Today, I want to help you seek out and sniff-test some new ideas. But first, let's review our roles: You are the expert on you. I am an integrative health coach. And if you hire me for that role, I partner with you to create healthy lifestyle behaviors that you've been unable to put in place alone. But it's not me telling you what to do. It's a partnership. My other role is as … [Read more...] about Step 17: Seek Out (and Sniff-Test) New Ideas
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Step 16: Add to Your Wellness Bookshelf
What's on your bookshelf? Whether you're a lover of paper or electronic books, here are some wellness must-haves worth reading and then keeping on your bookshelf. Note: None of these that I'm listing is a new book. While I love to read, I'm slow. And I often don't buy off the bookshelf that highlights current best-sellers or new releases. Each one should be available from your public library, … [Read more...] about Step 16: Add to Your Wellness Bookshelf
Step 11: Explore Complementary Therapies
Integrative health combines conventional approaches with complementary therapies. Most of us are familiar with conventional (also known as Western or allopathic) medicine, as well as the MDs, nurses, and allied health professionals that provide it. But complementary therapies can be used alongside traditional medicine for a more holistic approach to health. And if you're going to be your own … [Read more...] about Step 11: Explore Complementary Therapies
Get Enough Sleep for a Healthier You
When we get enough sleep, the benefits ripple outward, improving other areas of our health. Most adults need 7-9 hours of quality sleep per night, and children may need as many as 13 hours per night. But studies show that one-third of Americans fall short of those recommendations. And it increases our risk for chronic conditions: anxiety and depression increased pain lowered immune … [Read more...] about Get Enough Sleep for a Healthier You
Step 2: Create an Echo Chamber of Healthy Living
We tend to surround ourselves with opinions and ideas that reinforce our own. This happens particularly around politics and social issues, in our modern media age. Living in the echo chamber, they call it. That insulated place can give us a false sense of reality. But when creating new habits and neural pathways, an insulated place also can serve us well. We can create an echo chamber of … [Read more...] about Step 2: Create an Echo Chamber of Healthy Living
Step 1: Focus on Where You Want to Go
High above the clouds, more than 10,000 feet above sea level, 18 boys perched on mountain bikes and - somewhat nervously - prepared to descend a steep, rocky trail. Snow flurries blew in the wind. But before the first mountain biker pedaled away, their leader shared a key piece of advice: Focus on where you want to go, not on where you don't want to go. He explained further, if you see the … [Read more...] about Step 1: Focus on Where You Want to Go
