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...
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 ...
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...
"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...
Your Body Is Not the Problem
Your body may not be betraying you. It may be telling the truth about the life it has been asked to survive.
I know that sounds strange at first, because most people are...
"Health Is the First Step to Freedom"
I say this a lot, and I mean it every time: health is the first step to freedom.
Not the final destination. Not the whole point of being alive. Not the trophy a...
Most people want a healthy body in the same way they want a clean house after ignoring the dishes for three weeks.
They want the result. They want the relief. They want the body to cooperate. They wa...
Over the weekend, I came across a sentence that stopped me cold, which is funny because nothing about the moment was dramatic. I was sitting on the grass at the Leland Wine and Food Festival with a gl...
