Wayward Wellness Coaching Sometimes your nervous system remembers the quiet chaos more than the big moments. How growing up without WiFi didn’t make life dull — it made it unforgettable. ↓ ↓ ↓ Hey Reader, I saw this reel the other day — kids asking what we did for fun before the internet existed:Check it out here → https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQN8GK9gFBx/?igsh=MWJhaDA3aXpzYmdieg== And for those of you without InstaG...I went ahead and screen-recorded it...but don't tell anyone. It reminded...
13 days ago • 3 min read
Wayward Wellness Coaching Turns out divine timing doesn’t care about personal space. Because apparently avoiding small talk wasn’t in the cards. ↓ ↓ ↓ Hey Reader, Let me take you on a little cosmic moment the universe decided to throw at me. And with Thanksgiving this week, it was cause for some reflection. I’m sitting in the airport — which, for the record, is not my natural habitat.I don’t go there to make friends.I don’t go there to chit-chat.I go there to survive the experience. Half the...
20 days ago • 3 min read
Wayward Wellness Coaching The unexpected link between hygiene debates and burnout patterns. Because apparently “runoff” is a lifestyle… in more ways than one. (Plus a bonus 2-minute Body Scan Video if you follow till the end) ↓ ↓ ↓ Hey Reader, When you work 24+ hours straight with people, you end up in some weird-ass conversations.And by “weird,” I mean: “Are we really talking about this right now?” One day on shift, someone asks: “Do you wash your legs in the shower?” Suddenly the entire...
27 days ago • 3 min read
Wayward Wellness Coaching The Human Connection Paradox Because it turns out... even introverts need a nervous system buddy. ↓ ↓ ↓ Hey Reader, What I love about working from home now is that I get to spend so much time with my dogs. Marley always in his spot on the couch Mookie assumes position at my feet But what I didn’t anticipate… is how much I miss seeing people throughout the day -even though I also hate seeing people throughout the day. I know. Conundrum. Turns out, your nervous system...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Wayward Wellness Coaching Losing Your Identity (Even When You Never Really Belonged) A personal reflection on identity, grief, and finding your voice again — no fixing, just permission to give yourself grace. ↓ ↓ ↓ Hey Reader, In the name of vulnerability, I've got something to admit —I’ve never really felt like I belonged anywhere. Not in the churches I grew up in.Not in the music world.Not even in EMS. And for a while, I thought firefighting might finally be it.The so-called “brotherhood.”...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
Wayward Wellness Coaching Breaking the Feedback Loop My Dog Peed on Everything I Owned - Here’s What It Taught Me About Regulation (see the culprit at the end...) Because sometimes nervous-system work starts with a mop and a meltdown. ↓ ↓ ↓ Hey Reader, When I tell you this past year with Marley tested my nervous system more than anything else - I mean it. We officially hit one year since adopting him, and while I’d love to say it’s been heartwarming and healing… it’s been a full-blown...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Wayward Wellness Coaching The Boundary Hangover When the adrenaline rush of power feels electric — until the crash punches harder than a stepdad protecting Monday Night Football. ↓ ↓ ↓ Hey Reader, Last year, I played a wedding gig that tested every ounce of my professionalism. At the *very* last minute...while I was walking the dogs for one last sniff walk, literally 2 hours before we were supposed to leave...we were notified that the area meant to fit our duo got cut in half.They still...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
WARNING: Holding Your Ground May Get You Labeled as "Difficult" And your nervous system may want to hit the panic button...but that's ok. I know you may be intrigued about what these pictures are...and if you keep reading, you'll find out. Hey Reader, When I was on the fire department, I was the first — and only — female on the department. Somewhere along the way, this unspoken rule popped up: I had to take every female Section 12. Now, if you’ve never heard of that term, a Section 12 is...
2 months ago • 4 min read
How my Grandma's love for African Violets taught me about growth While I don't have a photo of my Grandma's table full of African violets, my Mom was able to send me over her very own African violets - with the top left (purple and white) one being from my Grandma's original ones! - Feel free to enjoy their beauty. Hey Reader, A couple of months ago, I decided to replant my African violets because they hadn’t gotten flowers in over a year. Turns out…they were actually rotting. No wonder...
2 months ago • 3 min read