Category Archives: Stress Management
COVID-19 Stress and Neurofeedback
Vagus Nerve Reset
A friend of mine recently shared this video of a quick way to reduce stress in the body by resetting […]
Garden Meditations During Lockdown
If you’re looking for little ways to dial down some of the stress and overwhelm that you may be feeling […]
Resilience in the Time of COVID-19
Yesterday, I tried something different. A friend who knows a lot about trauma recovery and I had a conversation about […]
Nature Pills
An article in Neuroscience News and Networks suggests that 20 minutes in nature every day significantly lowers stress hormones. A […]
Negative Effects of Sleep Deprivation
Author and UC-Berkeley neuroscience professor and Matthew Walker produced a short, four-minute video on the impact of sleep deprivation that […]
Self-Care for Busy People
Come join me at the Grass Roots Fitness studio in Vienna on Sunday, January 27th, from 2-3 pm for my […]
Prepare Your Student to Launch
I already knew that many students struggle their freshman year of college, but until I read this recent article from […]
Understanding True Self-Care
Articles about self-care are all the rage these days—a Google search on the term results in 1.8 billion hits. Yet […]
101 Ways to Reduce Your Stress
Those who know me know that I advocate ongoing self-care so that stressful situations are easier to manage when they […]
Music for Anxiety Reduction
We all know intuitively that music affects our moods. We have playlists for the gym, for a road trip, for […]
Another Ear Trick to Create Calm: Binaural Beats
A couple of weeks ago, we explored a simple acupressure technique to help calm the body. This week, we’ll again […]
Press on Your Ears to Create Calm!
People who do brain training with me know that one of the things I like to say is that neurofeedback […]
Holding Space for Letting Go
There are many people for whom the presidential election has triggered great worry, fear, sadness, and a whole host of […]