Reflections on TURNING 30
This week marks 5 years since I moved to Seattle and started working at SSP and I’m blown away at how much life can change in 5 years.
Since moving here I’ve:
Gotten engaged, married (legally speaking, we didn’t have a wedding), divorced, and started a new relationship
Had 5 different roles at a company that I truly adore and helped scale it from 1 gym and ~80 members, to 5 going on 7 gyms and a thriving membership base of over 1,000
Started competing in powerlifting, did 4 meets, helped coach other powerlifters, and then “retired” from powerlifting
Started running for the first time in my life and went from not being able to run 1 mile to regularly being able to run 4-5 miles (and soon signing up for a fun race hehe)
Moved 4 times
Made friends, lost friends, reconnected with some people from deep in my past
Met some of the absolute best and absolute worst people I’ve ever known
Had two different therapists, got two new mental health diagnoses, and tried 3 different regimens of mental health medications
Given 3 in person talks, hosted successful online workshops, been interviewed for numerous national publications, built a personal brand & website, and grown my social media by over 16k new followers
Cried a lot, laughed a lot, healed a lot, learned to find the beauty in life even through painful moments
Heading into year 6 in Seattle and with SSP I feel nothing but deep gratitude. I am thankful every fucking day that I get to do work both personally and professionally that makes peoples lives better. Being a coach and leader is such a privilege and honor. People trusting me and us with their health is a responsibility I carry with great respect and will never ever take for granted.
I would’ve never imagined where I could be 5 years into being in Seattle, about to turn 30. My life is wildly different than it was 5 years ago but some things remain true:
I love moving my body and helping others learn to love it as well
I’m thankful to have found such a rewarding calling in this life
I will continue to encourage, speak up, defend, and advocate even when it’s hard
I will ALWAYS choose hope and bravery and to ask myself “what is the best that could happen”
