Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Lately, my heart has been heavy. I watch what’s happening in the United States—the rhetoric from our leaders, the actions of ICE, the open hostility toward immigrants—and I feel a deep sadness. Not just because it’s cruel, but because it betrays what America is supposed to be. I was born in the United States and for my first 24 years, I always felt like I belonged here. My idea of what it meant to be an American changed a few years after meeting Karel - my now husband of almost 18 years. Karel came to the United States from the Czech Republic with nothing but a backpack and a belief in the American Dream . He grew up under communism, where freedom was limited and opportunity was rationed. Like so many before him, he came here not to take, but to build a life through hard work and sacrifice. When Karel arrived in the U.S. he overstayed his visa and became an illegal immigrant. What many people don’t understand is that “illegal” does not make someone a criminal or threat to society. It...