Happy Healthy News – June 2014
Gratitude Heals All “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss I came upon the above quote the day of the funeral for my husband’s Grandma. It is such an amazing reminder...
View Article40 Tips for 40 Years
I turn 40 in a few days and that realization is freaking me out. It is not that I fear aging. I am actually grateful for it. After having chronic illness for almost 20 years, I appreciate that every...
View ArticleRediscovering Dissonance
I was feeling antsy on Tuesday and suddenly took to organizing a section of the filing cube next to my desk. This brought me to several old journals I had kept while completing my master’s degree at...
View ArticleTips for Letting Go
As a semi-recovering perfectionist/control freak with a tendency toward anxiety and worry*, I am amazed to be sharing tips on letting go. Living with chronic illness for two decades has certainly...
View Article6 Tips for Reducing Information Overload
As a chronic thinker and life-long learner, I crave information. As you probably understand from the content of this site, health and wellness are my passions. As such, I want to read, watch, live, and...
View ArticleThe 5 Gifts of Grief
A few days after my Dad’s passing, as if in a dream, I found myself huddled over my Mom’s tiny computer desk Googling “how to write an obituary.” Although we knew Dad was slipping away from Alzheimer’s...
View Article15 Positive Practices for 2015
I really don’t like resolutions. The word itself tends to evoke feelings of failure from years gone by. This year instead of resolving to make a dramatic change or completing a major project, I am...
View ArticleYou Are a Gift
The idea for this post surfaced nearly two years ago. It is hard to believe that time moves by that quickly, or that I am able to procrastinate that badly, but alas here I am finally putting this out...
View ArticleWhat’s Right With You?
Jon Kabat-Zinn was on Super Soul Sunday this past weekend. As is often the case with the program I have come to see as my in-home church, there were lots of “a ha” moments. Kabat-Zinn is well known as...
View ArticleThe Art of Judgement
I judge. Some might say I am even an expert in the art of judgement. Sometimes I do it really well. I suspect you might be quite good at it too. Perhaps, however, you are prone to preach – “you must...
View ArticleHow Far We’ve Come
I just read a post on a Facebook group I follow that made me weep. If you know me well, then you realize that tears are a common occurrence. I am less inclined to cry over sorrow, but gratitude and...
View Article41 Things That Matter
Last year I turned the big 4 – 0. It was a little unsettling for me, and at the time I couldn’t quite understand why. I consoled my worried mind by writing 40 Tips for 40 Years. After losing my Dad a...
View ArticleThe Little Things
[I have wanted to write this post for nearly a year. Today is my husband’s birthday and the one-year anniversary of my Dad’s death. It’s finally time.] Last winter, a few months after my Dad’s passing,...
View ArticleMaking Room for More
Over the past several months I have been actively making room for more in my life – more opportunities, more energy, more love, more joy. The irony is that in order to let all this “more” in I had to...
View ArticleThe Most Important Thing
Reflecting back on 2015, I am amazed at how many lessons a year brings. This year I have had a bit of a guide, a Page-A-Day calendar filled with daily inspiration (“Today Is Going to Be a Great Day.”)....
View ArticleIt’s Not About You: Advice for Sensitive Souls
The one mantra I think most sensitive people need to master is, “It’s not about you!” It is actually good advice for everyone to heed, since it reminds us that while we may be the center of our own...
View ArticleEnough
For the past two years I have celebrated my birthday with posts honoring what I have learned in four decades of this lifetime. (Here are 40 and 41 in case you missed them). This year I intended to do...
View Article7 Ways to Simplify Your Life
I am a little late to be posting advice for the new year. But, to be fair, I have been working on this piece since before January 1st. It seems writing about the topic in question is not as simple as I...
View ArticleFinding Your Life Purpose
Last weekend I watched the documentary “Marley.” The film detailed musician Bob Marley’s life. Around 30 minutes in, one of Marley’s friends (possibly a fellow Wailer) said, “Rasta say, the purpose of...
View ArticleOpening Up To Fear
Five years ago, I gave the commencement speech at the graduation for my master’s degree program. In front of an audience of 300+, I announced that I had struggled with debilitating anxiety attacks that...
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