If you’re the woman who color-codes her to-do list, hits every deadline, and still feels like it’s not quite enough—I see you. High achievers are wired to get it right, and that drive has probably gotten you far in your…
I first got into holistic health for a couple of reasons. My guess is that most of us dive into something because we have a passion for it, and I did, but I also had some health issues at the…
I’ve been a runner for a long time, but it’s taken me years to claim that identity. It’s taken me even longer to do it in a healthy way. For one thing, I started running when I was a teenager,…
If you’ve ever stood at the edge of a dance floor, a gym class, or a new hobby thinking, “Everyone here started years before me. I’ve already missed my window,” I’m going to say this with my WHOLE chest: You…
For a very long time, I believed one of my greatest strengths was my ability to work hard. I was the kind of person who liked making plans and seeing them through to get the best possible result—because that’s what…
Let’s talk about squats! Love them or hate them, squats are an essential exercise for building strength in your lower body. Why Squats Are a Powerful Lower Body Strength Exercise Squats are a compound strength exercise. This means that unlike…
Remember gym class or playing outside at recess? (No, not the awkward rope-climbing part or when you fell and scraped your knees)… the part where you were just running around, laughing, playing games, and completely forgetting you were even exercising?…
One of the first major decisions we make as moms is the path we will take moving forward. As in, will we continue working or spend more time at home with our child? This decision is made with many different…
It’s 3 a.m. and I’m woken from a sound sleep. Someone is calling for help. In a panic, I rouse my husband and we race downstairs. My father-in-law has fallen. Again. That was our life for the better part of…
If you ask the average woman going through perimenopause what she is most concerned about, you’ll probably find a few things near the top of the list: hot flashes, for sure. Vaginal dryness, definitely. Mood swings, irritability, and incandescent rage…
