About

Hello! I’m Alissa.

Wife, mom, & health blogger

I’m a former critical care nurse turned full-time health/wellness blogger. I loved caring for sick patients, but I’ve come to realize that my real passions are fitness and health.

Outside of working out, I’m a mom to two young kiddos, which is one of the main reasons I started this blog. It’s allowed me more flexibility and quality time with them for which I am so thankful. 

I truly believe that everyone can maintain a healthy lifestyle, even in the midst of busy seasons as moms and dads and/or working professionals. I genuinely hope that this blog helps you even just a little bit on your journey to being the healthiest version of you!

Get to Know Me

These are a few of my favorite things:

  • Running! I’ve been running for 18+ years, including cross-country and track in high school & college, 4 full marathons, and too many half marathons to count.
  • Yoga and pilates. I used to be a skeptic but got hooked on yoga a few years ago. Recently I’ve also started doing pilates a few times a week and I am loving how it makes me feel!
  • Coffee. Specifically of the iced variety. It’s never too cold outside for an iced coffee in my opinion.
  • Hiking in the mountains. I would do just about anything to convince my husband to let us move to Colorado. We try to make a trip out there at least once a year, but it just isn’t enough!
  • Teaching. I still work part-time as a nursing professor for a couple of local universities. I’m a huge science nerd, so I really enjoy teaching classes like pathophysiology and pharmacology.