The universe tried to put me on the sideline but I’m a starter in this game called life.
I recently got laid off and then I hurt my knee badly enough that I can barely walk (cool cool). Now I can’t currently play the sport I’m mildly obsessed with- pickleball (iykyk). Very much “the stars aligned” of the universe. 🌟
Except… I don't really believe in dwelling on what I can't control.
I can’t control that I got laid off. I can’t control that my knee is currently unusable. What I can control is what I do next and how I think about it. So naturally, my petty response to getting benched by the universe is: start the Substack I’ve been sitting on for way too long. Let me show the stars who the boss is here. 💅🏼
So Hi, I'm Brooke 🌞💃
I’m a little bit of a jack-of-all traits kind of gal. I’m a certified life coach with a bachelor’s in nutrition science, a master’s as a Physician Assistant, and a past life as a group fitness instructor. I’ve spent years helping women untangle their relationship with their body image while meeting their fitness goals. I’m an athlete and full-time gym rat who found pickleball a few years ago and now can’t shut up about it (ask literally anyone who knows me). And I’ve got two dogs who, as it turns out, have taught me more about human psychology than most of the self help books I read (oh… and I LOVE THEM SO FREAKING MUCH UGGGGHHH). Sorry the cuteness aggression sometimes comes out when I talk about them. 🐶🐾
I say "fuck the patriarchy" pretty much daily.
And I genuinely believe one of the most effective ways to do that is women taking up more room. In the gym, at work, and mostly, in their own heads.
This is a space to discuss and improve on the hard parts of of health goals. The getting to the workouts after a 10 hour shift, sticking to eating your meal prep when In-N-Out sounds reallllyyyy good, and that silly little voice going “but I’m tirrreeddd… maybe tomorrow” 😴.
So enough about me, what about you?? What can YOU expect ⬇️
I’ll be writing weekly about the stuff I actually think and talk about- why you already know what to do and still can’t get yourself to do it, your relationship with food and the whole 9pm kitchen thing, mental health and the tools that actually work. Some posts will be free for everyone. Others- the deeper exercises, the scripts I actually use on myself, the stuff that I mostly talk to in depth with the people I am closest with… will be for paid subscribers (down the line).
If any of that sounds like your kind of thing: subscribe
I wouldn’t want you missing out on how I focus my mind when shit hits the fan, plus the practical steps you can actually use in your own life. Because we are all MVPs in life, and we deserve to be out there playing, not on the bench watching.
And if you’ve got a badass bestie who needs this in her inbox too- send it her way. She’ll thank you later. 🫶🏼