Childhood Trauma & Its Effect On Our Adult Lives

Brain and body work can help to release these traumas from our tissues. Working out our past traumas and setting free our tissues can help us to get rid of stresses and pains that have plagued us. Imagine realizing that you’ve been carrying a backpack full of heavy useless rocks around your whole life. Then imagine being able to drop each rock from your pack and continue forward. In time your shoulders and spine hurt less, your step feels lighter and your mind will be more at ease. All of us carry around things not meant for us. Read More

Plants, Your New Best Friends!

Caring for something outside of yourself is one of the best and fastest ways to care for ourselves. Getting a houseplant or tending an entire jungle inside your home, when done mindfully, can help increase our well-being. Read More

3 Life-Changing Words

Saying “I love this” can be a game changer for people. They are able to adapt to life’s challenges and even thrive better by viewing things more positively and also by integrating changes into their narratives with positive feelings and vibes. A lot of the torment we experience in this life as human beings is due to not letting go or refusing to accept what has already occurred. This does not mean that those occurrences were not important, crucial, or traumatizing, but changing our outlook and processing them with a sense of love can help us to embrace change and grow. Read More

Tackling Fears: Advice for reducing the fear in your life

Any time we are able to identify and dissect what exactly is making us fearful or anxious, we are then better able to face it. Many times the fears and anxieties dissolve away as we reassure our brains and bodies that we are okay and that what we are worried about is not a threat to us. Read More

Two Steps Backwards? Life Is About Non-linear Progress

Good, healthy progress in a person’s life is rarely linear. There are ups and downs and spirals. There are moments of backward motion. The true measure of progress is what direction we are pointed in and how far we have come. Read More

Stay Curious! Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

Engaging in life with a growth mindset can be one of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health. Read More

Life Is A Revolving Door

As creatures that generally do not like change, especially with our social life and relationships, humans can get unsettled as people exit their lives. Here are some tips to keep in mind as our revolving door spins people in and out. Read More

Julie’s Winter Season Survival Guide for Happy Brains

When you are able to prepare your own home, body, and mind for the wintery months, you are more likely to have a joyful and restful season. Pull together your own winter season survival kit and you will see the difference it makes! Read More

Thanks To You, Posture Massage is Turning 13!

Posture Massage is now a rowdy teenager thanks to you, my many amazing clients! Several great things have happened since turning 10 years old in 2019. Here are a few great highlights! Read More

Empathy & Sympathy: Which One Is Serving You Best?

Can empathy help you to unlock your compassion and aid those around you? It most certainly can! Sympathy can do the same and possibly in a healthier way! Read More