Hi Jennifer--just getting back from a New Year's day run and feeling so grateful for the work we did together last year! It's hard for me to believe that on a day where sweatpants and the fireplace would be more than acceptable day-long companions, I actually wanted to run! 

Looking back over the last year I'm amazed at how much I've changed and how much our work together has changed me. 

Your completely non-judgemental approach (I remember telling you right off the bat that I hated exercise and you didn't bat an eye!) was the first success. I remember telling you after our first session that it was the first health-related interaction I'd had that left me feeling good about the things I was already doing to support my health. That strengths-based approach was key to my successfully integrating exercise into my life.

You also helped me take the time to build strength and flexibility and to incrementally increase my cardio fitness so that being fit felt like it came naturally -- and I never got injured. You had an amazing ability to consider my physical and psychological strengths and limitations when building my plan month to month. 

After about 3 and a half months of strength-building/corrective exercises you had me starting to run 30-second intervals and 3 months later I ran a 5km obstacle course race!   And here I am a little over a year later and I'm reaping the benefits of the best health investment I've ever made. 

Thank you so much and I hope more and more people like me get to benefit from your vast experience and skills in the upcoming year.

All my best,  Linn (MSW)