Hey Reader, I hope you and your friends, loved ones, and family had a beautiful Holiday Season this year. Wherever you're reading this today and wherever you feel like you're in life, I hope you’re able to slow down and take some time to rest and to reflect on the things you want to experience next in 2026. I spent the past Christmas week on Anna Maria Island, FL, with family. The week honestly felt 'perfect' in that relaxing way, where you allow yourself to just be, without having many...
9 days ago • 9 min read
Hey Reader, Today, I finally did my first full marathon at the Palm Beaches Marathon. I had already told you before in previous emails how I have been training to run my first marathon, but the truth is that I hadn't registered for this race until this past Wednesday because I wasn't sure that I would be "ready" for it. I kept thinking that maybe I should push it back a bit and run the Fort Lauderdale or Stuart Marathon early next year if I didn't feel ready to run this weekend. It was not a...
23 days ago • 8 min read
Hey Reader, We're getting to that time of the year when I start thinking about the new year and the things I want to focus on during the coming year. In previous years, I used to make a lot of New Year's resolutions that I would be very excited about the very first days and weeks at the beginning of each year, and then quickly forget and feel bad when, at the end of the year, I hadn't done half of the stuff I had said I wanted to do that year. Now, I focus more on the intentions I have for...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Hey Reader, Yesterday, I went on a long run that honestly tested my willpower to keep going. During the run, I asked myself multiple times why I was doing that to myself. For a while, my mind sounded something along the lines of, "Why am I doing something that feels so uncomfortable and painful at times?" "Why am I putting myself through this?" "Why not just stop?" "What is the point of this?" And so, for a while, my mind was only focused on the pain, on the negative aspects of running, and...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, This week I’ve been reflecting on something… and honestly, it hit me harder than I expected. It was one of those moments where you finally see something you’ve been ignoring for, well, for longer than you want to admit. It started with something simple, too. You know those moments when you're checking your bank statements, only to find a random subscription quietly charging you every single month? Yes, I had that exact moment happen this past week. $12.50/monthly for a meditation...
about 1 month ago • 7 min read
Reader, I want you to fail more. I want you to make giant mistakes. Because mistakes and failures are the launchpad and stepping stones towards the life you want to create. I want you to push yourself to do something you've never done before, at least once every week. I want you to learn something new. I want you to talk to someone new. I want you to say "YES" to the things you want to experience and create in this lifetime. I want you to launch yourself into the life you envision for your...
about 2 months ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, In the past 3-4 years, I have watched more real crime and serial killers documentaries than ever before in my life. The reason? Simple. My boyfriend absolutely looooovessssss them! Let's say that his Netflix home page's results are pretty different from mine, LOL. Honestly, when we started dating, I wasn't sure if we could ever watch TV together. I'm basically the opposite: a fantasy genre lover (think Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Hunger Games, The Hidden Legacy, kind...
about 2 months ago • 7 min read
Hey Reader, This past week, I started going to the gym and doing some strength-training workouts again after taking a break for most of October to focus solely on running. And though this may sound weird, I had honestly missed being in a gym environment. The ironic thing is that as soon as I registered to go to the gym, I felt that same resistance that always appears when I know I'm about to do something hard or uncomfortable, especially after not doing it for a couple of weeks. Once I got...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, I didn't know what to write to you this week. Not because I have nothing to say to you, but because many things in my life have remained much the same as in the past few weeks. I have been running a lot more lately, I have been trying to cook more at home with new recipes and ingredients, I have been eating (and craving) a lot more fruit and complex carbs from all the running, I have been working on recording and editing new Podcast episodes, and I have been 'trying' (keyword...
2 months ago • 7 min read