Gasping for air between cramps and cries, I laid on my bathroom floor overwhelmed with pain, loss, and failure. I was alone and confused. My hand gently wrapped around the most precious, lifeless secret. I only saw it for a brief second. After a painful force, I instinctively reached for it. When I saw it, I recognized it immediately. It…
Happy ALT Vitality Day! On February 14, 2016, a journey began toward living my best life (ugh, I felt your eye roll). That's so generic, what the heck does it mean? Your best life is the one in which you tap into your true self and have the strength to be it despite what you imagine others might think. It…
I'm always looking for ways to eat more vegetables to get more nutrient variety into my body. You can only eat so much in one day, so I look for ways to take a basic meal that might typically call for low nutrition grains (pasta, rice, corn, etc.) and replace the grains with colorful vegetables. Here is a meal I…
Valentine’s Day, is it a day to share with loved ones eating chocolates and whispering sweet nothings or a miserable holiday that amplifies depression and loneliness? For me, it was always just my mom’s birthday, so in her honor today, I thought I’d share some of her wisdom. Much of what my mom taught me she learned from the AA…
I hadn't either, but now that I know about it, I want everyone to know about it! As a self-employed Pilates instructor, I'm focused on physical health and fitness daily. I know I need health insurance in case of accidents, unforeseeable health events, and well, it's the law! However, after paying over $3,000 into the barest of bare minimum Affordable…