Every day, your brain and body are adapting to the world around you and to the choices you’re making. By setting intentions for 2022 and using these helpful tips as guides, your family can make this your best year yet!
Read MoreSo often, self-care suggestions for moms are things like bubble baths and manicures, which are perfectly nice, but don’t really do more than offer a few minutes of solitude before re-entering the hectic world of parenting. Real self-care for moms involves more than an hour of relaxation; it’s learning behaviors and tools that support good mental and physical health and allow us to calm our stress.
Read MoreAs temperatures start to decrease this fall it is a great time to go on a hike with your family/furry friends. Here are some of our favorite family friendly hiking spots near Chattanooga:
Read MoreIf you’ve spent much time around kids, you know there’s no reasoning with a toddler who’s mid-tantrum or an older child who’s in the throes of overwhelm or worry. The same is true for adults! It’s hard to resolve a problem in the middle of an emotional storm. So what can you do to help calm someone who’s angry, anxious, or overwhelmed? Share the power of your stable nervous system.
It’s not as complicated as it sounds.
Read More2020 is throwing all kinds of difficult situations and emotions at us, and it can be tough to stay motivated when all the headlines are doom and gloom. An important key to finding motivation when times are hard, like now, is to focus less on the things you can’t control and more on the things you can.
Read MoreWe are constantly being bombarded with physical, chemical, and emotional triggers. Our brain doesn’t know the difference between a dog growling and ready to attack vs eating to much sugar, or phobias like public speaking vs getting injured from a fall. We can’t avoid stress that's inenvitable. However, we can adapt and move our body in a way that balances the fight-or-flight response back to normal state or fluid state.
Read MoreWith so many choices out there, it’s hard to know which sunscreens are the best for our health. Plus, we’re of the mindset that making good choices for the planet is making good choices for people, as well. So we set out to find out which sunscreens are the safest - for our reefs and our bodies.
Read MoreAre you feeling mental strain from the pandemic? If you are, you’re not alone. New CDC data shows that a third of Americans are feeling symptoms of anxiety or depression thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve talked before about the benefits of deep breathing, and now, Dr. Joe and Luna are here to show you and your kids how to do belly breathing exercises that will calm your mind and relax your nervous system during anxious or stressful times.
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