Have you ever stopped and asked yourself what it would take to do something that you totally would LOVE to do, but feels so utterly and unim

When I was invited to speak at a local county swim and dive banquet one year ago, I was over the moon. I love to get on stage and speak about the things that I'm passionate about, whether it's about health, business, or even surviving cancer. But when you give me a platform to talk to teens and their parents about the one thing that has woven through the fabric of my life since I was 6 years old--swimming--that brings the excitement and joy to the next level. So needless to s

The first few times I visited the functional medicine physician, I’d walk out of there feeling as if I’d just drank directly from the fireho

But here’s the thing. I don’t believe you have to wait until you’re falling apart or overrun with stress and fear to learn this, which is wh

What if every step you took in life, everything you ate, and every workout you did was simply because you LOVE yourself enough to allow your

Missing a period does not always mean that you're pregnant. There could be hidden reasons that you have no idea are affecting your healt

Most families are doing their best to help their daughters with chronic pain. But-they’re spending so much money, time, and energy on healin

Female athletes have a million awesome attributes that make us way cooler than boys. Girls rule and boys drool, right? Even though we are sugarier (word invention), spicier, and everything nicer than our male counterparts, we have some unique considerations to worry over that sometimes make being a female athlete a challenge. When I was growing up in sports, I remember being told by a coach at age 10 that I had to watch what I was eating otherwise it would negatively affect m

Happy LOVE YOUR ACTIVE FEMALE month! Did you know that’s a thing? You didn’t? Well duh, that’s because I just made it a thing! I mean, let’s be honest…anyone who knows me knows that EVERY month can be likened to Love Your Active Female Month (LYAFM). And I unabashedly intend to continue celebrating it. So join me! In Part 1 of this series, I introduced some basic principles and insider secrets about how to optimize fueling for active females. Go take a gander before proceedi

Dr. Julie's intro: Ok guys. You're in for a real treat here. Dr. Shawn Haywood is one of my most cherished friends, and also my own personal life coach, partner in crime, soul sister, and so much more. I've mentioned her numerous times all over this site (it's hard not to brag on the people who have changed your life!), and I really don't want to keep her all to myself. I'd love to share her light with you! Shawn owns Liberate My Life, where she helps time-starved, run-ragged

I know...you may be knee deep in sugar cookies, holiday parties and school celebrations. The last thing you want to hear is talk about "eating right." Maybe you would prefer to hit snooze on this topic and re-examine it on January 1st. No problem! I'll be back! In fact, this blog isn't going to be your average nutrition and food blog. Far from it. I'm setting a few ground rules before we get into that topic. In this post, I'll be covering topics related to the nourishment and

​​ They say hindsight's 20/20, right? 7 years and 2 days ago I earned my DPT degree from Emory University. I graduated with highest honors and history repeated itself. Just like my K-12 years, I never made a B in PT school. College was a little bit of a different story (being a student athlete at Duke was hard, people). I don't share that information to fluff my ego or bruise yours. Rather I quickly learned upon graduation and entering the professional PT world that getting t