Ever heard of Wolff’s Law?

Ever heard of Wolff’s Law?  Wolff’s law was developed by the German anatomist and surgeon Julius Wolff in the 19th century and states that bone in a healthy animal will adapt to the loads under which it is placed.   Said another way, if loading on a particular bone increases, the bone will remodel itself…

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Why Basic Research is Important

With the government looking to cut back spending on research, often we only hear the soundbite. Things like “We cut $75,000 for a study on the venom of Gila monster lizard.” Which, on the surface, could beg the question, “What could be the point of that study and that amount of spending?” Well, here’s a…

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What we all missed watching Ted Lasso

What we all missed watching Ted Lasso It’s so obvious, and yet, they’re missing the biggest one… If you look any image about “Ted Lasso Life Lessons” you’ll see things about courage, trust, learning from mistakes, being present in the moment, or attention to details. And while these things were displayed on the show, all…

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We should raise the price of cigarettes, drastically…

We should raise the price of cigarettes, drastically… In 2022, the US government made $11.3 billion in taxes on tobacco. Sounds like a good revenue stream, right? In that same year, we spent $240 billion in direct healthcare costs treating the ailments due to smoking. That cost is 21x more than the tax revenue. When you include direct…

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Back in 2016, I was feeling restless…

Back in 2016, I was feeling restless… I was happy in my work, but something was off. I knew I loved helping people, and I knew the people I worked with were seeing results. Still, the feeling persisted… So after some failed attempts to figure out what was up, I finally really leaned into that…

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It’s yet to fully sink in with me…

I hesitated to write about this, because I think the magnitude of it has yet to really sink in with me… But, Erie McDowell school board approved teaching Mental Fitness as a part of their high school curriculum. This would make Erie McDowell the FIRST high school in the nation to be teaching Mental Fitness at their…

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I’ve never defended a dissertation…

I’ve never defended a dissertation, but I think I may know how it feels… In the upcoming weeks, I’ll be running Mental Fitness Workshops for selected, volunteer participants and measuring their progress throughout the course on six variables: – Mental Fitness – Growth Mindset – Emotional Mastery – Resilience – Perceived Stress – Stigma No…

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Talent isn’t Real

Talent isn’t real. Talent is two a days on a Friday night. Talent is getting really good at saying “I can’t. I have practice.” Talent is cross-training on your “off” time. Talent is studying the game and the greats who play it. Talent is getting up early when most people are sleeping in. Talent is…

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