Buckle up, it’s here - the holiday season! For our Canadian friends, Thanksgiving is already in the rearview mirror, and for those of us in the United States, it’s just three weeks away. That’s not to mention the long list of winter holidays between now and January.
So brace...
Tomorrow (Tuesday, October 10) is World Mental Health Day. Mental health is a foundational component of well-being, so I want to devote this blog to mental health and breaking down the stigmas around it.
World Mental Health Day: A Brief History
Every year on October 10th, the...
Happy Self-Care Day!
You read that right - July 24 is Self-Care Day. Why July 24? Because self-care is important 24/7 (or 7/24).
What is self-care, and why is it so important for your health? “Self-care is not synonymous with self-indulgence or being selfish. Self-care...
This past weekend, I took a quick trip down to my hometown of Franklin Grove, Illinois (population: 950). The kids were occupied at various camps and activities, and my husband (Ryan) and I were able to get
away just the two of us which was particularly nice because Saturday was our 23rd wedding...
I hope you had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!
If you have kids and they are out of school, I hope your summer is off to a great start. I know (from years of personal experience) that this can be a particularly crazy time of year, and I hope that you are walking through it as gracefully as...
The end of March is around the corner. It's the end of the first quarter of the year. About 25% of 2023 is in the rear-view mirror.
If you're anything like me, it's flown by. As in, it feels like I just put away the holiday decorations and suddenly it's April next week. How is that possible?
When...
Last week, I had the stomach flu.
I haven't had a stomach bug in the longest time, and it laid me flat.
I had forgotten how horrible the stomach flu feels. It's like childbirth - you forget how awful the pain is once it has passed. Same with the flu you know it stinks, but you forget...
It's the first week of December and the last month of 2022. We are in the season of holidays, which can mean added fun and festivities, but it can also mean added stress, calories, and overwhelm.
I want you to enjoy your holiday season to the fullest and enter the new year feeling energized and...
The temperatures are falling and so are the leaves. Welcome to October in EsquireWell, here are a few things I wanted to be sure you knew about:
- Mental Illness Awareness Week is coming up October 3-7. Sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the theme this year is “What...
Are you feeling tired? Overwhelmed? Like you don’t know how you will get it all done?
When you’re in need of a pick-me-up, J.D. Meier recommends leveraging four sources of strength: your mind, body, emotions and spirit.
Mind:
We can take our brainpower for granted, but we rely on it...
Vulnerability is a “hot topic” thanks to the ground-breaking work of Brene Brown and others, including her top-ranked TED Talk which has over 40 million views.
Why should we bother with vulnerability? When we can be authentically vulnerable, not “strategically vulnerable”...
