Make Your Damn Bed

Collaboration, creativity, and confidence???? In this economy!??? This type of game reminds me that the joy lies in the journey of discovery. Let yourself play, dammit.

RESOURCES: https://www.moma.or…

bringing back the parlor game*, starting with my favorite: FISH BOWL.

*free stuff to do with my friends.

RESOURCES: https://greatgroupgames.com/fishbowl and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_(party_…

a lil good news about music therapy, working memory, and neuroplasticity

RESOURCES:

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/practicing-and-listening-to-music-can-slow-cognitive-decline-in-healthy-seniors-by-…

Today I'm going rogue from my standard style and sharing some direct quotes from the iconic Janelle Monae.

RESOURCES: https://hbr.org/2020/09/lifes-work-an-interview-with-janelle-monae

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and I quote: "Isn’t this what we are all longing for, on some level? To be real with each other? To be a real person, consequences be damned? To be loved, and to love? To know what a vitally alive lo…

Unfortunately, we can't outrun ourselves (I tried, Confucius tried, it's hopeless) so we better get to work on the internal work before we get started on the external.

RESOURCES: https://briefer.com/…

Experiencing hyper vigilance can make it feel impossible to relax. It's exhausting. Today, we discuss some ways to cope.

RESOURCE: https://www.healthline.com/health/hypervigilance and https://www.ps…

I talk (often) about how important it is to learn how to read the room, but today I'm sharing "how" to practice the skill. This timely message brought to you by the realization I'm hypervigilant beca…

How do you fight the feeling of internal/emotional isolation? My strategy is taking any type of action - but ooof it can hurt!

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Personal grooming is just that: Personal. Do what you want, when you want, for YOU. If you let society decide, you may end up with a long face and cat poop on your head (please listen to the episode …

If you tend to get defensive or want to negate arguments, these tools can come in handy:

• Ask questions – Get things moving with questions. They show you’re interested and help others contribute.
• Mirr…

Have you heard of the concept of a Fool's Choice? I saw a meme and looked it up only to end up in a deep dive into a likely incredible book that I’ll more likely never read in it’s entirety called bu…

Yesterday we practiced enhancing the mind-body connection through visualization, and today we're talking about how we can create a "vacation mode" sensation for easy access.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/ju…

This may feel strange to imagine, but imagining yourself actually licking a wall can create a mind body connection that increases presence, gratitude, and our general well-being. Try it! or not. Do w…

Our language matters, but what happens when the only language we have is negative?

RESOURCES: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/where-did-spinster-and-bachelor-come-180964879/ and https://www…

Less than a week ago I begged for more optimistic content and now I'm delivering with an incredible listener suggestion (and a terrifyingly good algorithm).

RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S…

Do you workout better in a class? Or write more in a cafe vs. alone? If so, you may benefit from body doubling - or having someone sit with you to motivate you while you do a task you've been putting…

People-pleasing can be manipulative because it involves trying to control how others perceive and behave towards us. 

RESOURCES: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/toxic-relationships/201704/are-…

To me, this idea that your brain can FULLY convince your body a fake treatment is the real thing is pretty fucking magical. Of course, it’s not magic and nothing is a cure-all. But that doesn't mean …

Bee bonus fun fact: Melittin — found in the venom of honey bees — may prevent HIV. It’s also known that the substance can relieve pain in people who have rheumatoid arthritis. (I found this one after…