Motivation & mindset shifts
July 2025 Edition This month’s list has some fire in it. Stories of endurance, reinvention, clarity, and how to keep showing up when everything feels hard. A few of these books carried me through long hours, early workouts, and times I really wanted to quit. Others helped me slow down and check back in with … Read more
What a chaotic move, a surprise surgery, and starting over taught me about how to reset your life when everything feels off track For a long time, selling our house was on our list. Not just a “someday” idea—but something we kept circling back to. We’d prepared for it. Tried. Twice. But each time, something … Read more
We love to romanticize growth—new goals, fresh starts, reinventing ourselves. But here’s the part we don’t talk about enough: Growth doesn’t feel good while it’s happening. It’s awkward. It’s uncomfortable. Sometimes it’s downright painful. Whether you’re shifting careers, trying to build healthier routines, saying no to old patterns, or learning how to speak up for … Read more
May 2025 Edition This month’s list is a blend of grit, mindset, focus, and meaning — with a couple books that helped me push through during school and clinicals. Some of these are intense, others reflective, but all of them left a lasting mark. If you’re trying to stay on track, deepen your thinking, or … Read more
You don’t need a crisis to question your definition of success. For most of my life, success looked like checking all the boxes.Work hard. Be responsible. Do what’s expected. Make it look easy. I didn’t question it—it was the model I saw growing up, and for a long time, it seemed to work. But somewhere … Read more
We all do it. Sometimes without even realizing it. You’re scrolling, watching, listening—then suddenly, something hits a nerve. Someone your age just hit a major milestone. Someone else looks amazing after losing 40 pounds. Another friend’s on a dream vacation. And you’re just… here. If you’ve felt stuck lately—like you’re spinning your wheels while everyone … Read more
You don’t need a perfect plan. You just need to show up. We spend so much time waiting for the “right moment”—when we feel motivated, when life slows down, when we finally have a clear path laid out in front of us. But life doesn’t always hand us clarity or ideal timing. It hands us … Read more
April 2025 Edition Some months I fly through books, other months I listen to a few while commuting and slowly chip away at the rest. Either way, I’m always looking for something that makes me feel more alive — more grounded, more inspired, more me. This month’s list is a mix of mindset shifts, health … Read more
The year Tom had both hips replaced, we started walking every day while he recovered. Short distances at first. Then longer. And somewhere in those walks — in the enforced slowness of that strange year, when the world had gone quiet and there was nowhere to be — I started sitting with a question I’d … Read more
Change has always been something I’ve handled well—when it’s forced on me. When life throws something unexpected my way, I adjust, make the necessary moves, and get through it. No overthinking, no hesitation—just do what needs to be done. But when it comes to the things I choose for myself—the goals I genuinely want—I get … Read more