• 6 Steps for Reprioritizing Your Life

    6 Steps for Reprioritizing Your Life

    Tale of a People Pleaser Right out of college, I ended up taking a job in Kansas City, MO. I moved across the country completely alone and started this life for myself in a completely foreign place without knowing a single soul. This may seem like no big deal for some people, but for a Read more

  • The “Ah-Ha!” Moment (or not so much…)

    The “Ah-Ha!” Moment (or not so much…)

    I never had an “ah-ha” moment or a time the light bulb went off that I should stop drinking. It was more of a gradual realization with lots of small clues along the way. I tried short stints of sobriety and lots of moderation rules for a couple of years to try to control it, Read more

  • Self Development

    Self Development

    If you had asked me two years ago what self-development was, I wouldn’t have a clue. I would probably guess it had to do with adding to your skill set like learning a new language or getting some kind of certification or taking a class at the local community college. Yes, all those things can Read more

  • Fitness

    Fitness

    I started dancing when I was two and my Daddy stood on my yellow X with me at every lesson. Dance is probably the only thing in my whole life I could ever genuinely say I was passionate about. I loved it and I did it as much as I could. I dabbled in softball Read more

  • Nutrition

    Nutrition

    I was around 10 years old when I first realized my body was bigger than some of my friends. I was in dance and our jazz dance that year was to Will Smith’s “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” (great song, great dance). Our costumes were a white crushed velvet leotard with cow print booty shorts, a Read more

  • Sobriety

    Sobriety

    Sober. I hate that word. It sounds so sad. Before I stopped drinking, I basically replaced the word “sober” with “boring.” I didn’t think anyone was sober because they wanted to be. Sobriety was something you had to become because you had a problem. My stance on this has completely changed based on my experience Read more