by Julie Thenell | May 20, 2021 | Resilience
I love tea time. Tea with friends, by myself, as part of my morning routine, as a break from my daily activities, or as a nighttime wind-down. Tea is healing. It is soothing. It provides comfort. Depending on the tea, it can be a pick-me-up or a slow-me-down treat. My...
by Julie Thenell | Apr 26, 2021 | Resilience
I got to spend a recent weekend in one of my happy spaces…NANP’s annual conference for nutrition professionals. Geeking out at HEALCon makes my heart sing. The conference is the most in-depth holistic nutrition gathering of the year. Not only is it THE place to stay...
by Julie Thenell | Apr 4, 2021 | Stress management
We all like to snack. What if you turned your food snacks into movement snacks? I first heard the term “movement snack” while listening to a podcast by Jim Kwik and Dr. Stephanie Estima. This podcast is about balancing stress hormones and the effects of chronic stress...
by Julie Thenell | Mar 26, 2021 | Resilience
Little did I know that writing about trauma would bubble to the top of my episodes list, but it did after this week’s mass shooting in Boulder, CO. While I didn’t know any of the victims, the fact that these individuals were part of my community and in...
by Julie Thenell | Mar 21, 2021 | Resilience
Are you aware of all that goes on in your body when you sleep? Sleep is a time when your body fights infections, repairs damaged cells, detoxifies, regulates hormones, boosts your immune system, modulates metabolism, and relaxes muscles…including your brain....
