The Cure for Pain is the Pain

“The cure for pain is the pain.” – Rumi The body doesn’t forget. My body tenses and my breath becomes shallow when I feel like something is going to be…

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Haters Gonna Hate (And Why You Need Them To)

“You need to think about who you are…” she said. Her words caught me off guard. Admittedly I had felt a little lost over the last year between matters of…

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If you did it once, you can do it again

  I was talking to a friend last week about how I feel like I’m always in a constant state of rebuilding my classes.   “What does that tell you?”…

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How I’m Measuring My Life

  Years ago, there was only three things I measured in my life:   1. My weight   2. How many hours I worked out at the gym/ how many…

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Read this if you’re struggling

  Someone asked me the other day how long I had been teaching fitness and I told them that I had been doing this as a full-time gig for three-and-a-half…

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Love is letting go of fear

  Do you remember learning to swim or ride a bike? The terrifying moments of crippling fear where you swore you’d drown or fall off the bike to your peril?…

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Get Addicted (to progress)

  Quick question.   Can you name 3 things that didn’t go well today?   ________________________________   ________________________________   ________________________________     If you’re like me, you’re probably like, …wait…

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The Magic of Transitions

  This past weekend I attended LifeBarre training – for the third time. Yes, the third time. And each time I’ve gone, I’ve always come back with some new learning…

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Big Dreams & Shit Sandwiches

  Over the last two weeks, I’ve made huge strides and I’ve also scraped the bottom of the barrel. I’ve realized some really big dreams and I’ve also had to…

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