I want to extend a warm welcome to you. This blog is the expression of a concept I’ve had for a few years now. I invite you into my vulnerable journey to health.

I am 35 years old and have been overweight the vast majority of my life. I was an active kid, always outside, and somewhere along the way, my weight got bigger than me. I had a few months in my 20s where I felt very connected and close to my body and then we drifted again. I had a baby on 12/31/17, and my body has not been my own for 9+4 months now. So here I am, 35, and looking to find that deep, meaningful connection… with myself.

I’ve decided to embark on a conscious relationship with my body. As conscious as I would be if we were “dating.” My aim is to listen closely to my body, my partner in crime. I have this feeling that the body, my body, holds so much wisdom. Rather than me trying to go out and learn something or do something that will force it to be the way I want, we’re going to have many conversations. I will share my process here, in the hopes that it shares a new or different perspective.

So, you’ll hear me refer to my body in the third person. Because I think that this subtle separation in the short term will bring us even closer together in the long run.