by Laurel Brennan | Apr 6, 2022 | Brain_Healing, Direction, Mindset
It’s not yet 8:00 am and so far today I have performed too many tasks to list but I’ll start with the first few seconds: I heard a bird chirping through the open window (auditory processing: auditory nerve and temporal lobe) so deduced that it was probably...
by Laurel Brennan | Mar 1, 2022 | Brain_Healing, Mindset
Imagine you are standing in front of your bathroom mirror first thing in the morning. Your hair is a mess, your breath stinks, a pimple is beginning to form. What do you say to yourself? “You are enough!” No? Not my first thought either. In fact, when I...
by Laurel Brennan | Dec 27, 2021 | Mindset, Uncategorized
A friend, fellow occupational therapist and coach, Raphael Aguon, stated recently in a Wellness Wednesday interview, He explained that we can live life with intention or we can live life by default. But when we live life with intention (knowing who we are, what we are...
by Laurel Brennan | Nov 9, 2021 | Brain_Healing
Here in the US, we are now back to standard time. How do you feel about this time shift? Are you now rising with the roosters and trying to adjust to the early sunset? How do you typically handle that yearly Saturday night when we fall back? Are you the type who likes...
by Laurel Brennan | Sep 1, 2021 | Brain_Healing, Direction, Mindset
September is Healthy Aging Month. Regardless of your age, implementing the list below can increase longevity and reduce the risk of disability. Bad News First Life expectancy dropped in the United States from 78.8 years in 2019 to 77.3 years in 2020. COVID-19 is...
