Hi! I’m Dani, a 51-year-old mom of three who is hiking towards health in 2026!

In 2024, I experienced a health crisis that forced me to evaluate what I value most in life. Health was something that I had taken for granted. Happiness, outside of my love of my family, was something that seemed forever just out of reach.

It seemed easier to discern what I did NOT value: I was beleaguered beneath the stress of a job that I hated. I despised capitalism and deeply resented being a cog in its machine. I no longer wished to perform normalcy in society. I was literally dying inside while being forced to watch the world burn, and I had had enough.

… so I’m making myself a better world.

Over the last two years, I have discovered that I am simply an aspiring bog witch, a menopausal hag born to frolic in the woods with my canine minions and obsess over fictional characters. I want to romanticize my life and enjoy a little whimsy. And my vow in 2026? To be positively feral — and finally fit –while being my own biggest fan!

I am choosing to love myself. I am choosing to live this one life on my terms.

Health & Happiness is a nature-focused health and wellness journey, a celebration of intentional movement and self-discovery as I strive to nurture my inner athlete and foster self-confidence while enjoying the great outdoors. It is also a love letter to my children. I am archiving favorite family recipes and travels in hopes of ensuring that my precious children always have a little piece of me with them, to be assured that even in the darkest of times, I lived and loved and wish them to always be brave and do the same. And while my children & the open road are my greatest source of happiness, join me and my two puppies, Juno and Willow, as I hike my way towards health, one step at a time.