Rising from the Burn Out

Rising from a burn out like a Phoenix out of a fire! This is how I want all of us to see ourselves; 2020 has been quite the year and we deserve to be the Phoenix! The pandemic hit in the middle of March this year and we used our Surge Capacity to get through it and we are still …

My Journey in Self-Care

I talk about how September is our last month to ourselves. Where we aren’t pulled in all the directions, to do all the things, and be with all the people. September is also our goodbye to summer and hello to fall, paddle boards are put away and boats get winterized while pumpkin spice and football peak around the corner to …

Resolutions – A Loaded Word

Resolutions…What a loaded word! Show of hands of people who started a 2019 New Year’s Resolution and has already gave up? Show of hands of people who started a 2019 New Year’s Resolution and is still going strong? Show of hands of people who decided Resolutions are not for them? I feel like I would have raised my hands on …

I am a Warrior

Being a chiropractor, I talk to clients about how their body moves and how to listen to their body when it whispers instead of when it screams. I show clients exercises to strengthen postural muscles to help hold adjustments longer. One thing I don’t talk about much is making sure we are listening to our whole body, not just our …

Tell a Fairy Tale Day

This fairy tale starts with a girl that had dreams of one day changing the world. In a little town, in the middle of nowhere, lived a little girl who had big dreams. This little girl grew up learning about the earth. “The earth is a magical place,” she was told, “if you look closely you will see the magic …

Down the Rabbit Hole

Why would a chiropractor be writing about mental health? Don’t chiropractors deal with bones? The founder of chiropractic, D.D. Palmer, stated that there are three different causes that result in a subluxation. Let’s dive into the word subluxation really quick so we are all on the same page. Subluxation is a term that is used by some chiropractors; others use …

Mornings are hard

“I’m just going to hit snooze one more time.” Does that sound like you? It sounds like me. Mornings are not the favorite part of the day for me. I have tried to make a routine in the morning so I can stay on task and not find myself sitting on my bed for 10 minutes scrolling through Facebook and …

Get out of the Negative Funk!

I must admit that writing a blog about gratitude is the last thing I want to do right now. I know that this is also helping me to realize all the goods that I have in my life and the wonderful things that this world has to offer. That still doesn’t mean I want to do this. My husband and …

Helping Ourselves in a DIY World

We are in the world of DIYers and Pinterest pins. Pinterest gives us these delicious ideas for supper, marvelous place settings for Holidays, fun activities and decorations for our children’s birthday parties, and easy and quick DIY projects. Let’s start by thanking Pinterest for all these ideas as well as the idea that we can actually do some of this …

Staying Physical in a Sedentary World

We live in a sedentary world. We sit in a car while we drive to work. Some of us then sit down at our desk. When our work day is done we go back to sit in our car and in traffic before we get home. It’s just a lot of sitting! We can do little things throughout the day …