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And now for something completely different …
I’ve kept you in the dark long enough and some of you have been waiting patiently for me to announce this (you know who you are). 2022 was a BIG year for me: teaching full-time, training to swim the English Channel and around Manhattan, volunteering, caring for family, and … going to school part-time. Yes,…
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Liminal Spaces: Embracing the Unknown

If you’ve known me for any length of time then you know there are two places I love … no, need … to be: the ocean and the forest. I’ve purposely been trying to spend more time in each – not swimming, not hiking, just … being. Over the past few weeks I’ve done some…
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The gifts of injury, darkness and atmospheric rivers.
Over the past few weeks I’ve though a lot about these three things and how they are gifts: Injury brings focus. Darkness provides strength. Atmospheric Rivers force creativity. I’ve been increasing my time and intensity in the pool over the last couple of weeks. What I have found (especially early on) is that I have to be very careful about my stroke, particularly…