Category: Cycling Bodies

  • Staying Fed in a Life of Service

    Staying Fed in a Life of Service

    I didn’t realize my needs mattered alongside my family’s until I started missing meals, and paying for it somehow. It seems like that would never happen when I have struggled with disordered eating, but it did. 🦋Not in a dramatic way. 🦋Not intentionally. 🦋Just quietly—between caring for everyone else.

  • Why wanting sweet was never the problem

    Why wanting sweet was never the problem

    Sweetness has never been just one thing for me. It has been comfort. It has been safety. It has been joy. And sometimes—quietly—it has been rebellion.

  • Where being “on plan” wasn’t enough

    Where being “on plan” wasn’t enough

    There are parts of a Trim Healthy Lifestyle that photograph beautifully. And then there are the parts you live quietly—many times without language, without applause, without certainty that you’re doing it “right.” Those were the parts I struggled with most, once I started living it out for myself as well as my family.

  • The Why Beneath My Trim Healthy Lifestyle

    The Why Beneath My Trim Healthy Lifestyle

    I didn’t fall apart all at once. I had been dabbling for years in the Trim Healthy Lifestyle for myself, but I had already been completely committed to my children eating this way—I was doing just enough to keep myself afloat, but not enough to truly heal.

  • Health That Withstands

    Health That Withstands

    This is not an outline for you to follow. It’s a life-story that has been lived. What you’ll find here isn’t a version of Trim Healthy polished for the internet or reduced to rules, routines and rigid control. It’s what happens when nutrition meets real life: grief, caregiving, motherhood, marriage, trauma, diagnosis, faith, doubt, and…

  • Stillness Without Shame: December Moon Wisdom

    December arrives without asking permission. Light is brief. Darkness stretches long. The body slows whether the calendar allows it or NOT.

  • Quiet Work That Keeps You Safe: November Moon Reflections

    November slows everything down—and then asks what will hold. Light shortens. Cold settles in. The body begins to look ahead, whether we tell it to or not.

  • Discernment Without Panic: October Moon Wisdom

    October sharpens the air—and the questions. Leaves thin. Light fades earlier. What once felt manageable begins to feel heavy.

  • Taking Stock Without Shame: September Moon Reflections

    September brings a subtle turning. Light softens. Rhythms shift. The season asks what will carry forward.

  • Enough Is Already Here: August Moon Wisdom

    August carries a different kind of weight. Summer is NO longer new. The pace has been high for months. What once felt energizing can start to feel thin.