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Self-care comes in many ways, but I tend to focus on these 3: physical, emotional & spiritual. I try and find ways to incorporate each one in my daily activities. Some days are much easier than others. Physical self care involves activities that improve your physical health such as diet and exercise. It also meansContinue reading “Let’s Get Physical…”

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 💪🏻”