Driving with Jenn

Fantastic advice especially for behind the wheel!

As a mom of 2 teen daughters, what & how they drive is super important to me.

🤔 It’s not just do they like the look of the car, but what’s the fuel economy and most importantly how will it be if the unfortunate happens? How big is the front end crumple zone? What are the blind spots like? What are the technology features and can you turn them off? Personally, I’m not a fan of the automatic highbeams or the lane keep assist. But then again I also don’t drive on my phone and it’s always on do not disturb. 🤪

👇 Here’s a great list that insurance Institute of Highway safety has put together for those that wanna make sure they’re making a good decision for their new drivers.



Safe and affordable vehicles for teen drivers Finding a safe and affordable vehicle for a new driver just got eas...

Ever notice how as we get older, joy sometimes feels harder to find?

Life gets busy. Responsibilities pile up. And instead of making space for what truly fills us up, we often settle for distractions just to get through the day.

Ironically, it’s similar to driving. When we don’t leave enough space on the road, stress goes up and safety goes down. The same thing happens in life.

Jenn wrote a quick blog about why “creating space” matters both behind the wheel and in your daily routine—and how it might actually help your stress, focus, and patience more than you realize.

☀️ Curious… what’s one thing you need to make more space for this summer?

7 Ways Time Management Helps You On and Off the Road A question that often comes up in my Orlando traffic safety classes: Do you feel like joy is harder to come by as you get older?Adulting piles on responsibilities. Somewhere along the way, fun starts getting scheduled, skipped, or shoved aside. We chase quick dopamine hits—scrolling, speeding, sna...

Behavior change doesn’t happen in a single visit—and clinicians shouldn’t have to do it alone.

As the burden of chronic disease continues to grow, integrating the right team-based support is becoming essential to delivering effective, sustainable care.

That’s where health and wellness coaches come in.

ACLM’s new toolkit helps clinicians and care teams better understand how to integrate HWCs into lifestyle medicine practice—supporting patients with strategies like motivational interviewing, goal-setting, and ongoing engagement.

The result:
- More consistent follow-through for patients
- More efficient workflows for care teams
- And stronger outcomes over time

Because lasting behavior change doesn’t just come from information—it comes from support.

👉 Explore the toolkit and see how HWCs can strengthen your care model: https://portal.lifestylemedicine.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=WELLCHTLKT&campaignid=90050&mbsy=7fPJvd&mbsy_source=79024680-dfa3-4586-97f5-75f3712c4c88&mbsy_exp=Sun%2C+22+Feb+2026+19%3A16%3A14+GMT&_gl=1*vuuzax*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3Nzg4ODA0MzkuQ2owS0NRandpSnZRQmhDWUFSSXNBTWp0czNKc08wTGpUazJKa0kxTkl1SVcxTnBkMVQ0UFIzYnNQV0I3NjJiUkJ1bndfOGo0RDBjc1FFQWFBaTlURUFMd193Y0I.*_gcl_au*MTQ1OTY3MzkyMC4xNzc1NDgzNjk2LjE3MjY3MjI1OTMuMTc4MTUzMzExMC4xNzgxNTMzMTA5*_ga*MzI4MTQxMzYxLjE3NDU5NDc5ODg.*_ga_PBBHNWPV2S*czE3ODE5MDE0ODEkbzM4OSRnMCR0MTc4MTkwMTQ5MCRqNTEkbDAkaDA.

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The next time you feel your worth is nothing, take a look at who you’re surrounding yourself with. ❤️

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GLP‑1s and other new obesity medications can be game‑changing—but medication alone isn’t the solution.

From day one, the science behind GLP‑1s has paired pharmacotherapy with lifestyle support. Without it, patients risk nutrient deficiencies, muscle and bone loss, and stalled long‑term health.

In this Q&A, Dr. Jasdeep Saluja, chair of ACLM’s GLP‑1 Committee, explains why lifestyle factor conversations are essential for helping people using GLP‑1s not just lose weight—but truly thrive.

This is what root‑cause, evidence‑based care looks like: treating the whole person, protecting health capital, and building habits that last beyond the prescription.

👉 Read the blog to see how lifestyle medicine strengthens GLP‑1 therapy: https://lifestylemedicine.org/why-lifestyle-medicine-is-essential-for-people-using-obesity-medications/

While I agree. Let’s stop just blaming texting as the problem.

In driving classes, I challenge people at the beginning to not use their electronic devices but not because of what our society says about texting being bad while driving.

I want them to get curious about why they go to their phones in the first place.

⁉️Is it expectations?

⁉️Is it you’re tired and that’s your habit to go to the phone?

⁉️ Are you stressed out and trying to get a ton of things done because you have too many things on your plate so your multitasking while you’re driving?

Those are the questions we really should be asking. 

If you want long lasting behavioral change, then you need to uncover the root cause of what’s causing it in the first place. Telling someone to stop texting and driving is like giving someone an aspirin when they have a fever. Well it’s helpful for the surface problem, you still need to get to the root cause of why they have a fever in the first place.

So what’s causing you to be on your phone while driving?

Texting while driving is a triple threat!

Don't Drive Distracted. Eyes Forward.

After listening 4x’s to my daughter and her friends in their high school performance of Sound of Music the last 3 days, this really rings true!

Exactly. Know yourself and design your life around what you want. Stop giving yourself and your love ones your leftovers every night.