Articles & Inspiration to Support Your Mind, Body, And Spirit
Are You in Fight-or-Flight or Rest-and-Digest?
One of the most frequent conversations I’ve had over the years with my patients is about how so many people are living most of their lives in the “fight or flight” response, the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is designed to help us in an...
Plant Medicine in Your Spring Yard
There are many plant allies coming up in our yards right now. Here are 3 of my favorites: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) One of the first spring green plants to arrive is dandelion. Yes, those pesky plants that seed so easily and many work very hard to eradicate....
Ahhhh Chooooooo!!
It’s that time of year again…allergy season. Yesterday I was trying to sit out on my deck and enjoy the beautiful day, but the pollen was everywhere. I could feel it in my throat and it made my eyes burn. I felt like I had a coating of it all over me, not to mention...
Mindset is Everything
There's never been a time like this before to challenge our mindset principles and practices. When I'm on a coaching call with a client, I find myself with no previous experience to draw from. It's a strange feeling. So, we focus on mindset. Your mindset is all the...
My Top 5 Herb Choices for Stress
Adaptogen Herbs There’s a lot of information going around right now about how to support the immune system with herbs and supplements. That’s great, yet we need to also be addressing one of the main causes of immune system dysregulation: stress. One of the best ways...
Coronavirus: An Updated Perspective
Last week, I wrote an article expressing my perspective on the COVID-19 "coronavirus" virus. I continue to stand by everything in that article for keeping yourself safe from illness and keeping your immune system strong. Since that time, we have more information from...
Coronavirus: A Nurse Practitioner’s View
With all the hype over the coronavirus, I've taken some time to take it all in and contemplate my thoughts about everything. I've been reading loads of articles and talking with colleagues. I thought I would be remiss not to express my points of view. As a nurse who...
10 Tips to Combat the Effects of Sitting
It's starting to be said that, "sitting is the new silent killer". Since the beginning of COVID-19, I've been sitting more than ever! I’m guessing you can relate. What’s becoming more and more clear is how much sitting is affecting our health. There are the more...
Could Sitting Be Affecting Your Health?
One of the things I’ve noticed that’s different in my life now than during my younger years is how much sitting I do. I sit on the computer much of the day for work, I sit when I do body work, I sit to rest after work, I sit for Netflix, I sit to eat, I sit with...
What Kind of Mindset Do You Have?
One of the basics of transformational healing is first to understand what kind of mindset you operate under. In her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol Dweck, Ph.D. introduces us to the concept of Fixed versus Growth Mindsets. A Fixed Mindset is...