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Shine a Light on your Mind to Move Forward: Learned helplessness, rumination, and catastrophizing

Wow, this is some heavy stuff. It's a great "chicken or the egg" paradox. Which came first? Did the injury/pain jump start some tough...

Why Posture Matters: Efficiency and Body Language

Many years ago, I found myself at a weekly puppy training class that involved multiple dog owners with their wacky canines wrestling to...

Mind/Body Connection is Real

We hear this all the time, right? Get your head in the game. Mind over matter. Your body listens to your thoughts. "Whether you think...

Lessons from the Bee

Today, a bee buzzed defiantly in the upstairs of my house and it wasn't the friendly bumble bee I would actually embrace. This was the...

Looking for change? Target your environment.

We are humans, yes. We are sophisticated in many ways compared to our ancestors and fellow animals. We are equipped with an...

Fear and pain

Have you ever had these thoughts when you experience pain? Jumping to conclusions: "I will never be able to do (activity of choice)...

Where is your tongue?

Your tongue is in your mouth...duh. But where does it rest? Is it on the floor or on the roof of your mouth? Why do we care? If we had...