After losing my job, I completed an Ikigai exercise. Ikigai is a Japanese concept meaning “reason for being,” and the exercise offers clarity on values, strengths, meaning, and purpose. Using the results, I did some research and shortly after applied for a health coaching training program—something I hadn’t even heard of before. While this program expanded my career path, its greater impact was giving me structured space to reflect on my own health and well-being, within a

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to put healthy eating and self-care on the back burner when life gets full? You find yourself too busy to eat well, too tired to care for yourself, and slowly starting to feel disconnected from your body along the way? You, my friends, are not alone. Life—beautiful as it is—is also demanding. One of my favorite murals in downtown Durham, the city I call home, reads “Life is so beautiful. Life is so hard.” Every time I pass it, I breathe a

I’m so excited to share information, even if you only have the tiniest smidge of interest in wellness. I believe health and well-being holds different meaning and value to each of us, and I try to honor that in the way I coach and inform. This blog is simply to share a fresh perspective on our bodies and how to care for them. I believe in providing factual information and combatting the misinformation that is particularly pervasive in the health and wellness industry. My hope