Let’s take a walk down memory lane and browse through all the different topics we’ve covered over the past 29 days. Here’s a quick rundown:
- Welcome and Why are We So Exhausted All the Time?
- Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
- The Importance of Down...
Let’s imagine that you have a clean bill of health and have just finished your first 5k marathon after training for the last two months - Go YOU! You’ve lost a bit of weight along the way, and have had some very meaningful experiences with your friends and family. All this and you...
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but sometimes your physician’s advice is the very thing you need to overcome fatigue and burnout. If you have been taking your self-care practice seriously but you still aren’t experiencing any relief, it might be time for a physical. ...
Each afternoon, the fog creeps in. Not the kind you see in San Francisco - the kind that creeps into your mind and zaps away your energy. Reaching for a latte and candy bar is one option to boost your energy, but there are better ways to re-energize and face the rest of your day.
It...
There was a time in the U.S. when meditation and yoga were stereotyped only as an aspect of “alternative lifestyles,” assumed to be “hippy-dippy” activities for zen-fixated people chanting “ohm” and eating restrictive diets. Outside of the cultures in which...
Journaling is a wonderful tool for capturing thoughts, exploring gratitude, and expressing our inner feelings - but did you know it can be a valuable research tool as well? Sometimes our fatigue and sense of burnout can be so all-encompassing that we don’t have the perspective we need to...
We all have things we need to do. Some tasks cause you to get excited and give you energy, while some tasks are draining. Paying attention to your tasks and how they affect your energy and mood will help you set a routine and schedule that maximizes your energy and gets those things checked off...
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist or psychiatrist to tell you that there are physical symptoms that come along with fatigue. You may be experiencing both obvious and not-so-obvious symptoms. Feeling tired is common even in the healthiest of people, but burnout tired is magnified by...
The busier your life is, the less time seems available to set aside for things you love to do. Whether you are an overachiever or simply overbooked, your pastimes and hobbies are usually the first to go when time is a scarce commodity.
Believe it or not, adding to your list of...
Our families are busier than they have been in any previous generation. It is typical for many families to have two working parents, or a single working parent with no backup source of income. Families generally have children who attend school either within or outside of the home, and piggy-back...
Are you a “yes man (or woman)”? Do you confuse “saying yes” with being a good person? Do you locate your worth and value in the qualities of being dependable, easy to work with, and accommodating?
If you are always saying yes regardless of the toll it takes on...
There was a time not so long ago when using essential oils was very unusual. Not only rare, they were expensive and frequently conjured a stereotype of being a hippie-mom who would deny their children modern medical care in favor of oiling up their families. Today, essential oils are much more...
