Tools for Today’s Stress

I learned about the HeartMath products at a seminar several years ago. I have since purchased and received training on using these in my practice. Here is an excerpt from an article I found today on using HeartMath. I have them to be beneficial in my work with clients. Tools for Today’s Stress Many people…

The most stressful time of the year!

Are you feeling it? The urge to scream at all the ads on tv or throttle your loved ones? That’s right. It’s Holiday Time! For most of us, the hoildays are a time of love, joy, and peaceful family gatherings. Okay, most of us wish for that. But, it deosn’t have to be terrible. The…

Fighting Breast cancer

I just found out last nigh that another friend of mine has been diagnosed with breast cancer. It is sad to say that everyone of us knows someone who has this awful disease or a loved one of someone diagnosed. While many of us have probably donated money to various organizations or sponsered people involved…

Guess what I found…

While at the beauty shop this morning, I picked up a magazine. I was immediately taken by the focus on healthy living, not neccessarily weight loss. After reading some comments about a previous month’s article on “Revolutionary Acts”, I Googled it when I got back to my office. This website rocks! I suggets that you…

How & why do I run?

Hello! Some people have asked how I started running. So, here is a post from my newsletter archives from 2007. It appears that spring has actually finally arrived here in Central Ohio! I know that you are all looking forward to getting out in the fresh air, working in gardens, watching kids at sporting events…

Happy yet?

“A good exercise for the heart is to bend down and help another up.” -Anonymous Are you happy yet? What makes you happy? How happy are you? Despite all of the things we have at our disposal these days, too many of us feel that happiness remains just out of our reach. I have found…

Overexposure!

As we have seen in recent years, there is a growing trend of tweeting and/or posting explicit pictures on the internet. I really wonder what these people are thinking. When did it become acceptable and appropriate to display onesself to the world? Now, before you call me a prude, I just want to say that…

“Is Stress making you fat?”

I found this quote in a book several years ago – “Stress will kill you, but first it will make you fat”. The vast majority of people understand the connection between high levels of stress and certain physical conditions such as heart attacks and strokes. However, most of us tend to ignore the ongoing effects…

Dr. Oz and overweight kids

Like many of you, I am hooked on Dr.Oz. I try to watch his show every morning before work. This week there was a segment on overweight kids and whether their parents should considered abusive. I believe that weight and obesity are important challenges that many children are dealing with. But to consider the parents…

5 Tips for ‘No Nonsense’ Self-care

How are you doing? Really, stop and take a minute to assess what’s going on with you. Is your pulse racing because of the caffeine you gulped to get through the afternoon? Are you wishing you wore a different outfit because you feel so bloated after lunch? Or are you feeling distracted because of so…