by Laurie | Jan 10, 2023 | Body Sass®
Habituation is human. Our mind, over time, normalizes things that…well…aren’t normal. In my book Wild World, Joyful Heart, I wrote, “We confuse what’s common with what’s normal. It’s easy to confuse common and normal, so we...
by Laurie | Jan 3, 2023 | Body Sass®
Flipping into a New Year can be fun; feeling lousy is decidedly less fun. Let’s explore why that happens, what we can do about it, and mindset shifts that will support our well-being for 2023 and beyond. Compound errors If you’ve ever worked on a...
by Laurie | Nov 7, 2022 | Body Sass®
The holiday season can bring many changes, including holiday weight gain. Although the average weight increase is not high, most folks don’t lose the holiday weight after January 1. This, along with typical weight gain, can add up over the years. This “slow drip” is...
by Laurie | Nov 1, 2022 | Body Sass®
June 2022, I offered up the blog post “You Can’t Beat a Good Sleep,” sharing the most important ways to support restful, restorative sleep. And why we care about sleep in the first place. I also shared that “I recently purchased an Oura Ring and have been using it for...
by Laurie | Aug 16, 2022 | Body Sass®
What is functional medicine, and why has it gained so much traction over the last few decades? And, honestly, why might you even give a rat’s behind about any of that? Let’s start with some important definitions, and why you might care. We’ll close out with a cool...
by Laurie | Jun 14, 2022 | Body Sass®
We hear that healthy morning routines set our day up for awesomeness, yet I’d like to make a case for good sleep. A browser search for “morning routine” yields about 529 million results. While our morning routine is certainly important, the most powerful effect on our...