Weight Loss Wisdom
Why Most Fitness Coaches Fail (And It's Not What You Think) I remember the exact moment I realized I was a terrible coach. It was 2018, sitting in my car after losing my third client that month. Sarah had just cancelled her sessions via text—again. "Thanks
Sleep & Mental Wellness
The 8-Month Sleep Regression Nearly Broke Me (And How I Survived) Picture this: It's 3 AM, you're standing in your baby's nursery for the fourth time tonight, and your previously decent sleeper is now treating bedtime like it's some kind of personal
Sleep & Mental Wellness
When Sleep Regression Breaks Your Whole Family (Not Just Your Baby) Currently writing this at 3:47 AM while my 6-month-old practices her new sitting skills in the crib instead of, you know, sleeping. Hey there, fellow zombie parent. Let me guess - you're here because your once-decent
Nutrition & Diet
Why I'm Obsessed with This Portobello Parmesan (And You Should Be Too) So here's the thing - I used to be that person who ordered chicken parmesan every. single. time. I went to an Italian restaurant. Yeah, I know, super adventurous of me, right? But then
Fitness & Exercise
Why Kettlebell Sport Broke My Brain (In the Best Way) Two years ago, I was that guy. You know the one - grinding through another soul-crushing sprint at a tech startup, living on energy drinks and the occasional protein bar. My "workout" consisted of angry treadmill sessions where
Fitness & Exercise
Why Most CrossFit Gyms Suck (And What the Great Ones Actually Do) I've been to 47 different CrossFit gyms across three countries. Yeah, I counted. Don't judge me—I'm weird like that. Want to know the brutal truth? About 40 of them were forgettable
Nutrition & Diet
The Marriage of Flavors: Why Nonna's Wedding Soup Still Wins Hearts Ciao, beautiful people! Let me tell you something about my nonna Rosa that'll make you understand why I'm so crazy about Italian Wedding Soup. Every Sunday after church, our tiny Brooklyn kitchen would
Weight Loss Wisdom
I Tried Ice Baths and Saunas for 6 Months: Here's What Actually Works When my Instagram feed started getting flooded with shirtless dudes sitting in ice tubs talking about "unlocking their potential," I'll admit—I rolled my eyes so hard I nearly pulled something.
Nutrition & Diet
Why Your Pasta e Fagioli Tastes Like Sadness (And How My Nonna Would Fix It) Spoiler alert: It's not about the recipe. Let me guess. You've made pasta e fagioli before, following some "authentic" recipe to the letter, and it came out... fine. Not
Weight Loss Wisdom
Why I Wish I'd Found My Health Coach Sooner Two years ago, I was convinced health coaches were just expensive cheerleaders for people who couldn't figure out how to eat vegetables and go to the gym. I mean, seriously—how hard could it be? Download a
Nutrition & Diet
Why Your Italian Chopped Salad Needs More Soul (And How My Nonna Would Fix Yours) Ciao, beautiful people! Let me tell you something that's been eating at me lately... I was scrolling through food blogs last week (occupational hazard, I know) and I saw yet another "authentic
Fitness & Exercise
The Radical Act of Walking Slowly I used to measure my worth in steps per minute. Not kidding. There was this period—let's call it my "optimization era"—when I'd sprint-walk to meetings, timing my pace like some sort of efficiency robot. Faster meant
Sleep & Mental Wellness
The 11-Month Sleep Plot Twist Nobody Warns You About Picture this: you're finally getting some decent sleep. Your 11-month-old has been doing pretty well with their bedtime routine, maybe even sleeping through the night more often than not. You're starting to feel human again, telling other
Sleep & Mental Wellness
The 3-Month Sleep Plot Twist Nobody Warns You About Picture this: You're finally feeling like you've got this whole baby thing figured out. Your little one has been sleeping in longer stretches, you've mastered the swaddle, and you might have even managed to drink
Weight Loss Wisdom
Why Ozempic Made Me a Better Coach (And Why It Should Make You One Too) I'll be honest with you - when clients started showing up to sessions talking about Ozempic, my first instinct was to roll my eyes so hard they practically fell out of my head.
Fitness & Exercise
Stop Chasing Your Future Self I need to tell you something that's gonna sting a little. You know that version of yourself you're working towards? The one with the perfect squat form and the confidence to wear crop tops without sucking in your stomach? The one