Future Flashing
What Would Your Future Self Thank You For? This is a common coaching question— but it’s especially powerful for ADHD minds. Because sometimes we know what we need to do. We even want to do it. 😤 But... ...more
tips and exercises ,Motivation &Intentionality
April 03, 2025•2 min read
How to Finish Strong by Working with Your ADHD Brain
🔹 Your brain thrives on momentum. Here’s how to keep it going. 🔹 Ever hit 75% on a project and suddenly lose all motivation? It was exciting, challenging, new—and now? Boring. Predictable. Zero dop... ...more
tips and exercises ,Motivation &Intentionality
March 06, 2025•2 min read
The Zeigarnik Effect
Sometimes while working in Photoshop I become so Hyperfocused that I neglect my bodily needs. I feel this intense fear that if I stop for a moment to refill my water cup or take a “bio break” that I w... ...more
tips and exercises ,Mental Health Hygiene &Motivation
February 12, 2025•2 min read
Shame Spiral Stops Here
How to Break a Shame Spiral (Without Toxic Positivity) The Shame Spiral starts early. Neurodivergent kids struggle with tasks, get blamed instead of supported, and internalize the belief: 👉 "I'm bad.... ...more
tips and exercises ,Mental Health Hygiene Motivation Resilience Health And Wellness &Failure
February 06, 2025•2 min read
7 Summits x 70
I am super proud to support my friend, Eva Steinwald, in her 7 Summits x 70 goal to climb the Seven Summits (the highest summit of each of the seven continents) by her 70th birthday—she’s in her early... ...more
Personal Stories ,Motivation &Resilience
January 25, 2025•2 min read
The Hero’s Journey: Discovering Your Theme
“Given everything you’ve been through in your martial arts journey, all of your starts and stops and your neck injury, all the work you’ve done to get you here today, if you pass this test, and there’... ...more
Martial Arts ,My Black Belt Journey Personal Stories Motivation &Resilience
January 23, 2025•2 min read
Triumph and Transformation: Celebrating the Journey
Today is the third anniversary of my neck injury which happened right after my husband and I closed the doors on our beloved restaurant, and months before I tested for my black belt (1st degree, Shoda... ...more
Martial Arts ,My Black Belt Journey Personal Stories Motivation Resilience &Health And Wellness
January 18, 2025•3 min read
Embracing Resilience: Finding Peace within the Process
Rehabbing a neck injury while training for a black belt test is not an experience I’d recommend, but I did it. It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, and one of my greatest joys. ...more
Martial Arts ,My Black Belt Journey Personal Stories Motivation Resilience Joy And Fun &Health And Wellness
January 16, 2025•2 min read
Finding Strength: Aligning Passion and Recovery
In the Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu says, “He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened. He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.” I began to understand this w... ...more
Martial Arts ,My Black Belt Journey Personal Stories Motivation Resilience &Health And Wellness
January 14, 2025•2 min read
Digging Deep: Beginning My Journey
Three years ago, I ruptured three disks in my neck. The injury happened right after my husband and I closed the doors of our restaurant. It was a recurrence of an older injury, brought on by another p... ...more
My Black Belt Journey ,Personal Stories Motivation &Resilience
January 13, 2025•2 min read
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