Driving home from the gym today I came upon a guy on a unicycle, launching himself into an uphill turn, heading my way. It looked like a giant mono-wheel version of a mountain bike, upon which he sat tall—even as he made speed (so bad-assed!). Clad in winter gear, he took the corners with precision and apparent ease. Oh, he was smiling the whole time—smiling! What swag.
Watching him, my eyes…
Focus has been a lifelong challenge for me. I frankly don’t remember studying in elementary or high school. How’d I get away with that?
I remember being antsy and impatient with reading and problem solving. What was that “x” they were talking about in algebra?!
Partly I didn’t have the tools to organize myself and get down to business (I’d never learned how). But I also had a special…
You know the love that surprises you? That shouldn’t make sense, but makes all the sense in the world?
I love Grace. So much.
We met in my office and connected deeply and urgently. Over what matters most—the essentials of a purpose driven life. How it can be overwhelming, cause suffering, and calls us to deeper understanding, common sense, and gentle nudging in a new direction.
Me, the…
Inflammation is beautiful. It is not the beast. It is not bad, nor our enemy.
We need an intact, healthy immune system, capable of robust inflammation. When we need it. Whenever called upon–24/7.
In fact, we cannot survive without it. While inflammation results in much human misery, it does so as the wise and elegant response to real danger signals–from both internal and external sources–that…
Have you heard of the Rule of Threes?
It’s the smallest number of anything that can create a pattern within our minds—patterns our brains can latch onto.
Three is a power theme within human engagement, compelling the mind, enhancing memory and pleasure.
While I break this rule a lot, it does remind me to keep things simple. It’s crucial when it comes to behavior change. Smart and…
Benefitting from the nutrition of healthy, pasture-raised meat is part of our genetic legacy. There are key nutrients that we can only get from consuming animal-derived food. But how do we do it safely? Without cruelty? In a way that’s safe and sustainable for our environment?
There are some who advocate not eating meat at all, not distinguishing pasture-raised meat from its less healthy…
Dear One,
Were we born this way?
Or are we just the unfortunate few (because, you know, look at all those perfectly happy people all around us, who smile at one another, who always sit together, who clearly have lifetime passes to their special tribes—the ones we don’t belong to)?
Searching (and hustling) for worthiness—for how to fit in and where we belong?
If we’d only lucked into the…
Dear One,
Have you ever heard something incongruent with what you believe? Maybe you hadn’t really thought it through before—but your heart tells you on the spot that it’s not true?
But it’s coming from a widely revered source, perhaps one you personally admire, someone who has a good track record for inspiring millions with their wisdom. You hear the words come out of their mouth… and your…
A grateful life takes work, doesn’t it? Even in the face of so much to be grateful for.
The stresses and traumas of life can tether our focus to what upsets us, needs to be fixed, or has to be done. It’s how our brains were designed—to keep us alive. It’s so easy to forget what makes us blessed and lucky, though our lives are filled to the brim with these things when we look hard enough.
I am…
I’ve long loved the comfort and deliciousness of my favorite Golden Milk recipe, but a friend helped me take it to a whole new level of ecstasy!
Coffee.
You heard me right—how delightfully naughty is that?
First, here’s my Golden Milk recipe. In addition to it’s yummy-ness, I love that its ingredients support my energy and reduce inflammation. I drink it warm—so soothing in the months of…
In part three of my Hypothyroidism series, you’ll learn action steps you can use right now to heal the root causes of your under active thyroid.
In the first of this series I introduced hypothyroidism as a manifestation of damage from an autoimmune-inflammatory syndrome, amplified by unmet nutritional needs. This is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the developed world. We learned that…
Dear One,
Someone once told me that hope is just wishing that things could be different than they are. They didn’t want to have “false” hope after so many struggles and disappointments.
I hear this concern expressed by my clients—many have suffered greatly. Promises were made. The positive outcomes did not come through.
Someone else told me (essentially) that hope was for sissies. In their…
Dear One,
Oh my God, I’m so impatient! Can you relate?
I’m not gunna lie, I want it now. I want to see the results. Now. I want to feel the transformation. Now.
I want to get there fast. And I want the world to keep up with my brain and my intentions.
About ten years ago I received two speeding tickets in rapid succession within a mile from my home. Within a mile!
One was on my way to work. My…
Hypothyroidism is just the smoke we see, rising above the smoldering fire of inflammation, autoimmunity, and unmet nutritional needs. It’s a symptom of the hypothyroid-autoimmune syndrome that is the root cause of hypothyroidism in the vast majority of Americans.
In part one of this series (Hypothyroidism–Part One: Just the Smoke) we explored this relationship, introducing the concept that…
Hypothyroidism is just the smoke rising high above the smoldering fire that lies beneath the surface. Said another way, hypothyroidism is a symptom–it’s not a disease. It’s not the defining thing that is wrong with you. It’s just one–of many–surface-level indicators of much larger and deeper problems. Problems most likely caused by two key factors: overwhelming inflammation and unmet…
Nutritional Ketosis: yikes–that sounds foreign and scary–and hard! But it’s not. In fact, nutritional ketosis is a powerful food strategy that supports energy and brain health, and is quite simple (though not easy–it requires, like all new habits, that thing we’re really afraid of: change).
After many years of experimentation (food is one of my favorite playgrounds), I’ve figured it out,…
Brain Food: We can eat our way to better brains–and protect the vibrant minds we cherish–regardless of a devastating family history like mine.
I am especially concerned about my brain as I age. My Dad started showing signs of cognitive decline in his 60s and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease with rapidly progressive dementia in his 70s. We’ve watched his deterioration with horror. He…