WELLNESS BLOG
You Do Not Owe Your Struggle Permanent Residency...
I am reading the third book in the Eragon series right now, and I came across a passage that stopped me completely.
Eragon has finally accomplishe...
“I just need to get back on track.”
I hear people say this all the time. Patients say it. Friends say it. Coaching clients say it. I have probably said some version of it myself. Usually it comes aft...
You would never train for a season with random effort.
You would not sign up for a marathon, jog once every three weeks, think vaguely about stretching, buy some new shoes, and then arrive at the sta...
It usually starts on a Sunday night.
You have had enough. Enough eating whatever was easiest. Enough skipping workouts. Enough staying up too late. Enough feeling tired, stiff, sluggish, scattered, ...
Some people make healthy living look strangely effortless.
You know the type.
They pack their lunch without making it a whole emotional event. They go for walks like it is simply part of the day. Th...
There is a particular kind of grief that comes from remembering how strong, capable, and active you used to feel.
It is not always dramatic. It does not usually arrive with violins and a single tear ...
The Sand in Your Shoe
Imagine you are out for a walk and you feel one tiny grain of sand in your shoe.
At first, it is barely worth noticing. Annoying, maybe. A little sharp when your foot lands a c...
This Is the Lighthouse
There is a lot of noise in wellness.
So much noise.
Eat this, not that. Track this, avoid that. Fast longer. Sleep more. Sleep less. Lift heavier. Walk more. Walk less. Breat...
A lot of people are afraid AI is going to take their jobs.
And honestly, I understand the fear. It is not irrational. Technology has already changed the way people work, communicate, create, research...
"I Don’t Want a Perfect Body. I Want One That Lets Me Live."
Somewhere along the way, a lot of people stopped trying to become healthy and started trying to become controllable.
Control the calories...
Your body is not a car.
I know this is inconvenient because the car metaphor is very popular. Something hurts, so we want to find the broken part. Replace it. Adjust it. Tighten it. Crack it. Medicat...
A healthy life does not happen in a vacuum.
It happens in homes, neighborhoods, kitchens, workplaces, friendships, grocery stores, routines, sidewalks, parks, calendars, conversations, and communitie...
