17 December 2024 I’m almost at the midway point in a self-led gratitude practice. Today is day 20 of a proposed 50-day continuous daily practice. It isn’t difficult. Finding something, or many things, people or privileges to dedicate my gratitude towards comes easily. I have a pretty good life and am surrounded by goodness […]
8 November 2024 I don’t know about you but I appreciate a little structure in my life. And current technological advances and “apps” sometimes can provide easy and supportive structure to everyday life. Now we even have “apps” that help us organize our “apps” and specifically to manage subscription services and auto payments, and
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October 18, 2024 “Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more depression, more discouragement, or more anger to what’s already here. It’s becoming essential that we learn how to relate sanely with difficult times. The earth seems to be beseeching
4 October 2024 A few weeks ago marked the fall equinox. I started this post back then. In my world September was lively, sparkling with engagement, and fully enjoyable. And part way through this favorite month of mine I started looking forward to some grounded stability that October seemed to promise. While thinking about
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16 September 2024 You should know that what follows will *not be a technical article about running. On the spectrum of being well-informed about running I’m likely above average. Through my clinical doctorate in physical therapy I have studied biomechanics, and treated people who run, or want to run again in various settings. I’ve
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2 August 2024 In the past four years of living in Maine I have made the observation that summers here have a very distinct pace. Fast. And I feel the sweetness of it. The longer days, the increased light, the beauty of both the water and the forested mountains all have a different taste
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12 July 2024 We don’t need to wait until we have problems to seek out pelvic floor health – if we don’t wait until we are starving to eat, or exhausted to sleep, we don’t need to wait until we are leaking or in pain to strive for pelvic health. Good pelvic health can lead
21 June 2024 I can’t imagine much good arising from another blog about how polarizing our culture has become. However, what has been bubbling up for me lately is the concept of bias, the subject of preferences, and how when someone strongly aligns themselves to a particular idea, or belief that it can become a
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24 May 2024 Frequently when I mention to people that I specialize in pelvic floor therapy the first thing that gets acknowledged is how helpful it can be for addressing urinary incontinence for postpartum mothers. I always agree. And while I am grateful for the reputation pelvic therapy has for helping (mainly people with vaginas
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30 April 2024 What now feels like many lifetimes ago I spent hours in small windowless rooms, on soggy football fields, and on folding chairs in the back of auditorium stages. Most of my high school and undergraduate college days were consumed by playing in musical ensembles – indoor, outdoor, traveling and resident institutions