Build Strength. Feel Capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community The Real Reason Your Midlife Workouts Aren’t Working (And What Actually Does) Most midlife women think they need motivation when what they actually need is a blueprint. If you’ve ever tried to “get strong”--or even to “get strong again”--only to feel overwhelmed, unsure, or flat-out confused, the problem isn’t you — it’s that no one ever taught you how to train a midlife body. And without a plan built for...
3 days ago • 5 min read
Build Strength. Feel Capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Strength Isn’t Something You Start Over With — It’s Something You Build Why Midlife “Reset Culture” Stops Working Every January, women are told the same thing: start over. Reset your habits. Restart your body. Reinvent yourself. But if you’re in midlife and quietly exhausted by that advice, you’re not resistant to change. You’re accurately responding to bad strategy. Midlife doesn’t need a reset. It needs...
21 days ago • 5 min read
Build Strength. Feel capable. Live with Age 36 Energy. The Science of Small Wins You don’t need a total reinvention.You need proof that what you’re doing actually counts.And midlife is very good at making us forget that. Lately, I’ve noticed how easily women like us slip into an all-or-nothing mindset—especially when it comes to health, strength, and energy. If it’s not impressive, we assume it’s ineffective.If it’s not hard, we discount it.If it’s small… we shrug and move on. But that...
28 days ago • 2 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Why Your Nervous System Loves Predictability You know that quiet sense of satisfaction you get after finishing a task—closing your laptop, taking a walk, or checking something off your list? That’s not just relief; it’s dopamine. Your brain’s reward system was designed to encourage behavior that keeps you alive and well. But in the modern world, it’s been hijacked—by notifications, constant...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community The Science of Small Wins You’ve probably heard people say that “small changes add up” and figured it was just a cliché. Not so. Research actually shows that micro-adjustments — tiny, consistent actions — can reshape both your brain and your body’s stress response. When you take small, intentional actions (like drinking water before coffee or standing to stretch between emails), you’re doing more...
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Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Why the Small Stuff Works The Wonder Countdown Challenge is over and if you followed it, you’re probably feeling better. Small daily moments reminded you—again and again—that self-care is a choice. Maybe you’ve now started drinking your water before coffee or walking for five quiet minutes after dinner. Maybe you texted someone you miss or took a moment to breathe before opening your laptop. Those...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community End the Year on Your Own Terms It’s the first week of December, and I bet your brain’s already juggling shopping lists, travel plans, and approximately 47 open tabs labeled “Do Before January.” It’s a lot. And it’s easy to reach the finish line feeling frazzled instead of fulfilled. So this year, I’m inviting you to do something radically gentle—to end the year with small wins that actually fill you...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community Before the year runs away from you, try this November is almost over… Ever notice how December has a way of speeding up just when you realize you’re running on empty? Every year, I tell myself this holiday season will be slower. I’ll savor more moments, enjoy more rituals, feel more peace, chase fewer deadlines. And every year I get caught up in the same mad rush and then poof! The season’s over,...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Build Strength. Reignite Your Spark. Live with Age 36 Energy. Join The Wonderfulness Community The Real Age-Proofing Secrets Aren’t for Sale Everyone’s chasing the next longevity hack—but what if the real secret isn’t hiding in a lab or supplement aisle, but already built into your daily routine? I’ve been tempted by “biological age” tests and towering supplement stacks promising to turn back time. But after decades of research, longevity scientist Dr. Matt Kaeberlein says the truth is...
2 months ago • 1 min read