• Re-Discovering Myself in Sobriety

    Re-Discovering Myself in Sobriety

    Birthdays are an excellent opportunity for self-reflection, goal setting, and health resets. Kind of like a “personal New Year’s Eve,” it feels like a fresh start. My 35th birthday was this past weekend, so naturally, I have been consumed with all the “who the fuck am I?” questions I am flooded with whenever one of… Read more

  • The Lows of Life & Tips for Getting Through Them

    The Lows of Life & Tips for Getting Through Them

    Your alarm goes off at 5:30 am like you planned, so you could go upstairs and get on the Peloton before the kids wake up. You snooze it and then you half-consciously realize that it’s storming outside. What is better than sleeping in the rain? Plus, you didn’t get to bed as early as you… Read more

  • Sober October – Suggestions, Support, and Sober Activities

    Sober October – Suggestions, Support, and Sober Activities

    Let me start this out by saying that when this is posted it will be October 5th. If you want to participate in Sober October but already drank this month, DO NOT let that be an excuse to not join the club – it’s not too late! Start now. Add on however many days to… Read more

  • Quotes, Podcasts, Books, and Ideas for Inspiration

    Quotes, Podcasts, Books, and Ideas for Inspiration

    Remember that scene in Zootopia when Judy arrives in the big city for the first time? Anyone with small kids knows exactly what I’m talking about, but let me explain for anyone who enjoys some variety in their television and isn’t held captive to the same animated movies over and over and over and over… Read more

  • Untangling Alcohol from Your Relationship

    Untangling Alcohol from Your Relationship

    Let me paint a little picture for you. It’s February 2017 and Korey and I have baby Fischer at home. For whatever reason, we couldn’t celebrate Valentine’s Day on Valentine’s Day that year, so we ended up deciding to celebrate Valentine’s Day on a Sunday by going out for brunch. Because God forbid we just… Read more

  • Five Wellness Lessons that Contradicted What I Thought I Knew

    Five Wellness Lessons that Contradicted What I Thought I Knew

    Wellness is more than just fitness. If you Google “wellness,” you will get all sorts of different results. My favorite definition and the one that speaks to me the most is “wellness is the act of practicing healthy habits on a daily basis to attain better physical and mental health outcomes, so that instead of… Read more