Stress is in the air as we get ready to go back to school. We need to help our children navigate this stress, and we do this best by first learning how to bust our own stress. Keep reading for a time tested strategy to help manage our stress. UNDERSTAND & UTILIZE DEEP BREATHING: The […]
Back to School Stress Busters: Part 3
“Don’t make your amygdala any bigger” I tell my children (and myself) when stress is high. Then, like clock-work, comes their response: “Daddy, we know….to you everything is about the amygdala,” and then we have a good laugh. Do you and your children know the vital importance ofkeeping your amygdala the size God desires? If […]
Let’s face it, we all just want to be skinny: tips, tricks & little known facts
(In case you missed it, find the main article where I outline my weight loss plan here!) Here a few other things that I have learned along the way as a personal trainer that have helped me to succeed: 1. It takes 1-2 weeks to start seeing results. How many times have you had a […]
Let’s face it, we all just want to be skinny: FAQ
Again, please remember that this is just what has worked for me! I don’t think that it is the “best”, “most healthy” way to lose weight, but right now, it is better than the doing nothing at all and it works :) FAQ Are you “naturally” skinny?
The 3 Time Management Tips That Saved My Life
Most of us don’t have the luxury of a job role that requires just one thing of us. We need help with time management tips because we wear multiple hats, have constant interruptions, are overran by the tyranny of the urgent, and get way too many e-mails. While most of us can’t change many of […]
How to move back home successfully
My parents handled it well, the day ALL three of their twenty-something children registered to vote at our little town hall with the same address: theirs. We had all left home, gone to college, had careers, and now returned for various reasons. “The thing is,” I explained to the clerk, “It’s not like