A Healthy Villa, Merrimack, NH (2026)

01/21/2026

Jumping on the 2016 wagon. To think this was 10 years ago is wild but 2016 for me was trying to get back into balance after a year of competing in the bikini division of bodybuilding. I was in my leanest form, living in Austin, Tx, eating protein pancakes every day, meal prepping religiously and enjoying the ability to run outside all through the year. Externally I looked the best I ever have but internally I had a lot of work to do which set the tone for my 2017-2020 years. I moved back to Boston in summer of 2016 to be closer to family (turns out I also missed the seasons too). In 2026, I definitely want to channel the 2016 fitness discipline. While 1.5 hour daily workouts aren’t in the cards for me in this season of life, this is a reminder of what consistency and discipline towards a goal looks like!

01/02/2026

2026 is here and I personally am excited for a new year.

It feels like the first year in several years where I’m not holding my breath waiting for something.

Navigating infertility in 2024 and pregnancy in 2025 while juggling a demanding marketing career and completing a 2-year board certification process for health coaching left me mentally, physically and emotionally tired. It was a multi-year sprint!

This year I feel like I can come back to myself again.

Passing the coaching boards in August, finally meeting my daughter in Nov and being on maternity leave the last couple of months has given me a chance to BREATHE again.

I feel like my nervous system is being reset. With that has come the desire to create connection again.

With friends.
With family.
In my work.
With myself.
With my kids.
With my husband.

I didn’t have the time (or free hands) to create a vision board for 2026 yet but the feelings I’m chasing this year are: community, alignment, impact, and joy.

If it doesn’t fall into one of those categories (or multiple), it’s not happening.

Note: this picture is of me on my honeymoon in 2023 right before we started trying to conceive again. I do not look like this 2 months postpartum! But it is an inspo pic reminding me of what I achieved after my last pregnancy and one that gives me motivation as I tackle the remaining 20 lbs I want to lose post-baby.

12/11/2025

Self-care in postpartum looks like…

Not bubble baths and endless “me time.”
It looks like the small, unglamorous, choices that help you feel human again. 💛

✨ A hot shower every single day (non-negotiable).
✨ A 20-minute walk outside to remember there’s a world beyond the couch.
✨ Taking the nap
✨ Doing things that remind you you’re more than just a milk dispenser — fresh hair, clean nails, teeth whitening strips, a face mask… whatever makes you feel you.
✨ That daily Starbucks you refuse to apologize for.
✨ Organizing a room in your house so something — anything — feels in order.
✨ Nourishing your body with real food… and maybe finally ditching the Doritos habit.

Postpartum self-care isn’t fancy.
It’s survival, sprinkled with tiny moments of joy.

11/16/2025

Meet Quinn!

The last 2 weeks have been a whirlwind settling into a new routine with baby girl while also recovering from birth and a rare injury from delivery that led to a nerve compression in my left leg. I definitely did not have a leg/foot injury on my childbirth bingo card but general prognosis is that I should mostly recover within 6-12 weeks, though can take longer depending on severity of the nerve damage.

Luckily I still have pretty good mobility, have an ankle brace for improved balance, and already showing early signs of healing.

Other than focusing on recovery, we’re over here burning a hole in my couch as I spend most of my days right now nursing or holding the baby while she sleeps.

As we hit 2 weeks postpartum, my goal is to get more intentional with:

✅ Movement: Daily walks - whatever I can tolerate with my leg. PT exercises and gentle pelvic floor/core exercises to build strength back.
✅ Nutrition: Focus on anti-inflammatory foods, dense nutrients and limiting processed foods
✅ Less screen time: while I’ve enjoyed binge watching (many) hours of shows a day, it’s getting kind of old. Going to switch it up with books during down time.
✅ Rest: we have a nighttime doula starting this week for 2 nights a week, AND I will begin pumping, which will ease the demand on solely me for feeds and give me just enough rest to not be a zombie 🧟

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