I think my tolerance for stress and exhaustion is down
I have been trying to figure out why I was so stressed about yesterday’s belt test. I’ve certainly been stressed about belt tests before, and this w...
Category: Health & Well Being
Reframing my mindset
I’m about to spend 3+ hours at the dojo in anticipation of my test on Tuesday. I’m feeling all sorts of conflicting emotions about this martial arts...
Attempting to tame my anxiety (and accept my disappointment)
I’m really struggling with my anxiety around omicron right now. I’m very fortunate not to be worried about the health of my friends or family (at le...
I shouldn’t be surprised…
Well I guess it wouldn’t be a proper Thanksgiving if I weren’t crying on my bed, grappling with how to manage everyone else’s emotions when I&...
My “Selective Eater” Status
On my last an earlier post (yes, it took me 1.5 weeks to finish this) Annie asked, I was wondering, in what way are you a selective eater? In my understanding s...
When what we love causes the stress
Today my son is testing for the third stripe on his blue belt. We have been working really hard at home to learn the form, and we have been going to extra class...
Destabilizing
In early September I had to go to the OBGYN to get an endometrial biopsy done because I’d been having my period every two weeks for several months. I cram...
When improvement has little to do with you
I recently re-read Brené Browm’s The Gifts of Imperfection. I came across her Sisters Strong Summer podcast episodes and decided to buy the 10th anniversa...
Working out whilst sick (or not)
God I love the word whilst. I wish I were allowed to use it. I was right when I wrote that post last night. I do feel better today. My nose is still stuffy and ...
West Medicine Fails Again
West medicine can do a lot of incredible things. This is not a post to deride western medicine as a whole. Vaccines especially are proof of western medicines ab...