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Adapting to a New Life: What I’ve Learned About Myself While Training for My First 5K
The Starting Line Isn’t Always Physical Adapting to a new life often starts quietly—when you look in the mirror and barely recognize the person staring back. Not negatively, but in a way that whispers, “There’s more for you.” This quiet restlessness signaled my journey toward my very first 5K, something I never imagined possible. After…
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One Week Away from Six Months Post-Op: Rediscovering My Relationship with Food
If you would have told me a year ago that I’d be sitting here, one week away from being six months post-op from gastric sleeve surgery, talking about the difference between the taste of TV dinners and fresh food, I probably would’ve laughed through the pain and brushed it off with a joke. But here…
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Learning to Rise: My Reckoning, Rumble, and Revolution
There’s a quote by Brené Brown that says: “You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” There comes a point in every journey when the path is no longer about where you’re going, but about who you’re becoming. For most of my life,…
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19 Days Away from the Bubble Run: Learning to Slow Down, Listen, and Love Deeper
In just 19 days, I’ll be crossing the starting line of my very first official 5K—the Bubble Run. The name alone brings a smile to my face. A fun, light-hearted event filled with color, bubbles, and laughter, but for me, this run carries weight, heart, and so much meaning. It’s not just a run. It’s…
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Five Months Post-Op, Seventy Pounds Down, and the Mountain That Changed Everything
Five Months Post-Op – A Milestone I Can Barely Believe Today marks five months post-op from my vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) surgery—and as of this morning, I am officially 70 pounds down since December. Seventy. Pounds. That number doesn’t even feel real when I say it out loud, let alone when I see it typed.…
Growth Beyond Obstacles 