One of the security questions that I could pick for a website that I need to log in to occasionally was "What was he last name of your favorite teacher?" Now, it's been quite some time since I was in school, with teachers that you actually got to know. College professors, who you see once or twice a week aren't the kind of people you create a bond with. But, I have no trouble coming up with the answer to that question. Mr. Brown was a health teacher at my high school, he was the athletic trainer as well. He also taught the class "Tools for Change". This class was an elective that you could take, and I signed up for it my senior year thinking it would be an easy A. You basically learned methods for coping with being a teenager. And Mr. Brown was fun. We didn't sit at desks, heck, sometimes we didn't even sit in chairs. This was a relaxing period, during a stressful year. It shouldn't have been an elective. It should have been requi...
My journey, trying to be an Ironman, while dealing with anxiety, depression, body dysmorphia, self doubt, and life as a single mom with two grown sons, a crazy ass dog, and a handful of cats.