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✨ Helping women in midlife become radiant.
💜 Anxiety • Perimenopause • Nervous System
🌿 Holistic Nutritionist, Life Coach | MA
✨ 20+ years helping women reclaim their health, confidence & joy.
👇 Coaching • Membership • Courses

☕️ LIFE LESSONS FROM MY COFFEE MAKER. 😂❤️Yesterday, my coffee maker ran out of water just as I finished making my coffee...
10/15/2026

☕️ LIFE LESSONS FROM MY COFFEE MAKER. 😂❤️

Yesterday, my coffee maker ran out of water just as I finished making my coffee.

Did I feel like lifting the heavy 11L jug to refill it? Nope.

So I left it for tomorrow.

Guess who wanted to do it even LESS this morning?! 🤣

And there’s a life lesson here, friends.

How often do we put off the difficult conversation, the uncomfortable phone call, the scary thing, or the conflict we’d rather sweep under the rug?

Here’s the thing: We haven’t AVOIDED anything. We’ve just DELAYED it.

The discomfort. The challenge. The inevitable.

Sometimes taking time is exactly what we need. But there’s a BIG difference between consciously choosing to wait and avoiding something because it’s uncomfortable.

Life is inherently challenging. But when we develop self-awareness, confidence, self-compassion, and an understanding of our patterns and nervous systems, we become better equipped to face those challenges.

We don’t grow by avoiding hard things. We grow by learning how to navigate them. ❤️

I see this every day in my clients! In fact, yesterday I told one client that the skills she’s developed are like a permanent superhero cape she’ll get to wear for the rest of her life. 🦸‍♀️

So here’s your question:

Are you avoiding something, or just delaying the inevitable? And is that delay serving you?

Because you can fill the coffee maker today or tomorrow…

But you can’t enjoy that beautiful hot cup of coffee without filling the F*% #?ng thing at all. ☕️🤣❤️

✨ WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN OUR BODIES. ✨I absolutely love this poem. ❤️It speaks to something that is one of the fundame...
10/13/2026

✨ WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN OUR BODIES. ✨

I absolutely love this poem. ❤️

It speaks to something that is one of the fundamental tenets of my work, and something I believe so deeply.

We are not our bodies. We are what MOVES our bodies.

We are the consciousness, the awareness, the essence of who we are.

Our bodies are these extraordinary vessels through which we get to experience LIFE.

Through them, we get to feel the warmth of the sun on our faces. The exhilaration of adventure. The tenderness of a hug. The joy of laughter. The ache of heartbreak. The beauty of connection.

We get to move, explore, create, love, learn, grow, and experience this incredible thing called being human.

And while I spend a great deal of time in my practice helping women understand and care for their physical bodies, their nervous systems, and the intricate relationship between their physiology and their experiences, I also believe something equally important:

We are so much more than our physiology.

Our bodies are not the entirety of who we are. They are how we experience the world.

And sometimes, I think we become so caught up in what our bodies look like, how they’re changing, what they’re capable of (or no longer capable of), and all the things we think we should be doing with them, that we forget what an extraordinary gift it is simply to be ALIVE.

To have this opportunity to experience life. To participate in it. To make choices about how we want to live it.

Which brings me to one of my favourite lines from Mary Oliver:

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ❤️

Because THAT, to me, is the question.

Not just how long we can live, or how healthy we can be, or how well we can maintain our bodies as we age.

But what do we want to EXPERIENCE while we’re here?

Who do we want to be? What do we want to create? How deeply do we want to love? What brings us alive? What makes this whole beautiful, messy, sometimes heartbreaking human experience worthwhile?

Our bodies are the vehicles.

But WE are the ones living the journey. ✨

And I think that’s something worth remembering. ❤️

Thank you John Roedel for this incredible poem … ✨

✨ LOOK FOR THE HELPERS. ✨I was having a BAD day today.I needed to move my old car—a five-minute job that turned into mul...
10/07/2026

✨ LOOK FOR THE HELPERS. ✨

I was having a BAD day today.

I needed to move my old car—a five-minute job that turned into multiple boosts, a dead battery, and my car stopping in the middle of two busy lanes of traffic. 😳

Stress levels: 📈📈📈

Then came the helper. ❤️

Bhavi came out of his nearby home, pushed my car to safety, offered me water, helped me call CAA, and even offered me a free tow—all before wishing me well and hoping my day got better.

Honestly, I might have hugged him. 😂

It reminded me of Mr. Rogers’ advice:

“Look for the helpers.”

Because they really are everywhere.

The mechanic was also incredibly kind and reassuring, and after walking home car-less, I stopped for Serendipity cookies. 🍪😂

And here’s what I really want to share:

A healthy nervous system isn’t one that stays regulated all the time.

Cars break down. Plans go sideways. Stress happens.

Our nervous systems are supposed to respond to stressful situations. The goal isn’t to never become activated—it’s to build our capacity to move into a stress response when needed, and then find our way back out.

My nervous system absolutely kicked in when my car died in traffic.

As it should have.

But thanks to the support, kindness, nervous-system work, and maybe the cookies, I’m happy to report:

We’re okay now. ❤️

Not every day is a good day.

But sometimes a bad day reminds you how many good people there are in the world.

Look for the helpers. They’re there. ❤️

Sitting here today, I found myself absolutely fascinated watching the different ways people interact with… doors. 😂Serio...
10/04/2026

Sitting here today, I found myself absolutely fascinated watching the different ways people interact with… doors. 😂

Seriously. SO interesting.

Some people hold the door open for their loved ones.

Some walk through and let it close practically in their loved one’s face. 😂

Some open it for themselves, walk through, but reach back to hold it for the person coming behind them.

Some hold it for themselves and… no one else.

And then there are the interactions with strangers.

Some people don’t realize someone is behind them, let the door close, notice what happened… and just keep walking.

Others do the exact same thing, realize someone was there, immediately turn around and apologize profusely.

And I’m just sitting here watching all of this thinking… huh. 🤔

Who knew you could learn so much about people by watching them interact with a DOOR?! 😂

I actually found myself wishing I could conduct a little anthropological research — more observation, followed by some questions for the people I’d been watching. 😂

Why did you hold the door?
Did you notice the person behind you?
What made you turn around and apologize?
Sir, did you realize you just let that door close directly in your wife’s face?! 🤣

Clearly, you can take the girl out of university, but you can’t take the university out of the girl. 🤓🤣

And while I was conducting my completely unofficial field research, we happened to catch three AMAZING singer-songwriters from Nashville performing at Copper Blues while we ate some seriously good food.

The music was incredible. 🎶❤️

And then, to top it all off, the universe gifted me a free gondola pass, handed to me by a lovely stranger who wasn’t going to use it.

Which somehow felt like the perfect ending to an afternoon spent observing humans.

Because despite the occasional door being allowed to slam in someone’s face…

❤️ (Most) people are good. ❤️

Another AMAZING afternoon at the Radiant Girl Collective today! ✨💜We had the absolute pleasure of hearing from our guest...
10/04/2026

Another AMAZING afternoon at the Radiant Girl Collective today! ✨💜

We had the absolute pleasure of hearing from our guest speaker, Sheila, this afternoon— and there were so many nuggets of wisdom in her story 🌟

But one of the biggest takeaways?

You don’t have to be 100% confident before you try something.

In fact, confidence often comes *because* you tried it. 💪

You take the first step a little unsure.
You figure some things out along the way.
You make mistakes.
You learn.
You keep going.

And somewhere in the middle of all of that, you realize:

“Hey… I CAN do this!!”

And sometimes? There are going to be people who tell you that you can’t do something. That you’re not capable. That you don’t have what it takes. They may even ask you why you’re bothering to try (the nerve!! I’d like to have a talk with these people 🙄😂)

BUT - Let. That. Be. Your. Fuel. 🔥

DO THE THING!! 💪

Because confidence isn’t something we have to wait around to magically acquire before we step into our lives.

Sometimes confidence is built one brave, imperfect step at a time. ✨

Thank you, Sheila, for sharing your story, your wisdom, and your inspiration with our girls today. 💜

Another beautiful afternoon of planting seeds these girls carry with them for a very, very long time. 🌱✨

10/03/2026

Sometimes the best way to understand nervous system work is to see it happening right in front of you. 🐾💜

And Luna gave me the PERFECT example.

A little real-life look at why I believe nervous system work is so incredibly important — for all of us. ✨ #

09/29/2026

Never stop challenging yourself to grow, learn, and try new things. ✨

Last week at the Radiant Girl Collective, we were talking about courage — what it looks like, where we find it, and how sometimes courage is simply being willing to try something you’re not sure you can do.

I mentioned to the girls that I’d recently been experimenting with riding my bike with no hands — something I probably haven’t done since I was about 13. 😂🚲

I also mentioned my biggest problem:

Every time I took my hands off the handlebars, my butt would slide forward on the seat… and then I couldn’t pedal. 😩🤣

Well, turns out there’s another lesson here:

Talk about your problems. 😂

Because one of the girls immediately gave me a suggestion for how to fix it.

Tonight, I tried it.

And lo and behold…

At the ripe old age of almost 46, I rode my bike VERY confidently, with no hands, for quite some time. 😂🙌

And if you don’t believe me, I have the video evidence to prove it. 🤣

There’s something I absolutely love about the fact that last week I was talking to these girls about courage… and then one of them taught me something that helped me grow.

That’s how it should be.

We are never finished learning.
Never finished growing.
Never too old to be a beginner.
Never too old to try something new.
And definitely never too old to surprise ourselves. ❤️

So don’t start putting limits on yourself because of your age.

Apparently, you really CAN teach an old dog new tricks. 🤣🤗🚲✨

And this old dog is feeling pretty damn proud of herself tonight. 😂

Real good takes work - unfortunately 😂 this is what my kitchen looks like mid prep on Sundays!
09/27/2026

Real good takes work - unfortunately 😂 this is what my kitchen looks like mid prep on Sundays!

My heart is FULL. 🥹💕🌟Today at the Radiant Girls Collective was just… so moving.We started by listening to our incredible...
09/26/2026

My heart is FULL. 🥹💕🌟

Today at the Radiant Girls Collective was just… so moving.

We started by listening to our incredible guest speaker, Olena, share her story of leaving a country at war to seek a safer, better life for herself and her children. 🇺🇦❤️

Afterward, we looked at her story through the lens of our 12 Radiant Gems — courage, kindness, confidence, love, resilience, authenticity, creativity, joy, wonder, empathy, purpose and hope — and asked the girls how many they could see reflected in her journey.

Hint: it was A LOT. 💎✨

From there, we moved into a beautiful conversation about courage.

What does courage actually mean?

What does it look like in real life?

And perhaps most importantly… where have you already found courage within yourself?

Because courage isn’t only the huge, life-changing things.

Sometimes courage is speaking up.
Trying something new.
Walking into a room where you don’t know anyone.
Being yourself when it would be easier to fit in.
Standing up for someone.
Asking for help.
Doing something even though you’re scared.

And these girls had SO many examples of times they had already been courageous. 🥹

We finished by splitting into groups and choosing a rad, radiant and badass woman to learn about and eventually present to the group. And before we wrapped up, each girl shared one example of courage she saw in the woman her group had chosen.

This is exactly what I dreamed the Radiant Girls Collective could be:

✨ Exploratory — Who am I? What lives inside of me? What matters to me?

✨ Inspirational — Who are the women who came before me? What have they overcome, created, challenged and changed? And what might I be capable of?

Today they didn’t just learn the definition of courage.

They heard it.
They saw it.
They found it in other women.

And then they found it in themselves. 💕🌟

Heart. FULL. 🥹❤️ already can’t wait till next week!!!

Who’s with me?!
09/24/2026

Who’s with me?!

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