WELLNESS BLOG
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 Donā€™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...
Tragic unraveling of one of the most magical rituals we ever knew
When youā€™re a kid, sleep is a ceremony.
Thereā€™s a rhythm to it.
A bath. A story. A goodnight kiss.
Your pajamas are soft, the shee...
