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Post-Election PTSD and Anxiety
PTSD and the Election Since the election cycle began, I’ve been overwhelmed with clients urgently needing appointments - not because of their weak constitution or their inability to see both sides of an argument, but because their Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or...
The Dangers of Labels and Stereotypes in Politics – How to Remain Conscious During Election Season
Why do we Label Others? We all get taken in by false labels. At one time or another we’ve all picked up a magazine at the check-out counter based on the cover photo and headlines – Lose 10 Pounds in 10 Days! Throw a Halloween Party that will Leave Everyone Cackling...
Age and Health: We are What we Believe
The Science of Cellular Renewal Here are the facts: In the 1950‘s we learned that 98% of our atoms are replaced annually. We learned that these new atoms come directly from the air we breathe, the food we eat and the liquids we drink. A decade later we learned that...
Postural Lessons From a Skeleton
Posture, Pain and Personal Well-Being I have a skeleton. Well, actually, I have two skeletons, my own personal skeleton and a big plastic skeleton that I bought at Costco at Halloween. My plastic skeleton from Costco lives in my fitness studio and he and I have...
The Relativity of Reality
The Fiction of Facts We have all seen images like the one above, showing how the same object looks different from different perspectives. Most of us understand and appreciate this concept to some extent, but when push comes to shove, we still believe that our own...
Real Solutions for Real Growth
The Subconscious Mind and Why New Year’s Resolutions Rarely Work If making a New Year’s Resolution really worked, every year you and all your friends would be happier, healthier and in better shape. In reality, most of us always stay about the same. When we make...
It IS All in Your Head
The Mind Controls the Body - Manifesting Thoughts Into Reality Have you ever dreamed that you slipped, and jerked so hard you woke yourself up? Have you been so nervous that you jumped in a movie? I cried so hard reading the last chapter of Marley and Me that I was...
Tis the Season to Enjoy
‘Tis The Season to Enjoy Your Food - How to Eat Less and Enjoy it More! How to Eat Less and Enjoy it More Ahh, December! The month where you get to eat and drink a bunch of things that are normally not available. Egg nog, Christmas cookies, latkes, peppermint...
How Abundance Breeds Lack
I want it All! Abundance is kind of a thing right now. There are books, classes, videos and sermons teaching us how to increase our abundance, how to live abundantly and how to have unlimited abundance. Here’s the thing though-focusing on abundance blocks us from what...
False Expectations – Unrealistic Expectations in Life
False Expectations, Mass Shootings, the Obesity Epidemic and Chronic Unhappiness The Land of Opportunity I recently read that false expectations were one of the reasons why we have mass shootings in the US. The article pointed out that the United States is the “The...
Fit For What – What Should My Fitness Goals Be
Tell me what I want, what I Really, Really Want! When we really want something we take the steps necessary to achieve it. If we want a bachelor’s degree in accounting, we find schools that offer bachelor’s degrees in accounting, we figure out what the admissions...
You DO Take It With You …
Lessons From the Other Side Doing a reading this morning made me decide to blog about the spiritual part of life. I figured it would be a nice counter to my last blog on the physical part of life and the importance of taking responsibility for knowing how your body...
Take Responsibility and Know Your Own Body
Basic Human Anatomy We are given one body in this lifetime. We inhabit our body from birth until death, like it or not. Even though we are all built a little differently, all of our bodies function in the same way. Everyone’s circulatory system functions the same way....
Spring Cleaning Part II – Cleansing Our Bodies
Spring Cleaning Part Two – Cleansing/Loving our Bodies Cleansing our Bodies My last post was a short and sweet post on spring cleaning with a twist. The twist was to make your surroundings pleasant to you by keeping only that which made you happy, whether that was...
Reconnecting With Your Inner Child
What is the Inner-Child Anyway? Why is it that we hear so much about our inner-child? After all, we aren’t children anymore, so why do we care? Much of our subconscious programming develops from childhood and regardless of whether our childhood was a nightmare or a...
Things That Go Bump in the Night – Fears vs. Phobias
What are YOU Afraid of? Everyone has things that they are afraid of. Whether we are completely paralyzed by our fears or we’re daredevils who fear nothing, everyone has something that they are afraid of. Having fear is a normal, healthy and natural part of life...
Intuitive Self-care and Separating the Needs of the Mind Body and Spirit
Why is Self-Care Important? Taking good care of ourselves requires more than just an occasional mani-pedi or treating ourselves to new shoes, a massage or a girl’s night out. Taking good care of ourselves requires us to listen to ourselves and to really hear what our...
The Difference Between Karma and Grace
Is Karma Going to Get us, or will Grace Save Us? Karma is the Hindu and Buddhist concept of cause and effect. It’s like a giant mirror that surrounds us, our thoughts and our actions. Whatever we send out is reflected back at us, often times with more intensity than...
