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Sleep Hygiene

It seems like everyone I talk to doesn’t sleep well, especially my clients. We constantly worry before bed time, the list of the undone is never ending. We are kept up at night by bad memories, “shoulda woulda” scenarios, and the everlasting task list. Some drown all this out with alcohol or other depressant medicationContinueContinue reading “Sleep Hygiene”

Sacred or Secular?

For March, the book I chose to read was called, “Grace Without God: Finding Purpose and Meaning in a Secular World” by Katherine Ozment. The author discusses, the “Nones”, the “single fastest growing religious group of our time is those who check the box next to the word “None” on national surveys. In America, thisContinueContinue reading “Sacred or Secular?”

Growth Plan Week 4

Last Friday was the end of the “Teach Me Something” resolution. And so far I’ve learned fluid dynamics, flow through a tube that changes area, how to calculate density, acceleration, mass, and time. And my husband learned the Sun Salutations A and B and basics of trauma therapy. At the end of the week, weContinueContinue reading “Growth Plan Week 4”

Yoked at the Heart

For my turn for Teach Me Something I chose to focus on the lower back. Mine has been tight from bending over pack n plays and changing tables and my husband’s has been nursing his with heading pads and ibuprofen. So I lead him through a thirty minute low back sequence with a five minuteContinueContinue reading “Yoked at the Heart”

Math for Mates

Day 2 of Teach Me Something was yesterday. If you want to get caught up on my Growth Plan so far, check it out here, https://mountainmindset.org/2019/03/02/the-plan/ Yesterday it was my husband’s turn to teach me something. We sat down and next thing I knew, the entire page was filled with greek letters and formulas. OneContinueContinue reading “Math for Mates”

Couples and Therapy

Day 1 of Teach Me Something was yesterday, and I volunteered to go first. If you want to get caught up on my Growth Plan, check it out here, https://mountainmindset.org/2019/03/02/the-plan/ I’m sure my husband loves being dragged into my crazy social experiments, but at least he is a good sport. I decided to give himContinueContinue reading “Couples and Therapy”

Teach Me Something Good

As the week comes to a close, I am getting ready for next week’s resolution, which I’m calling, “teach me something”. Before I explain next week’s resolution, let me recap last week: Read a book a month. I already finished one book and am on to my second book this month. Yes, I am anContinueContinue reading “Teach Me Something Good”

The Right Way to Read

Part of the reason why libraries are so magical to me is because I love holding books. When I read, it is a complete experience, I love the smell of the books, I love holding the book in both hands, I love turning the pages, I love marking my page with a bookmark, I loveContinueContinue reading “The Right Way to Read”

Magical Library

Being surrounded by books feels like magic. At the library, I feel like Belle from Beauty and the Beast. When my family and I went to the library last weekend, it was a special moment. Memories of spending hours in my local library as a kid came flooding back. I used to get lost inContinueContinue reading “Magical Library”

Your Brain on Books

Growing up, I can remember teachers and my parents telling me to turn off the TV and go read because it was “good for me”. Turns out they were right. I have been reading several articles about the effects that reading has on your brain. Here are some take-aways that I have found through myContinueContinue reading “Your Brain on Books”