Where is Our Psychological First Aid?- PODCAST

Where Is Our Psychological First Aid? I first learned of this term at the National Wellness Conference. Tramaine EL-Amin was a keynote speaker. She is the Assistant Vice-President of Strategic Initiatives National Council for Behavioral Health. Her talk was titled ” Mental Wellbeing: Always Important, Now Essential”‘ I was really drawn to the term “Mental […]

What Is Your Resilience Story? – The Secret Power of Stress PODCAST EPISODE 2

What is your  resilience story? We all have challenges that shape our character and help us grow. The past few months have tested our resilience. I believe we are hardwired to not only recover from adversity, but also grow and transform. In this Podcast I talk about sharing your Resilience Story. I have completed Joel […]

Resilience and Thriving – The Secret Power of Stress PODCAST EPISODE 1

A tool in transforming stress into strength is our understanding of different levels of pain and happiness. Each of us tends to have a “set point”. What Is A Set Point? In reference to happiness, we all have a “set point” for the expected amount of joy, happiness or pain and anguish and we tend […]

Can You Feel the Love Tonight?

Can you feel the love tonight? The words of this song came to my mind as I was thinking about the term “social distancing”. I have never liked this term as I know the science of how social connections support wellness and how love and gratitude literally balance our nervous system. People and families already […]

Perhaps there is something more – PART 2

Perhaps there is something more. I heard the analogy of the caterpillar becoming the butterfly twice today so I knew it was a message I had to hear! There is no doubt that we are in a time a transformation and just like the caterpillar, it is uncomfortable as we are preparing for a new […]

Perhaps There is Something More……. PART 1

Perhaps there is something more for us in store that is a better version than the “BC” (Before Corona Virus) version. I don’t know about you, but I am determined to come out of this a better version of myself. I do know this will be the only way I can make sense of this […]

Navigating Difficult Emotions on My Birthday

Having a birthday during the pandemic triggered a lot of emotion for me. This was NOT what I was expecting on my birthday….. but none of what we are experiencing was expected! Somehow the “occasion” of celebrating a birthday unleashed emotions I had been storing. How are you doing with navigating your mental and emotional […]

I am Grieving the Loss of Normal with Corona Virus

I am grieving the loss of normal with Corona Virus. I know I am vacillating between stages of grief. How are you responding? Grief is unique to individuals, it could help explain why we are seeing so many different ways each of us is handling it. We are all moving in and out of these […]

Overcoming The Epidemic of Loneliness

Let’s focus on overcoming the epidemic of loneliness.  As technology dramatically expands our ways of communicating, loneliness has become one of the leading causes of premature death in all technologically advanced nations.Despite the increase in technology “connectivity” with cellphones, social media, dating apps, texting, email and digital entertainment… we are still lonely! In 2018, Cigna […]