14/06/2026
I have been reflecting recently on what it means to be healthy, as opposed to being fit.
This train of thought began after the Radiant Woman retreat that Emma & I hosted last week Reflecting afterward, I wrote that radiance belongs to the woman who has found her healthy.
But what does that even mean?
Often fitness & health are used interchangeably. If you’re fit, then you’re healthy… right?
Actually, no. I don’t think so.
I know, 100%, that I could be fitter. I see the soft belly, feel the slight tug on the waistband & if Im being honest, I’m not yet be wholly comfortable with it.
But to push against this, to try & rid myself of the softness, I’m not entirely sure it would leave me happier or healthier.
To push harder at the gym, do more cardio than I already do would create a sense of force behind it. A feeling that I am somehow not good enough until I reach a certain outward ideal.
And behind that? More stress & less space for other activities that bring me joy.
To me, being healthy encompasses so much more than physical fitness. Fitness is simply one thread in a much larger tapestry.
So rather than asking ourselves how we look physically & whether our bodies measure up to some external standard…
What if we asked:
How are my relationships with those I cherish?
Am I making time for the things that bring me pleasure and take me out of myself a while?—writing, gardening, cooking?
How am I nourishing myself on & off my plate?
Am I finding time to rest?
Do I move in ways I enjoy?
Do I feel strong?
Do I feel resilient?
Am I able to move through my day feeling resourced?
Of course, nothing is static. Our lives ebb & flow with the seasons. There will be times when our version of “healthy” comes with greater ease than others &that too is ok.
Perhaps what lies beneath all of this is the fostering of a tender awareness of where we are & what we need in order to feel healthy & resourced.
May we find the courage & trust to dive into our own intuition & weave a beautiful, richly textured tapestry of what a healthy & resourced life looks like for us.
