You weren’t a proper child, tween, teen, or in your early 20’s in the late nineties/early millennium if you didn’t know Bam Margera. Frontman of alternative rock band HIM, explosive skateboarding star, member of the fondly regarded MTV’s Jackass crew, … 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
Stopping Might be a Matter of Attention Rather Than Intention
Stop. It’s a natural function of the human brain. We see an octagonal red sign and we know it means stop. We see the letters s-t-o-p and we know to stop. For the most part, we know that we shouldn’t … 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
Is the “Gateway Drug” Theory Coming Back?
“Gateway drug” is a term that has come and gone in social and scientific communities. For long years, marijuana was considered to be a ‘gateway drug’, a substance that would open the gates of the mind to other harder, more … 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