Rest is best. When I was growing up and whenever I was sick, my mother used to always say this, while ushering me off to bed or onto the sofa with a blanket and […]
Rest Is Best
My Eyes Are Up Here, Doc!
“My doctor spends my entire appointment staring at a computer screen!” It’s a common complaint. Patients miss the days when going to the doctor involved actual eye contact with their physician, and patient satisfaction drops […]
Sigma Kappa Saved My Life
Everyone has moments in a year they will never forget. Here are a few of mine from 2013. 150 beautiful faces staring back at me as I led my first informal meeting as executive vice […]
Outside is Awesome!
As autumn closes in and winter is fast approaching, it is really tempting to take the change of seasons as a sign – and permission – to spend more time indoors on indoor things. But […]
Life Councils
Do you have a life council? I heard about them for the first time on The Sorta Awesome Show in the episode about the ten friends every woman needs. The episode is totally worth a […]
Drinking Coffee Black is Not Hard: My Whole30 Experience
Every year on my birthday, I wake up feeling refreshed and determined to take on this next year with a purpose. I love the feeling of being able to say that this is a fresh […]
Flip the Switch
Autumn. The leaves are falling, the days getting shorter, the season is changing. October is here, and my thoughts at this time of the year always turn towards fitness and motivation. For many triathletes and […]
Four Tips for Recharging
As the summer months come to an end and a new season begins, I find myself feeling stretched a little thin. At these moments I have to remind myself about the importance of slowing down […]
Managing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
One of the life skills that I’ve been working on since college is how to manage stress and avoid burnout. As collegiate chapter president, I learned quickly how difficult it was to lead a group […]
If It’s in the Way
At the end of last triathlon season, I just wasn’t feeling right. I wasn’t sure if it was the grief from my dad’s death, overdoing it with a few September events when I wasn’t feeling fully […]
