In January, the rest of 2024 looked bright, and then February happened.

December 16, 2024

2021 Lexus IS300 Atomic Silver razor lights on

“Describe a difficult situation you were in and how you handled it.” What had happened was…

December 7, 2024

April Heath

Muscle whispering is a gift that I’m both honored and humbled to have.

December 6, 2024

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Mental health professional Claudia Gonzalez passionately integrates creativity into her therapeutic approach.

November 25, 2024

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When you hear “health food,” do you immediately think of rice cakes and other sh*t that tastes like cardboard? “Can I have some fat, sugar, and salt, please?” Yeah, samesies.

November 18, 2024

Mack's Farm Sign

We have covered so much ground! We’ve taken our energy levels up-up-up with: That’s a lot, so give yourself a high five. Seriously, HIGH FIVE YOURSELF! Now, we’ll explore the ancient power of transcribing our immaterial thoughts into words on material paper. Image Credit: April Heath LMT Journaling Our thoughts and feelings are worth paying […]

November 11, 2024

Gratitude journal with blue butterflies on the cover

Over the years, I’ve marveled at how tension mounts in the same places in people’s bodies. Without fail, there’s a stubborn knot where the neck meets the shoulders on the right side.  Image Credit: ID 58121001 © Studio Grand Web | Dreamstime.com I call this junction of neck and shoulders the Crossroads of Mind and […]

November 9, 2024

Woman massaging her shoulders

What determines how much water is enough? What happens inside the body when we drink too much, too little, or just the right amount of water? True story and a helpful video with answers. True story: my elderly mother has always hated drinking water. “It doesn’t taste like anything,” she says. I sigh. “Mom, it’s […]

November 4, 2024

Healthy woman drinking water from a bottle

There’s a lot of hoopla about “self-care,” but what does taking care of the self mean? It looks and feels different for everybody.

October 28, 2024

List of activities that count as self care

We’ve covered five things so far that boost energy naturally from sunlight and laughter to movement, gratitude, and meditation. Today’s post is about spending quiet time in nature.  Image Credit: April Heath, LMT I recently watched The Earthing Movie. How putting bare feet to Mother Earth yields such healing benefits is hard to put into […]

October 21, 2024

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