𝕄𝕪 𝔼𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕥𝕥, Today you are 9.  Last night, I was thinking about the day before you came into this world.  I had resigned myself to going overdue after trying several “foolproof” methods for controlling my own labour (acupuncture, primrose oil, walking, walking, and more walking….) I crawled into bed naive and annoyed that I couldn’t … More Happy 9th Birthday Emmett

𝕄𝕪 ℝ𝕦𝕓𝕪, Today you are 6. When I picture you in my mind, you are elbows and knees, long lanky limbs, windblown, wild blonde hair, dirty faced with beautiful bright eyes. You captivate me with your aliveness. You are sharp, quick-witted and brave. It’s been within this last year that I’ve noticed a charming ascendency … More Happy 6th Birthday Ruby

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐭,𝐀𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐲𝐞.𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧.𝐓𝐨 𝐦𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 … More 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐭

𝟔 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈’𝐦 #𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐟 𝐈 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞…⁠ 🎟️I received a front row seat to the human experience. If you can imagine of the most vulnerable, most life altering experiences of your life — I witness so many of these each day of my career.⁠ 🌱I’ve learned invaluable lessons. I’ve been granted opportunities to grow … More 𝟏𝟐 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 #𝐁𝐈𝐙 👩🏻‍⚕️⁠🩺⁠♥️

I joined a book club this year with a group of women. All of them are exceptionally intelligent, strong, deep thinkers and fearless communicators. There is an auspicious power in surrounding yourself with a solid group of individuals that challenge you on an intellectual and emotional level. I once read, “𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 … More ↠ＵＮＴＡＭＥＤ↞

“𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐.𝙰𝙻𝙸𝚅𝙴 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍.𝙽𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗…𝚖𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚘𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚜 𝚒𝚝’𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚊𝚍 𝚕𝚞𝚌𝚔.𝙸𝚗 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎, 𝚠𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚌𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎.𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚘𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕.𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 … More 𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐑 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄

This story and all of it’s perspective completely changed my understanding of grief and the significance of my suffering and growth. ⁠ I’ve come to realize that grief and growth are a continuous experience.⁠ I spent years in fervent denial of the effect the disappointments and losses of my life had on me because I … More 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℂℍ𝕆𝕀ℂ𝔼⁠🌷

I completed another CrossFit Open last month.⁠⁠Initially, I really didn’t want to do these workouts because I hate the pressure I put on myself when I believe that I “should” be better than I am and I was afraid of how I would feel with my scores.⁠⁠“Should” creates a lot of unnecessary mental distress.⁠“Should” is … More 𝕃𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕀𝕞𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕖𝕕, 𝕄𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕀𝕟𝕧𝕠𝕝𝕧𝕖𝕕…⁠

In the past month, I’ve been feeling lost and unclear about what I want from my life.  The thing I love and define my lifestyle by – training for CrossFit, even came into question which terrified me.  Feeling less excited about my workouts sent me into an intense transcendental kind of self-examination.   I’ve spent the … More 𝕎ℍ𝔸𝕋 𝔻𝕆 𝕀 𝕎𝔸ℕ𝕋?