“Perfectionism is self-abuse of the highest order.” Anne Wilson Schaef
Dysgraphia: The Basic Things You Need To Know About the Writing Disorder
“My diary is a disaster…I can’t spell at all…I’ll spell the same word completely differently in the same sentence.” Liv Tyler, Actress, Writing Disability (Dysgraphia)
Triggers, Triggers and More Triggers
“Trauma creates change you don’t choose; healing creates change you do choose.” ~Michelle Rosenthal
What Were Shoes Before Tennis Shoes?
“I’d tell men and women in their mid-twenties not to settle for a job or a profession or even a career. Seek a calling. Even if you don’t know what that means, seek it. If you’re following your calling, the fatigue will be easier to bear, the disappointments will be fuel, the highs will be
Hand Me That Thing: Rapid Automatized Naming aka Rapid Automatic Naming (RAN) and Dyslexia
“There is more to life than simply increasing its speed.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
HEARTY DEVILED EGGS
Makes 12 Ingredients: 6 hard-boiled eggs ½ cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon grated horseradish 1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar 1 teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon curry powder ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 tablespoon chopped chives (garnish) How to make: Slice eggs half the long way and remove yolks. Transfer yolks
Why Aren’t We Embracing the Placebo Effect?
“I make a very simple point here: the fact that something does not work through a known and logical mechanism should not make us unwilling to adopt it.” ~Rory Sutherland
NO-BAKE CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE ENERGY BARS
Makes 12 bars Ingredients: ¾ cup pitted dates ¼ cup almond butter 1 tablespoon coconut oil 1 cup almonds, finely chopped 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 ½ cups rolled oats ¼ cup dried unsweetened cranberries ¼ cup chopped bittersweet chocolate How to make: In a food processor, pulse the dates until extremely and finely
ANTIOXIDANT CHOCOLATE CLUSTERS
Makes 20 clusters Ingredients: ¾ cup chopped bittersweet chocolate (at least 80% cacao, ideally stevia sweetened) ¼ cup unsweetened dried cranberries ¼ cup slivered toasted almonds 1 tablespoon dried raisins 1 tablespoon unsweetened dried coconut How to make: Put a medium saucepan over low heat, melt the chocolate slowly, careful not to burn it. While