Sometimes the pivot isn't graceful. Sometimes it's getting knocked flat on your back and choosing to stand up anyway.

In this episode, I'm sharing something I haven't said publicly until now: I failed the National Board Health and Wellness Coach exam. After months of studying, time invested, money spent, and things in my life put on hold — I missed it by a small margin. And it crushed me.

This episode is the real story — the grief, the tears, the family and nature that held me through it, and the moment I decided to feel everything fully instead of rushing past it.

But it's also the story of what came next: the decision to register for the exam again this summer. Not because I have to. Because I started something, and I finish what I start.

If you've ever failed at something you worked hard for — a goal, a test, a relationship, a dream — this episode is for you.

The delay is not the denial. Show up anyway.

In this episode:

• What it actually felt like to fail by a narrow margin
• How I let myself grieve without spiraling
• The reframe that changed everything
• Why I'm going again — and what that means for you too

Health Yeah, I said it

Curious how my health journey began? Tune in, and know that everyone has their own unique story and you are not alone.

This podcast is for the women who are done pretending wellness is pretty.

Who knows that showing up is the whole work. Who's ready to stop shrinking and start moving — in her body, in her life, and in her purpose.

Stick around, because next week I’m going to be sharing something I haven’t said aloud yet.

This podcast?

It's for the women who are done pretending wellness is pretty.

Who knows that showing up is the whole work. Who's ready to stop shrinking and start moving — in her body, in her life, and in her purpose.