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Lessons Learned From Impact
When you have something shocking, like getting hit by a car, from behind, while walking back to the office after getting a cappuccino on a sunny day, you HAVE to pause. So, in this week’s newsletter I’m sharing a bit of what has been mulling around in my mind since the accident.
Should I still do New Year Resolutions during a pandemic?
Your entire wellbeing being hung on the notion that if you could only lose weight, be more fit and look more like the current ideal, you would finally have the experience of immense ease, joy, spaciousness, and happiness.
Love's Inherent Pain
I do not think I knew the depths of pain until I had children. Not the pain of labor, nursing or pulling my earrings. But the pain of love.
When Mindfulness Is Used to Harm
Our current societal mold tells us: You are never enough and always too much
Diet Culture’s Hold On Us
Rather, I’m switching gears to a more timely topic as we hit the stride in the new year. New Year’s resolutions/intentions/manifestations a LOT of time hover around being “healthy”. For a lot of people healthy = weight loss.
Why We Quit - The Science of Habits
You’ve heard probably many times that a habit takes 10 days. Or wait, 21 days. No wait, 60 days, to form. Habits do not take a certain amount of time. Habits take, well, habit.
How to Prepare for a COVID Winter
We are all probably used to Michigan winters - the cold, wind, snow and the early sunsets - but we’ve not lived through a Michigan winter in the middle of a pandemic.
Calming Down
How many times have you heard someone say “calm down”? Even better, how many times have you uttered those exact words to yourself or someone that you love? Oh, if it were only that simple! Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work that way.
Dealing with Disappointment
We all experience disappointment, no matter who you are, or how foolproof you think your plan is. It’s a fact of life, and no one is immune.
The Brain-Gut Connection: A Connection to Consider When Experiencing any Mood Disorder
Symptoms of anxiety and depression and symptoms of poor gut-health often co-exist.
Mental Health: Ending the Stigma
The stigma attached to mental illness and mental health issues can be just as, if not more damaging than its reality.
Healing After a Miscarriage
If you are reading this post, you’ve likely experienced a miscarriage. I want to express my heartfelt compassion for the loss of your baby.
How to Stay Positive, Motivated, and at Peace While Facing Negativity
Right now, there is a lot of negativity. We know that. There are conflicts and headlines that can ignite even the most zen person’s anger. Even as someone who tries to be positive, I too have felt depressed.
Chronic Pain Self Management Strategies
While there are many different types of chronic pain, there are also many different strategies for coping with chronic pain.
TGIF | One in Four Women Experience Depression in Her Lifetime
I want to normalize something. I want to normalize depression.
So often we feel like we’re supposed to be happy all the time. We feel ashamed when we are not smiling, joyful and energetic. It’s this shame that usually leads us to instead of asking for help, push down feelings, muscle through and silently suffer.
I have worked with hundreds of teens, women and men who are experiencing depression but have trouble naming it because depression feels so stigmatizing. And once I help them finally name it, they feel so much more relief.
COVID-19: The Life Transition We Didn’t Bargain For
Transition periods can be stressful…
Beginning a new career
Transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood
Getting married or committing to a life partner
Adding a child to the family…
What To Do When Fear Divides
Fear is a natural, instinctual human response. The fear response is important when we are facing real, imminent danger. Immediate threats to our survival necessitate a response like fight, flee or freeze.
How Depression Manifests in the Body
Depression is both a mental and a physical disorder.
When talking about depression, it is important to recognize that the mind and the body cannot be separated.
Through the Lens of a Suicide Loss Survivor
Grief is funny in that way. Sometimes it comes in small waves, but other moments roll in like a tsunami.
Why Are We Not Taught How to Love?
We are often shown that passion in a relationship has to be an incredibly intense thing. But to me, passion feels like a well-nurtured bonfire -- it’s providing a steady stream of heat that is not overwhelming, feels manageable and doesn’t consume you and your life.