New beginnings often prompt people to make a list of resolutions, myself included. When I quickly searched the Internet last week for the Top 10 resolutions, a survey of 2,000 people popped up with the top 3 being healthier eating (71%), exercising more (65%), and losing weight (54%). Simultaneously, a list compiled by  Time  magazine popped up, “Top 10 Commonly Broken New Year’s Resolutions.” At the top of that list were: losing weight, getting fit, and eating healthier, amo

In the spring of 2013, during my decade+ journey with chronic fatigue and vertigo, I stumbled across the work of  Francis Weller , a grief therapist and self-described “soul activist," who facilitated daylong grief workshops. Though wrestling in the muddy realm of the soul with strangers was hardly how I wanted to spend one of my weekends, I imagined there were invisible, inaccessible stresses I had to contend with. Stresses that made me unpleasantly reactive instead of thou

Are you one of the estimated 10-20% of American adults who suffers from poor sleep? I've been one of those. Likely from a combination of poor sleep habits and night-call during medical training, hormone imbalances, and life stresses. Consistent sleep isn't only necessary for energy and mental focus, but deep sleep (stages 3 & 4) is necessary for tissue repair and regeneration, as well as proper growth and development. Restful sleep is enhanced by nighttime rituals, often refe