Kim Westerman
Kim Westerman is a freelance travel, food, coffee and wine writer and a longtime writing teacher with an interest in mindfulness and contemplative studies. She lives with her wife and two young children in Berkeley, California.
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Just when Cameron thought his weight loss was a personal goal, it suddenly became
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Mark once turned to food for comfort. Now, he goes on long runs to
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Kristin’s health and happiness was at an all-time low. Then she decided to take
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In 2005, Joseph Mancuso weighed nearly 500 pounds and was close to death at
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At 38 years old, Brian Bender was smoking a half-pack of cigarettes a day,
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As if being a mother of twins wasn’t hard enough, Roxanne Crozier was finding
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You can’t miss Chris White. A trucker based in Pendergrass, Georgia, he’s big: a
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For Samantha Morrison, rock bottom was in 2009 when she was strolling through a
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Christina Baird knew she had gotten over a big hurdle when a total stranger
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Doreen Gee has enjoyed walking her entire life. Even into her 50s, she took
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Plateaus are usually associated with stunning views. Think of the Massif Central in France,
