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Last Tuesday, I found myself standing in the bulk foods aisle for 23 minutes. Twenty-three minutes! Just staring at nuts. My wife texted asking if I was okay. My response? "Just optimizing our nut strategy." She didn't text back. But here's the thing -
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I used to carry a mental spreadsheet of "good" and "bad" foods everywhere I went. Quinoa? Good. Pasta? Bad (unless it's Sunday, then it's... conditionally acceptable?). Almonds? Good, but only exactly 23 of them. Ice cream? Capital B Bad, unless I'
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Let me tell you about the time I threw away a perfectly good avocado. It was 2018, peak "clean eating" era, and I was standing in my tiny Brooklyn kitchen holding this beautiful, ripe avocado. But I'd already had almonds that day. And olive oil on
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I used to have a supplement routine that took longer than my skincare regimen. Seriously. Vitamin D with K2 (because apparently they're "synergistic"), a B-complex that turned my pee neon yellow, magnesium glycinate for sleep, zinc for immunity, and don't even get me started
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The Burnout Wasn't About Time—It Was About Me Three years ago, I had what I now call my "parking lot breakdown." Sitting in my car after yet another PTA meeting I'd volunteered for (despite having zero passion for fundraising), I realized something terrifying:
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Let me paint you a picture of March 2020 Maya. She was that person. You know the one—up at 5:30am for yoga, meal prepping on Sundays like it was a religious ceremony, tracking macros with the dedication of a forensic accountant. I had my shit together, or so
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Three years ago, I was that trainer who thought a good meal plan and workout routine could fix anyone. Then my own anxiety disorder hit like a freight train, and suddenly I understood why my clients kept "falling off the wagon." The health coaching world is buzzing about
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I used to collect stress relief guides like some people collect vintage vinyl records. My bookmarks folder was a graveyard of "5 Simple Steps to Calm" and "Beat Burnout in 10 Minutes!" articles. I had meditation apps I never opened, gratitude journals with three entries, and
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I used to think my clients were just... stubborn. Like, why would someone pay me good money to help them lose weight, then proceed to demolish a bag of Doritos while texting me about how "motivated" they were? It felt personal. Like they were doing it just to
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Last Tuesday, I caught my brain red-handed telling me I was "definitely going to be homeless" because I spent $47 on groceries instead of my usual $35. Forty. Seven. Dollars. On food. You know, that thing humans need to survive. But there I was, spiraling about financial ruin
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I used to be that person. You know the one – scrolling through fitness influencers at 11 PM while eating leftover pizza, promising myself I'd "start fresh" on Monday. Again. The cycle was exhausting. Download a new fitness app, meal prep on Sunday, feel motivated for exactly
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Another Certification Won't Fix What's Really Broken in Wellness Let me tell you about the moment I knew I was failing my clients. It was 2019, and I was sitting across from Sarah—a marketing executive, mom of two, running on four hours of sleep and
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I used to think I was a shit coach. Three years ago, I had this client—let's call her Sarah. She was crushing it for two months. Lost 15 pounds, hitting the gym consistently, meal prepping like a boss. Then... radio silence. The classic text arrived on a
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Here's what nobody talks about in the wellness space: the guy with no advanced degrees is consistently outperforming the PhDs when it comes to getting real results. I'm talking about Dan Garner. Former factory worker. No PhD, no MD, not even a master's degree.
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I used to think I was a pretty decent coach. Had all the certs. Knew macros like the back of my iPhone. Could program a workout that would make a Navy SEAL weep. Yet somehow, 80% of my clients would start strong for about 3 weeks, then slowly... fade. Stop
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I used to think accountability meant having someone yell at me when I missed a workout. Seriously. I hired this trainer who'd literally text me passive-aggressive messages if I skipped a session. "Guess the couch was more important than your goals today?" Real motivational stuff, right?