Giving Thanks for Caregivers!
My mom is 80 years old and is more vibrant now than ever. She is a shining example of a Caregiver Par Excellence!!! She was married for 58 years to my dad, having gotten married when she was 20 and moved from her parents house to being married to my dad. The last 2-1/2 years of their marriage, my dad was on Home Hospice with Advanced Parkinson’s disease with progressive Parkinson’s dementia. My...
Being the Life of Good Health Champion for Kids
The Holiday Season is always extra busy for moms and dads. There are special meals to plan for and make, parties to attend, gift lists to make, shopping to do, and presents to buy and wrap. During the Holiday Season we often think of the “things” that we need to give and this can add to the stress of the season which is meant to be rich with tradition, good cheer and memory-making. Wonder if...
Choosing Hope, Miracles, and Light
December is a month when we can feel easily overwhelmed with all that has to happen for the Hanukkah and Christmas holiday, including, Black Friday, CyberMonday, GivingTuesday and we haven’t even tackled grocery shopping, cooking, buying presents, sending out Christmas/Holiday cards and letters, wrapping presents, decorating the tree, work parties, going to services, the list goes on and on....
Positive Steps Towards Healthy Eating: The Foundation of Good Health
Remember those days when your kids were first born and it finally hits you how tiny, vulnerable, and precious they are, I do, I remember it well and can totally relate to new parents who feel overwhelmed with the responsibilities of caring for this little baby along with the feeling that you want to do everything just right and not sure what that just right thing is! Just when I would figure...
National Cancer Prevention Month
This is my daughter when she was about 12 years old! She had been learning yoga in elementary school and we would practice together with a Gaia Kids Yoga Video that I had at home. While this brings back many happy memories with my daughter, one of the most important messages that I want to share with our parenting community is that practicing yoga, mindfulness meditation, tai chi or Qigong...
Working Everyday Towards Love, Nutrition, Exercise, Serenity, and Spirituality
“The Willpower Instinct” By Kelly McGonigal is the book of the month! Kelly McGonigal PhD has collected research from around the world and the synthesis of this research is exciting! Why would a book called “The Willpower Instinct” be included as the book of the month on exercise? It turns out that when we exercise on a regular basis, we create positive changes in our brain and one of them is...
Spring! New Life and New Beginnings
Have you seen this movie yet? It is one that I wanted to share with you! The other day I was talking to one of my friends, Nina, at the barn where we board our horses. We were discussing how to protect our kids while also protecting our horses from the bugs. We were talking about some effective yet non-toxic natural horse sprays to keep the horses from being bitten by the flys and bugs and...
Debating the Chemicals in Our Environment
There are numerous debates going on now, some are in the halls of Congress and the Senate, some are in the media, in our state governments and in our homes. Debates can be good opportunities to openly discuss important issues and find out how others think. I wanted to share some information that has been debated in the last few months that is showing up on your dinner plate. A chemical called...
National Cancer Survivorship Month; Finding Purpose!
In a follow up to last months blog on Debating Chemicals in our environment, I wanted to share with you more info on that topic. In 1995, as a Clinical Specialist for Women’s Health in Stamford, CT, one of my roles was co-leading a very active and vibrant Breast Cancer Support Group. On one particular evening, I will never forget when one of the members of the group spoke up and said, “Look at...
Giving Kids a Fair Chance
This month, I wanted to share with you my new favorite book by James Heckman. Dr. Heckman is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, and a Nobel Prize Recipient who has devoted his career to understanding the root cause of social inequality and injustice. Stay with me on this one…you will be surprised to try it! It’s an easy read, great for an afternoon...
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