The waterfalls.

The jungle air.

The rivers winding through the trees.

Fresh fruit in the morning.Long conversations at night. Laughing until our stomachs hurt. Watching monkeys swing through the trees while the ocean breeze moved through the palms.

There was something about Costa Rica that felt different from anywhere I’ve ever experienced.

Not just beautiful.

Alive.

I recently traveled there with my daughter, and somewhere between swimming beneath waterfalls, floating through jungle rivers, visiting animal sanctuaries, hiking through breathtaking landscapes, and sharing healthy meals together…

something inside both of us softened.

Life slowed down.

We became more present.More connected. More grateful.More joyful.

And honestly…

I didn’t realize how much I needed that.

One of the things you hear constantly in Costa Rica is the phrase:

Pura Vida.

At first it sounds like a simple saying.

But after spending time there, I realized it is much more than that.

It is a way of l...

I have just returned from a place where the air feels like a physical embrace. Standing on the edge of a cloud forest with my daughter, watching the mist dance between ancient ferns, I realized that some places on Earth don't just host life—they celebrate it.

This was no ordinary vacation. It was a pilgrimage. My daughter and I were celebrating a milestone that, three years ago, felt like a distant, flickering hope.

 We have both navigated the dark tunnels of life-threatening health challenges recently. We fought through the fear, the treatments, and the exhaustion, emerging on the other side with a fierce, renewed gratitude for the simple act of breathing.

As we look toward the horizon of new decades—

her approaching 60 and me approaching 80—we knew we needed a setting that matched the magnitude of our gratitude. 

We needed a place that understood resilience. We found it in Costa Rica. This was our first solo trip together since my grandchildren (now 27, 24, and 22!) were born. A...

The Birth of the Zesty Change Method

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When Life Invites You to Begin Again

There was a time when I wondered if my most vibrant years were behind me.

After a divorce, the loss of the business I had built with so much heart and effort, unexpected weight gain, and a series of health challenges, I found myself standing at a crossroads that many women eventually reach in midlife.

From the outside, everything might have looked fine.

But inside, I knew something had shifted.

The life I had been living no longer felt fully aligned with the woman I still believed I could become.

Like many women navigating life after 50, I faced a quiet but powerful question:

Is this the beginning of decline… or the beginning of reinvention?

I chose reinvention.

That decision began a journey of exploration—learning how to care for my health in deeper way...

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There comes a beautiful season in life that I like to call the Fourth Quarter — not as an ending, but as a refinement. It is the stage where we know ourselves better, value our time more deeply, and begin to ask not “What should I do?” but rather “How fully can I live?”

Over the years, I’ve come to organize my own wellness philosophy around three simple yet powerful pillars:

• Get Up.
• Get Dressed.
• Get Out.

These are not just actions — they are attitudes of living. They are daily invitations to awaken energy, express self-love, and engage with the world in meaningful ways.

Small habits are the quiet architects of big change. When we think about transformation, we often imagine dramatic overhauls — new routines, strict plans, or massive bursts of motivation. Yet lasting energy and vitality rarely come from sudde...

Your New Year Check-In: Reset Your Energy, Mindset, and Momentum with 3 Simple Zesty Steps

We’re a few weeks into the New Year now — far enough that the fireworks have faded, routines have returned, and real life has reclaimed center stage.

This is the moment most resolutions quietly loosen their grip.

Not because you failed.
Not because you lack discipline.

But because change built on pressure rarely survives contact with reality.

So instead of asking, “Am I still on track?” — let’s ask a better question:

What small reset would help me most right now?

A meaningful life shift rarely comes from dramatic January promises. It comes from small, repeatable daily actions that restore energy, strengthen mindset, and create forward motion.

That’s the foundation of the Zesty Change framework — three simple pillars that support sustainable personal renewal:

• Get Up — Energy

• Get Dressed — Mindset

• Get Out — Movement & Connection

Today is your gentle New Year check-in — a...

 Most people start January with a long list of "shoulds”

I should eat less. I should move more. I should be more disciplined.

​But what if you traded "should" for Zest?

​I am so excited to invite you to my upcoming Master Class: The 3 Secrets: Your North Star to the Fountain of Zest.

​On January 6th, we are going on a wellness adventure to uplevel the three pillars of a vibrant life: Metabolism, Mindset, and Movement. We’re breaking it down into three simple, powerful steps:

• ​⚡️ GET UP: Discover the secrets to fueling your metabolism from the inside out. No more mid-day crashes—just pure, sustainable energy.
• ​🧠 GET DRESSED: Arm yourself with a powerful mindset. Learn how to "put on" your confidence every morning so you're ready for whatever life throws at you.
• ​🌳 GET OUT: Activate joyful movement. We’re moving past the "gym grind" to find movement that actually makes you smile and feels like an adventure.

​It’s time to stop settling for "fine" and start living with a mass...

The air is crisp, the days are shorter, and the aroma of pumpkin spice is everywhere. Yes, Daylight Saving Time has ended, the clocks have "fallen back," and we're officially settling into the colder, darker months. For many, this seasonal shift, coupled with the approaching holiday season, can feel like an invitation to slow down a little too much—to retreat, indulge, and maybe let those healthy habits slip until the New Year.

It's tempting to think of this time as a wellness 'off-season,' a period of hibernation where comfort food and cozy blankets take precedence over exercise and healthy routines. We hear it all the time: "I'll start fresh in January." But what if I told you that letting your guard down now is actually setting yourself up for a much harder battle later?

The Hidden Trap of Seasonal Slippage

The transition to fewer hours of daylight and the relentless wave of holiday obligations—parties, travel, gifts, and rich foods—creates a perfect storm for wellness derailment...

Take a deep breath. Can you smell it? That crisp, earthy aroma of dry leaves, woodsmoke, and a hint of cinnamon? Happy Fall! The air is turning sharper, the days are getting shorter, and the world is inviting us all to slow down, cozy up, and reflect.

Fall is a time of incredible transformation and beauty. 

The vibrant colors we see aren’t just a pretty sight; they’re a gentle, vivid reminder that letting go—like the trees dropping their leaves—is a necessary, natural, and beautiful part of life.

Did You Know? A Fall Birthday Boom!

Speaking of life’s beautiful changes, did you know that the fall months are a truly popular time for birthdays, especially for women in our community? It’s true! More than 25% of women over 50 have their birthdays in the fall! If you or a friend is celebrating a birthday among the golden leaves, we wish you the happiest of days and a year ahead filled with warmth, health, and joy.

The Autumn Harvest: What Did We Cultivate This Year?

When we think of fa...

It was a cold, hard choice, one I made on a grey autumn day with my heart in my throat. I watched my daughter's tiny body wrapped snugly in a blanket, a perfect, new life I was about to give away.

Painful Good  Byes

In that moment, the finality of my decision settled over me, a last act in a long line of goodbyes. My ranch, my horses, my marriage—all of them had become ghosts. But as I drove away from the hospital, it wasn’t just the miles between us that grew. It was the distance between who I was and who I was about to become.

Holding On to Grudges

For years, I believed resilience was about holding on. It was about gripping the reins, fighting the current, and proving I could withstand the storm. I fought my ex-husband for nine long, bitter years, a brutal, endless divorce that drained my savings and my spirit. In the end, I lost the ranch—the home I had built—as part of the settlement. I fought to keep my horses, my loyal, equine family, until I had to admit defeat and find them...

Remember those days when a good old-fashioned roadmap was all you needed? A crisp, folded paper promising a clear destination, a few well-marked turns, and the reassuring knowledge of precisely when you’d arrive. 

Our lives, it seems, have few such guarantees. We are wired to crave certainty—a definitive diagnosis from a doctor, a stable number in our bank account, a roadmap for the future that has no unexpected detours or sudden detours.

We yearn to know how it all turns out, to control the narrative, to predict the next chapter before we’ve even finished the current sentence.

For me, one of those profoundly defining moments came with the loss of my boarding facility. It wasn’t merely a business; it was a dream I had meticulously built with my own hands, fueled by passion and years of dedication.

It was a place teeming with life, where every hoofbeat and whinny was a testament to hard work and connection. The signs of economic shift, the whispers of changing tides, were there if I...