by Michelle Marlahan | Apr 27, 2018 | Perspective + Psyche
Social contagion is the well-researched idea that we “catch” emotions and behaviors from other people. Susan David, the author of Emotional Agility, gives a couple of examples: You step into an elevator and the person in the elevator is on their phone. You...
by Michelle Marlahan | Apr 23, 2018 | Seasonal Health
New York City is a wonderful example of how no system works in isolation. (We’ll get to the ants in a minute.) The city of Manhattan, like all cities, has main systems that keep things running smoothly — water, garbage, sewer, electricity, import/export...
by Michelle Marlahan | Apr 20, 2018 | Recipes
I love biscuits. My mom used to make biscuits like these, free form and oversized, for breakfast and we’d slather them with butter and honey. There are for sure things that I just have to accept are going to be “different” in vegan form. Ice cream....
by Michelle Marlahan | Apr 9, 2018 | Yoga + Movement
“Because that’s the way it’s always been done” is a terrible reason to keep doing something the same way. As is, “but that’s how everyone else does it.” For about a month now, I’ve had this persistent nudge to change the...
by Michelle Marlahan | Apr 9, 2018 | Recipes
You’re simple and sweet Why do they call you monster? You do not scare me! These debuted at class last week and somehow I agreed to write a poem about them. I can never resist a haiku! “Monster Cookies” generally have a bunch of goodies in them with...
