Get Out Over Your Skis

Transformation, by definition, is never safe. To transform an aspect of your life requires you to break out of what’s known, predictable, and most likely, comfortable. Aiming at something new & big through logic and precise, comfortable planning frames your thinking through the lens of the things you already know, so most likely, nothing new will happen. Unplugging from our lives to travel South America for a year required my family and I to lean just beyond our comfort zone and not fully know how everything would come together. And if we can do it, you can too.

Pain Reprocessing Therapy: From Pain to Empowered

50 million adults in the US alone are reported to suffer from chronic pain (that number jumps to 1.2 billion adults globally!). Chronic pain defines our lives, limits what we can do, and perhaps most importantly, limits what we think we can do. The old paradigm for solving chronic pain tells us that something’s wrong with your body, that something’s broken and you need to fix it. The new paradigm understands that your pain doesn’t live in your body; it lives in your nervous system and you simply need to teach your brain that your body is safe. Pain Reprocessing Therapy does just that — read on to learn more.

Three Types of Fun

A key tool for re-enlivening our lives as we age — and aging powerfully — is to consistently challenge ourselves with the new & uncomfortable. Finding your particular sweet spot is an ongoing process; the place where things are both fun AND challenging is a constantly moving target that's unique to each of us.

Want to stay sharp, adept, and enlivened as you age? Check out this handy guide to bringing more diversity, fun & challenge into your day-to-day.

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