Guess what? If you actually follow your meal plan and eat consistently throughout the day, you don’t get overly hungry or full and there is balance! While… Read more “Progress”
Fighting Fires
Saturday was the first time in a long time where I actually dreaded going to therapy and I literally had to drag myself there and talk myself… Read more “Fighting Fires”
Mindfulness during Exercise
I have made it a priority to practice mindfulness in my recovery, especially in the area of exercise. I grew up a competitive athlete and my career… Read more “Mindfulness during Exercise”
Gratitude for Hours well Spent
I am exhausted. Not in the bad – I can’t get out of bed, hate life kind of exhausted. The – I have been so busy out… Read more “Gratitude for Hours well Spent”
Lost Muffins
I found myself incredibly frustrated the other morning. I was driving to school and reached over into my bag where earlier that morning I had placed two… Read more “Lost Muffins”
One of the Lucky Ones
Claim denied. Upon further investigation I had reached my 2, yes t-w-o, therapy appointments covered under insurance. Even then I was only reimbursed half of the cost.… Read more “One of the Lucky Ones”
How Writing a Thesis can be Compared to Recovery
I tend to fixate too much on the future, especially when it comes to school. I am finding that the hardest thing about writing a thesis is… Read more “How Writing a Thesis can be Compared to Recovery”
Energy
As an athlete I know all too well how my energy can impact my performance. Not only my physical energy, but the energy of my state of… Read more “Energy”
A Mindful Break
The past month has been overwhelming, rewarding, challenging, beautiful, frustrating, joyous, confusing and everything in between. I finished my first semester of graduate school, but lost my… Read more “A Mindful Break”
A Holiday Check In
This is a post that I wrote this time last year on a different blog and I thought it was appropriate to re-post this week for a… Read more “A Holiday Check In”
A Mindful Penguin 