When I was eight weeks pregnant I flew, transatlantic, wearing a mask for the first time in my life. It was February, and I was the only one on the plane wearing a mask. Back then, COVID seemed far away, but also not worth the risk for a pregnant person. So I dutifully masked up on the planes I took and then had an entirely normal (read: non-socially distant) family…
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Contactless Connections During COVID
First things first: HOW is it already almost the end of July?! Where is this year going? And is it just me, or is the pandemic making time go both more slowly and more quickly all once? Weird stuff, y’all, weird stuff! Alright, now that that’s out of the way, it’s time for some open-hearted real talk. I recently made a well-intended but ill-timed PSA on my personal social media.…
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Health & Fitness Self-love
Having a Humble Heart: How Humility Is Making Me a Better Trainer
A few weeks ago I was stretching at the end of a fitness style boxing class – I was attending, not teaching – and I was completely lost in la la land. (It happens from time to time, especially after a hard workout.) Suddenly, from the front of the room, I heard the class instructor asking “what muscle are we stretching, the pectoralis major or minor?” It took me a…
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Expat Adventures
2017 Reflections: A Year of Embracing the Unknown
Engaging with the unfamiliar is rarely comfortable. Even if we’re excited about it, there’s still a level of discomfort associated with newness. It can feel downright awkward, actually! So much so that most of us find what works and stick with it. We take the same routes to school and work daily, we have set hours for productivity and others for socializing. Many of us eat the same foods and…
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