Well, it was not what we hoped for and the year has been a hassle, but to support our local running club, I did the virtual Turkey Trot. It was desolate this morning and there was not the usual Thanksgiving energy with 4000 or so people missing. Here is hoping for a live race in 2021. Read more
When I meet a client for the first time, I am curious about the presenting problem, but from a “why” perspective. Our society is obsessed with labels and many of my clients want to know what is wrong with them and how I can fix it. Depression, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD/ ADD) all have a function behind it. In some cases, the presentation of these problems are environmental, genetic or even family culture/ developmental. In this post,... Read more
It has been a mild autumn, many warm days with beautiful autumnal colors leading into a bit of a cloudier and less colorful November. We have had our first snowfall and it was not much to write home about. In a couple weeks, or sooner, it is going to happen. It is really going to snow. In years past, we have gotten up to 112 inches. That’s a lot of snow. If you don’t have a snow removal service or... Read more
Hippocrates once said “let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. We are coming up to a busy time in the year for food consumption and then the subsequent New Years resolution to lose it all. Let’s think for a moment, what was Hippocrates thinking when he offered these words. First of, it is believed that Hippocrates did not actually say this, much like many other famous quotes. It is believed that Hippocrates did view nutrition in high... Read more
It definately is not mile 1 or even mile 5 for that matter. Maybe it is mile 16 or maybe it is mile 23, but what ever mile it is, it is not the first. And my legs hurt, my feet hurt, I haven’t eaten a full meal in 3-4 hours, in fact I can’t eat anything right now because it imediately makes me want to go find a tree. Everything sucks, why the hell did I sign up for... Read more
A lot of people at the gym are all about the squats, they want a big butt. Butt(see what I did there?) what does a front or back squat get you and is that all there is? Let’s talk about kinetic chain for a moment. The old song, the arm bone is connected to the shoulder bone and so on is rather accurate. The body is an interconnected parcel of bone, muscle, fascia and other connective tissue. All play a... Read more
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The last few weeks in counseling, I have been working on intimacy with my clients. Perhaps the most misunderstood word, I often think of the old line from the Princess Bride, “That word, I don’t think it means what you think it means”. What is the meaning of intimacy. There are four types of intimacy that I have been teaching. Physical, Emotional, Intellectual and Spiritual. Physical does not always equate to sexual, another concept our society grossly misunderstands. Humans are... Read more
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