Merry almost Christmas and Happy Holidays…it’s almost time to see family and regress back to teenagers! Oh, whoops sorry no, I mean go back home. Bring on the family drama! If you’re lucky enough to be able to spend it with family, friends, or friends who are family, you must be so excited. (And are probably dreading it a little) It’s a special time of year filled with creating memories, cozy nights, and slowing down. That’s what I’m most excited for, the ability to slow down

When I first moved to Boston in 2019, I was so lonely. Like brutally lonely. I didn’t know anyone or anything about Boston, and I had just moved here for my master’s program. I was struggling. I called my dad one of the first weeks I moved here, and he suggested I go to a SoulCycle class to get out of my own head. I had been once in 2017 in New York City with friends and loved it. Well, lo and behold, I took his advice and ended up at my second ever class in Chestnut Hill, ta

Hey! Can you meet tomorrow after work? No? When are you free next? How’s your job? Have you heard from that guy? How’s your wedding planning? Did you go to that workout? Did you buy a house? Are your parents healthy? Are you okay? I miss you. I wish we could spend more time together. Sound familiar? Friendships are hard in our 20s. Have we talked about that yet? Full time jobs, kids, husbands, weddings, new cities. It becomes so hard to manage these different relationships. I

Happy Thanksgiving peeps! I hope you’re all full of turkey and pie. I am currently drinking Kraken rum and eating pie out of the dish! And doing a lot of reflecting—I have so much to be grateful for. First, thank you to all my readers. Whether you’re a consistent reader, or just dropping by, this blog means so much to me, and I’m grateful you love it. I could go on for paragraphs about how lucky I am between my city, my family, home, friends, and more, but for now I’ll just s

I wanted to speak on something close to my heart—estrangement. I feel like so many people are unaware the impact that family estrangement has had on my life. It's the reason I got into my field of social work and chased my passion of adolescent therapy. It’s something that is more common than we think, and it’s highly stigmatized by society. We live in a world where families and relationships are most always romanticized on media, making us feel isolated. Estrangement has tak

This morning, I hit 300 classes  at Barry’s Bootcamp. I am so proud of myself and grateful for the gifts my journey at Barry’s has given me. If you do any sort of fitness class, you know how exciting the milestones are! Barry’s is a 50-minute HIIT style class that combines strength and cardio exercises. These classes take place in their studio called the Red Room, which consist of red mood lighting and loud music. Classes usually consists of 12–15-minute running and floor rou

Recently I got a request to talk about advice for career paths. More specifically, advice on choosing one. I love this question- and I love that people trusted me enough to ask! Business Professional Charty making her debut... First off, I’ll start by saying half the battle is sitting in this journey and questioning it. To admit you're unsure and trying to figure things out. We live in a world where everyone seems to have their shit together, and to question or be unsure of w

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Four days before I started my new job, I fell down the stairs and my ankle snapped in half (not really but let me be dramatic). This meant I needed to brainstorm different exercise modalities, due to not being able to run or spin for a month or so. I ended up doing a trial period at a yoga studio in Brookline, and naturally the only classes offered at 6am were hot yoga. I figured I’d be fine with it and went to try it, despite disliking yoga. I brought my $12 Target mat and w