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It’s All About Balance (and protein)- Vanessa Phillips lead trainer, and nutritionist for ABOVE
Two breakfast burritos, a turkey egg bagel sandwich, a 6 inch breakfast sub, 2 coffees and perhaps a donut or two to share. That is the...
Rob Phillips
Feb 3, 20243 min read


Learning About Grief From an Old Friend - James R Phillips (CEO of ABOVE)
I admit it I didn't think it was a good idea, Vanessa wanted a dog and all I could think about was the hassle of cleaning up after it,...
Rob Phillips
Jan 30, 20245 min read


Aging Gracefully or Disgracefully Aging? - by Vanessa Phillips (Lead Trainer for ABOVE)
"Don’t rub your eyes, they’ll wrinkle.” “Don’t wear your hair tight, you’ll stretch your forehead and your hair will fall out.” These are...
Rob Phillips
Jan 25, 20243 min read


Your body keeps the score, but so does the scoreboard (reflection on mental health and sports)- Rob Phillips (CEO of ABOVE)
I have become a recent enthusiast of Girls high school Junior Varsity Basketball, and no I'm not "that guy" I am watching our 12 year old...
Rob Phillips
Jan 17, 20243 min read


The Customer Service Contrast- by Vanessa Phillips
I drag myself out of the car, fumble through my gym bag, get out my cell phone, pull up the gym app to check in, pull together that 5am...
Rob Phillips
Jan 14, 20242 min read


What Forgiveness Means to me - By Hollie Shaw
Unpopular opinion, people put themselves under unnecessary pressure to forgive someone who has hurt them badly. It's new year eve and...
Rob Phillips
Jan 11, 20243 min read


From the Mom of the Not Honor Roll Kid - by Vanessa Phillips
So, you become a mom, you see your kids’ bright futures in their little sparkling baby eyes. You fall in love with them immediately,...
Rob Phillips
Jan 9, 20245 min read


Do "Real Men" need therapy? - James R Phillips (CEO of ABOVE)
I will admit it I hated the thought of going to therapy, I was a therapist that didn't think therapy could help me. I will save you the...
Rob Phillips
Jan 7, 20243 min read


What Leadership means to me - by Vanessa Phillips (Executive Leader, and Lead Trainer for ABOVE)
There I sit by a pool in sunny Key Largo on a warm sunny Florida day. My phone starts bing bing bing Geez I thought to myself, someone at...
Rob Phillips
Jan 5, 20243 min read


Walking out of the ditch - Hollie Shaw
When it feels like you have spent your whole life stuck in the ditch. It's hard to believe that there's a whole other world out there...
Rob Phillips
Jan 3, 20243 min read


How therapy revealed to me the person I was meant to be - By Karyn Clark (World traveler and friend of ABOVE)
Never a fan nor a great believer in psychotherapy, I was a total hypocrite. I definitely had a desire to pursue counsel and it was always...
Rob Phillips
Jan 1, 20246 min read


From Thighmaster to Bench Press- Written By Vanessa Phillips lead trainer at ABOVE
So there I sit in the late 1980’s, at the age of 8. As I sit and watch tv, a commercial comes on for the one and only thighmaster. There...
Rob Phillips
Dec 21, 20233 min read


Putting your relationship on "good behavior" -By James R. Phillips CEO of ABOVE
The alarm went off at 4:15AM, but I was already awake it is time to get my morning started. The first task is to wrestle a 9 pound...
Rob Phillips
Dec 18, 20233 min read


How the pandemic saved therapy - by James R Phillips CEO of ABOVE
I can remember sitting with my wife enjoying a bar stool at "Irish Kevin's" in Key West the month of March of 2020, and everyone was...
Rob Phillips
Nov 25, 20233 min read
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