by Jamie Thurber | Sep 16, 2019 | Health, Inspiration
The other day I was sitting in the salon chair recapping some current events from my world with my friend and hair stylist when I realized that I had just referenced my therapist and my psychiatrist within a few short breaths of each other. When realizing that, I...
by Jamie Thurber | Aug 30, 2019 | Inspiration
*Originally Published August, 2017 He fought every fight in his head before he ever hit the ice. He knew their moves and how he would counter. He prepared his hands, his shoulders, his knees. He never fought angry. Every move, every swing, was carefully calculated....
by Jamie Thurber | Jul 15, 2019 | Get Shit Done, Inspiration
Lately I spend more time writing about the facts than anything else. In my journal, that is. I’m writing a “celebration” list of all I’ve accomplished for the day. Documenting facts in order to combat the voice in my head that has always done a...
by Jamie Thurber | Jul 10, 2019 | Inspiration, Self Reflection
Sometimes you have to be your own motivation. In those moments when you find yourself slipping and it feels like you’ll never get fully back on track I’ve learned that nothing motivates me more than reminding myself where I’ve been and what I’m...
by Jamie Thurber | Jul 4, 2019 | Inspiration, Who I Am
I felt like shit about myself earlier. Questioning my appearance. Pissed that I lost 2 inches in my thighs and 1.5 in my hips. I felt gross and annoyed and just ugh. Pushed to go to the gym anyway. Sort of in a fog the entire time but intentionally focusing on the...
by Jamie Thurber | Jun 11, 2019 | Be the Change, Inspiration, Self Reflection
This weekend marks 8 years since I finally walked away (Originally written May 25). Man, sometimes it feels like 15 and other times it feels like it was an entirely different lifetime altogether. For years I would never admit this part to anyone that wasn’t...