I was finishing up my final rotation for physical therapy school at Vanderbilt Children’s in Nashville. I was able to see an overwhelming amount of settings and diagnoses. I spent time in the hospital, outpatient, rheumatology clinic as well as hemophilia clinic. While at times I felt like a chicken running around with my head […]
Back in December, I decided I wanted to take a stab at writing. Writing has always intimidated me. There is room for critique and judgement, people may not like or read your words. Perhaps that is why I was drawn to the sciences. Not much room for gray, it’s pretty black and white. When you […]
2016. The first time I felt sexy. No I’m not referring to intimacy with previous partners and wearing silk lingerie. I was attending a Buti Yoga class held at FreeBird, a fitness studio in Nashville for many months now. Buti is a tribal dance infused with spiral core movements and plyometrics with the hottest hits […]
It has almost been 1 month since my last race, and less structured running. My body is loving it. I have been doing a program created by one of the most BA woman in my tribe. It has allowed me to tap into my love of throwing around weights in the gym. Danielle’s workouts are […]
Seasons. I love seasons. Fall is my favorite. There is something about this time of year where I am the most peaceful. It is filled with leaves changing colors, football, all the squash and my favorite scents. But this post isn’t about seasons in that manner. Have you ever noticed how social media feeds become […]
Building up to the race in San Diego, it was ugh..interesting to say the least. I had reached an all time high of extreme fatigue and stress. I was lucky if I completed 50% of my workouts. I decided to limit my social media to reduce further distractions. I don’t know about you but some […]
I was on the middle school basketball team. On the weekends, we played in all day tournaments. We would wake up before the sun, catch the bus which was usually 60 min + ride and start playing around 8 am. Games were more competitive as the day went on with the winning teams playing against […]
In my sessions with my therapist, she often mentioned “side effects” from my eating disorder would be with me for life. Her intentions were never meant to make me feel less than adequate, but truthfully, I needed to hear this to prepare for those situations. One of those triggers: Food. I had to change my […]
I had to take a step away. Actually that is a lie. My plate was so overfilled I had to prioritize and had zero energy to write. Since I can remember, I have always been the type to be involved in as many activities as possible. As a child, I would take up art lessons […]
My Mom came down to visit me in Austin for the last couple of days. Yesterday as we were walking around downtown I said, “I will always be a small town girl, but man, there is something about being in a busy downtown that gives me a bit of spark too.” I was raised in […]