Most of us imagine what our lives would be like if only we didn’t have the stress of money, our high-pressure job, our marriage, our kids, our sick parents, or whatever the BIG thing is in any given moment. But we spend much less time fantasizing about what our lives would be like if our…
Global pandemic or not, life is going to serve you situations that spark fear. It’s perfectly normal to feel scared right now. And, it’s harmful to stay stuck in the story of fear. Staying in the story of fear is what you do when you continue to consume media and think thoughts that trigger a…
Orthorexia describes a specific type of disordered eating—taking the concept of “clean eating” (I have intentionally stopped using this term) too far. It’s when eating foods considered unhealthy causes anxiety, shame, and guilt. Acceptable foods become very limited to only those that fit into a narrow category of “clean” food. This is a condition I’m…
The most profound thing I or anyone can do for your health is to help you experience a state of relaxation, care, and love, and then support you in recreating that experience more often in whatever ways work for your life. My chosen tool happens to be acupuncture, and it’s incredibly effective. There are…
Do you have a healthy relationship to exercise? Boulder, your exercise addiction is showing. We don’t talk about this enough. Exercise is assumed to be healthy at any frequency and intensity and with any underlying motive. But, like anything, too much can be dangerous and the motivation for working out is revealing! Feeling anxiety if you…
Here’s how it went for me today: argument with loved one > emotional triggers around feeling abandoned light up > I feel nauseous, dizzy, antsy, shaky, on the verge of tears all day > get off work and go to therapy (great timing, right?) > totally avoid talking about what I’m actually stressed about…