Lately I’ve taken on this weird habit of eating high fat, high calorie foods in order to “fit in” and help people feel comfortable around me when attending professional events. This comes after many years of comments such as, “Ooo, you wellness freaks aren’t gonna make us eat rabbit food are you?” Or, “quick, hide […]
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Winning Health is What We Do
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Last week, in Vermont, we went on our annual prize patrol. This is one of my favorite days! We gather up awesome party fixin’s and a hefty gift certificate for outdoor gear. One lucky school employee out of 17,000 in this particular PATH group will win that certificate and we must move fast to surprise […]
Read moreMaking Room for Progress — Part Two
By Gillian Pieper | Published:How does one give up comforts and readjust to ever shifting health strategies? There isn’t a formula but we can say three ingredients offer crucial leverage: patience, optimism and social support. When my “coffee and cigarette” friend saw me stew over my morning beverage consternation he said, “Couldn’t you have both?” Cue V-8 slap (oh […]
Read moreA Pocket Full of Anxiety
By Gillian Pieper | Published:All wound up? Is stress making you anxious or down in the dumpy? Mean and slumpy? Take time to make time and lighten your mood by being mindful. No joke. The anxieties of today are very different from primitive times. From the saber tooth tiger to the black plague, worry was overt and right in […]
Read moreHappiness and Mildred’s Mistep
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“In here is the sitting room. I do all my sitting here. I’m becoming quite an expert here… at sitting.” A favorite line from the 1945 movie version of Mildred Pierce with Joan Crawford. Her trust-fund boyfriend tells her this once he’s become the ultimate procrastinator and mooch, and is being forced to sell his grand mansion. […]
Read moreSmartest Brain Around
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“The brain is wider than the sky.” By poet Emily Dickinson. Beautifully said. Neuroscience tells us Emily is right and yet all I can think of is how little brain I must actually be using! Since that’s a terribly negative angle on things, I’ve decided to re-frame my point of view… Just in case I happen […]
Read moreSpring Resolutions
By bhg_super_admin | Published:It’s April. A transition month. Here in the northeast, the days are longer, the sun a bit stronger, the snow is receding and the foot traffic around the “loop” in my neighborhood has picked up. Sure, we got 7 inches of snow on Fri. and the ski mountain is still jammed with people. But if […]
Read moreExcuses, Mexspuses…
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Mad Hatter to Alice: “You’re not the same as you were last time. You’re much less muchier. You’ve lost your muchness.” (Lewis Carol, Alice in Wonderland; screenplay adaptation by Tim Burton). What was that guy smoking? Actually, silly as he was, he does hit a nerve. We all lose our much-ness now and again. As […]
Read moreFrom Excuses to Magic Bullet
By Gillian Pieper | Published:This is International excuses week. Just kidding. We feel plagued by the notion of “excuses” these days so we’re going to explore the world’s greatest “No Excuses – Just Do it” magic bullet fitness program. If you can’t afford formal exercise classes or facilities. If you are traveling. If you live in a tough place […]
Read moreHow to become a Wellness Puzzle Master
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“Let’s do the sky first. The sky is often the least fun; a bit overwhelming.” ~ Said by a character in a novel when sitting down to do a puzzle (Venetia Kelly’s Traveling Show, by Frank Delaney). The hardest part of going for a goal is going for it! I always do the sky first […]
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