June Client of the Month - Kathleen Kelley

Our June Client of the Month is a woman who is always working on getting better.  Kathleen Kelley is such an incredible example of someone who recognizes how the ebb and flow of life’s responsibilities can impact one’s ability to be consistent with health and fitness, but that doesn’t stop her from working on it every day!

​Let’s face it!  Life is not easy.  Being human is not easy.  Showing up for ourselves each and every day is not easy.  But that doesn’t mean that it’s not worth it!

I’m sure that plenty of us can relate to how challenging it can be some days to meet the expectations that we put upon ourselves.  Depending on where you are in your life these expectations are different, but can be just as intense in their own right - expectations for how we care for our families, how we pursue our career path, how we commit to our volunteer engagements, how we respond to our friends particularly when they are in need.  The list goes on.  And when we feel all of these responsibilities pulling on us it can be easy to put our own self care onto the back burner.

As they say, the first step in getting better is to acknowledge the situation, and this is what inspires me about Kathleen.  She quickly recognizes when she’s off course and the impact that this has on her ability to live her best life…and for Kathleen her best life is when she can be giving to others.  Kathleen cares deeply for her family, and she’s a total giver.  She takes care of everyone!  Even the Wilcox Trainer Team!  Katheen is an amazing baker and cook and she’s often bringing delicious, organic - whole food goodies from her kitchen to share with us.  She’s one of the most generous and caring people that I know.  And when we give, give, give it’s so easy to lose sight of what we need to do to take care of ourselves so that….we can keep giving.

​I have this conversation with people all of the time who say that they don’t have time to commit to healthy living because they have too many responsibilities to other people.  But if we aren’t taking care of ourselves we’ll get to a point where we can’t keep giving to those who we love.

Kathleen embraces the importance of taking care of herself, even though on some days she may give more to others than she gives to herself, which can tip things temporarily out of balance.  When I spoke with Kathleen recently she reflected upon the reality that when she stays on track with her commitment to a healthy lifestyle she has more energy, she’s more positive, and she sleeps better.  And of course, when we have more energy, feel more positive, and are fully rested we have so much more of ourselves to give.

Kathleen’s acknowledgement of how her healthy habits benefit her….and how straying off course leads to feeling like crap, sleepless nights, and lack of energy inspires her to get back on track ASAP.  Sometimes it may feel like the gap between getting off track and getting back on track feels like a chasm, and that’s because time seems to slow down when we aren’t feeling our best.  It can make us feel like we’re not getting back on track fast enough, but what is important is that we dig deep and find the reasons for getting back on track, and do it as soon as possible.

Kathleen consistently shows up to the gym, and with each visit she arrives with a big smile on her face ready to not only give herself that time to take care of herself but also with all of the generosity in her heart that she gives to the others who are in the session with her.  Her positive energy is contagious.  She works hard and has fun doing it.  The more she sweats the more she smiles.  

​Kathleen is always exploring other ways to support a healthy body.  She notices how she feels better when she is hydrated.  She noticed recently that gluten and sugar don’t benefit her and so she explores new recipes and ways to fuel and nourish her body with the foods that make her body feel its very best.  

When I asked Kathleen what her biggest accomplishment has been this is what she said:

“My biggest accomplishment is that I let go of the belief that I can do this on my own, and I came back to Wilcox for the support I truly need”.  



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And boy are we glad she did!  Every day Kathleen learns something new that will benefit how she feels and how she can live her life feeling her very best, and right alongside her we learn something from Kathleen that inspires us to be our very best too.  

We just love working with Kathleen and we couldn’t be more happy to celebrate Kathleen as our client of the month.