ADHD, Astrology, Mental Health, Mind Matters

Mind Matters: Understanding Myself in Retrograde

This month's hyperfixation: astrology. What started with birth charts and transits somehow turned into rereading 15-year-old LiveJournal entries, recognizing screamingly obvious ADHD symptoms, and realizing how many of my past relationship struggles came down to one thing: wanting to feel understood.

Goals for 2026, Mental Health, Running, Still I Run

Where I’m At Right Now

You may have noticed that I haven't posted much lately. In fact, when I got ready to write this post, I looked back on my Instagram and saw that my last post was March 30th. That also happens to be the last time I went for a run. Since then, I haven't been moving much… Continue reading Where I’m At Right Now

ADHD, Mental Health, Nutrition, Running

Discovering the Power of Nutrition in My Life

Nutrition powers more than just workouts. It fuels our focus at work, supports our mental health, and helps us show up for the people and activities that matter most. In honor of National Nutrition Monthยฎ, Iโ€™m reflecting on how nutrition powers my everyday life โ€” from my morning routine to my work as a dietitian to my runs and beyond.

ADHD, Keeping It Real, Mental Health, Mind Matters

Mind Matters: My ADHD Medication Journey (So Far…)

I spent years wondering if my struggles โ€œcountedโ€ and whether an ADHD diagnosis would change anything at all. What followed wasnโ€™t a dramatic transformation, but a quieter, more complicated journeyโ€”one shaped by validation, high expectations, frustration, and small changes I almost missed. This post is an honest look at my path to an ADHD diagnosis, medication trials, and what Iโ€™m learning along the way.

ADHD, Goals for 2025, Keeping It Real, Mental Health, Running

Looking Back on 2025, A Year of Duality

2025 wasnโ€™t just a list of events - it was a year of duality. Joy and challenge. Confidence and doubt. Structure and burnout. Rediscovering parts of myself while learning entirely new things. This reflection looks back on a full, complicated year and the lessons that came with it.

Goals for 2025, Mental Health, Running, Still I Run, Training Recap

2025 Running Recap: Worth the Work, Just Not the Way I Expected

A candid 2025 running recap exploring burnout, identity, and redefining running for mental health. A reminder that sometimes the most important work is learning when to change the rules.

Food for Thought, Nutrition

Food for Thought: Real Life Holiday Eating for Busy Lives & Busy Minds

Welcome to my newest series, Food for Thought, where I'll share about real-life nutrition for busy humans with busy minds. You'll find posts with eating tips, personal stories, lived experiences, and a little bit of nutrition education thrown in. Food for Thought is for everyone, but especially for my fellow neurospicy friends who want eating… Continue reading Food for Thought: Real Life Holiday Eating for Busy Lives & Busy Minds

Race Recaps

Race Recap: Detroit International Half Marathon 2025

The Race That Built Me - and the One That Broke Me For nearly a decade, the Detroit Marathon has been a part of my running story. Iโ€™ve crossed its start line as so many versions of myself: the first-time marathoner, the confident ambassador, the runner so glad that racing was back after COVID... the… Continue reading Race Recap: Detroit International Half Marathon 2025

ADHD, Keeping It Real, Mental Health

My house is messy, and my brain is, too.

Yes, this is another ADHD blog post. Yes, there will be more. Sorry, not sorry. Writing is how I figure myself out. Some people podcast, some make TikToks - I write. Itโ€™s how I turn the chaos of my spicy brain into something semi-coherent. So if you're still here, thanks. And if this is your… Continue reading My house is messy, and my brain is, too.

ADHD, Mental Health

Making My Smart Phone ADHD Friendly (Part 1)

As smart as my smartphone is, it isn't working with my brainโ€”itโ€™s working against it. This isn't news to me. I have found myself distracted by my phone at work. I also get trapped in a doom scroll for hours more times than I would like to admit. (See also "time blindness," another trait that… Continue reading Making My Smart Phone ADHD Friendly (Part 1)

Goals for 2025, Keeping It Real, Mental Health, Running

Why Iโ€™m Not Upset About a DNS

Before January 1, 2025, I had never seen a DNS (Did Not Start) next to my name in race results. Iโ€™ve had to switch distances before and even had a few DNFs (Did Not Finish) due to missing cut-off times, but I always made it to the start lineโ€”until this year. This past weekend, I… Continue reading Why Iโ€™m Not Upset About a DNS

Nutrition

My RDN Journey: Looking Back on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day

Every year, on the second Wednesday in March, we celebrate Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day: a time to recognize the impact of RDNs in the field of nutrition and healthcare. As I reflect on my own journey, Iโ€™m reminded of how far I have come - from not even knowing the field existed, to getting my… Continue reading My RDN Journey: Looking Back on Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day

Mental Health, Nutrition

Navigating the Complexities of Eating Disorders and Obesity as a Registered Dietitian

Eating Disorders Awareness Week is recognized just one week prior to Obesity Awareness Week, and they both happen at the beginning of National Nutrition Month. Every year at this time I find myself reflecting on my personal approach as a dietitian. The dietitian community holds strong and divided opinions on approaches to weight and its… Continue reading Navigating the Complexities of Eating Disorders and Obesity as a Registered Dietitian

Mental Health, Nutrition, Running

The Fine Line Between Discipline and Disorder: Reflecting this Eating Disorders Awareness Week

Eating Disorders Awareness Week, or EDAW (February 24-March 2, 2025) is an annual campaign promoted by the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). The goal of EDAW is to educate the public about eating disorders. It also aims to provide hope and visibility to those who are impacted by eating disorders. The 2025 EDAW theme is… Continue reading The Fine Line Between Discipline and Disorder: Reflecting this Eating Disorders Awareness Week