A friend of mine is very interested in strength training and is always finding new, creative ways to train. She recently decided to incorporate something called tire flipping into her home workout routine. Some of you may be aware of this technique, which often appears...
The first Polish language encyclopedia, Nowe Ateny, was published in 1746. It included definitions such as: Horse: Everyone knows what a horse is.I laughed out loud when I read this. I liked imagining the person tasked with writing this definition so many years ago, pondering what to...
We just came home from a family vacation. After each day’s adventures, we would retreat to our hotel room. And every day, there were treats left on the nightstand by the hotel staff. One day it was tiny cupcakes, another day chocolate truffles and the...
Yesterday in Target, in the aisle with diapers and wipes, I saw one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen. A toddler was having one of those tantrums. You know the kind – screaming at the top of his lungs, a red, tear-streaked face,...
It’s hard to say “no.” There’s a reason alcohol and drug refusal – learning to say no assertively – is a core skill in substance use disorder treatment. It’s hard to say “no” when people are used to saying “yes.”In our relationships with others, it’s hard...
I found Emma hiding under the kitchen table, her laptop sitting open on the table above. Her math teacher’s voice was coming loudly through the laptop speakers. “ Emma? Emma?” I heard a stern voice saying.I crawled under the table to stay out of the...
It is so much easier to give other people advice than to take our own. Sometimes we can get stuck in our own head, repeating the same ruminations over and over without reaching a helpful resolution – and cutting ourselves down in the process. This often...
Would you rather have a pause or rewind button in your life?Our family has a big book of these “would you rather” questions that we use to spark conversation on long car rides. This question came up as we drove to the airport for a...
While looking for a new mop at Target, I stood near a pregnant woman who was carefully examining the selection of dish scrubbing brushes. Another woman turned her cart into the aisle. Her two small children sat side by side in the front of the...
Did you know that sea otters hold paws while they sleep so they don’t drift apart? They float on their backs with their little flippers raised out of the water and their paws tightly connected. This behavior, termed “rafting,” is natural otter behavior when they...