I know...I’m tired too. There has been so much information vomiting from our screens for the past two weeks and, quite honestly, I am—and I cannot stress this enough—TIRED. I truly appreciate that news broadcasters are trying to make sure we are kept up-to-date as much as possible, BUT, BUT...they’ve ... Read More
Health & Fitness
The Art of Aloneness: Social Distancing and Spiritual Connection
“Don’t isolate.” It’s one of the first things anyone in recovery, anyone attending a 12-Step meeting or getting therapy, usually hears. It also happens to be good advice for anyone in any kind of healing process: if you need help, don’t isolate. Don’t be alone with only your own “stinkin’ thinkin’” to keep ... Read More
Love Your Lungs : How to improve lung health and increase oxygen consumption
It is easy to overlook the natural wonder of breathing; after all it is automatic.This automatic process rhythmically takes place every second. Flowing air into our lungs and expanding oxygen throughout our bodies, breathing is crucial for survival. Our lungs are one of our biggest organs, yet most of us ... Read More
Duchess of Cambridge makes speech at Action on Addiction dinner
Kate 37, was attending the first annual gala dinner in recognition of Addiction Awareness Week, hosted by Action on Addiction and chef Skye Gyngell. ... Read More
Unpacking The 5 Barriers Preventing You From Making Positive Change
"The difference between who you are and who you want to be, is what you do." - Bill Phillips People have different priorities, but most of us desire to be healthy and well-adjusted. Most of us want happy and meaningful relationships, and most of us want to live a life with purpose and dignity. And yet, ... Read More
The dark side of beauty | Jennifer Gimenez | TEDxNaperville
Supermodel Jennifer Gimenez shares her story of rising to fame in the fashion world, bringing to light and exposing the darker side of beauty and the Hollywood industry. Upon moving to the U.S. from Argentina at 13, Jennifer Gimenez was discovered by famed photographer Bruce Weber. She quickly ascended to ... Read More
Can’t Keep Your New Year’s Resolution? Here’s Why
Does this sound familiar? Every time January rolls around, you purchase new gym shoes, study vegetable-based recipes (and subsequently buy a bunch of spinach), and commit to a year of gratitude, generosity, and physical exercise. You promise this year will be different. At the stroke of midnight, you swear to ... Read More
New Year, New Eats: Healthy Eating for 2020
Yay! It’s a new decade! Which means, there are new things that people are trying to accomplish is this new period of life. Some people are going after new careers; others are trying to get back into school. As for me, I’m trying to continue this healthy living, which, of course, means healthy eating. In ... Read More
The Gifts of Light and Laughter
I don’t suppose that the poet William Wordsworth had the holiday season in mind when he wrote these famous words: The world is too much with us; late and soon, Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; After all, he was writing in the nineteenth century, long before the commercialization of ... Read More
Guarding Your Sobriety through the Holidays
"There’s no place like home for the holidays," according to the song made famous by Perry Como in the 1950s and played every holiday season ever since: Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays 'Cause no matter how far away you roam If you wanna to be happy in a million ways For the holidays you ... Read More