Hello Reader, Quick question: ever feel sharp, confident, unstoppable one week then two weeks later you can't find a clear thought in your own head? If you've ever quietly wondered what's wrong with you...nothing is. That's not a flaw. That's a brilliant design. As I worked with my clients, went through my own experiences, and dug into the research, the same words kept coming up: hormones, blood sugar, insulin, food. So I went back to school and became a Certified Metabolic Health Coach....
12 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Last week we passed the fall equinox, one of just two days a year when day and night are nearly equal. I love that nature hands us a built-in reminder to pause and ask: What's in balance in my life right now? And what's asking for a little more attention? As the days get shorter, it's the perfect season to tune in to your energy, your body, your brain, and your next chapter. That's exactly what my October events are all about. 🍁 🎙️ MILLION WOMEN RISING WISDOM EXCHANGE® | Oct 1–2...
20 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Here's something I didn't expect when I started my health journey: the biggest factor in whether I stuck with it wasn't discipline. It was who was doing it with me. When I started fasting and quit drinking, I assumed it would be a solo thing — just me, an app, and a lot of willpower. But the weeks I actually stayed consistent? Those were the weeks I had someone to text "I'm struggling today" or "17 hours down, let's go." Accountability didn't make it easier because it added...
26 days ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Can we talk about something nobody prepares you for? Somewhere around your 40s, the “built-in” friendships — the coworkers, the other parents at pickup, the people you saw just by showing up to your life — start to thin out. And nobody hands you a replacement. It’s not that you got worse at friendship. The structure that used to build it for you just disappeared. The good news: rebuilding your circle after 40 doesn’t require starting from zero, and it doesn’t require becoming a...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Quick question for you today: who's actually in your corner right now, not your contacts list, your corner? This month, we're digging into something I think doesn't get talked about enough as we get older: community. Who we spend our time with doesn't just shape our days it shapes our health, our confidence, and how well we navigate whatever comes next. I kicked things off with a new blog post about why isolation is more than just lonely. It's actually expensive, biologically...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Over the past few weeks I've been asking you some big questions. About your career. About your body. About what thriving actually looks like for you. About what you've been putting last. About whether this is burnout or something bigger. And something came up. I know it did because these questions don't land flat. They stir things. Maybe it was clarity. A clear picture of what you want and how far you are from it. Maybe it was grief for time spent just surviving instead of...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, At some point — and you probably can't pinpoint exactly when — you started adjusting your life to fit your symptoms instead of addressing the symptoms. You stopped raising your hand in meetings because the brain fog makes you feel less sharp. You said no to the trip because you didn't know how you'd feel. You pulled back from the promotion because you're not sure you have the bandwidth. You got quieter. More careful. More small. And it felt like self-protection. Like being...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, You used to feel like yourself. Confident. Energized. Clear. And then somewhere along the way — maybe gradually, maybe all at once — you started wondering who this person is and where you went. The brain fog. The irritability that comes out of nowhere. The anxiety that didn't exist five years ago. The ambition that feels muted. The body that doesn't respond the way it used to. You're not broken. You're not weak. And you are absolutely not "just stressed." What you're...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader, Burnout says: I need a break. The wrong chapter says: I need a different life. Both feel exhausting. Both make you want to disappear for a while. But the fixes are completely different and confusing one for the other is one of the most expensive mistakes I see women make. Here's how to tell them apart: It's probably burnout if: You used to love this work (or life) and can imagine loving it again Rest and recovery actually help, even a little The exhaustion is situational — a bad...
3 months ago • 1 min read