Fitness & Exercise
Why I Stopped Copying Rich Froning (And You Should Too) Let me tell you about the time I almost puked on a millionaire's shoes. It was 2019,esome fancy CrossFit seminar where everyone was talking about "strategic pacing" and "training like the pros." I&
Weight Loss Wisdom
Why Most Coaches Are Using AI Wrong (And How to Fix It) Last month, I watched a fellow coach try to impress a client by having ChatGPT generate their entire meal plan in real-time. The client's face? Picture someone watching their favorite restaurant get replaced by a vending
Sleep & Mental Wellness
Your 8-Month-Old's Sleep Just Went Haywire? Here's Why (And What Actually Works) Let me guess. Your baby was finally sleeping through the night, and then—BAM—suddenly they're up every two hours like a newborn again. Or maybe naps turned into 20-minute disasters that
Nutrition & Diet
Why I Put Miso in Everything (Including My Pasta) Okay, real talk - I used to be one of those people who hoarded condiments. My fridge door was basically a museum of half-used sauces that I'd buy for one specific recipe and then forget about until they grew
Fitness & Exercise
Your Body's Free Health Monitor (That You're Probably Ignoring) Last week, my buddy Jake dropped $400 on a fancy HRV monitor. The week before that, he signed up for monthly blood panels that cost more than most people's grocery budget. Why? Because he'
Sleep & Mental Wellness
The 7-Month Sleep Reality Check No One Talks About Okay, let me just start by saying this: if you're reading this at 2 AM while your 7-month-old is practicing their newfound crawling skills in their crib instead of sleeping... I see you. I've been there. Actually,
Nutrition & Diet
Why Your Pretzel Bites Will Probably Turn Out Better Than Mine Look, I'm gonna start this whole thing with a confession that might make you question why you're even reading this. The first time I tried making pretzel bites, they came out looking like sad, pale
Weight Loss Wisdom
Why She Didn't Just Lose Weight—She Found Her River Look, I've read a lot of transformation stories. Hell, I've lived one. But Jenn's story? It's different. And not for the reasons you think. Sure, losing 50 pounds is impressive.
Sleep & Mental Wellness
Why I Threw Out the Sleep Schedule (And What Worked Instead) Let me paint you a picture. It's 3 AM, I'm standing in my kitchen in yesterday's clothes, bouncing my 5-month-old Emma while googling "why won't my baby sleep" for
Fitness & Exercise
The Sitting Epidemic is Real, But You're Solving It Wrong Let me guess—you've probably read about how sitting is "the new smoking" and immediately felt that familiar pang of guilt as you shifted uncomfortably in your chair. Maybe you even bought a standing
Weight Loss Wisdom
Why Your Binge Eating Isn't a Willpower Problem And what actually works when you've tried everything else I used to think I was broken. Like, fundamentally flawed as a human being. Because who else stands in their kitchen at 11 PM eating cereal straight from the
Fitness & Exercise
Why Your 20-Year-Old Self Would Hate Your Workout (And That's Perfectly Fine) Remember when you could sprint up three flights of stairs without breaking a sweat? When recovery meant grabbing a beer and some pizza after a game? When the idea of "modifying" an exercise was
Weight Loss Wisdom
Why Your Fitness Plateau Might Be Your Greatest Victory Three months ago, I watched Sarah slam her water bottle against the gym floor. Not because she'd failed a lift, but because she'd been stuck at the same deadlift weight for eight weeks straight. "I'
Nutrition & Diet
The Science of Perfect Beer Cheese Dip: Why Your Roux Matters More Than Your Recipe I'll be honest with you – my first attempt at beer cheese dip was an absolute disaster. Picture this: me, confidently dumping pre-shredded cheese into boiling beer, watching in horror as it turned into
Nutrition & Diet
How I Accidentally Created My Kids' New Favorite Soup (And Why Fusion Food Haters Can Fight Me) Okay, so picture this: It's 6:47 PM on a Wednesday (why is it always Wednesday when everything goes sideways?), I've got exactly thirteen minutes before soccer practice,
Sleep & Mental Wellness
The 2-Month Sleep Reality Check Nobody Prepared You For Let me guess—you're reading this at 2:47 AM while your 2-month-old finally fell asleep after what felt like the longest bedtime routine known to humanity. Or maybe you're here during that precious afternoon nap window,