Prioritizing Self Care

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Self Care Isn’t Selfish I have seen the meme, “Self-Care Is Not Selfish” show up on virtually all social media outlets that I subscribe to. Often it is accompanied by the analogy of the airline safety instructions to put your oxygen mask on first before helping others. It seems that people are beginning to take… Read more »

Finding Your Tribe

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I was talking with someone the other day who had moved to Reno during COVID. Like many others, they realized that working remotely gave them the opportunity to move away from physical proximity of their job. It was a great opportunity to relocate. But moving during a pandemic and working from home made it challenging… Read more »

Patience Is A Practice In Thoughtfulness

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When your business is customer service, inconveniencing your clients is basically a cardinal sin. So when I had to cancel client appointments not once, but twice in the same week, I wasn’t sure how to absolve my customer service sins. The Medical Emergency The first day I had to cancel appointments was due to a… Read more »

Gifting Experiences

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In the midst of the holiday season, many of us turn our energies toward gift giving. An act that should bring joy, can often produce anxiety. With news of shipping delays and distribution disruptions, even online shopping might be stressful this year. Giving gifts of experiences can bring loads of joy with less stress and… Read more »

Physician, Heal Thyself

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While I certainly am not a physician, this biblical proverb is resonating strongly with me at the moment.  I can add “practice what you preach” to that because recently I was guilty of “do as I say, not as I do.”  Now I’m paying the price. If I Had a Dollar… …for every time I… Read more »

Show Me Your Moves!

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Maintaining a variety of movement patterns can be a big factor in how we age. In his book, Athletic Body in Balance, Gray Cook describes functional movement as “the ability to simply move without restriction or limitation.” Developing Functional Movement From the moment we are born we are learning and developing functional movement patterns.  Fluid and efficient… Read more »

A Sensory Approach to Stress Relief

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April is Stress Awareness Month. Since the Spring season is often thought of as a time of hope and renewal, I want to focus on simple cues we can take from nature, and how we can use our five senses to help soothe feelings of stress. Sight Here in Nevada, we are blessed with 300+… Read more »

Support the Doctor Within (Stay Healthy Pt.3)

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“Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. We are at our best when we give the doctor who resides within a chance to work.” Albert Schweitzer, M.D., Philosopher & Nobel Prize Winner My friend and colleague has a beautiful poster with this quote in the reception area of his office.  I have always loved… Read more »

Don’t Let Perfect Be The Enemy of Good

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Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021 This time of year I often write about resolutions, intentions and goals.  But this year I want to focus more on mindset and how we can use it to stay focused on what we want to achieve.  Statistically, the majority of us who make New Year’s Resolutions admit to giving up… Read more »

Give In Any Way You Can

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Today is #GivingTuesday, a day dedicated to giving. The movement was started in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y to celebrate generosity and the act of giving in all forms whether it be financial donation, volunteering time and talent, or simply performing acts of kindness. Each year #GivingTuesday has grown, and is now a… Read more »