What could you do with a single ounce of courage?
My Story
For years, I felt stuck. I struggled with depression after losing my mom at 15, and later, my relationship with my body became all-consuming. After losing a significant amount of weight in my twenties, I eventually gained back more than 100 pounds. I believed the lies depression told me and forgot how capable I was.
In 2021, when my hypertension returned, I decided to try something different. Instead of waiting until I changed my body or “got my life together,” I decided to meet myself where I was.
I started with one hard thing: brushing my hair every day.
That tiny step became the beginning of something much bigger. In 2022, I created “22 Hard Things in 2022” to chase joy, challenge myself, and remember that I could do hard things. Sharing that journey changed my life—and showed me how much I wanted other people to believe in themselves, too.
My Mission
I believe you don’t have to wait for life to be perfect to start living it.
You can struggle with your mental health and still experience joy. You can have a complicated relationship with your body and still make memories, take up space, and enjoy your life. You can be grieving, healing, overwhelmed, or uncertain—and still have beautiful moments alongside the hard ones.
The good and the hard can coexist.
My mission is to remind you that your life is worth showing up for—not someday when everything is better, but right now, exactly where you are.
There is still so much life to live.
Travel With Me
I believe that adventure awaits around every corner. Sometimes it’s in our own home with the people we know and love, and sometimes it’s in new places, with new people, sharing new experiences. Do you want to see the world, make new friends, and challenge yourself in ways you didn’t expect? I can’t wait to travel with you and check things off our “hard” lists together!
Ecuador 2027
Grab Your Spot!
Grab Your Spot!
Iceland 2027
Patagonia 2026
Completed
Completed
Slovenia 2026
Completed
Banff 2026
Completed
Ireland 2025
Completed
Alaska 2025
Completed
Yellowstone 2024
Iceland 2024
Completed
In the News
Win for KC
I was honored to receive the Lockton Courage Award as a part of Win for KC’s 2023 Women in Sports Awards.
Team USA
I was featured in USA Triathlon’s article celebrating women in triathlon. Check out other amazing women making moves in this amazing sport.
Good Morning America
Good Morning America featured my story and “22 Hard Things in 2022” on their digital platforms.
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23 Hard Things in 2023 | The List
If last year was about crawling back to the light, this year is about living in it. I made my list of 22 Hard Things in 2022 to feel alive again and combat depression, after years of self-loathing, panic, and emotional turmoil. Lots of things lead me to the moment I...
Will there be 23 Hard Things in 2023?
The past year of doing 22 Hard Things in 2022 has helped me transform my life and get back to the things that I love and the me that can feel love. But of course, it’s not really the list that did that…
How I made my “22 Hard Things in 2022” list
The goal was JOY. I think when people hear something is “hard”, they assume unpleasant. It’s very understandable to me how my list may be confusing. How is it that someone who was just crawling out a deep hole of depression would want to subject themselves to...
22 Hard Things in 2022
The List At the end of 2021, I felt stuck. I didn’t want to die, but I wasn’t thinking much about living either. I was struggling with self-loathing after gaining back over 100 pounds, after extreme weight loss a decade ago. We were nearly two years into a global...
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