You’ve got to put on your detective hat to discover your stress symptoms because they could be virtually anything. The way your body expresses stress will be as unique as you are. Basically, anything out of the ordinary could be linked to stress. If you are under stress and suspect…
Spring is such a sweet time of year. It is as if the flowers and trees are reminding us that new beginnings can come out of that which looks completely bare. There is almost nothing better for stress than being outside, fresh air, off leash dogs running with tongues floppy…
I’m feeling particularly sentimental this Valentine’s Day. And while I can’t know exactly how love works; I know when it is there. I can sense it in the quiet moments when it whispers and in the intoxicating swirls when it feels like your heart will burst. Today, I’m letting love…
Vegan chocolates are expensive and not readily available in my area which means that I’d have to order them online and pay for shipping. But I miss chocolates terribly! Not so much because I used to eat chocolates all the time, which I didn’t, more because of the thought that…
Stress is misunderstood. The definition of stress is completely, absolutely, one hundred percent different than what you probably think it is. Our vernacular leads us to say that something “stresses us out.” Stress is thought of as an external force that puts pressure on us. When I first learned that…
I typically use my tried-and-true meal planning process to decide what we’re going to eat during the week, but after a visit to the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary and lunch at Chipotle on Saturday, we had an “oh, there’s a Trader Joe’s across the street” moment. The closest one to our…
I am not my body I am not confined by my skin or defined by a diagnosis I am not a state of mind: tired, frustrated, lost I am not a thought, positive or negative, hopeful or worried, sure or confused I am not an emotion, not turbulent or calm…
I hate to admit it, but my house is tethered to my stress level. I feel calmer and better able to relax when things are tidy. The paradox is twofold. First-fold: I can’t be upright cleaning for more than three or four hours before my back goes out. Second-fold I…
With dietary restrictions on top of the vegan thing, I have to put thought into weekly meal planning, and that is OK because I actually enjoy it. It’s embarrassingly become a point of pride with me. One of my favorite weekend activities is thinking about and shopping for what we’ll…
I live with two tiny, fuzzy yodas. With simple action and minimal communication, they offer profound lessons on stress management. Watch them for a day, just one, and you will know everything you need to about how to move through stress. Abbey We got Abbey, nickname Abbs or big girl,…