Mini Pause #111 | Is this insult the best you’ve got?
Et tu, Bulky? We need to talk about this word. Because it gets thrown around like the worst possible insult. It’s the word that shows up the moment you add load to the bar. The moment your shoulders look a little stronger. The moment your jeans fit differently. Is this too much? Am I getting […]
Mini Pause #110 | Longevity isn’t what you think.
Do you ever notice the difference in how men and women talk about longevity, especially online? The bro model of longevity says: Optimize everything to extend your years. They ask, “How long can I live?” The female model of longevity says: Fortify that castle so every single year feels great. We ask, “How well can […]
Mini Pause #109 | A Valentine’s Love Letter to my Grandmother
Valentine’s Day isn’t just about romantic love. It’s about inherited love and the devotion that a woman builds inside her own body. We are taught to think of love as something that arrives from the outside. A partner. A gesture. A bouquet. A moment. A white dress. A Disney prince coming to ‘save’ a princess. […]
Mini Pause #108 | My boys get this. I didn’t.
This week, something clicked for me in a way I can’t unsee. I was watching my teenage boys talking about their workouts. One is all about “curls for the girls,” and the other is working on perfecting his squat form… and I had this sudden gut punch of realization: They are being encouraged to grow. […]