Figure and Bikini Competitions: The Sad Truth
Today is just like any other day but it’s a day I just happen to feel inspired enough to spend a few hours in front of my laptop raising awareness about the rather large elephant in the room. I...
View ArticleRecognizing Eating Disorders in Athletes
When the term “Eating Disorder” is brought up as it relates to athletes the most obvious focal direction of the mind is on long distance runners with anorexia and wrestlers with bulimia. However, the...
View ArticleIt’s okay if you don’t do the CrossFit Open… I’ll still be your friend
So incase you haven’t heard, the CrossFit Open is coming up. I have never felt so much pressure to compete in anything in all my life. Well, I could be exaggerating there but it adds to the dramatic...
View ArticleRegister for a Memorial Day WOD and support our Veterans
Team Red, White, & Blue (TRWB) is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization with headquarters in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Their mission will grab your heart strings as a CrossFitter, athlete, and human...
View ArticleIn the news, raising awareness about eating disorders in the fitness community
I want to extend an enormous thank you to the Eating Recovery Center in Denver, CO for the opportunity to share my experience with Seattle Times Columnist Carrie Dennet. I feel extremely grateful and...
View ArticlePhoenix Multisport’s inability to expand isn’t from a lack of interest
I first became aware of Phoenix Multisport while I was in treatment for my eating disorder in February, 2011. I saw an interview with Scott Strode on TV and became elated! I knew I just had to be a...
View ArticleFunctional Movement and Meditation for Anxiety and Depression
You know what gets in the way of us having an authentic relationship with ourselves and others? Life. this is your life The good news is there has been a monumental shift and evolution in holistic...
View ArticleCatching me before I fall: Priorities and CrossFit
So I’m still alive here, just quiet. I’m a month back into nursing school and my training has started to take a dive. Well, if I’m being honest it has just leveled off. It’s frustrating and I’m even...
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