by Julie Thenell | Jan 26, 2023 | Resilience
Knock, knock. Who’s there? It’s a new year. No, it’s not possible! How did 2022 slip through my fingers? It seems like just yesterday that it was 2021. Allow me to pull back the curtain on last year. I took on two new leadership roles with NANP; shared extended time...
by Julie Thenell | Mar 12, 2022 | Resilience
I’ll be honest. My mental attitude has been less than positive these days. Navigating several personal circumstances is keeping the gremlins in my head on a treadmill. My mind feels like it is on the verge of spinning out of control at any given time. It’s these...
by Julie Thenell | Feb 28, 2022 | Resilience
What comes to mind when you think of the word DIET? According to Merriam-Webster, diet = food and drink regularly consumed; habitual nourishment. Diet is also defined as a regimen of eating and drinking sparingly so as to reduce one’s weight. Ugh! This second...
by Julie Thenell | Feb 15, 2022 | Resilience
You were born to move…to walk, stand, sit, reach, turn, lunge, and to regularly pull, push, and hoist things even if only your body weight. Moving keeps your joints flexible and your muscles strong. Every time your muscles contract, the body releases myokines,...
by Julie Thenell | Jan 24, 2022 | Resilience
Resilience is having the energy you need to handle whatever comes your way and being able to tap into that energy when it’s needed. The body needs to regenerate to create energy. Regeneration occurs during sleep…one of the foundations of resilience. Why is sleep...
by Julie Thenell | Jan 17, 2022 | Resilience
Any change, large or small, requires resilience. According to the American Psychological Society, resilience is the “process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress such as family and relationship...