Anxiety is a funny thing. I've dealt with it for as long as I can remember and any time I think I've figured it out or 'grown out of it,' I'm reminded that won't ever fully be the case. And I need to come to terms with that. Earlier in the summer, I hadn't been experiencing much ...read more
Until recently, I was someone who always looked for a shortcut. Whether that meant slipping out of a workout class early, condensing a recipe, or skimming over assembly instructions. If there was a quicker (and often less effective) way of doing something, I was game. And that ...read more
Ever since my 7th grade science class, I've been fascinated by the idea of understanding information about health and ancestry by studying DNA. Yet, beyond the occasional Family Tree assignments, I'd never taken a deep dive into my own background. So when 23andMe, a genetic ...read more
It's not to say that I eat dessert every single day, but let's be honest—that's usually the case. Sugar's my biggest vice, but when I agreed to go a full week without it, I still didn't realize just how difficult it would be. While I wasn't overly strict (ie I still drank alcohol ...read more
I'd heard that once a kid starts preschool, the whole family gets sick...a lot. And that's certainly been the case around here this winter. No matter how often I wash my hands, toddlers aren't exactly cautious when it comes to spreading their germs. I feel terrible for Sloan when ...read more
The relationship between handling anxiety and meditation has always been a clear line for me—while I don't do it nearly as often as I should, just a few brief minutes of guided mediation (I use the app, Calm) are enough to give me the perspective I need to continue my day. If ...read more
Last month, I completed something I've been dreaming of doing for years. In just four and a half hours, I ran a marathon! After months of training, the experience of running 26.2 miles with 25,000 other people was one of the most rewarding and enjoyable things I've ever done. I ...read more
At some point towards the end of last year, G and I incorporated some much-needed tweaks to the way we were eating. We were buying a lot of groceries each week (at both the store and the farmers' market), which would have been fine if we were actually cooking it all at home. But ...read more
Working together in a small office means the topic of health comes up fairly often. If one of us gets a cold, it's almost guaranteed that the rest of us will be sneezing in a matter of days, but we're also each invested in wellness. When we were younger, being "healthy" was too ...read more
When I was younger, I used to be incredibly hard on myself whenever I made a mistake. It could be something as small as burning a batch of cookies or as large as accidentally hurting someone's feelings, but I'd still be kicking myself for it hours (sometimes days) after the fact. ...read more