Oh, this has been a LONG time coming, but I've finally figured out something whereas I can calm/quiet my mind down towards the end of the night. I'm not a person who likes teaching past 6pm, but since I was offered a unique class and on the BTS line, I said "ok." However, I needed... Continue Reading →
A super compelling podcast on how one's mind can affect the body. On today's show, Natalie Shaul joined me to talk about some great ways to deal with bloating, gut health in general, adding in different foods, and how she overcame a relentless amount of symptoms that were hovering over her for a decade and... Continue Reading →
Here we go! This is the last part of the quotient analysis! If you haven't already done Part A or Part B, I suggest you hit the links on the left and do them before the last part. 13. Learning from defeat (a) Does defeat cause you to stop trying? _____ _____ (b) If you... Continue Reading →
I had a student, long ago, who was more frail than ever. She's what I would call a "white Thai," a girl who simply changes her skin tone because she thinks white is beautiful. Not only that, she said she loves being thin because Thai men like thin, white-Thai girls. Ridiculous, right? However, this was... Continue Reading →
Electronic media is not your friend when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, especially if it’s used in the hours close to bedtime. This is partly due to the physiological effects of the “blue light” of the screen, which impacts the brain’s production of melatonin, delaying the onset of sleep. In one study,... Continue Reading →
This has been a long time coming, but this absolutely super-charges my morning like no other morning has before! It all starts with the evening though. If I don't have a successful evening and sleep after 9:30pm, it'll throw a curveball at my mornings and I'll have to take out one of the above, which... Continue Reading →
Those groggy mornings when my eyes are burning because I was more in a light-sleep than a deep-sleep the night before. When these mornings happen and I have a full days of teaching ahead, around 1-3pm I find myself inhaling a small glass of black coffee (with no additives) to wake up -- and I... Continue Reading →
Six major troubles hit me all at once. My business college was trembling on the verge of financial disaster because all the boys were going to war; and most of the girls were making more money working in war plants without training than my graduates could make in business offices with training. My older son was... Continue Reading →
It's all about routine! There are lifetime insomniacs out there, I get it, but there are different ways to rid the insomnia and I've come up with a list of ways to lull yourself into the dream world. Will this work for everyone? Obviously not, but one little thing could possibly change your sleeping pattern... Continue Reading →
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