I used to have flat feet. I used to have debilitating neck pain. I used to have a functional scoliosis. I used to have TMJ. I used to have a shoulder that ached day in and day out. I used to be told “that’s just the way you are.” Except… Now I do not have flat feet. I do not have neck pain. I
Why Language Influences How You Feel And Move
How your body feels, how you move your body, and how you see your body, are all influenced by the words you read and hear. Finding the right movements and drills to ‘heal what ails ya’, get strong, or be ‘sport-specific’, will only take you so far. The language you’re processing is as important
How To Heal Pain In The Foot, Plantar Fascia, Heel, Or Toes
Whether it's your plantar fascia, your heel, or somewhere else - foot pain is frustrating. What's even more frustrating is that most of the suggestions out there for handling it have to do with staying off it, getting orthotics, and taking pain relievers. While those might be a short term part of a
Podcast: Intuitive Leadership Mastery Podcast
In this in-depth conversation with Michaela Light, we started off talking about my climbing and how becoming an outdoors woman has helped me be more intuitive in business and life, but we went much deeper and further into topics like: - how I use intuition in coaching movement and fitness - my
Healing Pain: How Your (Mostly Subconscious) Stories Influence Your Symptoms
I was driving down the highway one night when something caught my eye. It was up ahead off to the right, a shadowy thing that was moving in a way that wasn’t correct for any of the things that would be expected to be along the side of the highway. Construction trucks or workers, signs, piles of
How To Recover From Hard Workouts
A necessary part of taking care of your body is recovery. If you don't know what 'recovery work' is, I have a video below that will point you in the right direction. And if you already know about 'recovery work' but struggle to get it in, think of it like this... Instead of looking at 'recovery'
Please Take Care Of Your Body
In my last post, I shared why waiting for it to be “too late” is terrible. How, when you realize it’s ‘too late’, the only option left is to abandon ship. I can tell you from first-hand experience, you do not want to have to abandon ship. It’s a really long road down, and an even longer road back,
Too Late
We drove home from school, rock music blaring way too loudly from the speakers of my boyfriend’s car, carefree and easy...just the way life as a 17 year old should be. He dropped me off at home with a promise to call me later and I made my way inside. “Dad, I’m home!” I called out as I dropped my
Podcast: MTN RDY
I was recently invited on the MTN RDY podcast with host, Sean Crotty, to discuss the fundamentals of building an unbreakable body. I shared more about the Six Pillar system, why it works to help you know how to take care of your own body, and what's inspiring me these days. I also shared a
Knee Pain: Get These Basic Knee Functions First
Knee pain is highly disruptive to your life. Patellar tendonitis, meniscus issues, ACL tears, patellar tracking issues, your basic “ache in your knee”...all of them tend to last far longer and be more frustrating to heal than issues that arise in other areas of the body. When you lose knee