Tag Archives: healing
A Recipe for Healing
At 19, I left my first adult relationship. I lived alone, working for minimum wage at a coffeehouse in Rochester, N.Y. Consumed by anxiety and loss, I stopped eating. Within the month of September, I lost 20 pounds. One afternoon, … Continue reading
Around the Lake
For three decades, Jo Ann and I spent Friday afternoons walking around Minnesota’s Lake Winona. We walked through pregnancies and miscarriages, through homeopathy school and university tenure, through Weight Watchers and evolving wardrobes, through caring for daughters (and sometimes their … Continue reading
Mental Health
With everything happening in the world. I committed to taking my mental health seriously this year. After investing in good therapy and yoga props and at home classes. I also began meditating at least once a day. My mental health … Continue reading
Something New
When my yoga studio closed during the lockdown. I had to find a new way to stay active and clear my head, so I decided to try running. At first even three miles seemed daunting – but since I started … Continue reading
Practice Wellbeing
How I send my loneliness packaging… I was having trouble getting friends to commit to hanging out. So, I told them that every second Sunday of the month, between 4pm and 6pm. I would be sitting in the same sushi … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 