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A Ratterman Holiday

The holidays are wrapping up, and holidays often bring a lot of stress and anxiety for many households. Where do we celebrate? Who’s bringing what? What time to we need to be at which house? We’ve really perfected the holidays in our household, which makes for much happier and less stressful celebrations. Even though Jeff…

Facing My Fears Head-On

I haven’t always been afraid of heights. When I was younger, I had no issues with it—probably because we’re all a little more fearless before our sense of mortality sinks in. As I’ve gotten older had kids who depend on me, I’ve become more fearful of scary things. Enter zip-lining. While we were on vacation…

Getting Unstuck Is A Journey

Remember how I said I was going to do more journaling? And when I said it, I did mean it – but now here I am, months later and I’ve still got a bunch of blank journal pages staring at me and I feel STUCK. Part of the issue for me with journaling, I think,…

A Change for the Holidays

This year we’re doing the holidays a bit different. From a cold and chilly Thanksgiving for some of our family to Christmas at Disney World, we’re shaking it up! Thanksgiving in NYC Jeff and Lucy spent Thanksgiving on a daddy-daughter trip in New York City. She had been bugging us for years about going, and…

Work Transformation to Feed the Soul

I talk to people every week who are looking for a change in their career. They’ve made changes in their lives, and now they want more freedom. It just makes sense for them to do something different now that they have children or are looking to get out of their 9 to 5 job. Before Jeff…

The Photo That Changed My Life

Everyone has THE PHOTO. You know what I mean, right? The photo that changes it all. The photo that makes you stop dead in your tracks and say…this is not me. This is not the person I want to be. No more. It is time to make a change. Well…I want to share with you…

Mom…I’m Bored! Summer With Kids

As much as I try to keep my kids active and involved during the summer, there’s always down time. And that means bored and whiny kids. “I want a friend over.” “Can we go there?” “Will you buy this?” “I’m bored.” Parents, you can all relate to these questions and comments we field from our kids all…summer…long. In…

Summer Vacation Plans

I love summertime. The kids are home from school and we’re able to get together and reconnect with some of our extended family. Plus, the kids get to explore the great outdoors and have a chance to really dive into some of their passions (like… soccer!). Family Trip This year, we’ll again head out for our…

A Luxury Get-Away to Cancun, Thanks Beachbody!

I had an amazing time a few weeks ago in Cancun with the Beachbody team! When I started my journey with Beachbody nine years ago as just a customer, I had no idea it would lead to all of this. I started using Beachbody products because I needed to get fit, change my life and…

What it Means to be a Fit Mom

Being a fit mom is important to me—obviously, since I’m a Beachbody coach. During my journey, it’s been easy to compare myself to supermodels and those on the fitness videos I workout to everyday. But being fit is about SO much more than just the way you look. It’s about how you feel, And how your…