Erin DiNicola
Erin and her active duty Army husband have a 6-year-old, a 4-year-old, and 2-year-old boy and girl twins! Erin is also the proud owner of CrossFit Mount Pleasant and FIT4MOM Charleston. A former US diplomat, Erin has lived and worked all over the world. She is a former nationally ranked 100m and 300m hurdler, a certified yoga and prenatal yoga instructor, and holds additional certifications as a CrossFit Level 2 Coach, Precision Nutrition Coach, USAW L-1, Barre, TRX Barre, TRX Yoga and as an ACE group fitness/personal trainer. On a daily basis, she aims to show her babies that women can be both soft and strong, and that one must never give up, no matter what!
Sobriety: A Love Story
This is not a story of abject desperation or unthinkable lows. This is not an after-school special or even a Lifetime movie. It’s certainly not Nicholas Cage in ‘Leaving Las Vegas’ or even Meg...
A Letter to My Wild Child
Dearest Wild Child,
You come from a long line of hell raisers, rule breakers, radical individualists, and people who most definitely marched to the beat of their own drum. You, my sweet baby, are the...
The Seasons of Friendship
Friendships have seasons and this season of friendship is a wintery one.
In my teens and 20s, I saw friends nearly every day and definitely on the weekends. I knew everything about their love lives,...
Throw Away The Scale and Live Your Life
Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by a Weight Scale!
Everyone's hand raised? Mine definitely is!
As easy as it is to become obsessed with a number of the scale and continue...
To My Fellow Moms Kicked in the Rear by 2020
I see you. I am you. This year....bless its heart. It sucked.
The many pivots of 2020
We had to learn to homeschool with five-year-olds who are way more tech-savvy than their parents. There is nothing...
101 Things Charleston Moms Are Grateful for This Thanksgiving
Not sure if you've noticed, but 2020 has gone a bit off the rails! It's been exhausting, stressful, and challenging for many of us, but as Charlotte Brontë said, "Gratitude is a divine emotion:...
A (Double) Trouble-Free Dental Visit
When you have twins, everything takes a little bit longer to plan and carry out, including routine medical and dental appointments. Wrangling two rambunctious two-year-olds plus their siblings does not make for a particularly...
Tips for Evacuating with Kids During Hurricane Season
We are officially in hurricane season and based on the past few years, that means that we should expect an evacuation order at some point in the coming months. In previous hurricane seasons, I've...
Leaning Out
Shortly before life came to an abrupt halt in mid-March, I found myself physically and emotionally exhausted. On a rare afternoon without my kids, I sat quietly on the beach and longed for breathing...
The Exclusion Of Motherhood
As the nation collectively realizes some hard truths about racial discrimination and injustice and many advocate for systemic and sustainable change, it has become increasingly clear that while motherhood may unite us, other identifying aspects...