better. But wow, June is WILD for moms. [Pro tip: if you ever need something from a mom in June, September, or December... maybe just don’t. Unless you're taking something off her plate first. 😉] Mid-June hit hard:...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Election season can be intense, but here's a little primer for understanding your nervous system a little better and there's no better time to consider that then right now..... Some people might say it’s a privilege to afford to “shut it off”, but those people don't fully understand or appreciate the body in todays’ world. Election Season can feel like a high-stakes climate and bring up lots of uncertainty, anxiety, fear and anger with this constant underlying tension of “what if” running in...
almost 2 years ago • 2 min read