My client’s mom was doing well in her treatment for cancer—but my client, Yesmina, wasn’t. Her what-if worries (that the cancer might return) constantly kept her body on alert and shortened her [...]

Itching is “a most peculiar and diabolical sensation.” Whether it’s from mosquito bites, prickly dry skin, even random tingly feelings, itchiness rouses you out your day or rest with insistent [...]

Have you ever ended up in the kitchen, wondering what the hell you came to get? Congratulations! Your human brain is working the way it was built. I discovered (when I wrote Brain Fitness for [...]

This summer’s filled with challenges: Air conditioned offices closed. Kids with few camp options. Masks to keep us safe from Covid19 that can get damp. Oppressive heat in much of the [...]

I’ve been in such a mood this week, perpetually cranky. Today I realized it’s feeling abandoned: I was rejected by something I applied for, family members are hiding out, requests have gone [...]

Stelle was frustrated because no matter how strongly she resolved, she couldn’t keep her intention of walking for 40 minutes every day. Most days her time and focus got lost in housework, zoning [...]

It hurts us all. In the past few weeks, more and more white people in the US are starting to recognize the 400 year-old truth of institutionalized anti-blackness. The 600 year-old truth of native [...]

The first time I meditated, it was absolute ecstasy. Instead of living the blues, I felt vibrant, alive, even happy. My bedraggled 20-year-old self was hooked. Each morning after, I repeated my [...]

Two friends I haven’t seen since the pandemic biked over to share some tomato starts. It was great to see them… and so frustrating not being able to hug hello. Social distancing is [...]

You smell! Or you should, especially if you get caught up in stress, boredom, anxiety, too much thinking, or compulsive responses. Smelling enlivens you back to your senses. In the spring we get [...]

Hello, friends, Like you (I hope!), I’m managing one day at a time. I’m careful when I check the news, and I pull myself out of fear-potholes before they become spirals to the center [...]

In this under-stimulated and overloaded time, I thought I’d keep it simple. Here’s wise advice from my favorite advice columnist, Carolyn Hax: Take this as permission to treat this [...]