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Pushing Past Resistance and Limiting Beliefs 2 years sober fitness how to get sober perfectionism Apr 18, 2023

The spring sun is here! I want to go outside! I love to go outside. I am an outdoorsy person. I believe in the benefits of sunlight and movement to set my circadian rhythm, lift my mood, and give me a good dose of feel good chemicals. 

 

Yet, even so…somehow it’s been a challenge to get off the co...

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An Annoyed Yogi fitness sober Oct 07, 2022

I didn’t want to go to yoga yesterday. 

I love yoga. 

I really do. 

 

And yet, I didn’t want to go. 

 

I know it’s good for me. I always feel better afterwards. I pride myself on being a yogi.

 

I like to do it at least three times a week. Four, if I can. 

Sometimes I do that. Sometimes eve...

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What Climbing a Mountain Taught Me About Sobriety alcohol free fitness goals sober Jun 15, 2022



Yesterday I met Mt. Evans of Colorado up close and personal and accomplished a big goal of mine = to climb a 14K mountain. 

 

Climbing a mountain is a big feat. 

Climbing a mountain of this elevation is a big feat. 

Climbing a mountain at this elevation, as a 46 year old woman from Chicago, wa...

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My Experience with 75 Hard Mental and Physical Fitness Challenge diet fitness Mar 21, 2022

I was inspired to take on the 75 Hard Challenge after seeing some of my Instagram friends do it. I started on a bit of a whim. I didn’t think much about it and just decided to do it. 

It is a big undertaking and a huge commitment in some ways. 

In other ways, it was much the same as what I was alr...

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