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09/04/2026

Let’s normalize just posting one photo, like the old days of insta.

As a business owner and therapist, sometimes I feel pressure to nail my social posts because they mean something important to me and I want them to reach the people that need to hear them. It’s important to me to have my *tiny* platform speak authentically.

However, sometimes that perfection and overthinking can prevent me from just writing and speaking what’s on my heart.

Here’s your soft reminder to just act. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just the act of showing up imperfectly has so much freedom.

So enjoy this picture of me in one of my happiest places and I hope you feel joy like this during your holiday weekend.

08/20/2026

Supplements are supplemental.

They can fill gaps. They can make things a little easier. They can support what you’re already doing but they can’t do the heavy lifting.

They won’t outwork poor nutrition, inconsistent training, lack of sleep, or habits that aren’t supporting your goals.

Build the foundation first and then supplement from there.

Questions on how to move more, fuel better, and build the base? Send your girl a message 🙋🏽‍♀️

08/18/2026

Today, I walked into our new space to check on the work progress. We’ve finally moved from the demo phase to the building phase.

As I walked through the doorway, I felt overwhelmed with gratitude… I thought “who am I that God blessed me with this opportunity” and smiled. I felt humble and happy.

I am in awe every time I walk into the space and see something new torn up, improved, or built. Even in its nothingness, it’s beautiful. I can’t wait to see it filled with people- moving their bodies, supporting one another, and “stretching” their minds.

There were many valleys through this process (and there will be more) but I’ve never been more focused and clear on our mission through Elevate Elevate Athletics and Elevate Wellness | Counseling & Wellness. It’s on my mind constantly of how to continue to improve our space and services to reach those in need of support.

Support with starting a new health journey.
Support with optimizing health for longevity
Support with demystifying “how to” of it all…
Support with dealing with difficult seasons
… just to name a few

The tag for Elevate is Move. Grow. Heal. Because you can’t engage the process of intentional movements without experiencing growth. That growth can open doors for bigger healing- intended or not. I’ve had many transformative experiences through movement that helped me build confidence, resilience, and strength. It supported and rebuilt walls of me that had been crumbled down. That movement when coupled with proper mental health support is an enemy to all evil that drive negative mental health outcomes like depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.

We are a gym that doesn’t just value mental health. We are THE GYM that embodies, promotes, and supports it with parallel services, easy access to mental health services and referrals (where people actually call you back). We don’t just talk about it casually. Our approach is multi-faceted and we’ll support them through their movement, growth, and healing in all phases of their journey. If you want whole body health and healing, this is the space for you.

If we haven’t met yet, I hope this brings you hope. If we’ve already met, thank you for your trust.

08/12/2026

Some fitness beliefs just refuse to die. ☠️

I meet with people on a daily basis to talk about their health, workout routines, and nutrition habits and all of these still come up DAILY.

And the problem isn’t just that they’re outdated… it’s that a lot of them are keeping you stuck chasing the same results you’ve been trying to get for years. Running the hamster wheel, stuck in the same place.

Swipe through. I have some thoughts. 👀

Carbs are not the enemy. 🍞

Seriously. Bread isn’t the problem. Rice isn’t the problem. Pasta isn’t the problem.

What I see far more often? Women eating less and less, cutting carbs, adding more exercise, and wondering why their body still isn’t responding the way they want, often because they’re not just under-fueled, but also under-muscled.

And no, you probably haven’t “broken” your metabolism. But chronic restriction and under-fueling can lead to metabolic adaptation… your body becomes more efficient, energy expenditure can decrease, training and recovery suffer, and continuing to eat less isn’t necessarily the answer.

Carbs fuel training. They support recovery. And if you want to build muscle, perform well, and create sustainable changes in body composition, your body needs to be adequately fueled.

You don’t need more intensity. 🥵

I know… you love the sweat. The calorie burn. The feeling that if you leave completely exhausted, you must have had a “good” workout.

But feeling wrecked and getting results are not the same thing.

If your goal is to get stronger, build muscle, improve your body composition, and actually feel good in your body, constantly chasing intensity can work against you.

Your body needs enough of a training stimulus to create change and enough recovery to actually adapt to it.

“I can’t have that food in my house.”

I hear this ALL the time.

But avoiding the food isn’t actually fixing your relationship with it. This is a repeating, viscous cycle.

The more rules you create around what you can and can’t eat, the more guilt and shame you feel when you inevitably “break” them.

The food isn’t the problem. The rules you’ve built around it might be. I know the food noise is pervasive but the rules aren’

08/10/2026

This is more than a new name. It’s a bigger vision for what health and wellness can look like.

Shelton Athletics gave us an incredible foundation… a place to build strength, confidence, relationships, and a community that has helped so many people become stronger versions of themselves.

Now, we’re building on that foundation.

Welcome to Elevate.

Elevate Athletics will continue the work you already know us for: strength, longevity, performance, expert coaching, and a community that supports you.

Elevate Wellness expands that mission beyond the gym through mental health counseling, therapeutic movement, wellness programs, and support for people at every stage of their journey.

Different paths. One shared purpose: helping people move, grow, heal, and become their strongest selves, inside and out.

This is our next chapter. And we’re just getting started.

08/07/2026

One of the hardest things is helping people believe that an easy day can still be a productive day.

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that a workout only “counts” if it leaves us exhausted. If we’re not sore, drenched in sweat, or completely spent, it feels like we didn’t do enough.

The problem is that your body doesn’t work that way.

You don’t get fitter during the workout. You get fitter because of how your body adapts afterward. Recovery is part of progress.

What I’ve noticed is that this belief often extends beyond training…

If you constantly feel the need to prove your effort, earn your rest, or justify slowing down, it may be worth asking where that belief came from.

I’ve found that the athletes who improve the most aren’t the ones who suffer the most. They’re the ones who know when to push, when to recover, and trust that both are moving them forward.

How you handle your easy days says more about your mindset than your fitness.

If you’re looking for coaching that builds both a stronger body and a healthier mindset, I’d love to work with you. My goal isn’t just to help you train harder. It’s to help you train smarter, find balance, and build a relationship with movement that honors both intensity and rest so you can keep making progress for years to come.

08/04/2026

I have zero faith in our healthcare system to actually help people get well.

I haven’t had a primary care doctor in well over 10 years (probably more like 15) because as a healthy individual, it didn’t provide me with any meaningful data or information.

I couldn’t NEVER get the answers I was actually looking for to prevent disease and achieve optimal health and wellness because that isn’t their mission. Then couple that with insurance companies who couldn’t care less about you as long as they collect your premium and make sure you have to jump through fiery hoops to get anything covered or get the care you need.

However, there IS a better way and there ARE people that care. We are building something that is for people like us, who want something more than bandaid, who want to feel the best they possibly can- for as long as they can, and defy what we know aging to be.

Who’s ready?

04/06/2026

HYROX MIAMI ✅
4th PRO RACE ✅
PR? ❌

Not every race story is going to end with a PR, but there will always be lessons and things to be proud of.

Lost some weeks to injuries during ski season but still felt the strongest and fastest of any race this far.

On the floor, things felt smooth and executed well, but the number did not reflect. We left too much in the tank of the first half of the race despite having our best run total of any race so far and kicking off around 7pm 😳

We ran over the finish line and we knew this finish felt very different. In previous races, around the same result, we were wasted after- felt like every ounce of fitness and heat was used. In Miami, we walked away smiling, cooled down, and went about our night.

Although disappointed in the result, it felt good to know the fitness is there… now we just need to GO for it, trust our bodies, and the training.

Feeling amped to start the next training block for HYROX NYC, solo Pro. Once again, switching the approach… hope you’ll following along to see how this affects the result!

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