There are women who look lonely. And then there are women who don’t. Today’s post is about the second group. I call her Finding-Your-People Faye. She has a spouse. She has neighbors. She has coworkers. She has kids or grandkids. She has hundreds of Facebook friends, three group chats, and an Instagram feed full of […]

Three GLP-1 conversations into this podcast and they all keep landing in the same place: The medication is a tool. What you do with it is still on you. This week I sat down with Shenelle Green, a bariatric coach who had bariatric surgery herself almost four years ago, is in recovery from alcohol, and […]

Who taught us that it only counts if it all gets done? Somewhere along the way, most of us got the same memo: track everything, never miss a workout, meal prep in the tiny plastic containers, get up at 5am. And if you miss one step? Start over Monday. We accepted it the way we […]

Have you ever left a doctor’s appointment feeling more frustrated than when you walked in? You finally worked up the courage to mention the exhaustion. The lack of motivation. The brain fog. The fact that everyone in your house suddenly seems annoying. The doctor runs the labs. A week later you get the call: “Everything […]

There’s a word a lot of women wear like a status symbol without even realizing it. Busy. Not stressed-about-it busy. Proud-of-it busy. Like somehow being exhausted became proof you were ambitious, responsible, successful, or “doing life right.” And for a long time? That was me. I was the first in and last out at work. […]

Think You’re “Fine” in the Heat? Your Body Might Disagree. Every summer, there’s always that one person proudly jogging at noon when it’s 97 degrees outside like they’re training for a Navy SEAL documentary. And listen… for years, a lot of us were taught that sweating more meant we were working harder. More sweat. More […]

Why Women Over 40 Don’t Need More Discipline “If I could just be more disciplined…” Honestly? Most women over 40 have said this to themselves at least 4,782 times. Usually while meal prepping chicken they don’t even want to eat or promising themselves THIS is the Monday everything changes. And look, I get it. We’ve […]

“If your plan only works when life is calm… it’s not a real plan.” Let’s just start there. Because if you’ve ever felt like you “fell off” your routine when life got busy, stressful, or just plain chaotic… you’re not the problem. Your plan is. The Real Reason You Keep Starting Over Most women I […]

Have you ever looked at your life and thought… “Wait… how did I get here?” Not in a dramatic, everything-is-on-fire kind of way. Just in that quiet moment where you realize… you’ve been doing all the “right” things showing up for everyone else holding everything together …and somehow you stopped choosing yourself. If that hits […]

You’re already walking. Trying to be consistent. Trying to “do the right things.” And then out of nowhere… your feed is like: 👉 you need a weighted vest 👉 you should be doing more 👉 walking alone isn’t enough And suddenly your brain goes, “Maybe that’s what I’m missing…” So now you’re this close to […]

You might be wondering… Why am I talking about LinkedIn? Isn’t this supposed to be a fitness podcast? Fair question. But here’s something I’ve noticed after years of coaching women. A lot of the stress women carry has nothing to do with their workouts or metabolism. It’s their job. The job they’ve outgrown.The job that […]

Let me say the quiet part out loud. Most women over 40 think their problem is consistency. You’ve probably said it yourself: “I just need to get back on track.”“I just need more discipline.”“I know what to do… I just need to do it.” But after working with women for more than 15 years, I’ve […]