A friend recently asked me what three things I would tell my younger self. At first, I thought she meant health things. Supplements. Hormones. Sunscreen. All the things I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time thinking and talking about these days. Then I realized my answer was much bigger than that. I genuinely don’t have regrets. I
I have spent a good part of my life practicing some form of wellness: Yoga, meditation, breathwork, movement, nutrition. I’ve studied these things, taught them, built businesses around them and watched what they can do in people’s lives. And for much of the past year, I wasn’t doing a lot of them myself. I had plenty of reasons. My
Something is happening in our country that feels much deeper than politics. Politics is simply where we happen to be watching it unfold. Beneath the headlines is something much older and far more dangerous: The slow erosion of our ability to recognize another human being as our own. Every wisdom tradition I have ever studied, every lesson from neuroscience, psychology,
A very warm welcome to the wonderful new acupuncturist on the Awakenings team—Sarah Steed. (She is even available on weekends!) Why did you make healthcare your life’s work? I grew up in a medical family, my father was a WWII army doctor in Europe and mother was a RN. I had experience (Uncle Don was a veterinarian) helping treat small
The Courage to Change: Lessons from Magic Seeds Change can feel like standing at the edge of a cliff. You know you need to jump to get to the other side, but the fear of the unknown keeps your feet firmly planted. This feeling is universal, and it’s the central theme of a powerful episode from the Magic Seeds podcast
The Art of Non-Reactive Living in Stressful Times Stress often feels like an external force that pushes our buttons, causing us to react without thinking. A missed deadline, a difficult conversation, or an unexpected bill can trigger an immediate cascade of frustration, anxiety, or anger. But what if we could change our relationship with stress? Instead of being pulled into
Why Self-Work Transforms Relationships Most of us know about the five love languages—words of affirmation, quality time, physical touch, acts of service, and receiving gifts. (Don’t know? Check this out.) These focus on what we give to and receive from others. But what if there’s a sixth love language that changes everything? Laura and Adam Gries explore this groundbreaking concept
The Healing Power of Massage And our massage therapist, Laura Gries, has won BEST Massage Therapist in Wake County for two years running from Indyweek readers! Life has a way of weighing us down. Between endless to-do lists, work pressures, and daily stressors, we often forget what it feels like to truly relax. Your shoulders carry tension you didn’t even
Inflammation: Signs, Causes, and Solutions Chronic inflammation often hides in plain sight. You might chalk up brain fog to a bad night’s sleep, or joint stiffness to getting older. But when your immune system stays stuck in “on” mode, small symptoms can stack up and chip away at your energy, mood, and long-term health. This post explains what chronic inflammation
