Ever wonder how to be happy? Or how and why others seems to possess this ever-so-elusive thing called “Happiness”? Trust me, I have been there and done that. Correction, I am doing that. That’s right, happiness is an ever-changing and evolving feeling and emotion. But it is also something that you can control! In this […]
Is our new normal being in a restaurant where kids play on iPads and cell phones with the sound at full volume, without head phones? Is our new normal where people shop, while holding their phone in their hand, having a full on conversation on speaker? Is our new normal where common decency and respect […]
Thin is in. No, big butts are in. Get bigger boobs. Eat this, not that. It seems that no matter where you look, what you see and hear is that your physical-self isn’t good enough. The media, film, advertisements, and anything else we consume aims to sell the image that the YOU, as you are, […]
We spend the vast majority of our lives investing in others—their causes, their business ventures, their relationships, and so much more. But how do we flip the script and channel that same energy so that it helps create meaningful relationships and renew your zest for life? Together, let’s explore what it means to ‘Invest in […]
Today’s world is filled with a constant supply of fitness content via the social media influencer. Instagram and the like are filled with Instamodels promoting their #instafitness with discount codes, selling programming, and sharing progress pics with chiseled abs. But is this constant obsession with needing to look a certain way, and ‘no days off […]
Been told over and over to stop being so ‘Extra’ or ‘Too Much’? Never quite fit in because you just had to do things on your terms, and you were ok with that? Yea, tell me about it! In this episode we explore the dynamics of those “All Eyes on Me” personalities through the lens […]
Welcome to my first episode of Leveling Up! I am thrilled to share with you my journey and how it led me here–to starting this podcast. You’ll hear about how I ended up in Los Angeles after my college boyfriend dumped me, to getting my first teaching job with LAUSD, to becoming a fitness instructor […]
PART II: During the rain, parents, members of the community, and former students came to Virgil Middle School to bring doughnuts, homemade goods like hot beverages, tamales, tacos, and other tasty treats. One passerby stopped to drop off a stack of ponchos. Teachers took turns bringing food to share, setting up and breaking down the […]
Nothing and everything has changed at the same time. How do you go back to the way things were, when you are no longer the same person before nothing and everything changed simultaneously? After being on a six-day strike that has now been resolved, I am sitting here alone, anxious and overwhelmed with emotion. For […]
Everything Mona said made sense. It was eerie how well this woman knew what was happening to me and explained the long process ahead to getting me healthy again. But alas, it could be done. For the first time in a year, I had answers, someone who wanted to and could help, and an action […]