Have you ever heard somebody say something that just punches you in the gut of your heart… But, like, in a good way? I heard somebody say something like that about a week ago. “I hope I never recover from this…” Those were words spoken by William Shatner, the 90 year old former television astronaut,…
It’s no secret that I am not a fan of diet culture. It’s the “cancel culture” of the food world, and it’s killing us. The idea of tying our success with health and fitness to how much pressure our bodies apply to the earth below us is just insane. It’s not to say that tracking…
Sometimes you gain the greatest clarity of mind when you get lost in your own backyard. Take a new trail, go a new direction, walk down a different (safe) street. A new setting can allow your mind to start thinking differently, thus allowing you to perhaps find clarity with something you are struggling with. Also,…
I have a confession: I hate meditation. Like so many who live with an anxiety disorder, it is difficult, if not impossible, to quiet the mind. The idea of sitting quietly with our own thoughts does not necessarily sound like a calming experience to me. With that said, meditation doesn’t have to be a practice…
With three sports to keep track of, it can get overwhelming to think about all of the equipment we need to get started in triathlon. And of course, triathlon is expensive, right? It can be, but it doesn’t have to be. Like any other hobby or lifestyle, you can very quickly spend your life savings…
Puns? Really? You may be thinking, how can puns be a superpower, and how on Earth do they help with anxiety? After all, we consume valuable calories rolling our eyes and groaning at puns. Full disclosure: There are no puns in this video. I’ve spared you, and you’re welcome! I’ve posted a pun per day…
We’ve all been there. We have a burning desire to get fit and healthy, to get ripped abs, to run 7 minute miles. The problem is that many people buy into the philosophy that exercise has to “hurt” in order to be effective. Because “no pain, no gain,” right? Wrong. One of the reasons many…
It may sound arrogant to call yourself a “superhero,” but it’s actually very empowering when it’s related to a perceived limitation like anxiety. There are many negative symptoms of anxiety that cause fear, panic, dread, and paralysis. Yet if we reframe our anxiety in a positive light, we can find that we have many superpowers…
For all the complexity surrounding a proper “diet”, a sustainable healthy nutrition strategy can be summarized with this simple statement: Eat more natural foods that are as close as possible to being enriched by the sun in the soil, and fewer foods that go through a factory or laboratory process. This simple (but not necessarily…
You may have seen Katie Ledecky’s Chocolate Milk Challenge, where she balances a glass of chocolate milk on her head while swimming the length of a pool. But I’m taking it a step farther, risking life and limb by doing the challenge with straight up powerful, skin dissolving acid. Disclaimer: This is just a parody…