When the decorations came down, the presents were unwrapped, and I was officially off the hook for making the holiday magic happen, I felt low. Maybe it was the ear infection I was powering through, or maybe it was the mental crash after weeks of doing all the things....
Candles, slippers and robes are great but moms everywhere are quietly wishing for a few things that cannot be wrapped. Every December we are asked what we want for Christmas and every December we smile politely and say something practical like, “Oh, I don’t know,...
Matching pajamas. A perfectly set table. A gorgeous Christmas tree. Hot chocolate in holiday mugs. Smiling kids looking at the camera. Presents wrapped in coordinating paper. That’s the picture social media paints of the “perfect” holiday season. But behind every one...
When I first shared about my pelvic floor journey, I was just beginning to understand what was actually going on with my body. I’m a mom of two littles, Max (5) and Zoey (2), and like so many women, I had accepted that pain and discomfort from the pelvic floor was...
This is a personal account of my pelvic floor therapy journey and – spoiler alert – it changed my life. I’m a mom of two littles, Max (5) and Zoey (2). While I had c-sections with both of them, my pelvic floor was still hugely impacted by pregnancy. That’s something I...
The other day, my five-year-old Max said, “I need some protein so I can have big muscles.” I couldn’t help but laugh because I knew exactly where he heard that from – me. As a personal trainer, I focus on hitting my daily protein goals to build muscle and support a...
I was scrolling through my photos the other day and noticed how few include me with my kids. I have plenty of adorable snapshots of my two children and tons of great shots of my husband with them, both candid and posed. I genuinely love taking photos on my phone or...
Does the thought of a summer vacation kind of stress you out? Do you ever come back from a “getaway” feeling more drained than when you left? Same. Traveling with little humans is a full-contact sport. As the mom, I’m not just packing the snacks and sunscreen, I’m...
The last day of school is on the horizon, and the kids are already buzzing with excitement for summer. As I brainstormed what to write about for May, a few obvious topics came to mind: summer activity bucket lists, spring cleaning and toy purging, summer survival...
