How Are You Taking Care Of Yourself These Days?
What do Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, and ice cream sandwiches all have in common? I’ll give you a hint: it has to do with mental health.
Life Moves Pretty Fast. Don’t Miss It.
It’s time to learn from Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
This Just In: Let’s Talk About Anxiety
I was an anxious kid. Nothing was diagnosed, but I would worry about things outside my control. Nothing in particular, just the possibility of something happening. My anxiety was manageable for the majority of my life. Then I began working with teenagers. Fifteen years taking kids on trips, some of them overseas, heightened my anxiety,…
This Just In: Choice In Video Games
Have video games lost their appeal? Last week I watched High Score on Netflix. It’s a six-part docuseries on the history of video games. For most of the episodes, it was a walk straight down Memory Lane. The first video game I remember playing is Duck Hunt on the original Nintendo Entertainment System. Pulling the trigger…
Breathe in. Breathe out. Move on.
Are you burnt out? You’re not alone. Take some advice from Jimmy Buffett: Breathe in, breathe out, move on.
This Just In: 229 Days
Wanderlust (n): a strong desire to travel. A lot is going on in Florida right now with Hurricane Isaias is off the coast. Our COVID numbers continue to spike, leaving many of us to wonder why schools are opening. The global pandemic’s toll goes far beyond infection rates and body counts. There is a massive mental…
Write Now with Ilene Smith
Who are you? I am Ilene Smith. I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) and a Certified Professional Coach (CPC). I hold master’s degree in mental health counseling and exercise physiology. I live in Scottsdale, Arizona. What do you write? I write about trauma healing and the importance of bringing the body into the process to restore…
Write Now with Dr. James S. Gordon
Who are you? James S. Gordon, M.D. — Jim Gordon. I’m a psychiatrist by training and the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Mind-Body Medicine, a non-profit in Washington, DC. I’m a clinical professor at Georgetown Medical School, and an activist who has, over the years, spent time in the streets and held public positions, including…
Being Good with Okay: Breaking the Block
Karen Eiffel peers around an emergency room corner. Deep rings hang under her eyes. She twiddles a pen in her hand as a team of doctors and nurses rush a patient on a gurney past. This displeases Karen. “Excuse me, where are the dying people?” Karen approaches a confused nurse. “Most of these people are…
Maybe I’m Not A ‘Writer’ (And Maybe You Aren’t Either)
A few weeks ago I succumbed to burnout. All the things piled until they became too much and I crashed. If you’ve never been there, burnout feels like being in a hole, crushed under a pile of all the things you should be doing. Instead of doing all the things you resent having to do…