She looked at me and said, “They say it takes two years to get your pink back.” What? I had spent 35 years building a life rooted in ambition, purpose, and adventure. A thriving career I built myself, brick by brick, from scratch. A tidy, organized, systemized home. And this comment — surely meant to be encouraging — was somehow … Read More
ChatGPT Will Not Fix Your Consistency Problem
You can now get a perfect, personalized, expert-designed workout plan out of ChatGPT in nine seconds. For free. Sets, reps, progressions — the whole beautiful thing. It will do nothing for you. Not because it’s a bad plan. Because a plan was never what was missing — same as the last plan, and the app before it, and the trainer … Read More
I Got a Job to Get Out of My House
(and other dumb shit sold to mothers) Every Friday I do the same stupid thing. I exhale. Some animal part of me still believes the weekend is coming to save me — that it’ll feel the way weekends used to feel. Relaxing. Spacious. Two whole days with room in them for activities, for rest, for being a person. And then … Read More
The 3 Supplements That Changed My Life
The 3 Supplements That Changed My Life I have a complicated relationship with supplements. Ever since I started my career as a personal trainer, there was always pressure to sell pills, powders, shakes, detox teas, fat burners — you name it. When I worked at a big box gym, supplement sales were practically baked into the job description. And I … Read More
Separating Business and Personal Finances for Personal Trainers
If your business and personal finances are mixed together, your business will always feel harder than it needs to be. Money comes in.You use the same account for everything.You swipe the same card for groceries, software, gym equipment, and gas. And it works—until it doesn’t. Because eventually, you try to: understand your income file taxes or figure out where your … Read More
3 Tools That Help My Business Run Smoothly
I’ll never forget when I first realized my business was ‘too manual.’ I was fully booked out training clients 1:1 in my garage and had started offering virtual coaching spots circa 2014. I had just finished a full day of clients back to back, had several emails from prospective clients, and virtual programs to update. It was 11pm, my first … Read More
Business With a Baby: What’s Working & What’s Changed
There’s a version of running a business with a baby that exists on Instagram. You know the one. A cozy morning routine.A sleeping baby.A laptop open on the couch.Coffee.Soft lighting.Productivity. My experience has been… different. Running a business with a baby has changed almost everything about how I work: how I structure my days, how I think about my time, … Read More
The House Theory: What Your Home is Trying to Tell You
I need to start with a confession. Back in December, I did a decluttering challenge: 25 bags in 25 days. Someone asked me recently if I actually finished it. I did. I think I ended up with 27 bags. And here’s the funny part—it looks like nothing happened. Which, honestly, tracks. Once you have a child, your house becomes a … Read More
No Bad Weather, Only Bad Clothing: How to Dress for Midwest Winter Walks (shopping list included!)
Winter in the Midwest will humble you. It’s not just “cold.” It’s wind. It’s sleet. It’s that weird wet air that makes 28° feel like a personal attack. And if you’ve ever skipped a walk because you didn’t feel like wrestling with layers… Same. Here’s the thing: winter gets easier when your clothing stops fighting you. There’s no bad weather—only … Read More
A Winter Mental Health Plan: 7 Things That Help
We are halfway through winter. For many people, that means lower energy, heavier moods, and a nervous system that feels easier to overwhelm. Winter changes the body. It changes the mind. It changes what is possible. This is my first winter as a mother. The season isn’t over, but I can say this with honesty: I feel steadier than I … Read More