More Love, Less Conflict
July 17, 2019
I recently heard someone say that marriage is the upstream of a culture, that when a community is filled with healthy marriages, everything else—child development, work productivity, economics—becomes healthier, too. Maybe you can relate, but I find that conflict at home makes everything in my life feel harder. And conversely, when I feel like my […]
Give Back Yoga Foundation
If you’ve ever been to a yoga class or practiced at home, you’ve probably noticed that it not only makes you feel stronger and more flexible, but also more peaceful, attuned and grounded. Rob Schware wants prisoners, recovering addicts and veterans to feel that, too. As the head of the Give Back Yoga Foundation, a […]
Embracing the Nonsense of Improv
If you’ve ever experienced improvisational sketch comedy, you’ve likely seen people unfurl and connect with each other in ways that just aren’t common, or maybe even possible, in their day to day life. There’s something so raw and real about learning to create a moment, in front of an audience, just with what comes into […]
Won’t You Be My Neighbor
Did you grow up watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood? Do remember the trolley or King Friday? That red cardigan? The opening song? The show debuted on February 19, 1968 and aired through 2001, so it’s safe to say that generations of kids have grown up watching the more than 870 episodes created by Fred Rogers, who […]
Take a Lunch Break
Here’s a startling statistics: only 1 in 5 five people step away from their desk for lunch. This week’s guest is on a mission to change that. Laura Archer is the author of Gone for Lunch: 52 Things to do on Your Lunch Break, a book she wrote on her journey to reclaim her midday […]
The Minister of Loneliness
As you can probably imagine, I read a lot about the topic of human connection and recently I came across an article written for Scientific American titled, “To Combat Loneliness, Promote Social Health.” It not only honed in on the mounting evidence that shows relationships should be a public health priority, but it reported that […]
Increasing Our Frientimacy
This week I had the absolute pleasure of connecting with Shasta Nelson, the author of Friendships Don’t Just Happen and Frientimacy: How to Deepen Friendships for Lifelong Health and Happiness. I bought Frientimacy earlier this year but it took me a few months to crack the cover. Why? Because I honestly thought I already knew […]
The Power of Attuning
Recently on The Synced Life podcast, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Heather Turgeon, MFT and Julie Wright, MFT, authors of The Happy Sleeper, and their most recent book, Now Say This: The Right Words to Solve Every Parenting Dilemma. Imagine there was a way to more effectively and more quickly get our kids […]
Cycling Without Age
Season 2 has officially begun and my first guest is Pernille Bussone, the Global Community Captain for Cycling Without Age. I recently made a personal pledge to stop reading the news because I just don’t feel good when I’m feeding my brain a constant supply of negativity. It’s been nearly two months and I can already […]