De-Stress by Getting Outdoors!

De-Stress by Getting Outdoors!

Its springtime in Northern California and the weather is beautiful! Getting outdoors in nature can have amazing benefits for your health! Do you make it a priority to get outdoors regularly? It’s definitely worth the effort for those of us with chronic health...
How Meditation Helps with Chronic Illness

How Meditation Helps with Chronic Illness

I used to have all kinds of thoughts about the word “meditation”. I pictured myself sitting cross-legged and humming, with incense and strange music in the background – definitely not gonna happen! I’d heard that it helps with chronic illness, but it just didn’t make...
Answering the Dreaded “How are you doing?”

Answering the Dreaded “How are you doing?”

In a few weeks I will be going to an event with acquaintances who I haven’t seen in about 4 years. I know there will be the usual exchange of pleasantries, “So good to see you!”, “What are your kids up to these days?”, and of course, the dreaded, “How are you doing?”...