“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ― Eckhart Tolle Gratitude is a buzz word that you may be hearing a lot recently. You might even be annoyed at how often you hear people talk about how important gratitude is. In that case, please try not [...]
A few days ago, I shuttled my children in the bitter Chicagoland cold to my 8-year old daughter’s swim meet. As my son and I settled in among the fans on the bleachers, the logo on a fellow mom’s sweatshirt caught my eye. ‘Your Reality Is Ruining My Life’, it read. Wow, I thought, as [...]
"Ask for what you want and be prepared to get it." -Maya Angelou I remember when I was a little kid, I believed everything was possible. I would sit for hours on my bed focusing on trying to levitate because I knew that I was capable of doing it if I tried hard enough. But [...]
"Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence - Lyrics to "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel The past week of [...]
In this episode of Psychiatria, Dr. Jennifer Giordano and I get into her history and the experiences that led her to holistic psychiatry. We get curious about what it means to be human and how our struggles are often a part of that. I always cherish my conversations with Jen and inevitably find a contented, [...]
Does fear seem to dominate your life? In these times of COVID, many of us struggle with constant fear as we are bombarded by fear-based messages from the news and social media. What if the solution is not to run away from fear, but to face it, head on? Please enjoy this simple guided mediation [...]
As hard as it is to admit this to the world, I realize that I need to. The past month or so I have found myself falling into some old behavior patterns. I allowed myself to engage in some of my old toxic habits. I started eating and drinking things that I know are not [...]
There is little disagreement that we are currently living in some of the most stressful and challenging times in history. With the world seemingly falling apart due to violence, political discord, planetary destruction and a worldwide pandemic, it's easy to fall into hopelessness and despair. You may have noticed that you have been experiencing worsening [...]
We’ve all heard the phrase, “get grounded” before. Perhaps it was during a yoga class, in an inspirational Instagram post, or from your friend who is a self-proclaimed tree-hugger. What does it actually mean to be grounded? There are many different ways to understand the concept, but it essentially focuses on connecting with the earth. [...]
If you’ve spent any time in the health or wellness worlds, you are no stranger to the human mind-body connection. We know how dramatically the body can affect the mind and vice versa, and that the mechanisms of this interaction are nearly infinite. There are times where the results of this connection are secondary, but there [...]
