Welcome! My name is Alexa and for the majority of my life I struggled with self-confidence issues. However, I blamed the world as the source of my problems, never stopping to take a long, hard look in the mirror. It was only after a hugely significant life event that my paradigm shift occurred. I realized that every aspect of my situation was due to one single variable- me. My habits, my life decisions, the people I chose to spend time with, how I responded to things out of my control… it had all built up to a physical, mental, and emotional breakdown.
But you know what I did? I faced it head-on. I took that long, (extremely) hard look in the mirror. I stopped the excuses and realized that I was the problem. But I was also the solution. The driving force behind this website is to share my passion for two things that have been instrumental in my transformation: fitness and philosophy. I fell in love with working out, thoroughly cleaned up my diet, and began to seriously self-reflect.
The greatest thing I could ever wish to be called is a strong woman. A Wonder Woman. Because we are all going to experience setbacks, adversity, hurt, and anger… but the strong can cope. And the strong come out even better on the other side.
Along with the barbell to symbolize physical strength, you’ll see the lotus flower on this site to symbolize mental and emotional strength. The lotus flower is one of the most iconic symbols in Buddhism. It’s a flower that grows in dirty, murky pond water yet fights its way to the top of the surface and blooms into one of the most beautiful things you will ever see.
Within the murk of my personal breakdown I found that I possessed an indomitable physical, mental, and emotional strength. I wish nothing but the same for you.