This post is a little bit of a deviance from my normal posting. I write about many topics, but many of them fall into health and fitness. Many of you who have followed me for a while know that I am a strong advocate for balanced mental health and speak out against eating disorders. Every… Read More…
Friday Things – July Edition
This week is seriously fragmented with the Canada Day holiday on Wednesday. I am absolutely loving summer this year. I have done more to celebrate the nice weather this year than I have in a very long time. I spent the holiday at a friend’s house who was hosting a BBQ and we ate delicious food,… Read More…
Self Abuse, Eating Disorders and Why It Needs to Stop
“It’s hard to see severe and chronic in the same sentence. There HAS to be a stone we have not uncovered yet.” This text was sent to me at the beginning of the week by my incredibly brave and extremely tired mother who was referencing a doctor’s report. For those who follow my blog with… Read More…
Mental Health Week and North Coast Naturals
This is a pretty important week for me. So often as athletes, we focus on physical training that we forget that we are made up of more stuff than just bones and muscles. Putting in long hours of training and losing the ability to spend quality time with friends and family. Focusing so much on… Read More…
Goals for April 2014
Happy Monday, friends! How was your weekend? I had a busy weekend full of two successful back to back long runs and lots of socializing! I was loving the taste of spring weather that we had in Southwestern Ontario on Sunday and it made me realize that April is tomorrow, which means it’s… Read More…
Book Review – Health Food Junkies by Steven Bratman
Alright friends, we are finally back to regular blogging schedule! On Wednesday, I try and touch on something nutrition related and this week, we are chatting about my book review for March. For those of you who are new readers, one of my goals for 2014 is to read a book relating to the blog… Read More…
National Eating Disorder Awareness Week
Good morning everyone! I hope you had a refreshing weekend! I had a busy weekend preparing to go to Florida this week, volunteering for the House of Friendship’s Potato Blitz and running my first race of the season! (Recap will be up here soon). Although I am looking forward to heading into a week of… Read More…