Spring Clean Your Brain
Spring is a time of renewal and cleansing. We watch new buds form. We spruce up our gardens and flowerbeds. We clean our homes to make things fresh and new. Drawing inspiration from experts like Marie Kondo, spring encourages us to simplify. We find ourselves with excess clutter and have the urge to streamline our […]
Stress Awareness Day
Stress Awareness Day is traditionally observed on April 16th, the day after tax day. Tax day has been postponed this year until July, but being aware of stress and how it is affecting us–especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic–is especially important. Our world is operating in a state of chronic super stress and […]
Transform Your Spring
It’s almost Easter. This is the time of year when we begin to think about rebirth and transformation. The earth is waking up from its long winter nap and we are emerging from our own hibernation. This year spring has been difficult for most of us. We aren’t able to go out and enjoy the […]
Resolve to Meet Your Goals This Year
It’s that time of year again. The time of year when we feel like we have to completely overhaul our lives for this year to turn out better than the last. New Year’s Resolutions are HARD! I finally stopped making them. I just couldn’t live up to the expectations I had built in my mind […]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
Personally, I love Christmas. For me and my family it really is the most wonderful time of the year. I love the hustle and bustle of shopping and baking and decorating, seeing family and friends, the bright lights, and Christmas songs on the radio. But for many people, the holidays and the stress that ensues […]
Coping With Grief This Holiday Season
October has passed and the festive Halloween decorations have been stowed away until next year. The Thanksgiving turkey and cranberry sauce has been enjoyed and the house is quiet once again. For many, the turn of the seasons from October to December is filled with sadness as they contemplate spending the holidays without the ones […]
National poll on healthy aging finds 1 in 12 people, 65 and older, take prescription sleep medications
Falling asleep is a frequent concern for nearly half of Americans over the age of 65, and more than a third have resorted to some sort of medication to help them doze off at night, according to a report published this week by the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation. Trouble Falling […]
The 7 Reasons Nobody Is Sleeping + The Guided Sleep Meditation That Can Help
The guided sleep meditations by BrainTap increase your quality of sleep, helping you get deep, restorative, and restful sleep. By: Patrick, K. Porter, PhD. One-third of Americans are not sleeping well. How is your sleep quality? Over the years I’ve had countless clients complain that a lack of deep, peaceful sleep was ruining their lives. […]
