Did you know? Trying to eliminate, reduce, or manage anxiety is the WRONG GOAL and will actually get you worse results. Rather it’s better to view any feelings of anxiety as a temporary companion and one of life’s greatest teachers!   Don’t believe me? Think of it this way…   There are two sayings that illustrate this point better than…

  Ever find yourself consumed with worry and unable to break the cycle? Ever feel like worry consumes your whole day and sucks the energy from you? If so, you’re not alone!   If worry is something you struggle with from time to time, I’m going to give you 5 tips that can help you break that toxic cycle. But, before we…

We’re coming up on that time of the year when fitness goals are set and resolutions are made. No matter that 80% of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by February, we still find ourselves renewing our unused gym memberships or googling the most painless, delicious, quick-results diets on the market. With COVID-19 closing gyms and making grocery shopping significantly less…

You don’t have to be a professional athlete or celebrity to be a hero!   If you’re not familiar with Greg, that’s okay. It’s never been his goal to be famous. Rather, Greg has made it his life mission to rescue as many displaced dogs as possible and connect them with loving forever families.   In his lifetime, Greg has…

As many of you may know, my grandparents were both very influential to me growing up. Unfortunately, my grandparents on my father’s side passed away when I was in grade school, but my grandparents on my mother’s side were very involved in my upbringing throughout my life.   Many of my friends from childhood will remember by grandpa attending every…

  As the holiday season draws near and some of us will be seeing extended family – whether in small gatherings or virtually – it can be expected that at some point the 2020 election will be mentioned. A particularly polarizing election, lines have been drawn, sides chosen, and tempers seem to boil no matter your political position. During times…

  When I was in second grade, our teacher, Mr. Conway, had all of us students write a letter to someone we admired as a local hero. I suggested Mario Lemieux, and fortunately, the class agreed. The year was 1994 and Mario Lemieux had just helped lead the Penguins to back to back Stanley Cup championships in 1991 and 1992….

  I first discovered golf in high school. To me, it just kind of seemed like hiking, but with a bit more purpose. I was never very good (I’m still not!), but for me, that’s not the point.   There’s a lot of reasons I love disc golf: connecting with nature, bonding with friends, getting exercise…To be honest, I don’t…

  In 2016, I was working a sales job and I just wasn’t feeling fulfilled. I kept remembering that Alternative Therapies class in college that I took and loved, and I knew deep down that I wanted to help people in a unique way. I departed with the sales company and shifted gears as I got into graduate school. I…

One unsolicited suggestion if I may: watch the term “my anxiety”   Why possess something in your language that you don’t want to be a part of your identity?   Instead try… I’m feeling a bit anxious, and that’s okay (notice and allow it, don’t possess it), but I am flexible and self-assured that others will offer me grace if…