Category: Self love/Growth
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40 Lessons in 40 Years: What Turning 40 Has Taught Me About Life, Love, and Growth
I recently turned 40. Yep! the big 4-0. Four decades of living, learning, stumbling and stretching, healing and hurting, loving and losing, parenting and persevering, building and becoming. If you know anything about my story, you know it hasn’t all been pretty. My best lessons have come from the messy stuff—heartbreak and healing, figuring out…
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Why I’m Done Apologizing for Raising Girls Who Know Their Worth
As I watched my 11-year-old daughter settle into her seat in First Class the other day, I couldn’t help but smile—and pause. She knows this routine like it’s normal. Meanwhile, I didn’t step foot in First Class until I was 37. At her age, I didn’t even know it existed. And there she was, effortlessly buckled in,…
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We Don’t Say the “F” Word Around Here
There’s one word that’s completely off-limits in our house. Everyone knows it—my husband, my daughters—it’s the one word guaranteed to stop me in my tracks or send me into a full-on mom meltdown. No, not that F word.The other one: “Fat.” We don’t say it in passing. We don’t use it as a joke. Not even casually.In our…
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When the Weight Becomes Worth It
“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave” — Elmer Davis Today, I watched my 11-year-old daughter take on Murph—in a weight vest, following full movement standards. If you’re not familiar with Murph, it’s a CrossFit workout performed every Memorial Day in honor…
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The Hidden Price of Playing Small — And How to Reclaim Yourself
“I am no longer shrinking to be digestible. You can choke, respectfully.”That quote stopped me in my tracks. I saw it months ago on social media, and it’s been living rent-free in the back of my mind ever since. Stirring something. Cracking something open. Because if I’m being honest… I’ve shrunk. More times than I…
