Why Burnout and Brain Fog Can Be Explained Since the Pandemic
And What Your Mind and Body Are Trying to Tell You If you’ve found yourself struggling to focus, feeling unusually tired, emotionally flat, or overwhelmed by even simple tasks—you’re not alone. Since the pandemic, many people report a lingering sense of burnout paired with what’s often described as brain fog. Words don’t come as easily. […]
Why People Feel “Off” After the Pandemic
Reconnecting Mind, Body, and a Changed World There is a quiet, shared experience many people are carrying right now—one that’s hard to name but deeply felt. Life has resumed. Schedules are full again. Social events are back. Yet beneath the surface, something feels… off. You might notice it in subtle ways: difficulty concentrating, low motivation, […]
Modern Beauty:
A Social Work and Functional Nutrition Perspective Modern beauty is everywhere—on our screens, in our conversations, and embedded in the subtle ways we evaluate ourselves and others. It is curated, filtered, and often commercialized. Yet beneath the polished surface lies a deeper story—one that intertwines social conditioning, emotional wellbeing, biology, and nourishment. From a social […]
What is Cortisol?
Cortisol is a critical hormone and can be called a “stress hormone” which is produced by the adrenal glands. Cortisol affects nearly every organ and tissue in your body. What most people do not know is the cortisol’s primary function is to regulate metabolism, controlling blood sugar and blood pressure, suppressing inflammation, and managing your […]
What is Healing?
Healing can have some negative tension to it, in general it is thought of as the act of becoming healthy again. Individuals who have experienced trauma might not associate your physical issues with your trauma experience. The other issue is that there might be a fear of vulnerability. There are five warning signs of stress; […]
Wow
When I first set out to write a blog, I was nervous and not sure that I had enough to say that people would be interested in. Here I am writing the 100th blog and still have something to say. The google algorithms are telling me that people are still interested, and I am getting […]
Taking Responsibility for Your Own Health
There is a need for you to take responsibility for their own health. This means to take active measures to keep and improve your health, accept help, such as an exercise coach, or taking meditation classes and not offloading all your health responsibility onto your doctor or other professionals. This means being active in managing […]
Negative Thinking
Often, I have clients who are plagued by negative thinking. I define negative thinking as thoughts about yourself, others, or the world in general that are characterized by negative perceptions, expectations, and attributions. These thoughts can be associated with unpleasant emotions and adverse behavioural, physiological and health outcomes. Literally you can make yourself sick from […]
15 Anti-Inflammatory Foods
When we are trying to shift our awareness to being more mindful about what we eat to reduce inflammation. Therefore, it would be helpful to reduce inflammation within the body, to know what foods are anti-inflammatory for us to eat. That is where it all starts with the awareness of our body’s needs. When we […]
Exercise – Just Do It!
We all know, or have been told about the importance of exercise, but do we really know how important it is, and the types of exercise required for optimum health? Results of exercise studies have been somewhat mixed, but there is a growing consensus that high intensity weight-bearing exercise and resistance training generally increase, or […]
Tongue Tie, Huh?
Why am I writing about a this? There is a strong link between tongue tie and B12/folate issues (MTHFR genes) – but what is a tongue tie actually? (caugheydds.com) A tongue tie “is a condition in which an unusually short, thick or tight band of tissue (Lingual Frenulum) tethers the bottom of the tongue’s tip to the […]
Mind Body Connection
When I started in private practice working many years ago, I had many successful sessions where the individual received Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Through a workbook, the individual began to understand how thought and feelings were connected and could be changed, then BOOM – finished and out the door! Those were the successful people, but some, […]