When 6 hours of work feels like a mountain. This week was a lesson in navigating PTSD, physical exhaustion, and the importance of speaking up instead of internalizing the struggle.
It’s been one of those weeks. You know the ones—where the calendar looks like a game of Tetris and your energy levels are constantly hitting the “low battery” warning.
Continue reading “Beyond the Surface: Learning to Speak Up When the Load is Heavy”Weekend training summary; 3-4 Jan 2026
Overall, my plan (well, hope!) is to get at least 3 workouts in per week. This is a number that I have found is realistically sustainable. Sometimes I can manage 4 times, but I cannot count on that. The last 5 years of a trial and error approach has gotten me this far.
Continue reading “Weekend workouts: holding myself accountable”I’m finally ready to stop looking back and start looking forward. 2026 is for healing and showing up. See you there.
It wasn’t easy on my mental health, and I’ve got one more surgery hurdle to clear, but I’m finally ready to stop looking back and start looking forward.
2026 is for healing and showing up. See you there. 👊
Continue reading “2025: The year the dust finally settled”It’s been an incredibly tough year for me, mentally. This is for a multitude of reasons and I feel like it’s possibly been the toughest one yet since I became an amputee.
Continue reading “Has the comeback already begun?”When you read this, I want you to imagine each new paragraph is competing with the end of the last, like you are trying your best to read it all as fast as possible.
That is the closest I can get to helping you even attempt to imagine what my autistic brain is like.
Continue reading “5 minutes in the cafe.”
