Tag: Calm

How can you bring your best to every situation when dealing with the pressure of high expectations? You know you can’t screw up when doing something that matters to you or when you really care about the outcome, and yet high-pressure situations make many people react poorly and lose their c...

During tough times, it’s easy to get lost in spirals of stress and anxiety — endlessly worrying about the future, obsessively ruminating on the past, procrastinating on the goals that matter most. Unfortunately, many of the habits we fall into during times of stress only make our stre...

InApril 2008, going through a divorce. I just didn’t know it yet. And there I was, by myself in Istanbul. I had just finished a week on a school trip in France and after saying goodbye to everyone at CDG in Paris, I boarded another flight and headed the other way three hours to the lar...

My personal research shows that while green environments often relax the brain, this isn’t a universal truth. Individual responses can vary greatly due to personal history, personality, and neurological differences. The brain’s plasticity means it can adapt, and targeted int...

Have you ever felt like you’re trudging through a smog of negativity, breaths shallow as if the air around you is laden with toxins? You’re not alone in this murky journey. Sometimes the most perilous pollutants come from the places we least expect — our closest relationships. T...

A cold February Saturday morning found me, once again, in the town of Chertsey, UK making a return visit to the Olive Matthews collection. Starting when she was a child, Olive Matthews was a prolific collector of men’s, women’s and children’s fashionable clothes from c1700 ...