Do You Ever Hear That Voice?
Do you ever hear that voice? The one that tells you that you’re not (good/smart/strong/thin/pretty/rich) enough? The voice that finds your insecurities and broadcasts them back to you? The voice […]
Category Archives: Healthy Habits
The Marshmallow Test
In the Stanford marshmallow experiment, young children were placed alone in a room with a single marshmallow. They were told that if they left the marshmallow alone until the experimenter […]
Nourishment
In my former life, I viewed eating as a purely functional act. I was not concerned with the quality of food that entered my mouth, as long as it contained […]
Blame – Continuing the Conversation
So why do we play the blame game at the end of a marriage, assigning guilt like we’re tallying points in a shuffleboard match? Why does it have to turn […]
Where Are Your Guard Towers?
I had an extensive collection of guard towers in my marriage. They stood side by side, almost forming an impenetrable wall that encircled the union. Each one was fully staffed […]
Radical Gratitude
For Valentine’s Day, I decided to send Brock a daily email with a message of how I love and appreciate him. It’s amazing how much starting my day that way […]
I’ve Fallen – But I Can Get Up!
I’ve just returned from my first ever – Gulp! – ski trip. Experienced skiers – prepare to chuckle. I was nervous yet excited for the trip. I was looking forward […]
Fear in the Driver’s Seat
When tragedies happen, we seek understanding. We want to diagnose and cure. We often try to control our surroundings and the actions of others. We want to feel safe. It’s […]
Opening the Journal
Deep breath. In many ways, this will be my most personal post yet. These are the thoughts, the words, that came in the first few weeks uncensored by the keyboard […]
Learning to Breathe
I’ve never been very good at breathing. My childhood was spent with perpetual croup, the seal-barking cough echoing through the house at all hours. Eventually, I was diagnosed with asthma, […]
