…and Tips for Approaching it Mindfully Are you one to set a new year’s resolution?  Or does even the thought of that increase your heart rate, make you cringe, and you want to “quit” before you even get started? No matter where you stand in this debate, you are not alone.  In fact, if you […]

A Deeper Dive Into Stress and Anxiety (During the Holidays and Beyond) Within this Blog we have talked about working through negative thoughts and finding the joy in and enjoying (the holiday season and) life, which is needed and so good for our bodies and minds.  One of the reasons I offered these tips is […]

5 Ways to Find More Joy This Holiday Season (and beyond) With Christmas around the corner, we often here, see, and even sing the word JOY.  Christmas Joy; Joy to the World; O’ Come All Ye Faithful, Joyful, and Triumphant; Sweet Hymns of Joyful Chorus; …with the Joy on Christmas Day; Comfort and Joy name […]

Thoughts and emotions are not a choice – they automatically enter into our minds and bodies.  That’s the science of human nature.  None of them are “bad,” even if they are “negative.”  It is how we choose to react to these thoughts and emotions that can be a game changer.  No matter how or how […]

You see all sorts of emotions during these tournaments- frustration, excitement, sadness, and joy (and that’s just within the first inning)…from the coaches and the players (and often the fans). From the time you hear “play ball” to the time the final “out” is called in the last inning, you know there will be all sorts of excitement. And, for some of us coaching wives, it’s far before (and beyond) that.