I'm back!
Time has flown by (doesn't everyone say that after maternity leave?).
We're blessed to have a happy, healthy baby boy who will be 4 months old this week.
Jack arrived on May 17th at 1:47am, just hours after my due date. Labor is WILD. Motherhood is WILD. And while my postpartum healing was really rough, other than that, I wouldn't change a thing.
We're finally sleeping through the night, going for long walks and mini hikes, and I've even done some swimming and light yoga. I knew I needed this summer and official maternity leave to recover, experience matrescence (the process of becoming a mother), bond with our little guy and get my own head on straight before I could go back to serving clients at the level you and I have both come to expect.
Happy to say that the time is here to get back to the work I love — partnering with clients to optimize their health, fitness and self-care, feel BETTER and keep on kicking butt in the world.
And let's just say, wow, the world has changed since I sent my 2020 kickoff emails in January. We're navigating our way through a once-in-a-century global pandemic. We're finally waking up to the racial injustices entrenched in this country. Millions are unemployed, millions are working from home. The kids are not in school. Gyms are closed. It's a mind blowing process to even get a haircut.
I've been emailing with former clients over the last couple weeks and here's what I've been hearing:
Zoom fatigue is SO real
It's hard to draw work/life boundaries when you're WFH
Self-motivation to exercise is hard when you no longer have your favorite gym / pilates / spin class to attend
Snacks are on overdrive when you're working from your kitchen table or home with the kids
We're all starved of social stimulation and reaching for alcohol / sugar / carbs instead
You’re sick of cooking the same old recipes on repeat
It's so easy to gain weight while wearing stretchy pants and eating icecream every night ;)
You have zero free time with the kids at home OR too much free time if you're single
It's hard to plan when everything in life seems so unpredictable
Who's supposed to take care of me?
STRESS IS HIGH
And seriously, what is self-care anyways?
Sure, there have been lovely silver linings: more time with family, ditching the commute, learning to cook, more work flexibility, getting more sleep. I LOVE hearing about these victories and shifts in habits. I hope they are here to stay!
But for those of you who are feeling me on the former, we've got to talk.
I've re-opened my schedule at new times for the rest of 2020. I'll be seeing clients and offering complimentary consultations at 8am, 12pm and 5pm EST.
Hop over to my portal and sign up for a 30 minute chat.
I'll kick off with all new clients this Fall and am offering my traditional six month programs — to make sure you start feeling like your best self ASAP and start 2021 feeling the way you want to feel.
Even in these crazy times, we do have the tools to protect and uplevel our health and immunity. Because next year has to be better than 2020 .... am I right?
We shouldn't have to go through this wild time alone.
I'm back and I'm here for you.
