I started RESET:breathe in 2017 with a one-year-old who hated sleep and three other kids who needed me in a thousand different ways. I was exhausted, stretched thin, and looking for a way to feel like myself again.
Two years earlier, I lost one of my closest friends to cancer. She was 33, with a one-year-old son. Losing her woke something in me—suddenly all the “somedays” and “eventuallys” felt like excuses. I wanted to build a life that actually felt good to live, not one built by shoulds or expectations.
Eight years in, I’ve learned that what people need most isn’t just another workout plan—it’s permission to slow down and find themselves again. We’re conditioned to believe we’re not doing enough unless we’re doing everything for everyone. I know because I’m still figuring this out myself.
Four years ago, chronic illness (long covid) forced me to practice what I preach on an even deeper level. It taught me that your health isn’t something you get to “when things calm down.” It’s the foundation everything else is built on. And you don’t have to earn the right to take care of it. Movement has always been my reset button, but these days RESET:breathe is about something bigger: building a community where women can be honest about how hard things are, where slowing down isn’t seen as giving up, and where taking care of yourself doesn’t require an apology.
I’m not here to fix you or transform you. You’re not broken. I’m here to remind you that you’re worth the effort, that rest is productive, and that showing up for yourself with a little more compassion might be the most radical thing you do today.