05/05/2025
You don’t build resilience by pretending you’re not overwhelmed.
You build it by learning how to come back to yourself — over and over again.
This is for the athletes, the high-achievers, the big feelers…
The ones who are strong for everyone, but secretly exhausted.
I’ve been there.
I was an elite athlete who trained with discipline, power, and precision.
I earned the opportunity to compete at a D1 university —
but I was so mentally and physically depleted, I walked away.
What I found in place of that pressure was movement that healed me.
Yoga. Pilates. Dance. Breath.
They brought me back into my body — not for performance, but for creativity, peace, and self-trust.
That’s not everyone’s path, but it’s why I do the work I do.
Because I know both sides:
The grind. The perfectionism. The push.
And now — the nervous system literacy, the emotional tools, the rooted resilience.
Today, at 40, I still train like an elite athlete.
But the difference?
I know my body. I know my limits.
I know when I’m overdoing it, and I know how to come home to myself.
You don’t need to break down to feel worthy.
You don’t need to stay in survival to succeed.
You need the tools to regulate, reset, and rebuild from the inside out.
This is the work. This is the mission.
And this is why I hold space for athletes, parents, and young people who are ready to rise — not from pressure, but from power.
