Hi Friends,

We are surrounded by inspiration.

It lives in the stories of history, in the quiet resilience of nature, and in the examples of those who have overcome extraordinary obstacles - people all around us. Inspiration lives in fiction, family and friends. (It took some courage and the beauty of Maui inspire to inspire my son and I to go me parasailing as seen above.)

I hope I never stop being inspired by the world around me.

But lately I’ve been wondering if we’ve become a little too dependent on looking outward for inspiration.

Hi Friends,

Who remembers Goldilocks trying to find the perfect temperature of porridge and the bed with the perfect level of firmness? I want to talk about this as it regards our health…. But no big bad wolf this time!

When we think about long-term health, two of the biggest levers we can influence are energy and stress.

What's interesting is that we need both.

Hi Friends,

Is it just me, or is everyone talking about carbohydrates lately? Or, more specifically, about limiting them in favor of protein?

I’ve been hearing about carbs everywhere—with clients, with friends, and, if I’m honest, in my own head.

There is so much fear around carbohydrates right now that it can be easy to forget something important:

Nutrition is not one-size-fits-all.

Yes, there are situations where reducing carbohydrate intake may be an appropriate strategy, particularly when someone is working on blood glucose regulation or insulin resistance.

But that doesn’t make carbohydrates inherently “bad,” nor does it mean eating fewer of them is the right strategy for everyone, all the time.

And this is where I think personalization becomes so important.

Hi Friends,

There is a phrase I’ve been thinking about a lot lately:

Growth rarely feels good while it’s happening.

Maybe it is just me, but it seems that many of us think that when we’re on the right path, we’ll feel confident, certain, and comfortable. However, in my experience, the opposite is usually true.

Growth asks us to do things we’ve never done before. It asks us to risk failure. To have conversations we don’t know how to have. To make decisions without having every answer. To trust that we can figure things out one step at a time.

All of these things are uncomfortable.

I’ve come to believe that our willingness to be uncomfortable is requisite to creating a life we love. And, ironically, it is necessary to avoid the discomfort of regret.