Every year, we spend the 4th of July with my partner’s parents. They own a house on a lake in rural Indiana, and so we pack up our things, drive 10 hours, and settle in for two or sometimes three weeks to work remotely and reset. Last year, at this time, I was working a […]

Before a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, it digests itself. Yup. That’s right. According to Scientific American, “If you were to cut open a cocoon or chrysalis at just the right time, caterpillar soup would ooze out.” That pretty much describes me this month. Caterpillar soup. A straight up pile of goo. When I entered 2022, […]

My Monday morning SUCKED.  I spent the entire day trying to clean away the Sunday Scaries yesterday. I prepped veggies. I vacuumed aggressively. I planned out my outfits.  But as we all know, changing our circumstances does not always change our thoughts.  This morning, I woke up OVERWHELMED. I did a quick thought download outside, […]

Most of us are terrible at doing nothing. Before you say “well, I don’t know Karin, I nothing ALL THE TIME when I’m supposed to be doing other somethings…” I want to ask you a question. Are you really doing NOTHING, in those moments? Or are you doing SOMETHING, just not the SOMETHING you want […]

I cut dairy and gluten out of my diet recently. My brain wants to make up a lot of reasons WHY. My brain thinks there needs to be a big health event, a solid story to tell, a diagnosis. The truth is, I have been counting macros and eating in a way that supports my […]

Let’s be honest. There’s a lot of frustration from online business owners right now about what the heck is going on with Instagram. Story views mysteriously dropped by 50% around January It seems “harder and harder” to get the same amount of likes, comments, shares as before. It seems like we’re screaming into a void… […]

We’re HIRING at Body Brain Alliance! Please read the full description below and then apply using this form. We are looking for a Client Care Expert for Body Brain AllianceI seriously value transparency, so this is a LONG description but it’s upfront and honest about everything you’ll need to know. One important thing: This position is internally focused. This […]

The scene: Elementary school English class. Me, sitting in my desk, legs crossed to keep them from bouncing. I am staring across the class at Valerie Carlson’s pencil case. The teacher had asked us to take out our books, our homework, and a pencil. Valerie reached down, pulling her book from the perfect pocket it […]