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Where are you going next….

Me, I’m not sure?!?!

Feminine woman…

It has taken me years to unveil myself in my true form. I am strong, a survivor I have been told. I am also soft under the right circumstances. I have often been viewed as many things that I am not. I have been hurt, shamed, belittled and mistreated. I am a women who has spent many years living outside of ones self in a world that has felt less than welcoming. I have sheltered in the arms that have held me with the wrong intensions. I have chosen to gently release all that does not serve me. I have and continue to creating room for the women I was always meant to be. I am a feminine woman.

❤️ Nicole

Since my dads passing, some stuff holds more meaning.

This old truck was a project he intended on finishing. He had many. This specific truck holds a very special place in my heart.

Thank-you for spending some time capturing its magic and creating such special memories for me.

I look forward to seeing the beauty that I know you have captured from this old rusted truck.

My heart has grown 10x to big for my body. Rainier… it’s all your fault. I love you!!! Ty for capturing him so beautifully.

To my indigenous friends and to their friends and family. I cannot begin to imagine the depth of the pain felt… the impacts… my heart goes out to you all. ❤️

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Just being…. ❤️

Moments… Take the time to have them.

Be present and share in the new ones. Take a moment to smile and be grateful when thinking of the old ones. Life is designed to share in many wonderful moments. Enjoy!

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When your tank is empty but your muscles feel full… you post that s**t.

Be your biggest cheerleader.

Do you ever look back at a moment in time and wonder… how did I even survive that?!

You then realize it was a moment in time that was meant to propel you to the exactly where you are meant to be.

Everyday we strive to be better. ❤️

Today I relied on discipline and it paid off.

This is me sitting at my desk excitedly ready to receive what is to come next.

This is me reflecting and celebrating in regards to the choices I have made… good, bad, and hella hard… that have led me to where I am today.

Living life has its way of molding you into the person you desire to be… if you allow it.

With every great sacrifice comes great reward and I’m here for it.

Let’s go!

Exciting stuff this week…

I begin offering training for Ruel Athletics Clients out of a new location. The Bulldogs Training Center.

I’m grateful for some additional space. I will still be located out of Alberni Fitness as well. I just require a little more room and some additional equipment that Alberni does not have.

This week RA LIFT has been added to my schedule. Mondays at 5pm. 🎉🎉🎉

This is by far one of my favorite types of training to coach. It’s important for ALL ages and ALL fitness levels.

Selfishly, I lOVE coaching this because I get to use a number of different modalities of training, along with watch the transformation from beginner to beast OR… beast to more beast.

The big lifts happen here… I love watching you surprise yourselves. I am incredibly detailed and will keep you safe, discover your energy leaks and in turn will make you an incredibly efficient lifter!

We cover soft tissue mobilization, mobilization and movement, activation and increased strength of assessory muscle, flexibility and stretching.

Over the next 4-6 weeks it will be everything squats. I will turn you into a squatting machine. After all… we squat everyday of our lives.

Please consider this type of training… for so many reason… prolonging your life, the comfort in daily tasks, decreasing injury risk… changing body transformation for overall health and for some esthetically.

Let’s go!!!! DM me!!!

Heads up… I’m taking this week to rest and recharge.

This will consist of sitting on as many beaches as I can get to… and tending to my garden. Please send me your beach suggestions. ❤️

Rest is tough for many because we have built a life full of stuff that requires time and money for maintenance.

It’s a terrible cycle to get stuck in. You get to spend far less time enjoying this beautiful life.

Some end up yearning for time away from their chaos. Some end up dreaming of having a different life.

Living within your overwhelming life will rob you of your time on this earth.

The key: slowly build a life that you truly want to sustain long term. Make your list of must haves and go from there.

The reason for this post… my life is a work in progress. I am always fighting for balance. Living within chaos does not work for me and I will not settle.

Rest your way to a healthier you! ❤️

ITS GO TIME!!!!

I am incredibly excited to be apart of something special within my community.

Port Alberni is a die hard hockey town and I love what David Michaud and his team are creating.

I can’t wait to support this team. Athletic development is a huge passion of mine for so many reasons. It’s not all just about the sport.

Let’s go Port Alberni! Let’s go Bombers! I’m pumped to be apart of the .

Just taking a moment to appreciate what I am working towards.

Just sharing this beautiful smile. ❤️

Creating movement and stability is a process I love WAY more than you guys.

putting in the work

I believe that being healthy is much more than a look. It embodies being well in all aspects of your life.

Are you truly living your healthiest life? Are you creating an environment that you are able to thrive in, not just survive in?

🌸 Are you surrounded by like minded people? Kind people? Supportive people? People who embody health?

🌸 Is your body being filled full of beautiful foods that nourish you?

🌸 Are you moving your body? Creating space to move freely? Creating strength to move strongly?

🌸 Are you working on your emotional and spiritual wellness?

To me being healthy does not mean being skinny. I know fo many this is the case. I encourage you to look deeper and to do better. ❤️

Long weekend vibes… good ones! Just the way I like it.

Rainier is learning to be brave, confident and calm.

I’m grateful…. The list is long.

Golf anyone?! Can I tell you a secret?!

Believe it or not I’m super shy. This gets mistaken for stuck up a lot.

So being shy and also having anxiety can make it tough to meet people.

Where am I going with this… I went golfing today with a group of amazing women. I stepped out of my comfort zone to do so. I am glad I did.

So… I plan to say yes more often than not. In this moment anyways ;)

You never know where life will lead you if you say yes. Did me today… I met some awesome people and had a great game of golf.

This face though… the love of my life. He is hanging out with for a little TLC and special training. ❤️

Ok… I see you!

Let me introduce you to RA Strength (Ruel Athletics)

I have used my 27+years of experience in the industry along with non stop learning to bring you what I believe to be the best well rounded badass.. and safe workout around.

My goal… meet a person and their body where they are at. Progress that same person along in a stealthy way until they are soon releasing the beast that lives with in.

This small group is 100% they way I train myself. I share my workouts with you all. I share my heart in the best cocky way I know how and the music is explicit and loud… kinda like coach Nicole.

Come join us. Limited space available. Link in bio.

When it all starts coming together. The transformation is not only physical… it’s emotional too.

I am doing it…

Dad, my heart is broken and I don’t know how I am finding my way… but I am.

You taught me to be strong, to work hard and to keep fighting until my life brings me true happiness.

One day at a time, one step and a time… those days and those steps are building something I have worked incredibly hard for and I am not just talking about my muscles. ❤️

Post Workout Bathroom Selfie. When you are working this hard you post that s**t.

Your fitness starts where you are at, not where you want to be.

Food for thought.

Meet the love of my life, Rainier.

Rainier taught me that having a dog should be coupled with learning to become a strong leader before becoming a loving friend.

Rainier is a rescue. I have brought out behaviors and situations that are less than ideal for both him and I. (Behaviors caused mostly by fear, lack of confidence and leadership). This was because I had no idea how to be the pack leader. I did not know how to speak dog. This is ok… because I did not know what I did not know. taught me this.

I have had dogs my entire life. I have loved and humanized every dog I have ever had. This is ok to some extent with some dogs, but not all dogs. What I have been missing the entire time is learning how to communicate and lead my dogs I could have given them a much better life. But… no regrets, no I’ll feelings. I am enlightened and have educated myself going forward.

So Rainier and I have embarked on this incredible journey together. Rainer is in rehab. I learning to become a better human and leader for Rainier and he is learning how to become a well behaved dog. We work on this together everyday. It’s not a job to me… It is our lifestyle. We don’t often get the dogs we want, we get the dogs we need.

Are you prepared to shift? I personally do not like shifting. I prefer a structured routine full of all sorts of details.

But… Life is not predictable! Regardless of how hard you try to make it that way.

You must be prepared to be flexible, to shift. Especially if you are a goal setter like I am.

Have your goals, create your plan to achieve them. But do not quit when life throws you a curveball, a distraction, a big fu***ng unexpected curveball.

Shift… be flexible, be ok with the plan changing. This will guarantee your success.

Now go crush some s**t… goals, just to clarify. 😘

If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else up. 💕

Happy Thursday… just cause it can be one.

If your dreams do not scare you… dream bigger. Don’t waste this gift of life. Do you Bo!

Unapologetically! 😘

Some days you just know you are gonna f**k s**t up. Today I’m unstoppable.

Back at where it all began…

Sometimes we must be reminded of what truly brings us joy by going through something that does not. 👊

This speaks to me so much that I had to post it. ❤️

✨ Once your mindset changes, everything on the outside will change along with it.✨

2022 You taught me a few lessons. I’m prepared to move into 2023 with hope, with excitement, with curiosity, with an open heart and most importantly an open mind.

Bring it 😘🌎🦪