If you’re making major changes in how you relate to food, and what you choose to put in your body, many would say you’re ‘on a diet.’ This sounds like a short term intervention, doesn’t it? Like if you’re on it now, you’ll soon be off it again. The idea of being ‘on a diet’ …
“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind of others.” – Blaise Pascal This is a foundational truth of coaching – that people respond better when they form an idea in their own head rather than having someone else hand it …
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Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Or something along those lines. This is another quote I stumble over every once in awhile in my readings, and as you’ve come to expect with posts here that start with quotes – it resonates with me. It also reminds me of this one: “Often times people …
Labels, or labels. Wait, what? One day recently I found my brain wandering around without me again. This time it was pondering the difference between labels and labels. I know, this is confusing since we don’t really have another word for what I’m talking about. Let me see if I can accurately transcribe the somewhat …
Wellness is about how you show up, about how you allow yourself to be. I’d like to revisit this concept. If you missed the Wellness Defined series, please take a few minutes to read through parts 1,2, and 3. Then come on back and I’ll see if I can short-cut it for you: Wellness is …
Western culture has a bad habit. Well, several actually, but that’s the subject of another blog. Or a Masters level seminar. Anyway, the habit I want to talk about here is our felt need to have a backstory for…well, everything. This often extends to ourselves and how we view ourselves in the context of our …
A deceptively simple-seeming concept I recently came across goes something like this: “It’s not you. It’s not me. It’s US.” Seeing a relationship like this lets both parties view it as something outside themselves. Something that exists independently, and therefore as something that you can dissolve without reflecting negatively on either person. It’s not that …
Let’s start with a definition of terms, from Wikipedia: Cognitive reframing is a psychological technique that consists of identifying and then disputing irrational or maladaptive thoughts. Reframing is a way of viewing and experiencing events, ideas, concepts and emotions to find more positive alternatives. In other words, reframing is taking an issue, situation, or interaction …
Let’s jump back into the Wellness Defined series with a quick definition of the terms disease and illness. Then we’ll look at a different way of seeing health, wellness, disease, and illness. The shortest and most eloquent definition I’ve found for these terms goes as follows: “Illness is what a person feels on the way …
Welcome back! In part 1 of Wellness Defined, we looked at the first definition of Wellness. In part two, we’ll be looking at the second part of that definition – with the intention of finding you a starting point for your journey to wellness. part 2 of our dictionary.com definition: Wellness: 2) an approach to …
OK, it’s time to address the 900 lb gorilla in the room. What the heck do I mean when I say the word “Wellness?” It’s one of those topics – everyone has an opinion, yet nobody can make sense of it. Let’s change that. This is the first in what will be a series …
This is an amalgamation of what started out as 3 posts on a previous blog. I’ve edited it heavily and in the end decided to combine the whole thing into one longer piece, hoping that the resulting total is indeed more than the sum of its parts. Trust me, it’s going to make more sense …
