What I want for myself, more than anything, is to stop apologizing for who I am. I didn’t start to figure out who I am until I was in my very late 20s and only really started mining the core of it when I was 31. I learned, very young, how to perform and how…… Continue reading Don’t be sorry for who you are

I’m reading Rachel Hollis’s book Girl, Wash Your Face, and this post is inspired by her chapter on being judgmental and competitive–especially woman on woman. She starts the chapter by telling a story about how in high school she made fun of a girl who admitted to shaving her toes when she herself shaved her toes,…… Continue reading Being judgy

In the summer of 2013, when I first started running, I also did Jillian Michaels’ 90-Day Body Revolution video series. Thirty minutes every day of high-intensity circuit training, on an exercise mat, with free weights and a resistance band–just me, alone with Jillian, in my bedroom in our Georgetown basement apartment. Jillian shouted all kinds…… Continue reading Own your story