HOLY LIFE CHANGES, BATMAN.

So here's what happened. First I said I'd post a blog soon. Then I fell into a depression hole. It happens. I'm well taken care of by my family, friends, and medical team. I'm doing much better now, but it was a rough go there for a while. I gained some weight, which is always compounding for all my other problems, not the least of which is motivation to actually get up and move around. Somewhere in the deep darks, I decided to blow my life up again and applied to graduate school. To my great shock and utter delight, I got in. Which also meant I had to quit my day job. So: reckoning with a DEFCON 2 mental health situation, cutting off one of my main sources of income, agreeing to take on student loan debt, and promising my every unscheduled moment for the next two years to the pursuit of a degree. Kind of a lot. But I'm getting my feet under me. Statistics is kicking my ass. I'm loving wallowing around in academia again. There are so many ways my mind is blown every day, not just by what I'm learning but also by seeing what I'm actually capable of. Meanwhile, I'm growing the ways that I can help people both in the long run (getting a Master's degree in Public Health) and in the closer future (getting certified as a Nutrition Coach, finding community groups that are working on health and well-being locally, seeing where the fixable gaps are in health education and equity). All of these are also showing me the ways I can better help my clients, that I can become a better teacher, coach, friend, and supporter. Yeah, it's a lot. But I'm so excited. And I'm dragging you all along with me.