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The word struggle as a verb means “to make strenuous or violent efforts in the face of difficulties or opposition.” When we struggle, we create resistance. There is no joy; there is rarely a reward. Your struggles can be overcome and ultimately become part of your past. These experiences make you the person you areContinue reading “The Struggle Is Real…”

As far back as I can remember, I always had something going on. Between school and sports, religious school and youth group, to volunteering and part-time gigs, I was always running from one thing to the next. As an adult, I continue this trend only now it’s in the form of my corporate job, myContinue reading “5 Self-Care Tips for “ME” Time”

As an HR professional and forever learner, I always want to be a better and stronger leader. I want to provide guidance and mentorship. I want to cultivate relationships to learn with and learn from others. I want to create a safe space, both physically and psychologically. I think leadership sets the tone in everyContinue reading “What is Good Leadership?”

I spend a lot of time thinking and reflecting. Thinking about the world around me, how people treat others, about the role I play in their world. Reflecting on who I am and what I want to be. For myself, for my husband and most of all for my son. I went to sleep lastContinue reading “My World, My Words”

Transformation is not always visual. I spent this past week at Movara Fitness Resort in Utah. I had no idea what to expect from a week at what many call “fat camp.” People questioned why I was going and why I was there. I was there to find a way to reset and focus onContinue reading “Yes, transformation will be hard…”

I sit alone in my car with my thoughts and music is playing in the background. In fact, music is always playing in the background. I hear songs all the time and think about the soundtrack of my life. Music is always there; To celebrate a birthday and every holiday season. Music pushes me throughContinue reading “Music gets me through everything.”

This post has popped on my Facebook feed quite a bit over the past week. It caught my attention and I thought to myself, as someone who has experienced numerous miscarriages (can we find another term for that?) and delivering a stillborn, I REMEMBER my angel, Jordyn Rose EACH & EVERYDAY. Not just a dayContinue reading “Remembering our Angels”

I have always been the chubby, cute one. I have always looked in the mirror and wanted to look skinnier or make my legs smaller and my boobs bigger. I have always struggled with body dysmorphia but I didn’t know that was a thing until about a year ago. My best friend was commenting onContinue reading “Turn the A in fat to an I and get fit 💪🏻”