In this episode, we dive into something that impacts everyone's lives: stress. Over the years, I've realized that part of fostering self-love is knowing the difference between helpful and harmful stress, especially given our contradictory cultural…
It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian philosopher In the 1960s, researchers discovered something fascinating: when dogs were repeatedly exposed to shocks they couldn't escape,…
Burnout impacts many of us at some point in our lives, whether it comes from work, from certain relationships, or even from our family. Decades of research, however, have shown that burnout is more than an…
Mental health and 2020 2020 has been a lot. It’s been unprecedented on many fronts – a global pandemic, continued social justice unrest, and the heated tension of the US presidential election, just to name a…
“It's not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.”Hans Selye Why I don't give out tips While out shopping for plants, I met a fellow plant lover looking to bring some life into…
What's Overthinking? How do you know if you’re overthinking? Ask yourself if you do the following: Worry about the future: “What if this happens, what if that happens…”Dwell on the past: “It should have/could have been…
Not why the addiction but why the pain. Dr. Gabor Maté, Physician and Addiction Expert A Day In A Life Of An Overwhelmed Human The below used to be a common routine of mine that gave…
The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.Helen Keller The Price of Hyper-Productivity A colleague once told me a story of a boss he worked with who suffered a heart attack…
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” Audre Lorde I’m sharing with you some of the things that I do to offset and recover from the stress…
"Emotional competence requires the capacity to feel our emotions so that we are aware when we are experiencing stress." Dr. Gabor Maté (Addition & Trauma Phycisian) Are You Stressed Or Soft? What does stress mean to…