This week has been a tough spot in the wellness journey. I had performed exceptionally well over the past week by exercising regularly and trying my best to cook at home with foods that are healthy to eat that I like and limiting sugary beverages, yet within an hour of attending the weekly weigh-in, I sabotage the work I invested in my body by eating junk food all day and drinking tea excessively.
Month: March 2021
Concentrating On COVID: A Lesson In Resiliency
We have been in a national pandemic for over a year now. Of anything I have experienced in the year and that has been a lot, it has taught me to be resilient. I have continually been retooling myself as far as mind, body and spirit to be well physically and mentally.
Adulting: Disappointment
Growing up, I have had too many experiences to count about being disapppointed. Back then I was never one to "take it like a man" and accept was handed down to me. It has taken many years of tolerance, acceptance, adaption and accommodation to get where I am today, especially when handling disappointment
Airbnb Tailoring Experiences To Neurodiverse Guests
Airbnb is introducing a new slate of offerings specifically aimed at neurodiverse individuals, including those with autism.
Local counselor, college professor’s film recounts his autism diagnosis
By Karen Mansfield, Uniontown Herald Standard March 25, 2021 https://youtu.be/6Qb5wyndN98 For most of his life, Dr. Rueben Brock struggled to maintain close relationships. At the age of 45, he received a diagnosis that helped him understand why. Although he has always excelled in social situations, Brock – by his own admission – lacked empathy as … Continue reading Local counselor, college professor’s film recounts his autism diagnosis
Building Confidence
We have to sometimes have the encouragement that we have to set our own standards of what that needs to be and ourselves have the inner confidence that it is indeed what can be acceptable and what you can accomplish.
Wellness Wednesday: Stepping Safe Back into the Community
So as a continuum of yesterday’s post on having the inertia to activate we are gradually beginning to do things pre-COVID. Although we did things like walk during COVID, we have experienced the winter blues and have been stuck at times under the frigid northeast winters by being at home in Zoom and other meetings throughout the day.
People With Disabilities Left Behind In Push To Overcome Pandemic
Millions of Americans with disabilities are being overlooked during the pandemic recovery, stuck at home without therapy or social programs, and struggling to book COVID-19 vaccinations.
A Video Game Makes Math And English Classes A Full-Body Experience
Dance parties, movement breaks and jumping around are a typical part of many pre-K classrooms. But jumping about isn’t just a way to get the wiggles out in Greenburgh Central School District, in a suburb of New York City.
Calls Grow For April To Be Designated ‘Autism Acceptance Month’
April has long been known as “Autism Awareness Month,” but advocates are pushing this time around for a federal designation of the month focused on acceptance instead.