When I was thirty I had a moment where I realized it was time to accept that a longtime dream of mine to perform on Broadway was never going to happen.  It was not a pretty moment and in fact, I cried for a good part of a day when I realized it was time to accept this...

Have you ever had one of those moments when the person you look up to and admire does or says something that you, yourself, have been trying to work on and change within yourself for years? And you think to yourself, “there’s no possible way someone of that stature...

Ah… New Years… the time for fresh starts and lofty goal setting.  Unfortunately for most people, that means setting the resolution to drop the obligatory “last 5 pounds” or starting the juice cleanse at the stroke of midnight because what could be more important than...

Why I Choose to Keep My Clothes on for Body Positivity

Earlier this week Amy Schumer made headlines when she appeared in a nearly naked photograph for an upcoming calendar.  Women all over social media (including myself) were inspired and applauded her continuous bra...

How to Empower the Young Girls Around Your Thanksgiving Table

I think most of us can agree that the holiday season seems extra magical through the eyes of a child; the gifts, the decorations, the festivities all seem to shine a little brighter during those years, as...

I’m kind of embarrassed to admit it, but when I was a little girl I loved princess stories.  I loved the dresses, the romance, but most of all, I loved the happily ever after.  You know, the part where the princess and the prince are finally together and he sweeps he...

This past week I was working with one of my older clients.  She just received an update on the condition of a blood clot in one of her legs and shared her amazing news with me. 

 What she told me made my jaw drop.

Her body had had grown new blood vessels around t...

A few days ago I was working with a new client.  She was working through chronic pain and injuries so I was particularly cautious during her initial session.

I told her to listen to her body and to stop if something didn’t feel right.

Her response was priceless:

“Honey...

The other day I started chatting with a lady while I was in the gym locker room.  She was an older lady probably in her early 80’s. She asked me if exercise would help her lose weight.  I asked her why she was so concerned about losing weight (she didn’t appear to be o...

“I don’t know what to do”

A few days ago I was meeting with a client that I hadn’t seen for 11 years.

He described to me his workout history over the past decade, which basically consisted of an on again off again relationship between him and exercise; periods of cons...