When we’re holding so much for others, we forget we only have two hands and neither is left for us. If we’re honed in on what other people need from us instead of what WE need from ourselves, then our own needs get left in the dust.
How to block out burnout this summer When the fireworks become nightly background noise and ice cream becomes a food group, summer is in full effect. Whether you enjoy your time out in the sun or prefer turning your a/c on blast, when summertime sets in it can be both unwaveringly exhausting and utterly refreshing all at once. It may be this continuation of emerging from Covid, finishing up school, having summer [...]
This merging of the old and the new can be as sweet as a morning coffee blend. We can pull from what we’ve enjoyed at home and habits we’ve created and combine them with getting together with others and working in the office.
What happens when we introduce MORE play into our lives every day? We can better explain the benefits of play with this acronym: R-I-C-H.
We’re bombarded with noise (i.e. from people, society, and media) on a daily basis, and that noise tends to drown out the sounds we actually want to hear. Through various grounding exercises, we’re able to turn up the volume of our own voice.
