The Hustle Lie
Fall is here! Can you feel it? The air shifts, the calendars fill, and suddenly itâs like weâre all back in school again. Remember that mix of nerves and excitement? Fresh notebooks, the smell of sharpened pencils, nervous about who would fit with you on the bus?Hereâs the truth: as adults, we still get that […]
Downright Exhausted? Time to Rise & Shine!
Downright Exhausted? Time to Rise & Shine! Do you ever wake up feeling like you ran a marathon in your sleep? Or catch your reflection and think, âWow, I look as beat up as I feelâ? Thatâs not just âgetting older.â Itâs a played-out mindset that leaves you running on fumes. And underneath that exhaustion? […]
The Truth About Aging No One Tells You
Ever stand up from a chair and wonder, âWait⊠was that me groaning, or the furniture?âWe laugh, but hereâs the truthâyour body isnât falling apart. Itâs actually on your side.Every sound, every stiffness, every new little quirk as we ageâthatâs not betrayal. Thatâs communication. Your body is saying, âHey, Iâm still here. Letâs keep moving, […]
How Living with Meaning Fuels Longevity, Confidence, and That Spark Youâve Been Missing
Letâs be real: You werenât born to go through life on autopilotâgrinding through emails, folding laundry, and chasing deadlines. You were made for something more. And that something moreâthat sense of purposeâisnât just nice to have. Itâs essential. Science, soul, and real-life experience all point to one truth: when youâre living with purpose, everything […]
Start with the Body: Why Reclaiming Your Strength Unlocks Everything
Letâs be realâmost of us werenât taught to respect our bodies. We were taught to fix them. Shrink them. Push them through the chaos. We hustle through pain. We power through stress. We ignore the warning signs. And when life gets heavy, we disconnect from the one place we live in 24/7âour body. After decades […]
Bikini Pro at 61: The Truth Behind the Tan, Training, and Transformation
Hey friend, You may have heard the headlines: I earned my IFBB Pro Card on July 4th⊠then just two weeks later, took 1st place at my Pro debut in Chicago. And now, Iâm headed to the Tampa Pro on July 31stâtwo days before my birthdayâto go for the trifecta. Wild? Yes. Ridiculous? Also yes. […]
Why This Win Was Different: My First-Place Victory at the Chicago Pro
On July 18, 2025, I stepped onto the stage at the Chicago Pro, my debut as an IFBB Bikini Proâand I walked away with a first-place win.Yes, the win was thrilling.Yes, the competition was fierce.But this moment was about so much more than a trophy.This win was the result of nearly two decades of discipline, […]
Too Much? Too Emotional? Too Loud? Good. Thatâs Your Superpower.
What Iâve learned from a life of cartwheels, chaos, and claiming my worth. Iâve been tripping my way through life for as long as I can rememberâask my mom. I was either hanging upside down from a tree, doing cartwheels in the front yard, or buried so deep in a book youâd have to wave […]
The Balance Myth: Why Hustle Culture Is Failing You (Expanded for All Life Stages)
https://youtu.be/k1sWSNU7bAc Letâs get real: work-life balance is a mythâand deep down, we all know it. Between work demands, family responsibilities, aging parents, caregiving, and the never-ending expectation to do it all well, âbalanceâ starts to feel like a setup for guilt, anxiety, and burnout. Hustle culture told us that doing more equals being more. That […]
You’re Just Getting Started
Youâre doing more than you think. But letâs make sure youâre doing it in a way that feels aligned and peacefulânot just productive. A recent study in the Journal of Psychiatric Research showed that people who practiced just 10 minutes of intentional breathwork and mindful movement per day saw a marked reduction in anxiety symptoms […]