Various research studies have found that spending time in nature, in green saturated or blue saturated areas, is extremely beneficial for health and wellness. One study focused on the benefits of exercising outdoors and found that people who regularly exercise … Read More
Creating A Manageable (And Realistic) Self-Care Plan For 2018
People in recovery have been familiar with self-care for many years. Self-care is the personally designed program of taking care of the self. Whatever your individual needs are to feel taken care of, to maintain your health and sanity in … Read More
Why Do We Have The Ability To Cry?
On the day that the Grinch’s heart grew two sizes, he cried. In the movie version starring Jim Carrey of the beloved Christmas tale, the Grinch lays in the snow, overcome by emotions, and cries. “MAX!” he exclaims to his … Read More
Benefits of Cold Weather Training
The winter is no excuse to stay indoors, stick to the gym, or give up your exercise routine all together. Training in the cold weather has many benefits for your mind, your body, and your performance. Moving through exercise helps … Read More
Looking Forward to Summer
Eleanor Roosevelt famously quipped, “Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” Living in the present moment has many mindful benefits. Looking forward with an open eye has many benefits as well. … Read More
4 Ways to Have Gratitude This Year
New year new you? Gratitude is a feeling as well as a practice. We practice gratitude by finding gratitude and creating gratitude in our life. As a result, we feel more gratitude. Gratitude is scientifically proven to change the brain, … Read More
Planning the Best Year Ever
January is here and a new year has begun. Now is a time when many of us are looking forward instead of looking back. There are a whole twelve fresh months in front of us waiting to be lived. Each … Read More
This is What Happens to Your Brain When you Change Your Mind
We don’t often think about what is going on behind the scenes of our brains when we are in our mind. Hearing the voice in our head, our internal narrative, witnessing the mechanics of our thoughts, we don’t always consider … Read More
The Key To Negative Thinking: Don’t Try To Stop It
We live in an age of positivity. Self-help mantras and sales pitches for self-help programs worldwide are enthusiastically promoting positive thinking as the end all be all for better health and wellness. Negative thinking is bad and positive thinking is … Read More
Preparing for Another Year of Change
Change is the only constant. Grasping the full meaning of that is difficult. Change is the only constant. Change is happening all the time, in innumerable ways, all day, everyday. The world around us is changing. The world within us … Read More