Living Life YOUR Way
Yesterday, I had an incredible podcast interview (should air this week) with Lauren Handel Zander, author of the new book, “Maybe It’s You: Cut the Crap. Face Your Fears. Love Your Life.” This episode will air shortly – but listener warning – and READER warning – do NOT read this book if you don’t want […]
Moving Towards a Mess
Someone once looked at my life, my habits and my food—and their reaction was: I don’t think I can help you. I hadn’t thought about that statement at the time, really. Because for so long, I sort of felt like I was unreachable, unworthy, un-help-able… I sort of glossed over the idea that someone else agreed with […]
The One Thing Today
If we feel healthy, we act healthy. If we feel well, we are kinder to others, we have more to give. It builds on itself. Happiness and health breeds MORE happiness and health. “BUT HOW DO WE GET THERE!? TODAY, I FEEL TERRIBLE!!!” When we FEEL terrible, other things also FEEL terrible. When things FEEL […]
The Bully in Our Brain
We train our bodies. We train our nutrition. But what about our BIGGEST asset –in LIFE—not just triathlon? That asset is our mind, and our thoughts. From someone (me) who has attained some really HUGE goals (goals that would arguably seem unobtainable by looking at me), I can attest to the importance of mental toughness, relentlessness and […]
The Life is Hard Checklist
People often don’t talk about what it is actually like to do the hard things in life. The hard things in life, we just do and we don’t really talk about them. My daughter came home today and lost her mind over the fact that we wouldn’t be attending “spirit night” at Mellow Mushroom, a local […]
Do You Want to Quit?
Someone sent me an email over the weekend. Actually, FOUR people did, about this same topic. Quitting drinking. I thought about it. And while I want to be VERY clear about a few things, nevertheless, I have decided to put myself out there, and go for this. I am starting a FREE addiction support group on […]
One Word
I have admittedly gone through a bunch of changes in the last year and a half, and most notably in the last year, I would say. (Giving up booze and quitting a legal career in search of another life that is completely uncertain–just to name a “few” changes.) And now, while I sit here on […]
The Skin I Am In
In 2002, I remember distinctly this one “date” night. I spent time carefully putting on my make-up, styling my hair in a way that was appropriate for a night out. And then I threw my arms into a thick black cardigan, black pants and a giant black purse. It was August in Georgia, and the […]
Fixing the Engine
I remember seeing a hateful comment from someone back in 2014 that went something like this: Swim Bike Mom has this fast bike, but she’s so fat it’s not like it’s going to translate to any speed. Yeah, okay. So that one stung. But then I remember thinking: Well, you’re a jackass, speed is still speed […]