Spandex & Wine

A six-pack is optional. Being able to get up off the floor is not. We’re digging into functional fitness, the kind of training that keeps you independent as you get older, so you can travel, hike, garden, golf, dance...

Bone density isn’t a “later” problem, and it’s definitely not a boring one. I’m breaking down why your bones are living tissue that respond to how you move, how strong you are, what you eat, and even how well you...

Your skin isn’t just reacting to what you put on it, it’s responding to what you put in your body and how you live day to day. We’re wrapping up our skin series by stepping back from the endless lineup of cleansers...

Your skin might be giving you data, not drama. We’re so used to treating every new rash, breakout, or dry patch like a product problem, but sometimes the real story is happening underneath the surface and your skin is...

We’ve gotten loud, repeated messages about skin: avoid the sun, buy the product, fix the wrinkle. But when I started digging into the connection between sunburn risk, ultra-processed foods, and what we put on our...

Skin seems simple until you start pulling the thread and suddenly you’re holding a whole library of questions. That’s exactly where we’re going next on Spandex and Wine: beyond “wear sunscreen” and into the surprising...

The bourbon trail taught me something I didn’t expect: the best “fun facts” stick when they come with a story and a simple way to remember them. After a quick Louisville getaway (yes, I’m learning to say it right), I’m...

If you’re the person everyone depends on, you probably know the moment when “I can handle it” quietly turns into “I can’t breathe.” We’re closing our nervous system regulation series with the most uncomfortable and most...

Freedom is not just something we celebrate on a calendar. It’s the quiet stuff: waking up and going for a walk, lifting your grandkids, carrying groceries without thinking twice, taking a bike ride, hugging the people...

Your day might look “normal” but your nervous system could be interpreting it like a stress test. From the alarm clock on your phone to emails, headlines, social media, buzzing watches, background TV, and bedtime...

Anxiety has a sneaky way of time-traveling our brains, dragging us into worst-case futures, while rumination can keep us replaying the past on a loop. When that happens, sensory grounding is one of the fastest, most...

Your body is always reading signals from the outside world and from the inside of your chest. When stress ramps up, your breathing often becomes shallow and fast, and that pattern tells your nervous system to stay on...

Your body isn’t being “dramatic.” It might be overloaded. We’re kicking off season four of Spandex and Wine with a topic that’s quietly affecting a lot of women: nervous system regulation, especially through the lens of...

<p>You don’t need a perfect schedule to build healthy habits. You need a smarter system. We’re recording from a car on a rainy day and talking through a practical approach that helps when life is full: habit stacking...

<p>I’m going to say the quiet part out loud: sometimes the person telling you to drink water between glasses of wine… forgets to do it. If you’ve been beating yourself up for falling off your healthy habits, this short...