Life Lesson – Fit Mom Ashley

Mom Advice: Just Keep Smiling :)

I know it is hard to find the strength to smile when life feels like a never ending string of demands, but keep doing it. Hold your head up in confidence even if others think you should be doing it differently. You are doing your best. Believe it. You ARE enough. It is OK that…

Episode 7: LET IT GO – How to Survive Cynicism

Sometimes you get stuck in your cynicism and feel like everyone around you is being fake, lacks genuine concern or is even being judgmental. Step back and ask yourself: What are you doing to keep it real? Are you being open and honest about where you are at in your life? Or do you prefer…

Episode 6: Surviving When Life Get’s Hard

Podcast note: I DID NOT EDIT my podcast. I would never have gotten it out to you if I had. So enjoy the ‘ums’ and my 3 yr old hanging out with me in the background. You’re welcome Time moves differently when you’re raising kids! Life is no longer lived by the day, but…

FREE 30 Day Health Challenge

Ok so this last year has been a doozy. I have gone through a rollercoaster of life events and emotions that have taught me so much about what TRUE HEALTH and SANITY really are!! I used to just get my workout in, eat mostly whole food, plant based, and just hope for the best. I…

It’s Time

It’s been a year. More than a year since I have been comfortable having an online presence. Let me tell you why. Ok but first, let me pre-empt this post by explaining that I am healing from a mild concussion. How did I get this you ask? Well, we are EXHAUSTED really tired parents dealing with an 18…

Extrovert Meets Introvert

So… we’ve been married for 10 years. We made it 10 years, yet in MANY MANY ways, it feels like we have only scratched the surface on what it really MEANS to be married to someone. When a ton of my friends are getting their first divorce, we are wrapping up 10 years of marriage…

Rape – 10 years later

10 years ago, I was hurt by someone I had let get too close to me. He preyed on my vulnerabilities and exploited my weaknesses to serve his own desires. I fought, I tried to avoid the situation, I tried to get out of the date that lead to the events that have forever scarred…