You know that feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you think that someone is disrespecting you? It hurts, we get sad, angry or resentful and it usually leaves you in a bad mood. But, what if your interpretation of the situation was causing you to overreact and to needlessly feel offended […]
We are so much more than we often give ourselves credit for. Usually, our profession, roles in relationships or our accomplishments serve as an identification for who we are. Think of how you’re usually introduced to someone – this is Julie, she’s a chiropractor. This identification is helpful to get a conversation started but can […]
Hope is the one emotion that has the power to bring you up from a place of complete despair. Even the tiniest flicker of it can spark a sense of desire, energy and interest in places that seem dark or dreary. It is the hope that things will get better that allows us to endure, […]
If you want to get a deeper understanding of yourself, become aware of what you sense physically and emotionally in your body. Without judgment, observe what happens within your body while you are in a particular situation. Notice the level of tension in your body. Could your physical reaction be telling you something about yourself? […]
It’s that time of the year again, when most of us decide what we would like or need in order to make our lives better. The reason for wanting most of these things is that we think that doing it or having it will bring us happiness. Happiness is the driving force behind most of […]
A few years ago, I underwent surgery to correct a misalignment of the extraocular muscles of both eyes. This condition developed as a result of the brain infection that affected me 19 years ago. The misalignment is called strabismus and initially only resulted in very minor visual disturbances that were easily corrected with glasses. Over […]