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MY VIEW OF MANTRAS + FAV MANTRAS TO DATE. I actually used to think mantras were kind of woo woo and stupid. But when you learn more, you know more and you can then make decisions based on that knowledge. Now, I didn’t look up, nor do I know the definition of a mantra. But […]
January 14, 2020
2019 was honestly one of the best years of my life thus far. That is largely in part to traveling the world. It didn’t suck. As well as business growth and financial stability. YES, I believe we ought to be grateful in all states, which is easier said than done. But if we’re being honest, […]
December 24, 2019
3 TRUTHS YOU NEED TO EMBRACE ABOUT PAIN The topic of pain is so important to discuss as professionals in the health and fitness industry, and really, as a human being. If you’re human, you’ve experienced pain. And it’s so multifaceted because pain is, in a physical and emotional sense, perception. It’s subjective. Which for […]
December 17, 2019
YES TO LESS STRESS AROUND FINANCES & MONEY. Oh money. Something we all have. But rarely talk about. We have so many stigmas around money. We believe lies based on what we observed before age seven. It’s something we don’t learn nearly enough about in school (in my opinion) and quite frankly we often allow […]
December 10, 2019
THREE FACTORS HAVING THE LARGEST EFFECT ON YOUR HEALTH. I called this episode the 3 Biggest Health Factors because it could have been titled three factors affecting your health, affecting your training results, affecting your quality of life, your energy levels, your sleep, your hormones, or literally EVERY aspect of health and probably your LIFE. […]
November 5, 2019
HOW TO TRAVEL THE WORLD – TIPS AND TRICKS. Important things for travel prep, like travel insurance? For travel prep I am going to say you have a few must need, or need to know items. These include but are not limited to: Travel insurance – we use World Nomads. Fun fact, we were exempt […]
October 22, 2019
ALL THINGS Q&A FOR TRAINING AND PROGRAMMING. Question 1: What would you describe as “science based programming”? A lot of trainers prompt that now. In short, to claim something is science based or evidence based, THERE NEEDS TO BE SIGNIFICANT SCIENCE BASED EVIDENCE TO BACK THE CLAIM. There need to have been scientific studies performed, […]
October 15, 2019
YOU NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON YOUR DREAM(S). If imma be straight up with you, I get super irritated when people sit on their rear ends when they could be working towards their dreams. As Rachel Hollis would say, I literally want to shake them until they get it, until they believe they are worth […]
October 1, 2019
Stages of belief in life and training This episode on belief and philosophy is for all the humans in any area of life. Nate and I had been talking about this phenomenon in religion and then I started to see it happening among professionals in the health and wellness field. So, I figured it would […]
September 10, 2019
While this episode might not be directly about fitness or business, those things were certainly effected by our year of world travel. And with that coming to an end, I thought it would be fun to dive into what I actually missed while living abroad. Maybe you’ll be surprised by some, or maybe by what’s […]
May 21, 2019
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I'm an adventurous introvert from Vancouver, Washington who lives on sleep + "me time." I'm a lover of lifting weights, dinosaurs, real talk and traveling with my husband. I am here to help you move better, lift more, bust the myths of the fitness industry, and inspire you to love the process.