I don’t know about you, but this month I have been vacillating between deliberate ignoring of media and news to avoid panic, and dipping in a bit at a time only to note that, yep. It really is that bad. What should other people do? I don’t know. I can share what I am doing, and can also share that it appears to be working in that I am still
I’m always slightly sheepish when I “admit” that I read romance on a regular basis. And why not? Romance literature has never been taken seriously, despite the fact that it keeps print media breathing--sales of romance and romantasy in print make up 7 of the 10 bestselling books so far in 2024. 70%! In addition, of the top 20 listens on Audible this year, nine of them were in these
I began my career at age 19, and moved from clinical assistant to prevention specialist to health educator over a few years. As such, I am often guided by these roots and by the wisdom of the phrase “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”Like you, I am uncertain what the next few years will look like. They could be very different, or they may look mostly
Well, the results are in from yet another study that show—yes, you guessed it—touch is good. (Packhesier, et.al. 2024). As it turns out, touch is good for our physical health whether we are touched by a human or an object (go get your vibes!), but mental health is more greatly impacted by human touch.For most of us, the more often we are touched, the better we feel. Duration of touch
A student recently told me about a book by Rhaina Cohen called “The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center”. The book is full of great insights, and although I am not quite done, I am really enjoying it. The premise is simply this: what if our closest friend were, in essence, our primary partners in life? It’s not the first time I have contemplated this, but
As I enter the third act of my life, I have become aware that I have developed a very different response (OK, let’s call it what it is, a reaction) to the idea of purpose. All of my life I have considered myself lucky to have had a strong sense of purpose, and while my purpose has changed throughout the years, the feeling that I’m needed here on the planet