“When you know you are walking in your purpose, you don’t need anyone’s validation. A tree 🌳 does not try to be a flower 🌸 .” As with many posts, this one started with a question from a work colleague this week. “Where do you pull it from Judith? The…
Food-based Mindfulness
This post is dedicated to my Sister who has become my Muse and my most resistant tester 😂!!! Practicing mindful eating in wellness can increase work productivity AND decrease absenteeism (excluding vacation days as those are critical :). As I think about my journey into well-being this year, each post…
Professional Courage Development – Be Brave
June 6th was my 2-yr work anniversary! Yay! When the date popped up on my email, I pondered this question: Is there career wellness or meaning in the modern work anniversary? My reflections led to the deeper meaning of my work anniversary. A demonstration of courage development in practice of…
“When we give ourselves more we can ask more of ourself”- 5 Senses
Every man’s spice box seasons his own food. -Zora Hurston Neal. Both of these quotes are from Grechen Rubin’s newest book. When I read them I stopped mid-sentence. This is such a powerful description of individuality and how differently just one of our senses, taste, acts from one another. That…
Do Weak tie relationships increase wellness?
This topic became a curiosity during a recent conversation with a friend. We were reflecting on the pandemic and I retold the story of my weekly conversations with the Butcher that became such a joy! Comparing fish, and seeing what came in new seemed like such an irrelevant conversation topic,…
“Gratitude lifts your cheeks and lowers your temperature”
So I’ve been writing about wellness for 19 weeks straight; feeling like I’ve hit a milestone. I’m most fascinated by the measured improved health benefits that have come along with a 7-dimension wellness focus. After a routine doctors visit last week in which we discussed the results of my latest…
Sleep and mood regulation
“Be the most regulated person in the room”. This is a personal mantra I repeat in tough circumstances. As I listened recently to a Cornell lecture regarding how sleep deprivation can impact mood regulation I was very intrigued. According to Better Health studies show people who are sleep deprived report…
What Snowboarding taught me about taking risks 🏂
Let’s start with the reminder of the definition that drives this portion of the blog; Environmental wellness is having good health by occupying pleasant, stimulating environments that support well-being. Essentially the health benefits of positively interacting with nature. Needless to say, as you can see in this pic there was…
Alone time is not lonely
Knowing oneself deepens your ability to be resilient in times of turmoil and stress. Purposeful alone time can deepen this relationship with yourself.
World Book Day 📚!
Today seemed like the perfect day to share my Quarter 1 ⭐️ reads! For me, a good book is like friend, a wise soul sharing a story, lesson, joke or inspiration that the sun does shine. My goal this year is to read 52 books 👀. So far I’m on…