Nourish Your Life

I didn’t get a ton of direction after my microdiscectomy.

My surgeon basically said, “Take it slow, you can start running again around six weeks.” That was it. No detailed progression plan. No do’s/d...

Three weeks post-surgery and I’m feeling better than I have in months. I had my follow-up appointment with my surgeon’s PA this week, and everything is looking great. For anyone else going through thi...

Two weeks ago, I wrote about my decision to go ahead with microdiscectomy surgery after my herniated L4-L5 disc flared up again. I had done all the “right” things—physical therapy, core work, activity...

I’ve been running marathons for over a decade. I’ve finished seven. And for a long time, I thought I was just one of those runners—a solid, steady, five-hour marathoner.

So when I started training fo...

I’ve had chronic back pain since I was 20—half my life now, if you’re counting. I turn 40 next month, and for most of those years, I’ve been navigating what I can and can’t do with a spine that doesn’...

Why stepping away from the rings, badges, and buzzes gave me back my freedom.

The Early Obsession with Data

As an actuary and self-described data geek, I’ve always loved numbers. So when pedometers ...