by Michelle Marlahan | Feb 13, 2019 | Perspective + Psyche, Seasonal Health
Do you ever feel like it’s just “one thing after another?” Or have you heard yourself say, with some amount of sourness, “it’s always something!” Of course you have. You’re human and all kinds of things happen in life. (I hope...
by Michelle Marlahan | Jan 6, 2019 | Perspective + Psyche
Happy January! How is your year going so far (non-rhetorical question)? Usually I do a word or motto of the year. This year I’m thinking about intentions that are more seasonal. Something that feels right at the beginning of the year when it’s cold and...
by Michelle Marlahan | Dec 20, 2018 | Perspective + Psyche, Seasonal Health
The holidays can be particularly challenging for introverts and empaths. If you are exhausted by large groups or tend to pick up other people’s energy easily, parties can be a real drag. Especially in the winter, most gatherings take place inside and it’s harder to...
by Michelle Marlahan | Nov 14, 2018 | Perspective + Psyche, Seasonal Health
You may have heard of compassion fatigue as a condition used to describe the stress associated with working with people who are in crisis, trauma or suffering. Think of people in caregiving or helping professions like nurses, doctors, therapists, veterinarians and...
by Michelle Marlahan | Oct 20, 2018 | Perspective + Psyche
Apparently I have a hard time keeping quiet. Back at the beginning of summer, I said I’d be stepping back to work on my writing project. And while I have been working on that project, I’ve also been doing a bunch of other stuff — fun stuff! —...
by Michelle Marlahan | Jun 25, 2018 | Perspective + Psyche, Seasonal Health
Feeling safe isn’t just an emotional nicety. When we feel threatened, our biology steps in. Hormones are released that increase the heart rate, blood pressure and blood flow, small airways in the lungs expand, our vision narrows as our other senses sharpen. We...
