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Find A Health Coach: How To Find The Best Coach For What You Want To Accomplish (The Updates)

            You are ready for change (or, after a lecture at your doctor’s office about pre-diabetes, you know that change is in your best interest whether you’re ready or not).  It’s time to restructure the way you manage and nurture your wellbeing.  For some people, it’s a chronic condition.  For others, it’s a surprising one-off … Continue reading Find A Health Coach: How To Find The Best Coach For What You Want To Accomplish (The Updates)

Chemically Imbalanced: A Review and Some Replies

            It’s been quite a while since I’ve shared a book review and even more time has passed since I’ve written a scholarly critique of a narrative text.  Reading Chemically Imbalanced: The Making and Unmaking of the Serotonin Myth (Flint, 2025) inspired me.  This is a book that deserves any and all attention it gets … Continue reading Chemically Imbalanced: A Review and Some Replies

Time Flies, Stay Grounded (Are You Present for Your Own Life?)

          Different cultures mark their major time shifts in different ways.  From how we greet spring to the way we prepare for winter, everyone has their method and manner.  Same goes for important birthdays and other life milestones.  Still, being aware of time passing and being present for one’s own individual daily experiences can be … Continue reading Time Flies, Stay Grounded (Are You Present for Your Own Life?)

Living With the Seasons According to Chinese Medicine: Strategies for a Happier, Healthier Winter

            What about winter?  Do you enjoy the season, either for the weather or for the holidays or for some other reason, or does the cold bother you, the consumerism annoy you, and the constant stream of “New Year, New You” as we roll towards January bug you unto your last nerve?  Either way, it’s … Continue reading Living With the Seasons According to Chinese Medicine: Strategies for a Happier, Healthier Winter

Plant Seeds Today, Bloom Tomorrow: Some Thoughts On Strategies For Health And Happiness

            Imagine yourself in a metaphorical garden, months from now.  You are harvesting the fruit of the seeds you planted.  I’m talking about the equivalent of peppers (three to five months from seed to fruit) and asparagus (you’ve waited two to three years). In other words, you’re looking at things that take a relatively long … Continue reading Plant Seeds Today, Bloom Tomorrow: Some Thoughts On Strategies For Health And Happiness